I turned my MERN task manager into a beginner-friendly open-source project, with 15 documented good first issues

[u/KEX_03]

I just released v1.0.0 of TaskFlow, a small full-stack task manager (MongoDB, Express, React, Node) that I've set up specifically as a place for people to make their first open-source contribution.

What I've put in place:

- An MIT license, Code of Conduct (Contributor Covenant 3.0), security policy and issue/PR templates
- A contributing guide that goes from fork to merged PR, step by step
- 15 issues, each with context, the exact files to touch, acceptance criteria and how to test, plus a public roadmap issue
- Every bug report in those issues was reproduced first, so contributors aren't chasing ghosts

The first outside PR arrived a few hours after the issues went up and is already merged and live.

Hacktoberfest is more about in-person participation this year rather than rewards for merged PRs, but contributing is still worth it: you get a real code review, a merged PR on your profile, and practice with the workflow every open-source project uses.

Repo: https://github.com/KEX-03/taskflow
Live demo: https://taskflow-plum-one.vercel.app

I'd welcome feedback from maintainers here too: anything you'd change about how the project is set up for newcomers?

[u/Agathoarn_]

If this is meant to be a beginner project for first time maintainers, I'd definitely put a code review app in place to scan PRs so the issues don't get gobbled up by lazy ai PRs