diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -1,22 +1,17 @@
 # Contributing
 
-To build the contents of this repository locally, follow the steps below.
+## Local Development
 
-1. Install sphinx and the read the docs theme
+For local development, follow the steps below:
+
+1. Install dependencies
 
 ```
-pip install sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme
+pip install sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme sphinx-autobuild sphinxemoji
 ```
 
-2. Build the HTML
+2. Run the development server
 
 ```
-cd docs
-make html
-```
-
-3. Open the HTML in your web browser
-
-```
-open _build/html/index.html
+sphinx-autobuild docs/ docs/_build/html/
 ```