anandkaranubc/git-into-gsoc

Find your first open-source contribution and prepare for Google Summer of Code (GSoC), using real data instead of guesses.
Every year, many first-timers end up in a project that stopped answering, ask for an issue three people already claimed, or send a proposal that reads like a hundred others. git-into-gsoc reads the official GSoC site, the organization archive, and GitHub, and shows you:
which organizations fit what you know and what you care about
which of their repositories actually merge newcomers' pull requests (proposed changes)
which beginner issues (reported bugs or tasks) nobody has claimed yet
where the program is right now, and what to do this week
It works in your terminal and inside AI assistants such as Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, and VS Code. It never invents organizations, issues, or dates, and it never helps anyone send spam.
## Start in two minutes
1. Install. On macOS, Linux, or Windows with WSL, open a terminal and run:
bash
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anandkaranubc/git-into-gsoc/main/install.sh | bash
On Windows PowerShell:
powershell
irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anandkaranubc/git-into-gsoc/main/install.ps1 | iex
You only need an internet connection. If something is missing, the installer offers uv, a free tool that brings its own Python. It tells you what it installs and connects every AI assistant it finds. If it installs uv, uv adds its folder to your shell's startup file so the command is found in new terminals. Other ways to install.
Already use uv or pipx? Install the package from PyPI, the Python Package Index, then connect your assistants:
bash
uv tool install git-into-gsoc # or: pipx install git-into-gsoc
git-into-gsoc setup
2. Answer four questions in a new terminal:
bash
git-into-gsoc start
You get the organizations that fit you, a shortlist, and your next steps with the exact commands. Press Enter to skip any question.
3. Come back any time. git-into-gsoc on its own shows your progress. git-into-gsoc next tells you what to do now: deadlines, changes on the issues you follow, and new beginner issues.
> [!TIP]
> Searching issues uses GitHub's API, which allows only 60 requests an hour without signing in. Install GitHub's gh tool and run gh auth login once; git-into-gsoc picks it up by itself. Nothing else needs an account.
## Use it in your AI assistant
The installer already connects the assistants it finds. To add git-into-gsoc as a plugin that updates with your assistant instead, run one line. You need uv, a free tool that starts the git-into-gsoc server your assistant talks to. That server uses MCP (the Model Context Protocol), the standard way AI assistants use outside tools. For Claude Code:
bash
claude plugin install git-into-gsoc --marketplace anandkaranubc/git-into-gsoc
Use it in your AI assistant has the line for Codex, GitHub Copilot CLI, Gemini CLI, Antigravity, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude Desktop, and how to update or remove each one.
Then ask in your own words, for example: "I want to do Google Summer of Code. I know Python and like science. Where do I start?" The assistant uses the same live data as the terminal and shows its sources.