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+## Pre-requisites
+
+The project uses [Leiningen 2](https://leiningen.org) and requires MongoDB `2.4+` to be running
+locally. Make
+sure you have those two installed and then run tests against all supported Clojure versions using
+
+    lein2 all test
+
+## Pull Requests
+
+Then create a branch and make your changes on it. Once you are done with your changes and all
+tests pass, write a [good, detailed commit message](http://tbaggery.com/2008/04/19/a-note-about-git-commit-messages.html) submit a pull request on GitHub.