From 4b089635111eeccf2fd55129ebec5f8ea88b60c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Lloyd Izard <76954858+LOCEANlloydizard@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:33:16 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Update index.md

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 docs/index.md | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

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@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Tutorials and example workflows are provided as Jupyter notebooks and are
 documented separately in the
 [**LAMTA Examples documentation**](https://lamta-examples.readthedocs.io/).
 
+These examples are designed to run against a local installation of LAMTA and are not a standalone package.s
 To run the tutorials make sure that:
 
 - LAMTA is installed in the same Python environment (preferably in editable mode)
@@ -80,8 +81,18 @@ We recommend using Visual Studio Code and opening the parent folder (e.g. `lamta
 
 ### Step 1 — Clone the repository
 
+```{warning}
+If you only want to run the notebooks, cloning the repository is sufficient.
+If you plan to contribute to the code or documentation, we recommend forking the repository first and cloning your fork instead.
+```
+
 ```bash
-git clone https://github.com/OceanCruises/LAMTA.git
+# Users
+git clone https://github.com/OceanCruises/LAMTA_examples
+
+# Contributors
+# git clone https://github.com/<your-username>/LAMTA_examples
+
 cd LAMTA
 ```