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+## Contract examples
+
+Example smart contracts that interact with 0x protocol.
+
+## Usage
+
+Contracts can be found in the [contracts](./contracts) directory.
+This package contains example implementations of contracts that interact with the protocol but are _not_ intended for use in production. Examples include [filter](https://github.com/0xProject/0x-protocol-specification/blob/master/v2/v2-specification.md#filter-contracts) contracts, a [Wallet](https://github.com/0xProject/0x-protocol-specification/blob/master/v2/v2-specification.md#wallet) contract, and a [Validator](https://github.com/0xProject/0x-protocol-specification/blob/master/v2/v2-specification.md#validator) contract, among others.
+
+## Contributing
+
+We strongly recommend that the community help us make improvements and determine the future direction of the protocol. To report bugs within this package, please create an issue in this repository.
+
+For proposals regarding the 0x protocol's smart contract architecture, message format, or additional functionality, go to the [0x Improvement Proposals (ZEIPs)](https://github.com/0xProject/ZEIPs) repository and follow the contribution guidelines provided therein.
+
+Please read our [contribution guidelines](../../CONTRIBUTING.md) before getting started.
+
+### Install Dependencies
+
+If you don't have yarn workspaces enabled (Yarn < v1.0) - enable them:
+
+```bash
+yarn config set workspaces-experimental true
+```
+
+Then install dependencies
+
+```bash
+yarn install
+```
+
+### Build
+
+To build this package and all other monorepo packages that it depends on, run the following from the monorepo root directory:
+
+```bash
+PKG=@0x/contracts-examples yarn build
+```
+
+Or continuously rebuild on change:
+
+```bash
+PKG=@0x/contracts-examples yarn watch
+```
+
+### Clean
+
+```bash
+yarn clean
+```
+
+### Lint
+
+```bash
+yarn lint
+```