As a member, you can collaborate with a skilled technical community to define, design, write, and ratify specifications for the open-standard ISA, while also directly shaping the future and direction of RISC-V. Your contributions help to establish clear and consistent standards, facilitating smooth collaboration between hardware and software developers.
Start your journey
Explore the path to becoming a specification developer and contribute to the core guidelines that drive the design and implementation of RISC-V-based solutions.
Before You Become a Member
Enroll in RISC-V Fundamentals
Get the foundation needed to participate in RISC-V, contribute to the ISA specifications, or to develop software and hardware projects.
Review the Specification Lifecycle
Learn more about the process that contributors follow from inception to ratification for specification development.
Explore Membership Benefits
Only members can contribute to the specification, but there are many other benefits for organizations supporting RISC-V.
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Read the Collaboration Guide
Start your path to becoming a specification developer by reviewing the RISC-V Technical Collaboration Guide.
Review Code of Coduct
Familiarize yourself with the community’s code of conduct to ensure a positive and respectful interaction environment.
Join the Members Mailing List
Participate in discussions and engage and collaborate with other member organizations on our members-only mailing lists.
Explore Active Groups
There are a wide range of active lists you can join and participate in depending on your specific areas of interest within the RISC-V ecosystem.
Attend a Meeting
One of the best ways to participate in the RISC-V ecosystem is to join one of our technical meetings. Get to know other contributors and members.
Read the Authoring Guide
The RISC-V Documentation Developer Guide will provide you with the instruction needed to use AsciiDoc, which is the primary platform for RISC-V specifications.
Read Lifecycle Guide
This document helps RISC-V members participate in the activities involved in creating and running groups, writing of specifications, and contributing to RISC-V.
Bookmark the GitHub Repo Map
RISC-V International manages multiple organizations on GitHub, with each organization containing repositories specific to its respective activities.
View Development Specs
The RISC-V members are always working on new specifications. Review the status of the different specifications currently under development.
Bookmark the RISC-V Wiki
The RISC-V Technical Wiki is the best resource for RISC-V specification developers and other contributors, providing the latest technical information and guidelines.
Find a First Issue to Resolve
Helping resolve an issue is a great way to contribute to RISC-V. The “first issue” tag identifies issues that would be a good starting point for new contributors.
Ask a Question
We are always available to answer questions from the community. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you are needing help to get started as a RISC-V contributor.