oss-hunter
Helps developers find and plan contributions to trending open source projects.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/oss-hunter && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/3438" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/oss-hunter && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/oss-hunter
Activation
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Automatically hunt for high-impact OSS contribution opportunities in trending repositories.Key capabilities
- →Discover trending repositories
- →Extract issues by label
- →Analyze issue reproducibility
- →Assess maintainer responsiveness
- →Generate contribution dossiers
How it works
It uses search tools to identify trending projects and filters issues based on labels like help-wanted, then evaluates feasibility.
Inputs & outputs
When to use oss-hunter
- →Find beginner-friendly issues in popular AI projects
- →Identify bug-fix opportunities in specific GitHub repositories
- →Generate a contribution strategy dossier for target projects
About this skill
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.
When not to use it
- →Private repository analysis
- →Non-GitHub projects
Prerequisites
Limitations
- →Depends on gh CLI availability
- →Limited by context window size
How it compares
It automates the discovery and analysis of high-impact issues instead of manual browsing.
Compared to similar skills
oss-hunter side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| oss-hunter (this skill) | 1 | 4mo | Review | Beginner |
| resolve-conflicts | 81 | 8mo | Review | Intermediate |
| dependency-upgrade | 26 | 5mo | Review | Intermediate |
| git-commits | 21 | 4mo | No flags | Beginner |
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