diff --git a/.github/docs/en/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/docs/en/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 567159d..5aa4576 100644
--- a/.github/docs/en/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/docs/en/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -42,17 +42,14 @@ There are many ways to contribute:
 Ready to make code changes? Great! Here's how to set up your environment. You need Node.js 22 or newer and npm 10
 or newer.
 
-**1. Clone the Repository**
+**1. Fork and Clone the Repository**
 
-```bash
-git clone https://github.com/method-hub/Jext.git
-cd Jext
-```
-
-If you have no write access to `method-hub/Jext`, fork it on GitHub first and push your branch to the fork:
+Fork [`method-hub/Jext`](https://github.com/method-hub/Jext) on GitHub first, then clone your fork and add the upstream remote so you can push branches to `origin` and keep `main` in sync with `upstream`:
 
 ```bash
-git remote add fork https://github.com/<your-username>/Jext.git
+git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/Jext.git
+cd Jext
+git remote add upstream https://github.com/method-hub/Jext.git
 ```
 
 **2. Install Dependencies**
diff --git a/.github/docs/ru/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/docs/ru/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d2584a4..f0ac071 100644
--- a/.github/docs/ru/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/docs/ru/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -44,17 +44,14 @@
 Готовы внести изменения в код? Отлично! Вот как подготовить рабочее окружение. Понадобятся Node.js 22 или новее и
 npm 10 или новее.
 
-**1. Клонируйте репозиторий**
+**1. Сделайте форк и клонируйте репозиторий**
 
-```bash
-git clone https://github.com/method-hub/Jext.git
-cd Jext
-```
-
-Если у вас нет прав на запись в `method-hub/Jext`, сначала сделайте форк на GitHub и отправляйте ветку в него:
+Сначала сделайте форк [`method-hub/Jext`](https://github.com/method-hub/Jext) на GitHub, затем клонируйте свой форк и добавьте `upstream`, чтобы отправлять ветки в `origin` и синхронизировать `main` с основным репозиторием:
 
 ```bash
-git remote add fork https://github.com/<ваш-никнейм>/Jext.git
+git clone https://github.com/<ваш-никнейм>/Jext.git
+cd Jext
+git remote add upstream https://github.com/method-hub/Jext.git
 ```
 
 **2. Установите зависимости**
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ecb32e9..20c97b1 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ performance tests and side-by-side lessons. Write code that is fast and elegant
 
 ## Quick start
 
-You need Node.js 22+ and npm 10+.
+You need Node.js 22+ and npm 10+. Fork `method-hub/Jext` on GitHub first, then clone your fork and add `upstream`:
 
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/method-hub/Jext.git
+git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/Jext.git
 cd Jext
+git remote add upstream https://github.com/method-hub/Jext.git
 npm ci
 npm run tests:guardian
 ```