Github Lead Gen

GitHub Lead Gen

Purpose

Find GitHub repository candidates for codex-profiles, dedupe them against the outreach tracker, and hand them off for later qualification. This skill only handles candidate discovery and shallow intake.

Required Context

Before searching, read current product positioning from README.md, policy gates from ops/outreach/launch.md, and live distribution state from the outreach tracker. Load references/search-patterns.md for approved search lanes and example queries.

Boundaries

• Create or update tracker Targets only.
• Dedupe against existing tracker targets before creating records.
• Use Log.Workflow = github-lead-gen for every meaningful intake decision.
• Set Next Action = Run lead qualification on every accepted candidate.
• Record only a shallow candidate reason; do not assign final ICP.
• Do not draft PRs, issues, comments, emails, DMs, forum posts, or listing submissions.
• Do not contact externally.
• Do not change ops/outreach/launch.md unless the user explicitly asks for a repo-local handoff.

Accepted Input

• A new repository candidate with no matching tracker target, or an existing target that needs shallow lead-generation evidence refreshed.
• Do not overwrite a qualified or submitted target's Status, ICP decision, or phase-specific Next Action.
• Every accepted new target leaves this phase as Status = Backlog and Next Action = Run lead qualification.

Tracker Protocol

Create one unique run-<UTC-timestamp>-<random-suffix> value and use it as <run-id> for the whole invocation. Start with the complete ledger:

node scripts/outreach-tracker.mjs list --json

For an existing target, claim it before changing fields. For a new target, atomically create the shallow row first, then claim it before adding evidence or logging the handoff:

node scripts/outreach-tracker.mjs upsert <key> --name "<name>" \
  --channel "<channel>" --status Backlog \
  --next-action "Run lead qualification" --notes "<candidate reason and source>"
node scripts/outreach-tracker.mjs claim <key> --by <run-id>

If claim exits 3, skip the target without writing or contacting externally. After a successful claim, record the stable phase label and always release, including on failure:

node scripts/outreach-tracker.mjs log --target <key> \
  --workflow github-lead-gen --action Rechecked \
  --result "Candidate captured for lead qualification" --link "<evidence-url>"
node scripts/outreach-tracker.mjs release <key> --by <run-id>

Workflow

1. Search GitHub using the approved lanes in references/search-patterns.md.
2. Keep repository-first candidates only; ignore startup, funding, event, and social-only surfaces.
3. For each candidate, capture the repository URL, likely channel, shallow reason, evidence URL, and duplicate key.
4. Search tracker Targets by deterministic key and repository URL using the tracker; do not maintain a side ledger.
5. If an existing target is found, update only stale lead-gen fields and append a github-lead-gen log entry.
6. If no target exists, create a Targets record with:
   • Key: deterministic slug such as gh-owner-repo, awesome-owner-repo, or if-owner-repo.
   • Channel: best existing lead-gen channel, usually Awesome-List PR, Issue-First, Directory, Web, or Manual/Gated.
   • Status: Backlog only for plausible repository leads awaiting qualification; otherwise skip.
   • Priority: leave blank unless the repository is obviously Codex-specific.
   • Next Action: Run lead qualification.
   • Notes: shallow candidate reason and source query.
7. Stop after tracker intake. The next workflow is lead qualification.

Output

Return a concise handoff:

• Candidates added.
• Existing targets updated.
• Duplicates skipped.
• Search lanes tried.
• Any tracker or GitHub access blockers.