SlothContributor: a local agent that does my issue hunting

Описание и применение

SlothContributor – локальный CLI‑агент, который автоматически анализирует новые проблемы в выбранных репозиториях, используя локальную модель Gemma 2, и предоставляет структурированный "Contributor's Hunch", экономя время на поиске и подготовке к PR.

Задача

Contributing to open source is hampered by the time spent refreshing GitHub, filtering labels, reading long issue threads, and guessing which files caused a bug, often leading to fatigue before writing a fix.

Результат

The agent reduced manual research time by eliminating 30–45 minutes of context‑switching, enabling contributors to focus on coding. It also helped the author decide quickly whether an issue was solvable, leading to three merged PRs in the target repository.

Рабочий процесс

• 1. Start the watcher with python main.py --watch. 2. The agent polls each repo every 15 minutes. 3. On detecting a new issue, it reads the issue text. 4. Gemma suggests likely file paths. 5. The Python backend verifies paths via the GitHub API. 6. If a file exists, Gemma analyzes the real code and issue together. 7. The agent outputs a "Contributor's Hunch" with core problem, target files, and a suggested fix. 8. The user reviews the hunch and proceeds to implement the fix.

Доказательства

I want to contribute to open source, but I hate the hustle. I used to spend 30 minutes refreshing GitHub, filtering labels, reading long issue threads and guessing which files caused a bug.

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SlothContributor automates the entire research phase. The second a new issue drops, it doesn't just notify you. It reads the issue, fetches the relevant source code from the repository, and hands you a structured "Contributor's Hunch" on exactly where to look and how to fix it.

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The core is a Python CLI that talks to Ollama, running Google's open-weight Gemma 2 (2B) locally.

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I added MongoDB Atlas for persistent memory (no duplicate analysis, resumable sessions), Plyer for desktop notifications and Rich for the terminal UI.

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Now the hunch gives me a summary of the issue, where to look and a suggested fix up front. I can tell quickly whether an issue is one I understand and can actually solve, and only then ask to be assigned, instead of leaving a vague comment and figuring it out afterwards.

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