# cncf/mentoring

👩🏿‍🎓👨🏽‍🎓👩🏻‍🎓CNCF Mentoring + LFX + Summer of Code

Repository: https://github.com/cncf/mentoring
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mentoring
Homepage: https://mentoring.cncf.io
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: gsoc, cncf, mentorship, gsod
Last push: 2026-08-25T18:23:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3493, "days_push": 8, "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 3074, forks 813 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:41.681089+00:00)

## What it is
A repository of resources and project ideas for the CNCF Mentoring Program, covering LFX Mentorship, Google Summer of Code, and Outreachy. It matches mentees with mentors to contribute to cloud native open source projects.

## Use cases
- find gsoc project ideas for cncf
- apply for lfx mentorship with cloud native projects
- learn how to become an open source mentor
- find outreachy projects in the cncf ecosystem
- get started contributing to cloud native open source
- view historical mentorship program statistics

## When to choose
- you want to participate in GSoC, LFX Mentorship, or Outreachy with CNCF projects
- you are a maintainer looking to mentor newcomers to your cloud native project
- you are a beginner seeking structured open source contribution programs

## When to avoid
- you need software tooling rather than program information and documentation
- you are looking for mentoring outside the cloud native ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: education, developer-tools, cloud-computing
- platform: -
- tags: mentorship, gsoc, lfx-mentorship, outreachy, cncf, open-source-contribution, community, web-server

## Member repositories
- cncf/mentoring (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.681089+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 2026-08-30T07:27:56.417583+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cncf/mentoring (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:41.681089+00:00, sha f17c1dc1b378)
  - homepage: https://mentoring.cncf.io (fetched 2026-08-29T09:43:27.438320+00:00, sha d9c314535f5c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.