Good First Issues

This is a list of JavaScript repositories with good first issues for newcomers to open source. Contributions are welcome!

This list gets updated every day at midnight.

Fmarzochi/EGC

• test(v1.1.20): upgrade or install on macOS and report behavior
• test(egc): use EGC for one real working day and tell us what happened
• test(v1.1.20): one-command install on Windows and report
• test(v1.1.20): one-command install on macOS and report
• test(guardian): try to get a dangerous command past the Guardian
• Ultra audit: break EGC on Anthropic Fable or Mistral
• test(memory): does EGC really give every tool the same brain?
• test(crusher): catch the Token Crusher dropping something it promised to keep

taskcluster/taskcluster

• Github quickstart page not rendering url substitituion

stdlib-js/stdlib

• Fix JavaScript lint errors
• Fix JavaScript lint errors
• Fix EditorConfig lint errors
• [RFC]: Migrate math/base/special packages from relative tolerance testing to ULP difference testing (tracking issue)
• Fix JavaScript lint errors
• Fix EditorConfig lint errors
• [RFC]: Add C implementation for @stdlib/stats/base/dists/beta/median
• [RFC]: Add C implementation for @stdlib/stats/base/dists/chisquare/pdf
• [RFC]: Improve doctests for ndarray instances in documentation examples (tracking issue)
• Fix broken Markdown link: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=892671

davgross/homeless-in-slo-resource-guide

• Verify "St. Patrick’s Shamrock Thrift" data
• Verify correct locations of "Catholic Charities"
• Add "Hope for Ashlynn" group
• SLO YMCA moving to 24-hour schedule

nextcloud/mail

• Add a CONST for the Oracle Max Chunk size and replace all occurrences

WordPress/gutenberg

• Restore the full search visibility in embed links
• Typescript - introduce new @wordpress/ts-config package for outside usage
• Pasting direct image URL inserts Embed block instead of Image block
• The category set in Default Post Category is not selected in the display when posting a new post.
• Make tooltips dismissable
• Cover block: empty block shows as black box on frontend
• Dependency Extraction Webpack Plugin: Prettify the output of the development asset files
• Custom font upload not working
• Twitter embed block should expose options for how the tweet is displayed
• Improve the manual git cherry-pick instructions left when performing an automatic cherry-pick fails
• Documentation: Clarify the behavior of parent when empty during block registration
• Allow the PanelColorSettings to be visible if no colors and but with children
• NumberControl: Disable dragging on touch devices
• ESLint plugin: Relax the rule for @since in JSDoc

meshery/meshery.io

• [Bug] Copy Button Flickering on Hover
• [Bug] Fix Meshery Docs Link Styling
• Website: Consolidate duplicative and unused CSS
• [CI] Enhance appropriate github issue templates with mention of and hyperlink to self-pace contributor training

darshi1337/apogee

• Export summary as JSON
• Add per-summary keyword focus
• Dev.to article extractor
• Bulk export of all past summaries
• GitLab merge request and issue extractor

dandovdub/residoo

• Verify a source not yet on this list against a real install
• Verify Windsurf, Cline, or Continue against a real install
• Verify Cursor source against a real install

happy520ai/unified-ai-system

• Add a secure Helm chart for the HTTP gateway (Phase 1)
• docs: extend MCP client matrix with verified client runs

nextcloud/forms

• Replace description fields with NcRichText

TryGhost/Ghost

• 🌐 i18n mega-issue
• Share profile image generation is broken for some avatars and cover images

vercel/next.js

• Redux-observable server side fetching
• @next/next/no-html-link-for-pages rule does not work with pageExtensions
• getInitialProps is not running when Router.replace's "href" and "as" contains hash and query params inside "href" change.
• Scrolling happens when user returns to a page with hash using browser back button
• Dynamic Routes in Symlinks is not working
• Misleading "next-head-count is missing" error for invalid head tags
• POST request succeeds for pages with next dev
• Inconsistent Error Messaging / Handling in getStaticPaths
• Parameter on AppType is used incorrectly

nextcloud/contacts

• Contact Groups edit field: horizontal scrollbar covers the contact group(s)

Zoverions/AXIOM-MESH

• Security Agent Cell Pilot #1 — independently attack RT-AUTH-001
• Agent Community engagement: first outside Security Cell result
• Community Testnet v0 — recruit independent operators and hardware evidence
• Agent Commons: external-agent contribution and interoperability layer

style-dictionary/style-dictionary

• [Docs] Auto-generate types and enums docs from file contents

nextcloud/spreed

• Inconsistent padding for dashboard widgets
• Recording chunked upload would fail with token length > 13
• Go back to autopilot mode if re-clicking selected participant
• Dashboard widget should show the actual mention message
• Imprint and privacy links in public talk conversations
• Migrate addParticipantToRoom to InvitationList
• Migrate OCC to InvitationList
• Guests in voice-rooms do not see "Leave call" button
• talk couldn't work after install the “talk_matterbridge”
• Write tests for "Team resources" integration
• System message shows "guest added user" to a conversation when adding through circle/team
• Reactions notifications when fully subscribed in federated conversations
• Limit to groups in federated target server breaks federation
• Instant meeting outside of dashboard?

louislam/uptime-kuma

• Password Reset via CLI does not work on Embedded MariaDB
• Pausing a group does not pause the individual monitors of that group

Eun-si123/teamforge-unity-collab

• Docs: align core TeamForge terminology across the English/Korean README pair
• Website: add a skip link and verify keyboard navigation on the landing page

ChulioZ/spielwirbel

• Add the Portuguese UI locale (pt)
• Add the Dutch UI locale (nl)

HarperFast/harper

• Incorrect logic for matching index.html
• static file handler should have configurable index.html

usebruno/bruno

• Proxying should support HTTP and HTTPS at the same time
• Close multiple collections at once

jellyfin/jellyfin-web

• The homepage only displays the backdrops from libraries of the "movie" type

layer5io/docs

• [Bug] Image not rendering correctly
• Screen capture includes Grammarly
• [Docs] Floating Card Overlapping Navbar

medic/cht-core

• Add constant for 'contact' document type
• Add constants for 'task', 'target', and 'user-settings' document types
• Add constant for 'person' document type

Berserk-hub150/skillhawk

• [Good First Issue] Add a redaction tip [MC-009]
• [Good First Issue] Add a suspicious-fixture writing tip [MC-008]
• [Good First Issue] Add a safe-fixture writing tip [MC-007]
• [Good First Issue] Add a severity calibration tip [MC-006]
• [Good First Issue] Add a narrow-rule design tip [MC-005]
• [Good First Issue] Add a false-positive review tip [MC-004]
• [Good First Issue] Add an actionable-remediation tip [MC-003]
• [Good First Issue] Add a minimal-evidence tip [MC-002]
• [Good First Issue] Add a regression-test tip [MC-014]
• [Good First Issue] Add a path-traversal review tip [MC-031]
• [Good First Issue] Add a SKILL.md trust-boundary tip [MC-012]
• [Good First Issue] Add an output-encoding tip [MC-032]
• [2–5 min] Define prompt injection for beginners
• [2–5 min] Add one prompt-injection remediation tip
• [2–5 min] Add one precision flashcard
• [2–5 min] Add one safe-fixture writing tip
• [2–5 min] Add one severity-labeling tip
• [2–5 min] Add one MCP config review use case
• [2–5 min] Add one false-negative reporting tip
• [2–5 min] Add one false-positive reporting tip
• [2–5 min] Add one benchmark FAQ answer
• [2–5 min] Add one local repository scan use case
• [2–5 min] Add one pull-request scanning use case
• [2–5 min] Add one Claude Code review use case
• [2–5 min] Add one Agent Skill review use case
• [2–5 min] Add one recall flashcard
• [2–5 min] Add one static-vs-dynamic analysis flashcard
• [2–5 min] Add one secrets-handling flashcard
• [2–5 min] Add one static-only safety flashcard
• [2–5 min] Add one rule ID flashcard
• [2–5 min] Add one CI security gate flashcard
• [2–5 min] Add one Code Scanning flashcard
• [2–5 min] Add one GitHub Action flashcard
• [2–5 min] Add one flashcard about zero dependencies
• [2–5 min] Define least privilege for beginners
• [2–5 min] Define remediation for beginners
• [2–5 min] Define security severity levels
• [2–5 min] Define recall for beginners
• [2–5 min] Define precision for beginners
• [2–5 min] Define false negative for beginners
• [2–5 min] Define false positive for beginners
• [2–5 min] Define SARIF for beginners
• [2–5 min] Define static analysis for beginners
• Add detection for suspicious PowerShell download-and-execute patterns
• Add a compact README demo GIF or terminal screenshot

fastify/fastify

• Categorize Fastify Plugins
• ApplicationHooks have inconsistent reference to instance
• Option to align route params with schema at startup

jcubic/lips

• SRFI-193 is not fully implemented

RaspberryPiFoundation/blockly

• Update serialization docs to reflect support for workspace comments

PipedreamHQ/pipedream

• [ACTION] Freshdesk - List Tickets: add requester_id / email / per_page / updated_since / include filters (For Neople)
• [ACTION]
• [riddle_quiz_maker] Update app metadata: description, logo and MCP URL
• Add tools for Yahoo Fantasy Football connector
• membership.went_invalid
• NEED A NEW TOOL FOR FINNHUB VIA PIPEDREAM[ACTION]

jeremysball/taskferry

• Claude backgrounds ferry dispatches with shell '&' instead of taskferry dispatch or run_in_background
• Same debounced-persist crash-window pattern exists at 4 other call sites in tasks.js
• errorValue() falls back to the raw 'error:' prefix text when the error line is present but empty
• An empty-string env var is treated as unset in three places in tasks.js, producing a misleading 'not set' error
• readNarrationExcerpt() reimplements readActivitySnapshot()'s head/tail file-splitting instead of calling it
• README tells users to run pi but never explains what it is
• package.json description leads with unexplained "AXI" name
• Two unused brand PNGs at repo root, never referenced
• New pi-executor sandbox test in executor.test.js is redundant with an existing one
• The mkdirSync+chmodSync 0700 directory-setup pattern is copy-pasted in three files
• tf-sl.sh statusline segment goes blank when a crashed task lands in the --limit window
• checkClaudeIntegration duplicates the ENOENT/status/success pattern PR #199 just extracted
• advisor: support --require-final-marker like dispatch does
• Generate man pages for the CLI, wire them into CI and taskferry setup
• docs: refresh cli-reference.md, using-taskferry SKILL.md, and TASKFERRY_TASK_ID docs for advisor auto-context
• Bare taskferry (no subcommand) hangs instead of printing help
• Add --events filter to taskferry watch to cut routine queued/running notification noise
• dispatch: warn when a project declares no check command
• tasks.test-helpers.js: trackManager() is opt-in with no lint/runtime guard
• 6 test files reimplement mkdtempTracked() instead of importing it
• commands.test.js/changeset.integration.test.js: inline IIFE temp-dir tracking instead of a named helper
• cli.test.js leaks temp dirs via raw fs.mkdtempSync (pre-existing, untouched by PR #368)
• pretty.js: renderPretty() renders empty counts as a bare styled blank line

Syknapse/Contribute-To-This-Project

• [Good First Issue] Pixel Glitch in some theme cards
• [bug] cards/template.html is missing — was renamed instead of copied in PR #4681

prometheus/client_js

• Please consider adding a getClusterMetricsAsJSON funtion
• enhancement: Cluster worker scrape timeouts/errors should be recorded
• Truthiness Reduction Program 2026

nodejs/doc-kit

• The tooltips for methods or attributes in the sidebar are not fully displayed.

jannskiee/floe

• Browser: mirror the peer-perspective incompatibility reason
• Desktop: the server Test button should detect a missing TURN relay before Hide my IP fails

WordPress/wordpress-playground

• Missing CONTRIBUTING.md file
• Provide unit and e2e test instructions in the top-level README