From d029f487cdd7075047447f6bafaea857fc4cbc86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "firat.sertgoz" <firat.sertgoz@near.ai>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:33:40 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] Update CONTRIBUTING.md

Co-authored-by: gemini-code-assist[bot] <176961590+gemini-code-assist[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 2 +-
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@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ cargo test --features integration                            # + PostgreSQL test
 
 ## Before You Open a PR
 
-Run the local validation needed to match CI expectations and confirm the binary still builds:
+Run the local validation checks required before requesting a review. These are stricter than the commands for iterative development:
 
 ```bash
 cargo fmt --all -- --check