$ on-ramp find-issue --for="you"
Make meaningful
contributions.
Spent an hour hunting for a good first issue you can actually solve? Type one sentence — On-Ramp hands back curated matches with AI explanations.
● Free · Sign in with GitHub · Takes 5 seconds
Indexing issues from world-class open-source projects
Time, reclaimed
The hour you used to waste —
now spent shipping.
Most developers spend an hour scrolling, filtering, and bookmarking issues before writing a single line. On-Ramp collapses that into one sentence.
The old way
- Open 12 GitHub tabs, lose half of them
- Filter by label · star · language · activity · …
- Read 80-comment threads to understand context
- Bookmark issues you'll never come back to
- Give up. Watch a tutorial instead.
The new way
- Type one sentence in plain English
- Get a ranked shortlist of fitting issues
- Read an AI summary, difficulty, and where to start
- Open the issue you'll actually finish
- Ship your first PR before lunch.
How it feels
Built to feel instant, confident, and kind.
We obsess over the experience because contributing to open source shouldn't feel like a research project.
Type like you'd ask a friend
‘React beginner issues’. ‘Python API bug for newcomers’. We parse intent, tech, skill level, and category in milliseconds — no dropdowns, no checkboxes.
$ I know React and want beginner frontend issues
→ tech: react · level: beginner · category: frontend
Results in seconds
Parallel GitHub queries, smart ranking, AI explanations — all behind one input.
Explained in plain English
Summary, difficulty, why it fits you, where to start. No more reading 80-comment threads.
Only the issues worth your time
We score for freshness, repo activity, complexity, and beginner-friendliness — and quietly drop abandoned threads.
No clutter. No upsell.
No 18-filter sidebars. One-click sign-in with GitHub or email. The product respects your attention.
Made for first-timers and pros
Beginner guidance, technical glossary, and ‘where to start’ hints turn an intimidating repo into a clear next step.
Watch it work
One sentence in.
A perfect issue out.
Sign in, type your sentence, and On-Ramp hands back curated issues with AI-generated explanations, difficulty ratings, and concrete starting points.
- Parses tech stack, skill level, and intent
- Searches 35+ hand-picked, active repos in parallel
- Ranks by freshness, fit, and beginner-friendliness
- Explains every issue in plain English
How it works
Three steps. Under a minute.
Describe what you want
Tell us the tech you know and how much challenge you’re up for. Plain English only.
“I know TypeScript and want a beginner frontend issue.”
We do the heavy lifting
On-Ramp parses your intent, queries curated repos in parallel, and ranks every issue for fit.
Freshness · Relevance · Complexity · Beginner-friendliness
Open a PR with confidence
Each issue is explained simply with where-to-start hints, glossary, and beginner guidance.
→ from confused to your first contribution in minutes
Who it's for
One product.
Three lives, easier.
Whether you're shipping your first PR, maintaining a repo, or hunting for talented engineers — On-Ramp gives you the same unfair advantage: time.
For developers
Land your first (or next) PR
Stop bookmarking issues you'll never open. Type once, ship today.
- Personalised by tech stack & skill
- AI explains every issue simply
- Where-to-start hints save hours
For maintainers
Get the right contributors
Surface your repo to motivated devs who already know they want to help.
- Beginner-friendly issues get attention
- Less hand-holding in review
- More PRs that actually merge
For recruiters
Spot cracked candidates fast
Hours of resume-skimming → seconds of seeing what they actually shipped.
- Real PRs · real code · real impact
- Filter by stack, signal, and recency
- Coming soon — opt-in talent feed
Pricing
Honest pricing.
Free where it counts.
Finding your next open-source issue is free, forever — that part should never have a paywall. Pro & Team are for power features we're building now; lock in founding-member pricing today.
Free
Available todayEverything On-Ramp does today — for every developer.
- Unlimited natural-language search
- AI explanations on every issue
- Difficulty · effort · where-to-start hints
- 35+ curated, actively-maintained repos
- Free sign-in (GitHub or email). No filters. No credit card.
Pro
Preorder · ships 2026For contributors who want streaks, profiles, and faster AI.
- Everything in Free
- Saved searches & weekly digests
- Contribution tracking & streaks
- Public contributor profile
- Faster AI (latest Claude / GPT / Gemini via OpenRouter)
- Priority issue ranking
Team
Preorder · ships 2026For OSPOs, DevRel, and hiring teams who recruit from OSS.
- Everything in Pro
- Private curated repo collections
- Recruiter / OSPO talent feed
- SSO, audit logs & seat management
- Custom ranking & branded portal
- Dedicated support
Pro & Team launch with the features above — until then, you'll be billed $0. Founding-member pricing locks in for life. Cancel anytime.
What's next
Today is just the on-ramp.
Here's the highway.
We're building the full open-source contribution flywheel. Today we ship discovery + AI explanations. Tomorrow: profiles, streaks, automation, and a hiring layer that actually rewards what you build.
Natural-language issue discovery
Type, get curated issues, get AI explanations. All shipped.
Saved searches & weekly digests
Pin a search like ‘React beginner a11y’ and we’ll email you the freshest matches.
Contribution tracking & streaks
Watch your PRs, your favourite repos, and your contribution streak grow.
Public contributor profiles
A clean, shareable page that shows what you’ve shipped — beats any LinkedIn bullet.
Smart notifications
“A fresh React a11y issue just dropped.” Slack / Discord / email — your call.
Repo setup automation
One-click clone, dev-container spin-up, scripts wired — go from issue to running locally in 30 seconds.
Achievements & gentle gamification
Light, optional, never spammy. Streak badges, first-PR confetti, a kind leaderboard.
Recruiter / OSPO talent feed
Opt-in only. Companies see what you’ve actually shipped, not what your resume claims.
Questions
Honest answers.
Make a contribution that actually matters.
One sentence. Ten seconds. A real PR by tonight. Stop bookmarking issues you'll never open.
Free · Sign in once · No credit card · No fluff