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 See [urbit.org/docs/getting-started][start] for basic orientation and usage
 instructions.  You may also want to subscribe to [urbit-dev][list], the urbit
-development mailing list.
+development mailing list. For specific information on contributing to the urbit
+interface, see its [contribution guidelines][interface].
 
 [start]: https://urbit.org/docs/getting-started/#arvo
+[interface]: /pkg/interface/CONTRIBUTING.md
 
 ## Fake ships
 
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+## Introduction
+
+Thanks for your interest in contributing to the urbit interface. This section
+specifically focuses on Landscape development. Landscape lets you integrate your
+ship with front-end web applications accessed through the browser. It has a core
+set of applications that accept contributions.
+
+Related to Landscape is [Gall][gall], the Arvo vane that controls userspace
+applications. Landscape applications will usually make good use of Gall, but
+it's not strictly required if a Landscape application is not interacting with
+ships directly.
+
+Create a development ship, then once your ship is running, mount to Unix with
+`|mount %`. This will create a folder named 'home' in your pier in Unix. The
+'home' desk contains the working state of your ship -- like a Git repository,
+when you want to make a change to it, `|commit %home`.
+
+## Contributing to Landscape applications
+
+If you'd like to contribute to the core set of Landscape applications in this
+repository, clone this repository and start by creating an `urbitrc` file in
+this folder, [pkg/interface][interface]. You can find an `urbitrc-sample` here
+for reference. Then `cd` into the application's folder and `npm install` the
+dependencies, then `gulp watch` to watch for changes.
+
+On your development ship, ensure you `|commit %home` to confirm your changes.
+Once you're done and ready to make a pull request, running `gulp bundle-prod`
+will make the production files and deposit them in [pkg/arvo][arvo]. Create a
+pull request with both the production files, and the source code you were
+working on in the interface directory.
+
+Please also ensure your pull request fits our standards for 
+[Git hygiene][contributing].
+
+[contributing]: /CONTRIBUTING.md#git-practice 
+[arvo]: /pkg/arvo 
+[interface]:/pkg/interface
+
+### Gall
+
+Presently, Gall documentation is still in [progress][gall], but a good
+reference. For examples of Landscape apps that use Gall, see the code for
+[Chat][chat] and [Publish][publish].
+
+## Creating your own applications
+
+If you'd like to create your own application for Landscape, the easiest way to
+get started is using the [create-landscape-app][cla] repository template. It
+provides a brief wizard when you run it with `npm start`, and has good
+documentation for its everyday use -- just create a repo [using its
+template][template], install and then start it, and you'll soon be up and
+running.
+
+[cla]: https://github.com/urbit/create-landscape-app 
+[template]: https://github.com/urbit/create-landscape-app/generate 
+[gall]: https://urbit.org/docs/learn/arvo/gall/ 
+[chat]: /pkg/arvo/app/chat.hoon
+[publish]: /pkg/arvo/app/publish.hoon
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