{
  "id": 3421015,
  "title": "My 369 Merged Pull Requests On GitHub, Every Single One Linked And Verified",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/my-369-merged-pull-requests-on-github-every-single-one-linked-and",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-26T03:46:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/aniruddhaadak/my-369-merged-pull-requests-on-github-every-single-one-linked-and-verified-1b66"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 26, 2026, GitHub revealed that 369 of 398 pull requests I authored were merged into external repositories. Thirty nine of these merges belonged to projects I owned, so I excluded them from the count. The remaining 369 merges showcase real contributions to 33 different open source projects maintained by strangers. I verified these numbers using the GitHub search API directly, ensuring the data comes from the source itself.",
  "summary": "As of August 26, 2026, GitHub reports that 398 merged pull requests carry my name on the author line. Twenty nine of those live inside repositories that I own myself, so I removed them from this count on purpose. What remains is the number that actually matters to me: 369 pull requests merged into other people's repositories , across 33 external projects , maintained by strangers who had zero…",
  "key_points": [
    "369 out of 398 pull requests merged on August 26, 2026",
    "39 merges belong to projects I own, excluded from count",
    "Verified 369 merges via GitHub search API directly"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}