git-into-gsoc MCP server

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:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/anandkaranubc/git-into-gsoc/main/install.sh | bash

On Windows 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:

uv tool install git-into-gsoc    # or: pipx install git-into-gsoc
git-into-gsoc setup

2. Answer four questions in a new terminal:

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.

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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.

Shortened. The full README is on GitHub.