GitHub Bounty Scout

A small CLI for reviewing GitHub issue URLs before starting open-source bounty work.

It looks at basic public signals: issue state, assignees, labels, comment count, recent activity, and related pull requests. The score is not a guarantee; it is a fast way to decide whether a task deserves deeper review.

Usage

python3 src/bounty_scout.py https://github.com/owner/repo/issues/123

Set GITHUB_TOKEN to increase GitHub API rate limits.

Maintainer-Friendly Notes

• The tool favors avoiding duplicate work.
• It penalizes closed, assigned, stale, reserved, security, and crypto-related issues.
• It does not automate comments, claims, or pull requests.