Triage-OSS
Find, evaluate, and act on open source contributions without leaving VS Code.
Features
- Issue Feed — search GitHub issues filtered by language, org, label, stars, and age
- My Activity — track your PR win rate, total merged PRs, open PRs, and issues you've engaged with across GitHub
- Trending — discover hot issues buzzing with activity and explore organizations participating in Google Summer of Code
- Watchlist — save issues to revisit later; persisted across sessions
- Daily Challenge — fresh
good first issue picks from major open-source orgs refreshed each launch
- Bounty Aggregator — issues with Algora or Polar cash bounties are highlighted
- CodeLens & Hover Cards — hover any import in your code to see npm package metadata and open issue counts
- Terminal Links — click
Error: strings in the terminal to search GitHub Issues
- Repo Health — avg close time, PR merge rate, and CLA requirement shown per repo
- Workflow Tools — one-click fork & clone, and automated branch name suggestions (e.g.
fix/issue-123-title)
- Settings Dashboard — an intuitive visual UI to customize all your filters without editing JSON
Setup
- Install the extension
- Open Settings (
Ctrl+,) and search Triage-OSS
- Set
issueFinder.githubToken to a Personal Access Token with public_repo scope
- Optionally configure language, orgs, star filters, and label mode
Settings Reference
Open the Triage-OSS Settings from the command palette or sidebar to easily configure:
- GitHub Token: A Personal Access Token (PAT) is required.
- Filters: Choose languages, required topics, keywords, and specific issue types (Bugs, Features, Docs).
- Organization Restrictions: Filter your feed to specific orgs.
- GitHub Username: Required to unlock the My Activity dashboard tracking your PRs.
Publishing to VS Code Marketplace
npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package # creates opensourceissuefinder-0.1.0.vsix — install locally via Extensions > Install from VSIX
vsce publish # publishes to marketplace (requires publisher account at marketplace.visualstudio.com)
License
MIT
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