A curated list of GitHub achievements I’ve earned so far, with notes on how each badge is claimed.
| Badge | Name | How It Was Earned | Difficulty |
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Pull Shark | Awarded for merging 2+ pull requests. | Medium |
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Quickdraw | Closed a pull request or issue within 5 minutes of opening. | Easy |
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YOLO | Merged a pull request without a review. | Medium |
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Galaxy Brain | Earned for having 2+ accepted answers on GitHub Discussions. | Medium |
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Pair Extraordinaire | Earned by coauthoring commits in a merged pull request. | Hard |
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Public Sponsor | Claimed by sponsoring a user, repository, or organization via GitHub Sponsors. To earn this, select a developer or project, choose a sponsorship tier, and complete the process. The badge appears instantly. |
Very Easy |
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Starstruck | Claimed when one of your repositories gets at least 16 stars. Milestones: Default (16 stars), Bronze (128), Silver (512), Gold (4096). The badge upgrades automatically as star counts grow. |
Hard |
| Badge | Name | How to Earn | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
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Open Sourcerer | Contribute to open-source repositories. | Medium |
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Heart on Your Sleeve | React to discussions, pull requests, or issues. | Medium |
These are no longer obtainable but remain notable for those who earned them:
| Badge | Name | Legacy Information |
|---|---|---|
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Mars 2020 Contributor | Awarded for contributing code to the NASA Mars 2020 Helicopter Mission repository. |
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Arctic Code Vault Contributor | Given to contributors whose code was preserved in the 2020 GitHub Arctic Archive. |
- Some achievements have tiers (Default, Bronze, Silver, Gold).
- Public Sponsor: requires an active sponsorship (can be as low as $1). Cancelling sponsorship does not remove the badge.
- Starstruck: only one repository needs to reach the star milestone, but the badge reflects the highest star count achieved on any repo.
- Manage badge visibility in Profile Settings.
Official GitHub documentation on Achievements & Badges.