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## Install
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To contribute a helper to the [github.com/helpers][helpers] org, follow these steps:

### 1. Install the helper generator

Install [generate][] and [generate-helper][]:

```sh
npm install --global generate generate-helper
```

### 2. Generate your project

To initialize the project, including documentation and unit tests, in the command line, run:

```sh
gen helper
```

### 3. Create a repo

Create a repo on GitHub under your own account.


### 4. Last, request a transfer

Create an issue to [request a transfer](https://github.com/helpers/requests/issues/new) to the [helpers](https://github.com/helpers) org.