[2026 Community] Publish contribution difficulty labels and starter issues guide

[Nanle-code]

Objective

Clarify good-first-issue standards and difficulty labels for community contributors.

Target area

community docs and labels

Acceptance criteria

• The objective is implemented with clear handling for invalid input, unsupported environments, and failure paths.
• Automated tests cover the primary flow, at least one boundary case, and at least one failure case.
• User-facing documentation or developer guidance is updated, including compatibility, security, or migration notes where applicable.
• Pull requests that address this issue must keep the branch free of merge conflicts with the target branch.
• All continuous integration checks must pass before the pull request may be merged; failing, pending, or skipped required checks are not acceptable for merge.

Pull request requirements

• All continuous integration checks must pass before a pull request may be merged.
• The branch must be free of merge conflicts with the target branch at the time of merge.
• Do not request merge with failing workflows, skipped required checks, or unresolved conflicts.

[bigdeen02]

@bigdeen02 has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 8th wave.

I would like to work on this issue because i am confident i can contribute effectively and get it completed properly

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[Jessicaayegh]

@Jessicaayegh has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 8th wave.

Hi maintainer! I’d love to work on this issue if it’s still available. I have a good understanding of the requirements and would be happy to implement the solution. Thanks for considering my request!

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[JohnKorex]

@JohnKorex has applied to work on this issue as part of the Stellar Wave Program's 8th wave.

I’ve taken a close look at the problem and the expected behaviour. I’d like to work on this issue and produce a focused implementation that remains consistent with the project’s existing patterns and conventions.

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