docs: update contributing guide with uv development setup

[danieljrc888]

Summary

• Replace outdated pip-based dev setup instructions in CONTRIBUTING.md with uv commands (uv sync --group dev, uv run pytest)
• Add a note linking to the uv installation guide for new contributors

Test plan

• Verify the CONTRIBUTING.md renders correctly on GitHub
• Verify uv sync --group dev and uv run pytest work as documented

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Updated contributor setup instructions to streamline the local development process by consolidating setup steps and using uv for dependency management and running tests.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

Updates CONTRIBUTING.md to replace pip-based local package installation with a unified development setup workflow using uv sync --group dev and uv run pytest for dependency management and testing.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Documentation Setup Update CONTRIBUTING.md	Consolidates SDK setup instructions to use uv for dependency installation and test execution, removing separate pip installation steps and editable mode guidance.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~3 minutes

Possibly related PRs

• feat(ci): migrate build, test, and publish pipelines to uv #66: Migrates CI/workflow to uv, aligning with this PR's shift to uv-based developer tooling across the project.

Suggested reviewers

• MuncleUscles
• cristiam86

Poem

🐰 With uv we hop along,
Dependencies managed right and strong,
No more pip steps to recite,
Setup's simpler, smooth, and tight! ✨

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title accurately summarizes the main change: updating the contributing guide with uv-based development setup instructions, which aligns with the core purpose of the pull request.
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Actionable comments posted: 1

🤖 Prompt for all review comments with AI agents

Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

Inline comments:
In `@CONTRIBUTING.md`:
- Around line 41-45: Remove the shell prompt characters from the fenced code
blocks in CONTRIBUTING.md: replace lines containing "$ git clone
https://github.com/genlayerlabs/genlayer-py.git", "$ cd genlayer-py", "$ uv sync
--group dev", and "$ uv run pytest" with the same commands without the leading
"$" so the code blocks show raw commands (e.g., "git clone ...", "cd
genlayer-py", "uv sync --group dev", "uv run pytest") to satisfy markdownlint
MD014; ensure both occurrences (the blocks around the initial clone/sync and the
pytest block) are updated.

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• CONTRIBUTING.md

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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟡 Minor

Remove shell prompts to satisfy markdownlint MD014.

Line 42, Line 43, Line 44, and Line 50 use $ prompts without output, which triggers lint warnings.

💡 Proposed docs-only fix

    ```sh
-   $ git clone https://github.com/genlayerlabs/genlayer-py.git
-   $ cd genlayer-py
-   $ uv sync --group dev
+   git clone https://github.com/genlayerlabs/genlayer-py.git
+   cd genlayer-py
+   uv sync --group dev
    ```
@@
    ```sh
-   $ uv run pytest
+   uv run pytest
    ```

Also applies to: 49-51

🧰 Tools

🪛 markdownlint-cli2 (0.21.0)

[warning] 42-42: Dollar signs used before commands without showing output

(MD014, commands-show-output)

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[warning] 43-43: Dollar signs used before commands without showing output

(MD014, commands-show-output)

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[warning] 44-44: Dollar signs used before commands without showing output

(MD014, commands-show-output)

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents

Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed.

In `@CONTRIBUTING.md` around lines 41 - 45, Remove the shell prompt characters
from the fenced code blocks in CONTRIBUTING.md: replace lines containing "$ git
clone https://github.com/genlayerlabs/genlayer-py.git", "$ cd genlayer-py", "$
uv sync --group dev", and "$ uv run pytest" with the same commands without the
leading "$" so the code blocks show raw commands (e.g., "git clone ...", "cd
genlayer-py", "uv sync --group dev", "uv run pytest") to satisfy markdownlint
MD014; ensure both occurrences (the blocks around the initial clone/sync and the
pytest block) are updated.