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7 years of code, nothing to show on GitHub – so I built this

7 years of code, nothing to show on GitHub – so I built this

by pallavjha26·Apr 9, 2026·2 points·6 comments

AI Analysis

●●SolidSolve My ProblemBig Brain

Proves private work exists without exposing code or repo names.

Strengths
  • PAT discarded after single use — never logged or stored
  • Only fetches contribution counts and dates, nothing else
  • Generates shareable public URLs for employers without code access
Weaknesses
  • Beta stage with limited features beyond the core heatmap
  • Employers may still want to see actual code samples
Target Audience

Developers with private repos, freelance work, or multiple GitHub accounts

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Post Description

I've spent the last 7 years doing a mix of open source, a full-time job, and freelance work. My public GitHub profile looks almost empty.

All my real work is in private repos under company accounts, client organizations, or separate work emails. I had no way to show that output to anyone without violating NDAs or sharing proprietary code. So I built Unified Contribution Portal (UCP). You connect your GitHub accounts via personal access tokens (read-only, contribution metadata only). UCP fetches dates and counts — no repo names, no commit messages, no code — and merges everything into a single 52-week heatmap. The token is used once and discarded. Nothing is stored. Live: https://unifiedcontributions.vercel.app/ It's free. I launched on Product Hunt today and have zero users. I'm trying to figure out if this is a real problem other developers have or just a problem I had. Honest questions for HN: 1. Do you have the same problem — work that's invisible on your public profile? 2. Would you use this? What's missing? 3. Is there something obviously broken with the approach? Happy to answer anything about how it works technically

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