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Expand Up @@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ See [details on our policy on Code of Conduct](./doc/contributing/code-of-conduc

Pull Requests are the way concrete changes are made to the code, documentation,
dependencies, and tools contained in the `nodejs/node` repository.
Contributors who are not Collaborators may have no more than 10 pull requests
open at a time.
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@jasnell jasnell Aug 13, 2026

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Contributors who are not Collaborators may have no more than 10 pull requests
open at a time.
Contributors who are not Collaborators may have no more than 10 pull requests
open at a time. This is a limit. Not a goal. It is not an invitation to open as many pull requests as possible up to the limit.

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You may also like to add an explanation.

"Too many pull requests from one submitter can quickly overload available capacity to review. Limiting the number helps submitters and reviewers prioritize."


* [Dependencies](./doc/contributing/pull-requests.md#dependencies)
* [Setting up your local environment](./doc/contributing/pull-requests.md#setting-up-your-local-environment)
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