diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -8,41 +8,49 @@ To contribute to this GitHub project, you can follow these steps:
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/<YOUR-GITHUB-USERNAME>/Auto-GPT
 ```
-3. Create a new branch for your changes using the following command:
+3. Install the project requirements
+```
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+4. Install pre-commit hooks
+```
+pre-commit install
+```
+5. Create a new branch for your changes using the following command:
 
 ```
 git checkout -b "branch-name"
 ```
-4. Make your changes to the code or documentation.
+6. Make your changes to the code or documentation.
 - Example: Improve User Interface or Add Documentation.
 
 
-5. Add the changes to the staging area using the following command:
+7. Add the changes to the staging area using the following command:
 ```
 git add .
 ```
 
-6. Commit the changes with a meaningful commit message using the following command:
+8. Commit the changes with a meaningful commit message using the following command:
 ```
 git commit -m "your commit message"
 ```
-7. Push the changes to your forked repository using the following command:
+9. Push the changes to your forked repository using the following command:
 ```
 git push origin branch-name
 ```
-8. Go to the GitHub website and navigate to your forked repository.
+10. Go to the GitHub website and navigate to your forked repository.
 
-9. Click the "New pull request" button.
+11. Click the "New pull request" button.
 
-10. Select the branch you just pushed to and the branch you want to merge into on the original repository.
+12. Select the branch you just pushed to and the branch you want to merge into on the original repository.
 
-11. Add a description of your changes and click the "Create pull request" button.
+13. Add a description of your changes and click the "Create pull request" button.
 
-12. Wait for the project maintainer to review your changes and provide feedback.
+14. Wait for the project maintainer to review your changes and provide feedback.
 
-13. Make any necessary changes based on feedback and repeat steps 5-12 until your changes are accepted and merged into the main project.
+15. Make any necessary changes based on feedback and repeat steps 5-12 until your changes are accepted and merged into the main project.
 
-14. Once your changes are merged, you can update your forked repository and local copy of the repository with the following commands:
+16. Once your changes are merged, you can update your forked repository and local copy of the repository with the following commands:
 
 ```
 git fetch upstream