Contributor ramp
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Use when a repository needs a better first-time contributor experience. This skill audits onboarding friction, contribution flow, issue shaping, and maintainer expectations, then turns that into docs, issue guidance, and a smoother path for new contributors.
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Contributor Ramp
Make a project feel joinable for capable strangers.
When to use
- New contributors struggle to get the project running.
- Maintainers want better issue shaping and onboarding docs.
- A repo has attention but very few outside contributions.
- A release or community push is coming and the project needs a friendlier on-ramp.
Workflow
- Inspect the real first-hour experience.
- Read
README.md,CONTRIBUTING.md, setup scripts, test commands, and issue labels. - Note where a newcomer would get stuck.
- Read
- Map the friction.
- Heavy setup
- Missing environment assumptions
- No "good first issue" guidance
- No explanation of review expectations
- No example of a small, successful contribution
- Improve the ramp in order.
- Clarify local setup and the first passing test.
- Recommend a first contribution path.
- Make issue scope and acceptance criteria explicit.
- Support maintainers too.
- Suggest templates, labels, and triage habits that reduce repeated explanation.
- Leave a newcomer-focused checklist.
- Someone should be able to answer "What do I do in the first 30 minutes?" after using this skill.
Expected Deliverables
- A first-time contributor friction audit
- Suggested or rewritten onboarding sections
- "Good first issue" shaping advice
- Maintainer checklist for issue hygiene
- A first-hour contribution path
Output Style
- Welcoming but specific
- Optimized for lower contributor anxiety
- Honest about setup pain and prerequisite knowledge
References
- Read references/contributor-system.md when you need a repeatable onboarding framework or issue-shaping checklist.