Tracking and viewing contributions

On Radicle, peers track projects they are interested in. If a peer wants to contribute to a project, they fork it, create their own view of the project that they publish changes to and then package those changes as a patch.

Therefore, to view someone else's patch to your project, you first need to add them as a remote to track their view of your project.

Adding remotes

To add a peer as a remote, you must add their Device ID to the list of remotes that you follow. You can do so by clicking the Manage Remotes option in the peer selector on your project page. From there, you can add their Device ID. This is also where you can switch between the different views of peers to see their changes before fetching them locally.

Adding a peer as a remote automatically tracks their view of your project, subscribing you to any updates they push to their branches as well as any patches they might have. It's important to note that these changes may not instantly appear. We rely on the connectedness of the network to ensure you see the changes from a contributor.

If you are having trouble adding peer as a remote, see our FAQ.