Step 01
Create program
Maintainers apply to run a beta program around a public repository, scope the work, and define milestone expectations.
What this step creates
Program scope
- Repository context
- Milestone expectations
- Review rhythm
Structured open-source mentorship programs
Turn open-source collaboration into proof people can trust.
Structured Open-Source Mentorship for real GitHub work.
Devprentice is a beta platform for structured open-source mentorship programs where developers and maintainers turn real pull requests, review, milestones, and mentorship into a shared public record.
GitHub shows the code. Devprentice shows the collaboration behind it.
Free during beta. Developer applications and maintainer project submissions are reviewed before participation.
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Pull Request
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Review Thread
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Milestone
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Mentor Note
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Consistency
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Public Record
Shared collaboration record
One record for both sides of the work.
Devprentice structures contribution, review, feedback response, mentorship, consistency, and program progress into one public record both developers and maintainers can point to.
Program record
Sample program recorddevprentice/ui
Design system contribution program with scoped milestones, maintainer review, and visible proof of collaboration.
Developer evidence
- Pull requests
- Feedback response
- Consistency
- Communication
Maintainer evidence
- Review quality
- Mentorship
- Program design
- Contributor growth
- Pull Request
- Review Thread
- Milestone
- Mentor Note
- Consistency
- Public Record
How programs work
From first contribution to public record.
Step 02
Apply to participate
Developers apply with context about their goals, current skills, and fit for the program.
What this step creates
Developer application
- Goals and context
- Skill fit
- Reviewed access
Step 03
Contribute through pull requests
Developers ship real pull requests, receive maintainer review, and respond to feedback in the normal GitHub workflow.
What this step creates
Review-linked pull request
- Linked PR
- Review response
- Feedback loop
Step 04
Build public record
Devprentice structures the program activity into a shared record of contribution, review, consistency, and mentorship.
What this step creates
Shared collaboration record
- Contribution summary
- Consistency pattern
- Mentorship evidence
Audience outcomes
Two sides, one visible collaboration record.
For Developers
Presentable experience from real open-source collaboration
Show what you contributed, how you responded to feedback, how consistently you collaborated, and how you communicated through real project work.
- Real PRs
- Feedback response
- Consistency
- Communication
For Maintainers
Structured contributor growth without unbounded support burden
Define scoped programs, guide contributors through real repository work, and make mentorship and review quality visible.
- Program design
- Review quality
- Mentorship
- Contributor growth
How AI helps
AI helps summarize the collaboration.
AI summarizes review threads, pull request activity, communication patterns, feedback response, consistency, and mentorship patterns while human maintainers guide and decide the work.
Review threads
Pull request activity
Communication patterns
Feedback response
Consistency
Mentorship patterns
Start with one real project and a public record of the work behind the code.
Join the beta by choosing the path that fits your role: apply as a developer or apply to run a program as a maintainer.