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Gitscout - Turn GitHub activity into clear engineering insights

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GitScout helps recruiters and hiring teams understand developer GitHub profiles faster. It summarizes public GitHub activity into structured insights like technical focus, contribution history, collaboration patterns, and notable projects. The Chrome extension works directly on GitHub profiles, so teams can get context without switching tools. GitScout does not make hiring decisions or replace technical interviews.

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Hey Product Hunt 👋 I built GitScout after noticing that GitHub profiles contain a lot of useful context, but reviewing them manually can be time-consuming. Some recruiters look at recent activity, some look at open source contributions, and others look for interesting projects to discuss during interviews. The challenge is that everyone approaches it differently. GitScout helps surface those signals in a faster, more structured way. If you're curious, I'd love for you to check it out. Thanks for checking it out!

A timeline view would be super useful, something that shows contribution streaks or gaps over time so you can spot periods of consistent activity versus burnout or breaks. Would make it way easier to gauge real engagement versus someone who just pushed a bunch of commits last week to look fresh.

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 Thanks for the suggestion! I like that idea. A timeline of contribution patterns could add useful context, and I'll definitely consider it for the roadmap. Appreciate the feedback!

Honestly the summary is pretty useful, basically cuts through the noise on busy profiles and shows the stuff that actually matters. Took it for a spin on a few candidates and the technical focus breakdown saved me a bunch of clicking around.

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 Thanks, Özcan! That's exactly what I was aiming for. A lot of recruiters I've spoken with said they don't have time to dig through repositories and contribution history, so the goal is to surface the most meaningful signals quickly while still letting you dive deeper if you want. Really appreciate you taking the time to try it out!