# Getting Help

Where to go depends on what you need:

## Usage questions, configuration help, pattern advice

[GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/voder-ai/dry-aged-deps/discussions). Discussions stay searchable for the next person who hits the same question.

Before posting, search existing discussions and the project README.

## Report a problem

[Open an issue](https://github.com/voder-ai/dry-aged-deps/issues/new/choose) using the **Report a problem** template. You do not need to pre-classify it as a bug or feature -- this project practises ITIL problem management, and triage decides whether the root cause is a defect, a missing capability, a documentation gap, or something else. Describe what you observed and let triage decide the category.

Include:

- A description of what is happening and what you expected
- Observable symptoms (errors, command output, transcripts, screenshots -- redact secrets)
- Any workaround you tried, even if it did not help
- Affected component and version of dry-aged-deps
- Runtime / platform and operating system
- Minimal reproduction steps or evidence

The template prompts for these. Issues without the template fields are slower to triage.

## Security vulnerabilities

**Do not open a public issue.** Open a private security advisory at https://github.com/voder-ai/dry-aged-deps/security/advisories for private disclosure. See [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) for the disclosure timeline and what's in scope.

## Project documentation

Start with the README at the root of https://github.com/voder-ai/dry-aged-deps for project-specific behaviour.