Company
Date Published
Author
Evans Hauser
Word count
841
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Apollo Bot is a tool introduced by the Apollo project to help its open source community contribute and engage with the codebases. The bot allows contributors to label issues and pull requests, providing quick actionable information for everyone involved. Labels such as "has-reproduction", "feature", "blocking", and "good first issue" have been carefully selected to provide context for contributors and maintainers. Apollo Bot also provides a way for contributors to help others by adding labels on any issue or pull request with a `/label` command, making it easier to get started and increase involvement in the community. The bot has the potential for integrations with other tools such as Slack, allowing for notifications and discussions around specific issues or pull requests. Apollo Bot is also available for self-installation on personal repositories, enabling users to take advantage of its features directly. The project welcomes contributions and ideas to improve the tool, including suggestions for an avatar.