Maintaining a repo is more than just writing code.
You label issues, respond to PRs… and somehow keep track of all the // TODO comments scattered across the codebase.
I got tired of juggling all this manually. So I built a bot.
Meet AutoMaintainer-bot
It’s a lightweight GitHub App built with Probot and deployed serverlessly on GCF. Here's what it does:
- ️ Automatically labels issues based on their content
- Welcomes new contributors when they open their first issue
- Scans code for
// TODO: and creates issues for them
- Runs entirely serverless — zero infrastructure needed
And yes, it works across multiple repositories.
️ Tech stack
- TypeScript for clean, typed logic
- Probot to handle GitHub events with ease
- Google Cloud run function for instant serverless deployment
- GitHub App with custom permissions
- Optional: YAML config to tweak behavior per repo
Why this matters
- Automating boring tasks = more time to build
- Improves contributor experience
- Encourages TODO discipline
- Serverless = no ops burden
Open-source project
You can find the full bot code here:
https://github.com/Alwil17/automaintainer-bot