🦊 Forky: Your AI Buddy for Open Source – Making Contributions Easier!

Want to contribute to open-source but feel lost in big codebases? Struggle to understand pull requests or find where to start? You’re not alone—contributing can be hard, but AI can help!

Meet Forky 🦊, your AI-powered open-source assistant! Forky makes it easier to:

✅ Understand repositories—Ask questions in plain English and get clear answers.

✅ Navigate pull requests—See AI-generated summaries so you don’t waste time.

✅ Get smart suggestions—Improve code and documentation with AI-powered insights.

✅ Speed up your workflow—Find what you need faster with AI search.

In this talk, we’ll explore how AI can help developers contribute to open-source, show how Forky works with Gemini 2.0, RAG, and CodeGemma, and do a live demo so you can see Forky in action.

💡 No matter your skill level, this talk will show you how AI can make open-source easier and more fun!

🔗 Check out Forky on GitHub: Forky – AI-Powered Open Source Copilot

🚀 Come learn how AI can help YOU contribute!

Agenda

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Speaker

Adonai Vera

Hosted By

Greg Williams, GDG Organizer

Patrick Hammond, GDG Organizer

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Partner

Atomic Robot (https://www.atomicrobot.com)
Atomic Robot graciously provides us with event space and often sponsors food at our meetups. Thanks Atomic Robot!

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