feat: add security docs to website and update contributing (#2799)

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# Contributing
Thank you for your interest in contributing to Task!
Please check out our
[good first issues](https://github.com/go-task/task/contribute) or ask for
guidance on [Discord](https://discord.gg/6TY36E39UK).
We welcome and appreciate any form of contributions.
## AI Usage Policy
When using AI tools (including LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, etc.) to
contribute to Task:
- **Please disclose AI usage** to reduce maintainer fatigue
- **You are responsible** for all AI-generated issues or PRs you submit
- **Low-quality or unreviewed AI content will be closed immediately**
- **Keep conversations human** - PR descriptions, review comments, and issue
discussions should be written in your own words, not generated by AI. Code
review is a discussion between people, not bots.
We encourage the use of AI tools to assist with development, but all
contributions must be thoroughly reviewed and tested by the contributor before
submission. AI-generated code should be understood, validated, and adapted to
meet Task's standards.
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Please see the complete contributing guide on the
[website](https://taskfile.dev/contributing/).

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text: 'Releasing',
link: '/docs/releasing'
},
{
text: 'Security',
collapsed: true,
link: '/docs/security/',
items: [
{
text: 'Incident Response Plan',
link: '/docs/security/incident-response-plan'
}
]
},
{
text: 'Changelog',
link: '/docs/changelog'

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# Contributing
Contributions to Task are very welcome, but we ask that you read this document
before submitting a PR.
Thank you for your interest in contributing to Task! We welcome and appreciate
all forms of contributions, but we kindly ask that you read this document first.
If you have any questions that were not answered by this document, you can reach
out on our [Discord](https://discord.gg/6TY36E39UK) or by opening a discussion
on GitHub. If you want to help, but you're not sure where to start, you can
check out our list of
[good first issues](https://github.com/go-task/task/contribute).
::: info
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you invest your time into a PR.
- **Experiments** - If there is no way to make your change backward compatible
then there is a procedure to introduce breaking changes into minor versions.
We call these "[experiments](./experiments/index.md)". If you're intending to
work on an experiment, then please read the
[experiments workflow](./experiments/index.md#workflow) document carefully and
submit a proposal first.
We call these "[experiments][experiments]". If you're intending to work on an
experiment, then please read the [experiments workflow][experiments-workflow]
document carefully and submit a proposal first.
## 1. Setup
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Markdown and is located in the `website/src` directory. All Markdown documents
should have an 80 character line wrap limit (enforced by Prettier).
When making a change, consider whether a change to the
[Usage Guide](/docs/guide) is necessary. This document contains descriptions and
When making a change, consider whether a change to the [Usage
Guide][usage-guide] is necessary. This document contains descriptions and
examples of how to use Task features. If you're adding a new feature, try to
find an appropriate place to add a new section. If you're updating an existing
feature, ensure that the documentation and any examples are up-to-date. Ensure
that any examples follow the [Taskfile Styleguide](./styleguide.md).
that any examples follow the [Taskfile Styleguide][styleguide].
If you added a new command or flag, ensure that you add it to the
[CLI Reference](./reference/cli.md). New fields also need to be added to the
[Schema Reference](./reference/schema.md) and [JSON Schema][json-schema]. The
descriptions for fields in the docs and the schema should match.
If you added a new command or flag, ensure that you add it to the [CLI
Reference][cli-reference]. New fields also need to be added to the [Schema
Reference][schema-reference] and [JSON Schema][json-schema]. The descriptions
for fields in the docs and the schema should match.
### Writing tests
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[discord-server]: https://discord.gg/6TY36E39UK
[discussion]: https://github.com/go-task/task/discussions
[conventional-commits]: https://www.conventionalcommits.org
[mdx]: https://mdxjs.com/
[experiments]: ./experiments/
[experiments-workflow]: ./experiments/#workflow
[styleguide]: ./styleguide
[cli-reference]: ./reference/cli
[schema-reference]: ./reference/schema
[usage-guide]: ./guide

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---
title: Incident Response Plan
outline: deep
---
# Incident Response Plan
This document outlines our incident response plan in the event that a
vulnerability is reported to the Task project. This serves as a high-level,
public guide and is published as part of our commitment to transparency.
Below are the security principles that we aim to adhere to as a project:
- **Transparency**: All incidents and fixes are documented here for the
community.
- **Stewardship**: Take responsibility for protecting users and the project.
- **Protection**: Act to minimize harm and provide guidance.
## Scope
This plan applies to the core Task repository and all _official_ Task projects.
For example, the Visual Studio Code extension and officially supported
installation methods. In the event that a vulnerability is reported with a
community-managed installation method, we will work with the community and make
a "best-effort" attempt to help resolve the issue.
## Steps
### 🔍 1. Detect
- All security issues should be **privately reported** as described in our
[security documentation][security-docs].
- Maintainers should also regularly monitor and respond to:
- Pull requests from dependency scanners such as Dependabot.
- GitHub notifications and vulnerability alerts.
- Messages in community channels such as Discord.
### 🩺 2. Triage
- Upon first receipt of a security issue, one of our team will immediately
notify the other maintainers via a secure and private channel. This ensures
that all maintainers are able to contribute to the issue where possible.
- A maintainer should respond to the reporter in a timely manner in order to
acknowledge receipt of the issue.
- The issue must then be triaged into one of the following categories:
- ‼️**Critical**: Has a serious and immediate impact on users or affects
critical infrastructure related to the project.
- ❗**High**: Has the potential to seriously impact users of a distributed
asset.
- 🟰**Medium**: Has the potential to impact users, but is obscure or low-risk.
- **Low**: No direct or immediate impact to users, but requires attention.
- Open a draft
[GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA)](https://github.com/go-task/task/security/advisories)
in the Task repository.
- Optionally create a CVE. This can be skipped for low/medium impact issues at
the discretion of the maintainers.
### 🩹 3. Mitigate
- Act calmly and communicate decisions.
- Stop the bleed.
- Before attempting to fix the issue, perform any actions that stop the
problem from becoming worse. For example:
- Rotate any affected secrets.
- Rebuild any affected services (website, etc.).
- It may be difficult to do some of this in cases where packages are
maintained by the community if we are not yet ready to disclose the
vulnerability publicly. This should be decided on a case-by-case basis.
- Address the root cause.
- Plan and document a fix.
- Patch the issue.
- Test the fix.
- Release new versions.
### 📢 4. Disclose
- Publish the GitHub Security Advisory (GHSE). Make sure to include:
- The affected version(s)/services.
- The impact of the issue.
- The root cause.
- The steps taken to resolve.
- Optionally, create a blog post and/or share the information via our socials
and public communication channels.
### 🧠 5. Learn
- Document the disclosure in a permanent location.
- Make and document any changes that can be made to prevent similar issues from
arising in the future.
[security-docs]: ../security/

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---
title: Security
outline: deep
---
# Security
The Task team takes security seriously and we thank our community for disclosing
issues responsibly. To report security issues, please use [GitHub's built-in
Private Vulnerability Reporting][pvr] or send an email to
[task@taskfile.dev](mailto:task@taskfile.dev). Please include as much detail as
possible in your report.
A member of the team will investigate as soon as possible and we will keep you
updated throughout the process.
You can read more about how we handle security-related issues in our [Incident
Response Plan][irp].
[pvr]: https://github.com/go-task/task/security/advisories/new
[irp]: ./incident-response-plan