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title: "Sponsor Caro: Fund Open Source Development"
description: "Sponsor Caro's development through GitHub Sponsors or Open Collective. Your contributions help maintain and improve this open source shell command assistant."
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# Sponsor Caro

Fund open source development

Caro is free, open source software maintained by a small team. Your sponsorship helps us dedicate time to maintenance, new features, and community support.

## Ways to Contribute

Recommended

### GitHub Sponsors

The easiest way to support Caro. GitHub covers all platform fees, so 100% of your contribution goes directly to development.

- One-time or monthly donations
- No platform fees
- Direct support to maintainer
- Sponsor badge on GitHub

[Sponsor on GitHub](https://github.com/sponsors/wildcard)

Full Transparency

### Open Collective

For organizations and individuals who value transparent, accountable funding. See exactly how every dollar is spent.

- Full financial transparency
- Invoice generation for businesses
- One-time or recurring contributions
- Expense tracking & reporting

[Sponsor on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/carosh)

## How Funds Are Used

Every dollar contributed goes toward making Caro better. Here's how we allocate funds:

### Development

New features, performance improvements, and expanding backend support. Building the future of safe shell commands.

### Maintenance

Bug fixes, dependency updates, security patches, and keeping Caro reliable and secure for all users.

### Community

Documentation, tutorials, issue triage, and helping users get the most out of Caro.

### Infrastructure

CI/CD, testing infrastructure, website hosting, and tools that keep the project running smoothly.

## Our Transparency Commitment

We believe open source funding should be as transparent as open source code.

- **Open source:** All code is publicly available on GitHub
- **Regular updates:** We share progress reports on how funds support development
- **Community input:** Contributors can see and discuss project direction
- **Public roadmap:** Our roadmap and priorities are openly documented

[View on GitHub](https://github.com/wildcard/caro)

100% Open Source

## Other Ways to Help

Can't contribute financially? There are many other valuable ways to support Caro:

### Star on GitHub

Stars help with visibility and show appreciation for the project.

[Star the repo](https://github.com/wildcard/caro)

### Report Issues

Found a bug? Help us improve by opening a detailed issue report.

[Report an issue](https://github.com/wildcard/caro/issues)

### Check the FAQ

Have a question? Our FAQ covers installation, usage, safety, and more.

[View FAQ](https://caro.sh/faq)

### Contribute Code

Submit pull requests for bug fixes, features, or documentation improvements.

[Contribute](https://github.com/wildcard/caro/contribute)

### Spread the Word

Share Caro with colleagues, on social media, or write about your experience.

[Share on X](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Check%20out%20Caro%20-%20a%20safe%20shell%20command%20assistant%20powered%20by%20local%20AI!%20https://caro.sh)

## Ready to Sponsor?

Every sponsorship, big or small, helps keep Caro free and actively maintained.

[GitHub Sponsors ](https://github.com/sponsors/wildcard)[Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/carosh)