# DeepSourceCorp/good-first-issue

Make your first open-source contribution.

Repository: https://github.com/DeepSourceCorp/good-first-issue
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/good-first-issue
Homepage: https://goodfirstissue.dev
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: good-first-issue, open-source, contributions-welcome
Last push: 2026-03-02T22:34:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 70, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2407, "days_push": 184, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3474, forks 1549 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:06.073901+00:00)

## What it is
Good First Issue is a web application that curates beginner-friendly issues from popular open-source projects so new developers can make their first contribution. It indexes repositories meeting quality criteria and lets users browse curated issues by programming language at goodfirstissue.dev.

## Use cases
- find beginner-friendly open source issues to contribute to
- make my first open-source contribution
- browse good first issue tasks by programming language
- discover popular projects accepting new contributors
- list my repository so newcomers can find easy issues

## When to choose
- you are a new developer looking for curated, easy entry points into open source
- you want to browse vetted projects with active maintenance and contributor guidelines
- you are a maintainer who wants beginner contributors to find your project

## When to avoid
- you need an issue tracker or project management tool for your own team
- you want automated issue triage or labeling rather than a curated directory
- you need advanced search across all GitHub issues, not just curated beginner ones

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-scraping, search-engine, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, education
- platform: python
- tags: open-source-contribution, beginner-friendly, issue-curation, good-first-issue, community, open-source, web-server

## Member repositories
- DeepSourceCorp/good-first-issue (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:06.073901+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:36:32.902872+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/DeepSourceCorp/good-first-issue (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:06.073901+00:00, sha 15fda57371f3)
  - homepage: https://goodfirstissue.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T09:30:34.688792+00:00, sha 6d48459a7e18)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.