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Open beginner issues: 21
Indexed issues: 31
Avg merge: 13h 43m
Merged PRs (30d): 110

Dominant language: TypeScript
License: CC-BY-4.0
Last GitHub push: Sep 18, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 16, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: help wanted

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Clarify that `DO_NOT_TRACK` only disables telemetry if `1` or `true` Open

builder persona content

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 90/100

github/docs#45957 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 19, 2026
Simplified Chinese GitHub Mobile article displays an untranslated English body Open

localization

Difficulty 2/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 72/100

github/docs#45949 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 18, 2026
Docs say a PR from a linked branch is "automatically linked" to the issue, but it is not when the PR targets a non-default branch Open

builder persona

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 82/100

github/docs#45948 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 18, 2026
Connecting to a private network docs reference archived repository Open

builder persona content

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

github/docs#45946 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 17, 2026
[ja] Broken table rendering on "GitHub language support" Open

content localization

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

github/docs#45858 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Sep 12, 2026
Wrong translation in French version of the "Manually running a workflow" article Open

content localization

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 92/100

github/docs#45773 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 6, 2026
Dependabot - Private "Registries"/"Dependencies"/"Repositories" is misleading Open

content dependabot needs SME

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 82/100

github/docs#45681 · 6 comments · Opened Aug 31, 2026
Broken Markdown in translated versions of "Searching issues and pull requests" article. Open

content localization

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 65/100

github/docs#45370 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · Opened Jul 31, 2026
`restrict-creations` should warn about compatibility with merge queues Open

content needs SME never-stale repositories Waiting on SME review

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 78/100

github/docs#45334 · 3 comments · Opened Jul 28, 2026
Rulesets docs don't disclose that bypass_actors is not honored by auto-merge completion Open

content needs SME never-stale repositories Waiting on SME review

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 76/100

github/docs#45265 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jul 23, 2026
Swift CI tutorial examples are outdated (Swift 5.2/5.3, setup-swift pinned to a 2021 commit) Open

Closed as inactive content github_actions never-stale triage

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

github/docs#44868 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 22, 2026
inputs type are undocumented / contradicting Open

content github_actions needs SME never-stale Waiting on SME review

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

github/docs#44770 · 3 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jun 17, 2026
Clarify limitations of `copilot-setup-steps` concerning call of reusable workflows Open

content copilot never-stale

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 74/100

github/docs#44493 · 3 comments · 2 reactions · Opened May 29, 2026
`on.<push|pull_request|pull_request_target>.<paths|paths-ignore>` should indicate how to match on git submodules Open

content github_actions needs SME never-stale

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 88/100

github/docs#44228 · 4 comments · Opened May 11, 2026
Clarify 'description' key is optional for composite actions Open

content github_actions never-stale

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 25/100

github/docs#43910 · 6 comments · Opened Apr 21, 2026
Add a note for copilot-setup-steps.yml and using with a merge queue Open

content github_actions never-stale Waiting on contributor

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 84/100

github/docs#43246 · 7 comments · Opened Mar 6, 2026
The gihub.ref description is confusing and incorrect, particularly for PRs Open

content github_actions never-stale

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

github/docs#43055 · 7 comments · Opened Feb 20, 2026
Documentation bug: expression numbers are mis-documented Open

builder persona content github_actions never-stale

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

github/docs#43008 · 11 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Feb 17, 2026
Behavior of `branches` filter on existing branches Open

content github_actions never-stale

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

github/docs#42813 · 9 comments · Opened Feb 6, 2026
`jobs.<job_id>.steps[*].working-directory` doesn't say it's incompatible with `uses` Open

content github_actions

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 74/100

github/docs#42699 · 5 comments · Opened Feb 2, 2026
Clarify and consolidate documentation for content exclusions for the different GitHub Copilot modes Open

content copilot needs SME Waiting on SME review

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

github/docs#42617 · 9 comments · Opened Jan 29, 2026
OIDC Examples Missing some subject claims Open

content github_actions never-stale

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 75/100

github/docs#42520 · 6 comments · Opened Jan 23, 2026
Update Managing Rulesets in regards to status checks Open

content github_actions needs SME Waiting on SME review

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 74/100

github/docs#41757 · 8 comments · Opened Dec 9, 2025
Conflicting statements regarding GitHub Copilot content exclusion support in IDEs Open

content copilot needs SME Waiting on SME review

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 70/100

github/docs#41288 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 16, 2025
Inconsistent allowed contexts for reusable workflow secrets/inputs Open

content github_actions never-stale

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

github/docs#40391 · 7 comments · Opened Sep 16, 2025
Clarify case-(in)sensitivity for `matrix.<keys>` Open

actions content never-stale waiting for review

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

github/docs#27200 · 16 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 1, 2023

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