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Positron, a next-generation data science IDE

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Dominant language: TypeScript
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Last GitHub push: Sep 19, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
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26 beginner-friendly issues open

Python CI: pyright 1.1.308 is not compatible with django-stubs 6.1.1 Open

ci-cd lang: python

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 84/100

posit-dev/positron#16142 · Opened Sep 18, 2026
Quarto logs missing diagnostic messages due to positron-r filtering Open

area: quarto lang: r

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 82/100

posit-dev/positron#16015 · Opened Sep 9, 2026
Code location range errors in R kernel logs after running quarto chunk Open

area: quarto lang: r

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 84/100

posit-dev/positron#16014 · Opened Sep 9, 2026
New welcome screen: "Connect to..." is too vague Open

area: onboarding area: welcome enhancement

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

posit-dev/positron#15990 · 4 comments · Opened Sep 8, 2026
Assistant: Third-party reasoning models silently drop reasoningEffort due to missing forceReasoning: true in providerOptions Open

area: assistant bug support

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

posit-dev/positron#15967 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 6, 2026
docs: document Import Data dialog Open

area: data explorer area: onboarding documentation enhancement

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

posit-dev/positron#15928 · Opened Sep 3, 2026
I can't quit the File Options dialog with ESC Open

accessibility area: data explorer area: ui

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

posit-dev/positron#15922 · Opened Sep 3, 2026
Packages Pane help buttons missing tooltips Open

accessibility area: environment enhancement

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

posit-dev/positron#15879 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 2, 2026
Connections: only show "Views" for databases that have views Open

area: connections area: ui

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

posit-dev/positron#15871 · Opened Sep 2, 2026
uv Python setup fails on Windows: "spawn uv ENOENT" after fresh uv install Open

area: interpreter bug lang: python os-windows support

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 88/100

posit-dev/positron#15835 · 1 reaction · Opened Sep 1, 2026
Rename the `positron-command` skill to `positron` Open

area: assistant

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

posit-dev/positron#15827 · Opened Aug 31, 2026
Custom Provider sign-in blocks a valid key when the completions probe returns 5xx Open

area: assistant bug support

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 84/100

posit-dev/positron#15802 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 28, 2026
positron-python: missing-packages check downloads the full PyPI index (~35 MB retained in the ext host) for an exact-name lookup Open

area: environment enhancement lang: python

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 82/100

posit-dev/positron#15558 · Opened Aug 14, 2026
Console: session tab delete (trash) button has no tooltip Open

accessibility area: console area: ui

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 74/100

posit-dev/positron#14242 · Opened Jun 12, 2026
PNE: cell drag handle has no tooltip and function/purpose is unclear to user Open

accessibility area: notebooks-jupyter area: ui

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 82/100

posit-dev/positron#14241 · Opened Jun 12, 2026
Variables: row expand/collapse chevron has no tooltip and no aria-label Open

accessibility area: ui area: variables

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

posit-dev/positron#14238 · Opened Jun 12, 2026
`openFolder` e2e fixture breaks on Windows when path contains backslashes Open

testing

Difficulty 1/5 Under an hour Newbie friendliness 82/100

posit-dev/positron#13894 · 1 comment · Opened May 29, 2026
additional automated test cases for markdown links to files Open

area: notebooks-jupyter

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

posit-dev/positron#13281 · Opened Apr 29, 2026
Remote-SSH positron-server setup on air gapped machine fails to use local file:// with wget Open

area: remote host enhancement support

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 70/100

posit-dev/positron#13026 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Button component forces users to override `font-family` with `!important` Open

area: ui tidiness

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

posit-dev/positron#12758 · Opened Mar 31, 2026
Assistant - Lists generated without required blank line cause incorrect rendering in Quarto Open

area: assistant area: quarto

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

posit-dev/positron#10666 · 3 comments · Opened Nov 19, 2025
Add Go To icon for running cell in Nav Open

area: notebooks-jupyter design-needed

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 65/100

posit-dev/positron#9302 · 3 comments · Opened Sep 5, 2025
"Inspect Element" option showing up in all context menus Open

bug frontend

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

posit-dev/positron#9234 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 29, 2025
Add icons for R file associates Open

enhancement lang: r

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 64/100

posit-dev/positron#7749 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened May 16, 2025
Data Explorer: Support Copy Column Name Open

area: data explorer enhancement support

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

posit-dev/positron#5042 · 4 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Oct 16, 2024
Cannot fully uncomment roxygen comments with shortcut Open

bug lang: r

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 68/100

posit-dev/positron#2556 · 9 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Mar 28, 2024

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