Open Source Project Templates
When to Use This Skill
Copy-paste templates for open source project documentation based on real OpenSSF Best Practices Badge certification work. CONTRIBUTING.md, SECURITY.md, and GitHub issue forms with realistic SLAs and proven compliance.
Source Material
These templates come from the readability project's OpenSSF certification (PRs #93, #94, #95).
Implementation
See the full implementation guide in the source documentation.
Key Principles
How these templates satisfy OpenSSF Badge criteria:
| Criterion | Template | Compliance | |-----------|----------|------------| | Documentation | CONTRIBUTING.md | ✅ Explains how to contribute | | Bug Reporting | Bug Report template | ✅ Structured process | | Enhancement Proposals | Feature Request template | ✅ Clear submission path | | Security Process | SECURITY.md | ✅ Disclosure mechanism | | Response Timelines | SECURITY.md SLAs | ✅ Realistic commitments | | Testing Requirements | CONTRIBUTING.md | ✅ Coverage thresholds | | Code Review | CONTRIBUTING.md PR process | ✅ Approval requirements |
Badge Checklist Mapping
✅ Contributing file: CONTRIBUTING.md with setup, testing, PR process
✅ Bug reporting: Issue templates with structured fields
✅ Enhancement proposals: Feature request template
✅ Security disclosure: SECURITY.md with private channel (Security Advisories)
✅ Security response: Documented SLAs (48hr initial, 7 day update, 90 day resolution)
Related Patterns
- OpenSSF Best Practices Badge in 2 Hours
- SLSA Provenance Implementation
- SBOM Generation