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This repository is the ultimate resource for all GitHub achievements — including obtainable badges, in-testing badges, historical badges, tiers, skin-tone variants, and step-by-step instructions on how to earn them.
It’s perfect for developers who want to track their GitHub progress, earn badges, or explore the full set of GitHub profile achievements.
| Name | Badge | Earnable? | How to Earn | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart On Your Sleeve |  |
🔜 In Testing | React to a GitHub post or comment with a ❤️ emoji | Very Easy |
| Open Sourcerer |  |
🔜 In Testing | Have pull requests merged in more than one public repository | Medium |
| Name | Badge | Earnable? | How to Earn | Difficulty | Tiers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pull Shark |  |
✅ Yes | Merge at least 2 pull requests | Medium | Default: 2  Bronze: 16  Silver: 128  Gold: 1024  |
| YOLO |  |
✅ Yes | Merge a pull request without a review (1 user + 1 reviewer) | Medium | N/A |
| Quickdraw |  |
✅ Yes | Close a pull request or issue within 5 minutes of opening | Very Easy | N/A |
| Pair Extraordinaire |  |
✅ Yes | Co-author a commit in a merged pull request (requires GitHub Desktop) | Hard | Default: 1  Bronze: 10  Silver: 24  Gold: 48  |
| Galaxy Brain |  |
✅ Yes | Have 2 answers accepted on GitHub Community Discussions | Medium | Default: 2  Bronze: 8  Silver: 16  Gold: 32  |
| Starstruck |  |
✅ Yes | Receive 16 stars on any repository | Hard | Default: 16  Bronze: 128  Silver: 512  Gold: 4096  |
| Public Sponsor |  |
✅ Yes | Sponsor a repository, organization, or user publicly | Very Easy | N/A |
| Name | Badge | Earnable? | How It Was Earned | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Code Vault Contributor |  |
❌ No | Contributed code to the 2020 Archive Program | Very Easy |
| Mars 2020 Contributor |  |
❌ No | Contributed code to the Mars 2020 Mission repositories | Easy |
| Badge | Variants |
|---|---|
| Starstruck | 👋🏻 👋🏼 👋🏽 👋🏾 👋🏿 |
| Quickdraw | 👋🏻 👋🏼 👋🏽 👋🏾 👋🏿 |
Set your preferred skin tone in GitHub Appearance Settings.
| Previous Name | Current Name |
|---|---|
| GitHub Sponsor | Public Sponsor |
| Mars 2020 Helicopter Contributor | Mars 2020 Contributor |
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