The CIRIS ethics engine needed improved documentation, clearer onboarding instructions, and better observability for token verification. New contributors struggled with setup, and JWT authentication documentation lacked clarity.
CIRIS AI Backend Contributions
CIRIS AI · Open-source collaboration
Documentation and code improvements contributed to the CIRIS Ethics Engine repositories. Contributions include JWT documentation updates, Docker configuration, and logging improvements.Project need
What I contributed
Contributed documentation updates, Docker configuration, and logging improvements that were merged into the main repository. These changes improved onboarding for new contributors and enhanced debugging capabilities.
Documentation & onboarding
- Updated JWT authentication documentation with clearer examples
- Clarified environment setup steps for Matrix and MongoDB
- Improved onboarding documentation for new contributors
- Created Docker Compose configuration for local development
Code improvements
- Added logging around token verification for better debugging
- Fixed lint errors and minor bugs
- Improved error messages and API responses
- Maintained transparent PR list for verification
Responsibilities
- Updated JWT authentication documentation with clearer examples
- Added logging around token verification for better debugging
- Created Docker Compose configuration for local development
- Improved onboarding documentation for new contributors
- Fixed lint errors and minor bugs
- Maintained transparent record of merged contributions
Measurable results
- GitHub organization: CIRISAI
- Pull requests merged: View merged PRs
- Verified documentation updates: JWT authentication docs improved in merged pull requests
- Verified Docker Compose configuration: Local development setup added to repository
- Verified logging improvements: Token verification logging added to codebase
- Verified code fixes: Lint errors and minor bugs fixed in merged PRs
Technologies used
Node.jsExpressMongoDBDockerJWT