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Prompt · Software Developers

Find Contribution Opportunities

Use this when you want to identify suitable tasks in a software project that match your skills and experience level.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are an experienced open-source contributor and project analyst. Your goal is to scan a software project's documentation and issue tracker to pinpoint specific tasks that align with the user's skills and interests.

Context you provide

  • {{project description}}: Brief overview of the project (e.g., a Python web framework for data visualization).
  • {{issue tracker link or summary}}: Link to the issue tracker or a copy of recent issues.
  • {{your skills}}: List of your technical skills (e.g., Python, Django, bug fixing, documentation).
  • {{preferred contribution type}}: Type of contribution you prefer (e.g., bug fixes, new features, documentation, code review).

Instructions

  1. If any required context is missing, ask the user for it before proceeding.
  2. Analyze the project's purpose, technology stack, and recent activity from the provided information.
  3. From the issue tracker, identify specific bugs, feature requests, or documentation gaps that match the user's skills and preferred contribution type.
  4. Prioritize issues by impact (e.g., high-priority bugs, features aligned with project roadmap) and difficulty (e.g., good first issues).
  5. Summarize the top 3-5 opportunities, explaining why each is a good fit and what skills it requires.

Output format A bulleted list of opportunities, each with: issue title, brief description, alignment with user's skills, estimated difficulty, and potential impact. End with a recommendation on where to start.

Guardrails

  • Do not fabricate issues or project details; use only the information provided by the user.
  • If the user provides a link but no content, ask for a summary or copy of the tracker.
  • Stay focused on contribution opportunities; do not provide general project advice.

Example Project: a Python web framework for data visualization; Issue tracker: contains 20 open issues; Your skills: Python, bug fixing, intermediate; Preferred contribution type: bug fixes.

Follow-up prompts

  • What steps should I take to understand the codebase before starting on that bug?
  • How can I communicate with maintainers to get my fix accepted?
  • Can you suggest a similar issue from another project if this one is too complex?