Ankita is looking for contributors — here's what you'd actually build

Krish, a developer in India, has spent eight months building Ankita, a free, open-source desktop AI assistant that combines a Node.js agent core with an Electron and React desktop shell, a plugin and skill system, a Playwright-driven live browser, and Telegram integration. Version 2.4.3 is released with a test suite runnable via `npm test`, and the project has drawn 55 downloads across all releases. Krish is now recruiting contributors for scoped open issues, including runtime-switchable custom API provider slots, and says contributing a markdown skill is a legitimate first pull request.

I'm Krish, a developer from India. For the past 8 months I've been building Ankita — a free, open-source desktop AI assistant. Terminal + Electron app, plugin/skill system, local-first by design. It runs scheduled jobs on its own, has a live browser that clicks and types on real pages, and talks to you over Telegram. It's real and it ships: v2.4.3 is out, there's a real test suite under test/ that runs with npm test , and the releases are being downloaded 55 across all releases so far . I'm looking for contributors. Not free labor for my roadmap — people who want to learn real-world Node.js and Electron by building something people actually use. The core agent is plain Node.js modules with a small dependency footprint; the heavy deps live only where they have to — Electron for the desktop shell, Playwright for the live browser. The layout: tools/ — one module per tool, grouped by domain: filesystem, git, web, browser, images, automation. Tools declare whether they need approval; the agent loop respects it. skills/ — markdown playbooks the agent loads on demand: ankita-dev , commit-review , web-research , bug-repro , release-notes . Contributing a skill is a legit first PR. desktop/ — Electron + React: chat, browser stage with takeover, personas, plugin management. These are real open issues, each with its current state verified in the issue body: API BASE . Add 3–5 named custom provider slots switchable at runtime. Scoped, well-defined, good first issue . hacktoberfest . help wanted . CONTRIBUTING.md — short setup npm install , npm test , npm link , strict but fair rules Repo: https://github.com/akyourowngames/A.N.K.I.T.A https://github.com/akyourowngames/A.N.K.I.T.A If you've been waiting for a "good first issue" that isn't a toy repo — this is a living codebase with real releases and a maintainer who actually merges. Come build.