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    GitHub OSS activity dashboards

    Planned · M4 — v1.0 Launch0 / 4 (0%)

    Objective

    Define a low-friction GitHub add-on for Dataface: a dashboard pack plus automation path that lets an open-source project publish richer GitHub activity and contributor dashboards than GitHub's native Insights pages, with static hosting on GitHub Pages, scheduled refresh via GitHub Actions, and click-through to per-contributor detail dashboards.

    Why this belongs in M4

    This is a strong M4 / v1.0 launch fit for dashboard-factory:

    • Dataface already supports static HTML builds via dft build.
    • The main remaining work is repeatable packaging: dashboard topology, data extraction, publishing workflow, and a maintainer-friendly adoption story.
    • The value is not just one dashboard. It is a reusable factory pattern that OSS projects can copy with minimal bespoke work.

    Scope

    The initiative covers:

    • A recommended dashboard suite for OSS GitHub activity and project health.
    • A data contract that combines GitHub GraphQL and REST data into static-friendly snapshots.
    • A reusable GitHub Actions + Pages publishing path.
    • A contributor drill-through model so every summary board can link to an individual person's dashboard.

    The initiative does not try to build a hosted SaaS or private-repo analytics service in v1.

    Key dependency

    • Dashboard linking: dashboard-linking-v1 is a dependency for the richest contributor drill-through and cross-board navigation pattern.

    Deliverables

    • [ ] Research doc covering GitHub-native gaps, competitor landscape, metric families, and dashboard candidates.
    • [ ] Functional and technical spec for the data model, build flow, static hosting path, and contributor drill-through.
    • [ ] Four-task execution plan covering topology design, data extraction, publishing automation, and pack implementation.
    • [ ] One v1 dashboard pack target that can be demonstrated on a real OSS repo or organization.

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