FirstIssue – AI-Powered Open Source Recommender & Chatbot

A platform to help junior developers explore and contribute to open-source projects through personalized AI recommendations and guided action plans.

🧠 What It Does

• Recommends open-source projects based on GitHub data and user survey
• Provides AI-generated contribution plans via Gemini API
• Includes an AI-powered chatbot to answer user questions and guide contribution flow

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend: React, TypeScript, TailwindCSS, Redux, Framer Motion
Backend: Express.js (TypeScript), Gemini API, MongoDB

📽️ Demo Video

Watch here

📌 Future Possibilities

• Allow companies/startups to register their open-source projects
• Match developers and organizations to support open-source hiring
• Implement GitHub OAuth for personalized onboarding

---

Built in 48 hours as part of HackTheBrain 2025.