docs: welcome issue-led PRs and Markdown proposals

CONTRIBUTING.md

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 # Contributing to the FTW website
 
-Sourceful develops this project. Fredrik owns FTW's product direction in
-[the shared vision](https://github.com/srcfl/ftw/blob/master/VISION.md). External users submit
-[issues](https://github.com/srcfl/ftw-web/issues) with bugs, needs and evidence.
-We do not accept external pull requests, including documentation changes.
-Acceptance of an issue does not invite an external implementation PR.
-
-Describe the expected result, what happened, the version and relevant
-hardware. You do not need to write code. Keep credentials, keys and private
-site data out of public reports. Sourceful selects and implements changes.
-
-Existing license rights and copyright attributions remain unchanged.
-Sourceful implementation PRs should state the user need, coordinate overlap,
-include relevant verification and follow the repository's development guide.
+Sourceful maintains this repository. Fredrik owns FTW's direction in
+[the shared vision](https://github.com/srcfl/ftw/blob/master/VISION.md).
+External PRs are welcome, preferably based on an
+[issue](https://github.com/srcfl/ftw-web/issues). Small fixes need no separate issue.
+
+Broad product or architecture ideas may start as short Markdown PRs in the
+PR description or relevant maintained docs. Mark proposed behaviour as
+proposed. Concrete fixes can include code and tests. Keep task breakdowns
+and agent scratch notes out of the repository.
+
+Work is agentic first: give people and agents a clear problem, scope,
+reproducible test steps and actual results. Check agent output before
+submitting it. Test changed behaviour and review changed UI in a browser.
+Hardware claims need relevant hardware evidence; distinguish simulation
+from physical tests and state missing checks. Docs need no hardware tests.
+Follow the repository guide and coordinate overlap with open PRs.
+
+Sourceful reviews and maintains changes. A contribution grants no merge,
+release or deployment authority. Existing license rights and attribution
+remain unchanged. See [FTW's contribution guide](https://github.com/srcfl/ftw/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).

README.md

@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ Explain mixed-equipment coordination, simple defaults, local control and
 visible outcomes. Clearly distinguish implemented capabilities from goals
 such as cloud MCP. Do not publish predicted savings as measured results.
 
-Sourceful maintains the product; Fredrik owns its direction. External users
-submit [issues](https://github.com/srcfl/ftw-web/issues), not PRs, including
-copy corrections. See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md). Keep existing license
-and historical attribution intact. Inspect rendered copy before publishing.
+Sourceful maintains the product; Fredrik owns its direction. PRs are welcome,
+preferably based on [issues](https://github.com/srcfl/ftw-web/issues). Share a
+short Markdown proposal or a focused fix with relevant evidence. Work is
+agentic first; see [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md). Keep existing license
+and attribution intact. Inspect rendered copy before publishing.
 
 ## Local dev
 

index.html

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ <h2>New hardware should be a driver, not a fork.</h2>
         <div class="community-intro">
           <p class="section-kicker">The community edition</p>
           <h2>Open source, maintained by Sourceful.</h2>
-          <p>Run FTW at home, study it, modify it and use it commercially under Apache-2.0. Sourceful Energy develops and maintains FTW. External users help through issues with bugs, needs and evidence. We do not accept external pull requests.</p>
+          <p>Run FTW at home, study it, modify it and use it commercially under Apache-2.0. Sourceful Energy develops and maintains FTW. Contributions are welcome: start with an issue, share a short Markdown proposal or send a focused PR with relevant test evidence.</p>
           <div class="license-line"><span>Apache-2.0</span><span>Public roadmap</span><span>Community issues</span></div>
         </div>
         <div class="community-panels">
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ <h3>You operate what you run.</h3>
           <article>
             <span class="panel-tag">Contribute</span>
             <h3>Make the shared system better.</h3>
-            <p>Report a device need, reproduce a hardware problem or suggest a clearer flow. Open an issue with what you want to achieve; Sourceful handles implementation, including documentation and drivers.</p>
+            <p>Report a need, share a Markdown proposal or send a tested fix. Prefer an issue as the starting point. Our agentic-first approach uses clear problems and reproducible results that people and agents can review. Hardware claims need hardware evidence.</p>
             <div class="panel-links">
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               <a href="https://github.com/srcfl/ftw/issues">Report an issue <span aria-hidden="true">↗</span></a>