# up-for-grabs/up-for-grabs.net

This is a list of projects which have curated tasks specifically for new contributors. These issues are a great way to get started with a project, or to help share the load of working on open source projects. Jump in!

Repository: https://github.com/up-for-grabs/up-for-grabs.net
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/up-for-grabsnet
Homepage: https://up-for-grabs.net/
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: javascript, ruby, good-first-issue, up-for-grabs, help-wanted
Last push: 2026-08-26T13:38:52+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": 4669, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6002, forks 2385 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:34.178414+00:00)

## What it is
Up For Grabs is a website that curates a list of open-source projects offering beginner-friendly tasks for new contributors. It helps developers find projects with well-labeled 'up-for-grabs' issues so they can start contributing to open source.

## Use cases
- find open source projects to contribute to
- discover good first issues for beginners
- get started with open source contributions
- list my project to attract new contributors
- find beginner-friendly tasks in open source
- share the load of maintaining an open source project

## When to choose
- you are a new developer looking for curated beginner tasks in open source
- you maintain a project and want to attract first-time contributors
- you want a browsable directory of projects labeled with up-for-grabs or help-wanted issues

## When to avoid
- you need paid or professional development work rather than volunteer contributions
- you want automated issue discovery rather than a manually curated list
- you need a library or API to integrate into your own tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: static-site-generator, search-engine, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, education
- platform: -
- tags: good-first-issue, open-source-contribution, curated-list, help-wanted, new-contributors, website, open-source, web-server, javascript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- up-for-grabs/up-for-grabs.net (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.178414+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 2026-08-29T17:49:48.584479+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/up-for-grabs/up-for-grabs.net (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:34.178414+00:00, sha ee0bfd571d1a)
  - homepage: https://up-for-grabs.net/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:45:53.430735+00:00, sha 03277fb36482)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.