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Terms

Short, because the service is small. Last updated 11 September 2026.

What Tracer is

A tool that reads public information on GitHub and offers an opinion about which issues are worth contributing to. It is free, and it comes as it is, with no promise that it will always be available, always be right, or keep being looked after.

The recommendations are estimates

Every score, difficulty, time range and verdict is a guess drawn from what is public. They will sometimes be wrong. An issue Tracer calls free may have been taken in a conversation it cannot see, and a two hour estimate can turn into a weekend.

Treat them as a starting point for your own judgement, never as a promise. The reasoning behind every score is shown precisely so you can disagree with it.

What is expected of you

  • Follow the rules of the projects you contribute to. Their contributing guides and codes of conduct are theirs, not Tracer's, and Tracer has no standing to waive them.
  • Be decent to maintainers. They are volunteers, and a recommendation from a tool is not a claim on anybody's time.
  • Do not use Tracer to harvest GitHub in bulk, to automate contributions, or in any way that breaks GitHub's own rules.

Your account

You sign in with GitHub, and your use of GitHub remains governed by GitHub's terms. Access can be revoked from your GitHub settings at any time. Access may also be withdrawn here if an account is used to abuse the service or the projects it points at.

The software itself

Tracer's code is open, and its licence governs what you may do with the code. These terms cover this particular running copy of it. You are free to run your own, and nothing here stops you.

Changes

These terms may change as the product does. The date at the top says when they last did.