oss-hunter
Automatically hunt for high-impact OSS contribution opportunities in trending repositories.
Profile →npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill oss-hunter --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# 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-wanted` - `good-first-issue` - `b
- When to Use
- Quick Start
- Workflow
- Phase 1: Repository Discovery
- Phase 2: Issue Extraction
- Phase 3: Feasibility Analysis
- Phase 4: The Dossier
- Limitations
- Contributing to the Matrix
gh issue list --repo owner/repo --label "help wanted" --limit 10
What does the oss-hunter skill do?
Automatically hunt for high-impact OSS contribution opportunities in trending repositories.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills --skill oss-hunter --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, a repository with 44,414 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.