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docs: add CONTRIBUTING guide

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Description

## Context

The repo has no `CONTRIBUTING` file. Contributors need setup, workflow, and convention guidance. PR #16 introduced a `CONTRIBUTING.rst` we can adapt.

## Proposed tasks

- [ ] Add `CONTRIBUTING` file covering: uv setup, running tests, pre-commit, conventional commits/branches/PR titles, docs build
- [ ] Link it from `README.md` and the issue/PR templates
- [ ] Reference the org-wide [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/litestar-org/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)

> Open question: `.md` vs `.rst`. The rest of the docs are Sphinx/`.rst`, but `.md` renders natively on GitHub.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading PR #16, README.md, the existing Sphinx documentation, and the issue/PR templates. Use the repository’s current contributor workflow as the baseline, then ensure the guide covers uv setup, tests, pre-commit, naming conventions, pull requests, and docs builds. Done means the guide is linked from the requested locations and references the organization Code of Conduct.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
developer-experience, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
72/100

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