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Open Source Hackathon 2026 Project Submission

Participant Details

Full Name:
Immanuel Thomas J

GitHub Username:
immanuel-thomas-j

Team Name:
Solo

College/University:
Panimalar Engineering College


Project Details

Project Title:
OpenForge — Your First Open-Source PR in Minutes

Project Description:
OpenForge is a platform designed to help beginner developers make their first open-source contribution faster by removing the biggest barrier: discovery.

It indexes curated GitHub repositories and surfaces real-time "good first issue" tasks in a clean, searchable interface. Instead of spending hours searching across GitHub, users can instantly explore beginner-friendly issues, filter projects by technology, difficulty, and tags, and access live GitHub data with caching for performance.

The goal is to reduce the time required to make a first open-source contribution from hours to minutes.

Tech Stack Used:
Python (Flask), GitHub REST API, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Netlify, Render

GitHub Repository Link:
https://github.com/immanuel-thomas-j/openforge

Live Demo Link:
https://open-forge.netlify.app/

Presentation / Demo Video Link:
N/A


Open Source Readiness

  • My project is public on GitHub
  • My repository has a proper README.md
  • I have added setup/installation instructions
  • I have added screenshots/demo where possible
  • I have added a license file
  • My project is original and built/updated during the hackathon period

Memori Labs Sponsor Task


ID Card Verification

  • I have generated my ID card from https://oshack.xyz
  • If my ID was not verified, I completed the mandatory verification/giveaway form and tried again

Additional Notes

OpenForge was built to reduce onboarding friction in open-source contribution by making beginner-friendly issues easier to discover and act on.

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Apply your project here
https://summerofcode.xyz/apply?ref=scsnkjnpj

@immanuel-thomas-j

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@AkshitTiwarii I have already applied as a contributor. Do I need to apply separately as a project admin?

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@immanuel-thomas-j You can if you want to!

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