Contributor Onboarding Paths for GitHub Projects

A vertical SaaS for open-source project maintainers: a contributor onboarding portal that converts a repository’s contribution process into a guided, interactive checklist. It connects to GitHub, reads issue labels and contribution files, and gives newcomers a personalized path: choose an issue, fork/setup instructions, required checks, PR template completion, code-of-conduct acknowledgement, and a progress view. Maintainers get visibility into where contributors abandon the process and can identify issues whose setup instructions are blocking people. This is not another GitHub analytics dashboard; it addresses contributor drop-off caused by fragmented onboarding information across README files, Discord messages, and issue comments. It fits someone passionate about developer communities and browser-based developer tools, and it can initially target projects with sponsors, commercial open-source companies, bootcamp-led repositories, and organizations running internal developer portals. Offer a free public-project tier to seed organic adoption, then charge $25/month for branded onboarding, private repositories, and drop-off analytics; $75/month for organizations. Promote via GitHub, maintainer forums, OSS newsletters, and relevant Reddit communities. Funny domain: PleaseReadContributing.com

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