docs: add Code of Conduct, Contributing, and Security policy

[ArhanAnsari]

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This PR adds three essential documentation files to improve MickTrace’s community and security standards:

🧩 CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md: Establishes respectful and inclusive community guidelines.

🤝 CONTRIBUTING.md: Provides a clear, structured guide for contributors to participate efficiently.

🔐 SECURITY.md: Defines responsible disclosure practices and outlines supported security processes.

These enhancements align MickTrace with professional open-source best practices and help foster a safe, welcoming, and transparent development environment.

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PR Type

Documentation

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Description

• Add CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md with Contributor Covenant guidelines

• Add CONTRIBUTING.md with comprehensive contribution workflow

• Add SECURITY.md with vulnerability disclosure policy

• Establish community standards and development best practices

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  A["MickTrace Repository"] --> B["CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md"]
  A --> C["CONTRIBUTING.md"]
  A --> D["SECURITY.md"]
  B --> E["Community Standards"]
  C --> F["Contribution Guidelines"]
  D --> G["Security Practices"]

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CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md Community code of conduct and enforcement guidelines          CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md Establishes Contributor Covenant code of conduct for community Defines acceptable and unacceptable behavior standards Outlines enforcement guidelines with four-tier escalation process Provides contact email for reporting violations +99/-0    CONTRIBUTING.md Comprehensive contributor guide and development workflow  CONTRIBUTING.md Provides step-by-step guide for forking, cloning, and branching Documents development setup with virtual environment recommendations Specifies PEP 8 style guidelines and code quality standards Includes bug reporting template and feature request process Describes pull request review workflow and security disclosure procedures +220/-0  SECURITY.md Security policy and vulnerability disclosure procedures    SECURITY.md Defines private vulnerability reporting process via email Specifies 48-hour acknowledgment and 7-14 day fix timeline Documents supported versions and security update policy Outlines responsible disclosure practices and best practices Offers credit recognition for responsible security reporters +66/-0

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PR Compliance Guide 🔍

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Security Compliance
🟢	No security concerns identified No security vulnerabilities detected by AI analysis. Human verification advised for critical code.
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Codebase Duplication Compliance
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⚪	Generic: Comprehensive Audit Trails Objective: To create a detailed and reliable record of critical system actions for security analysis and compliance. Status: Non-code change: The PR only adds documentation files and does not introduce or modify application code where audit logging could be evaluated against the criteria. Referred Code # 🤝 Contributing to MickTrace First off — thank you for taking the time to contribute to **MickTrace**! 🎉 Your help is what makes this project better for everyone. This guide outlines the process for contributing code, improving documentation, and reporting issues — so that we maintain a smooth and collaborative workflow. --- ## 🌍 Code of Conduct Please read and follow our [Code of Conduct](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) before contributing. It helps ensure that our community remains **open, inclusive, and respectful**. --- ## 🧠 Getting Started ### 1. Fork the Repository Click the **“Fork”** button on the top-right of this page to create your own copy of the repository. ... (clipped 199 lines)
	Generic: Meaningful Naming and Self-Documenting Code Objective: Ensure all identifiers clearly express their purpose and intent, making code self-documenting Status: No code added: This PR adds only markdown documentation without new identifiers or code to assess for naming quality. Referred Code # 🤝 Contributing to MickTrace First off — thank you for taking the time to contribute to **MickTrace**! 🎉 Your help is what makes this project better for everyone. This guide outlines the process for contributing code, improving documentation, and reporting issues — so that we maintain a smooth and collaborative workflow. --- ## 🌍 Code of Conduct Please read and follow our [Code of Conduct](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) before contributing. It helps ensure that our community remains **open, inclusive, and respectful**. --- ## 🧠 Getting Started ### 1. Fork the Repository Click the **“Fork”** button on the top-right of this page to create your own copy of the repository. ... (clipped 199 lines)
	Generic: Robust Error Handling and Edge Case Management Objective: Ensure comprehensive error handling that provides meaningful context and graceful degradation Status: Documentation only: No executable code or error handling logic was added in this PR to evaluate robustness or edge case management. Referred Code # 🔐 Security Policy Security is a top priority for the **MickTrace** project. We take all vulnerability reports seriously and appreciate your efforts to responsibly disclose security issues. --- ## 🚨 Reporting a Vulnerability If you discover a potential security issue, **please DO NOT create a public GitHub issue**. Instead, report it privately via email to: 📧 **[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])** Please include: - A detailed description of the vulnerability - Steps to reproduce it - Possible impact and affected versions - Any suggested fix or mitigation ... (clipped 45 lines)
	Generic: Secure Error Handling Objective: To prevent the leakage of sensitive system information through error messages while providing sufficient detail for internal debugging. Status: Not applicable here: The changes are community and process documentation and do not affect user-facing error messages or internal logging behavior. Referred Code # Contributor Covenant Code of Conduct ## 🌍 Our Pledge We, as contributors and maintainers of **MickTrace**, pledge to make participation in our project and community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, religion, or sexual identity and orientation. We are committed to fostering an open, welcoming, diverse, and inclusive environment for everyone who contributes to or uses MickTrace. --- ## 💡 Our Standards Examples of behavior that contributes to creating a positive and productive environment include: - Demonstrating empathy, kindness, and respect toward other people - Using welcoming and inclusive language - Providing and gracefully accepting constructive feedback - Being mindful of differing viewpoints, experiences, and learning levels - Focusing on what is best for the community and the project - Showing appreciation for others’ efforts and contributions ... (clipped 78 lines)
	Generic: Secure Logging Practices Objective: To ensure logs are useful for debugging and auditing without exposing sensitive information like PII, PHI, or cardholder data. Status: No logging code: The PR does not modify or add any logging-related code, so compliance with secure logging cannot be assessed. Referred Code # 🤝 Contributing to MickTrace First off — thank you for taking the time to contribute to **MickTrace**! 🎉 Your help is what makes this project better for everyone. This guide outlines the process for contributing code, improving documentation, and reporting issues — so that we maintain a smooth and collaborative workflow. --- ## 🌍 Code of Conduct Please read and follow our [Code of Conduct](./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) before contributing. It helps ensure that our community remains **open, inclusive, and respectful**. --- ## 🧠 Getting Started ### 1. Fork the Repository Click the **“Fork”** button on the top-right of this page to create your own copy of the repository. ... (clipped 199 lines)
	Generic: Security-First Input Validation and Data Handling Objective: Ensure all data inputs are validated, sanitized, and handled securely to prevent vulnerabilities Status: No input handling: Only security policy documentation was added; there is no new input processing code to assess for validation or secure handling. Referred Code # 🔐 Security Policy Security is a top priority for the **MickTrace** project. We take all vulnerability reports seriously and appreciate your efforts to responsibly disclose security issues. --- ## 🚨 Reporting a Vulnerability If you discover a potential security issue, **please DO NOT create a public GitHub issue**. Instead, report it privately via email to: 📧 **[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])** Please include: - A detailed description of the vulnerability - Steps to reproduce it - Possible impact and affected versions - Any suggested fix or mitigation ... (clipped 45 lines)

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[ArhanAnsari]

This will solve #35

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PR Code Suggestions ✨

Explore these optional code suggestions:

Category	Suggestion	Impact
General	Use a non-personal project email Replace the personal email address used for reporting in CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, and SECURITY.md with a dedicated project alias to improve professionalism and ensure long-term maintainability. CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md [57] -**Email:** [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) +**Email:** [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Apply / Chat Suggestion importance[1-10]: 7 __ Why: The suggestion provides a valid and important recommendation for improving project governance and professionalism by using a project-specific email alias instead of a personal one.	Medium
	Clarify security support for versions In SECURITY.md, clarify the "Supported Versions" table by changing the reference from the main branch to "Latest Stable" to avoid confusion for users. SECURITY.md [30-33] | Version | Supported | Notes | | :------- | :---------: | :---- | -| Latest (`main`) | ✅ | Actively maintained | +| Latest Stable | ✅ | Actively maintained | | Older releases | ❌ | Please upgrade to the latest version | Apply / Chat Suggestion importance[1-10]: 5 __ Why: The suggestion improves the clarity of the security policy by correctly pointing out that version support should refer to stable releases, not the main development branch.	Low
Possible issue	Fix broken markdown formatting Fix a markdown formatting error in CONTRIBUTING.md by closing an unclosed bash code block and correctly formatting subsequent steps with headers and their own code blocks. CONTRIBUTING.md [23-65] ### 2. Clone Your Fork ```bash git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/MickTrace.git cd MickTrace +``` -3. Create a New Branch +### 3. Create a New Branch Create a branch that describes your feature or fix: +```bash git checkout -b feature/add-new-logger # or git checkout -b fix/log-parsing-issue +``` -4. Make Your Changes +### 4. Make Your Changes Please follow the project’s existing code style and folder structure. Keep your commits atomic (one logical change per commit) and use clear commit messages, e.g.: +``` feat: add custom JSON logging formatter fix: handle invalid trace context gracefully docs: update usage example for LogStream +``` -5. Test Your Changes +### 5. Test Your Changes If applicable, run all tests to ensure stability before submitting a PR. +```bash pytest +``` > ✅ Make sure all tests pass before pushing changes. +### 6. Push and Submit a Pull Request +Push your branch and open a Pull Request (PR) to the `main` branch: -6. Push and Submit a Pull Request - -Push your branch and open a Pull Request (PR) to the main branch: - +```bash git push origin feature/add-new-logger +``` Then, go to your fork on GitHub → Compare & Pull Request. Describe your changes clearly and link any related issues. Apply / Chat Suggestion importance[1-10]: 6 __ Why: The suggestion correctly identifies a significant markdown formatting error where an unclosed code block makes a large portion of the contribution guide unreadable.	Low
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