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Connect teams with GitHub and automate it

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automation enhancement
Dominant language
Python
Stars
322
Forks
255
Avg merge
2d 3h
Merged PRs (30d)
5

Description

From nf-core 2025 Core + Steering Retreat.

Context: Automate the process of connecting GitHub teams with appropriate repositories and permissions.

Goal: Reduce manual administration overhead for team management.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are identified. Start by clarifying the intended GitHub team, repository, and permission rules, then determine where automation belongs in the Python package; done means the appropriate connections and permissions are applied with less manual administration.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
github, python
Domain
authorization, devops, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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