oss-hunter
Automatically looks for opportunities to contribute to popular open-source projects. Helps find where to make valuable contributions.
What it does
This tool helps you find contribution opportunities in open-source projects that are popular and likely to be accepted. It looks for specific tasks in projects that are being updated recently.
When to use it
- ✓When you want to contribute to open-source projects.
- ✓When looking for easy or 'help wanted' tasks in areas like Artificial Intelligence.
- ✓To create a detailed plan on how to contribute to popular projects.
Example of what to ask your AI
“Find 'help wanted' tasks in popular AI projects.”
Want more? Open the sections below.
How to use
The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.
Skill link
Ready-to-paste message
How it works
The tool first finds popular projects that have been updated recently. Then, it searches for specific tasks within those projects, like 'help wanted' or 'good first issue'. Finally, it analyzes if the task is easy to solve and if the project usually accepts contributions.
Installation
Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.
In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:
npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill oss-hunterOr download just the file:
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills/main/plugins/agentic-awesome-skills-claude/skills/oss-hunter/SKILL.md -o SKILL.mdTechnical content (original SKILL.md)
Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.
OSS Hunter 🎯
A precision skill for agents to find, analyze, and strategize for high-impact Open Source contributions. This skill helps you become a top-tier contributor by identifying the most "mergeable" and influential issues in trending repositories.
When to Use
- Use when the user asks to find open source issues to work on.
- Use when searching for "help wanted" or "good first issue" tasks in specific domains like AI or Web3.
- Use to generate a "Contribution Dossier" with ready-to-execute strategies for trending projects.
Quick Start
Ask your agent:
- "Find me some help-wanted issues in trending AI repositories."
- "Hunt for bug fixes in langchain-ai/langchain that are suitable for a quick PR."
- "Generate a contribution dossier for the most recent trending projects on GitHub."
Workflow
When hunting for contributions, the agent follows this multi-stage protocol:
Phase 1: Repository Discovery
Use web_search or gh api to find trending repositories.
Focus on:
- Stars > 1000
- Recent activity (pushed within 24 hours)
- Relevant topics (AI, Agentic, Web3, Tooling)
Phase 2: Issue Extraction
Search for specific labels:
help-wantedgood-first-issuebugv1/roadmap
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --label "help wanted" --limit 10
Phase 3: Feasibility Analysis
Analyze the issue:
- Reproducibility: Is there a code snippet to reproduce the bug?
- Impact: How many users does this affect?
- Mergeability: Check recent PR history. Does the maintainer merge community PRs quickly?
- Complexity: Can this be solved by an agent with the current tools?
Phase 4: The Dossier
Generate a structured report for the human:
- Project Name & Stars
- Issue Link & Description
- Root Cause Analysis (based on code inspection)
- Proposed Fix Strategy
- Confidence Score (1-10)
Limitations
- Accuracy depends on the availability of
ghCLI orweb_searchtools. - Analysis is limited by context window when reading very large repositories.
- Cannot guarantee PR acceptance (maintainer discretion).
Contributing to the Matrix
Build a better hunter by adding new heuristics to Phase 3. Submit your improvements to the ClawForge.
Powered by OpenClaw & ClawForge.
FAQ
How does the tool know which projects are popular?
It looks for projects with many 'stars' (a sign of popularity on GitHub) that have been updated within the last 24 hours.
What kinds of tasks does the tool look for?
It searches for tasks labeled 'help-wanted', 'good-first-issue', 'bug', or related to future plans ('v1', 'roadmap').
Does the tool guarantee my contribution will be accepted?
No, the tool helps find the best opportunities and analyzes feasibility, but the final decision to accept a contribution always rests with the project maintainer.
Details
Original description by the author
Automatically hunt for high-impact OSS contribution opportunities in trending repositories.
Popularity
- GitHub stars
- 48k
- Ranking position
- #3780
- License
- MIT
- Updated
- 10/15/2026
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