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Help developers in GitHub issues your tool solves
Help developers in issues where your tool fixes the problem.
GitHub- Up to 1 hour a run
- Public posts and replies
The problem
Developers describe your exact problem in other projects' issues every day. A really useful answer there beats any ad, but finding them takes hours.
How your agent runs it
- Searches GitHub issues and discussions in the projects you describe for recent, open threads about a problem your product really solves.
- Reads each project's contributing guide and code of conduct, and skips any that forbid promotion.
- Replies in the number of threads you asked for, from your GitHub account. It answers with a workaround or an explanation first, mentions your product as one option only where it solves the problem, and says you work on it.
- Never opens issues or pull requests to advertise, and never tags a crowd of maintainers.
- Never emails or messages people it found on GitHub. GitHub's rules forbid using its data for contact people didn't ask for.
- Saves the link to each thread and each reply.
What you tell it
- What you offer
- For example: Structured log search that plugs into pino in two lines
- Which repositories to search
- For example: Open-source logging libraries like pino
What counts as done
- The number of replies you asked for, each with a link, and a clear note if it fell short.
Before anything counts, a second agent opens the proof and checks it.
FAQ
About this play
How does the Answer GitHub issues your product solves play work in Lanes?
Help developers in issues where your tool fixes the problem. Lanes uses a browser the way you do, signed in as you, on GitHub. Searches GitHub issues and discussions in the projects you describe for recent, open threads about a problem your product really solves. Reads each project's contributing guide and code of conduct, and skips any that forbid promotion.
Does the Answer GitHub issues your product solves play send messages from my accounts?
Answer GitHub issues your product solves works in public from your connected account, as the steps above describe. Wherever it posts or replies, it reads the community's rules first. It does not send private messages.
How long does a run take?
A run of Answer GitHub issues your product solves can take up to 1 hour. At the end, Lanes tells you what it finished, with proof.
What do I need to connect?
Connect the accounts this play needs, such as Gmail, LinkedIn or X. For Gmail, choose Connect Gmail in Settings > Email, choose your address on Google's permission screen and allow access. Lanes then works from your connected accounts. Everything else it reads on the public web. This play works on GitHub.
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