The latest articles on Forem by Mohit || Dev (@mohitdebian). https://forem.com/mohitdebian https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1342509%2F88f9f8ac-5d92-4416-bae1-724e94bcab5f.png https://forem.com/mohitdebian en Mohit || Dev Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:44:29 +0000 https://forem.com/mohitdebian/i-was-tired-of-oss-prs-going-nowhere-so-i-built-a-tool-that-tells-you-what-to-work-on-and-how-to-5b38 https://forem.com/mohitdebian/i-was-tired-of-oss-prs-going-nowhere-so-i-built-a-tool-that-tells-you-what-to-work-on-and-how-to-5b38 <h1> I was tired of OSS PRs going nowhere — so I built a tool that tells you what to work on and how to solve it </h1> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <code>opensource</code> <code>github</code> <code>webdev</code> <code>productivity</code></p> <p>I've been contributing to open source for a while now.</p> <p>And for a long time, my workflow looked like this:</p> <ol> <li>Browse GitHub issues for an hour</li> <li>Pick something that looks doable</li> <li>Spend a weekend on it</li> <li>Submit the PR</li> <li>Wait</li> <li>...still waiting</li> <li>Move on feeling defeated</li> </ol> <p>Sound familiar?</p> <p>The problem was never the code. It was that I had no system for picking the <em>right</em> work.</p> <h2> The real problems nobody talks about </h2> <p>When you're contributing to open source, there are three invisible problems killing your momentum:</p> <p><strong>1. Issue selection is a black box</strong><br> You pick something that looks interesting. But you have no idea if the maintainer is even active, if someone else is already working on it, or if this type of PR ever gets merged in this repo.</p> <p><strong>2. Competition is higher than you think</strong><br> Those "good first issue" tags? Everyone sees them. By the time you finish, three others have already submitted. You never had a chance.</p> <p><strong>3. You don't know when to submit</strong><br> Maintainers are humans with schedules. Submitting at the wrong time means your PR gets buried before it's even seen.</p> <h2> So I built AlgoMerge </h2> <p>🔗 <strong><a href="https://algomerge.vercel.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">algomerge.vercel.app</a></strong></p> <p>It's a contribution command center that solves all three problems.</p> <p>Here's what it actually does:</p> <h3> 🔮 Merge Probability Score </h3> <p>Before you even start working, AlgoMerge shows you the probability that a PR in this repo will get merged — based on maintainer patterns, repo behavior, and PR state. No more guessing.</p> <h3> 🏆 Competition Score </h3> <p>See how contested an issue is before you claim it. Low competition + active maintainer = high value work.</p> <h3> 🎯 Issue Fit Discovery </h3> <p>It matches issues to YOUR stack and bandwidth. Not just "beginner friendly" — actually relevant to what you know and how much time you have.</p> <h3> 🤖 AI Analysis + Implementation Plan </h3> <p>For each issue, you get an AI-generated breakdown of the problem AND a step-by-step implementation plan. So you walk in already knowing exactly what to do.</p> <h3> ⚡ Actionable Queue </h3> <p>A ranked list of exactly what to work on next — built from your real contribution data and repo signals.</p> <h2> How it works </h2> <ol> <li> <strong>Connect GitHub</strong> — one click, takes 2 minutes</li> <li> <strong>Import your context</strong> — PR history, issue patterns, repo data pulled automatically</li> <li> <strong>Get your queue</strong> — ranked, prioritized, ready to ship</li> </ol> <p>No config. No spreadsheets. Just signal.</p> <h2> Who it's for </h2> <ul> <li>Developers who contribute regularly and want to maximize impact</li> <li>Students building their OSS portfolio and need a smarter starting point</li> <li>Engineers who've had PRs ignored and want to stop wasting weekends</li> </ul> <h2> Try it free </h2> <p>🔗 <strong><a href="https://algomerge.vercel.app" rel="noopener noreferrer">algomerge.vercel.app</a></strong></p> <p>Free to try. Sign in with GitHub and you're up in under 2 minutes.</p> <p>I'd love brutal feedback from this community — what would make this actually useful for how you contribute? 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