Accelerator

A mindful AI project manager that helps engineering teams move fast while maintaining healthy minds and sustainable practices. Built on Cloudflare Workers with GitHub integration and OpenAI-powered workflows.

Features

• Intelligent Issue Management: Automatically tracks and manages GitHub issues labeled with accelerator-managed
• AI-Powered Task Assignment: Matches tasks to engineers based on skills, capacity, and growth opportunities
• Engineer Wellbeing Monitoring: Watches for signs of burnout and suggests workload adjustments
• Automated Workflows: Handles issue assignments, branch creation, and team notifications
• GitHub Integration: Deep integration with GitHub's GraphQL API for comprehensive project insights
• Real-time Processing: Webhook-driven automation for immediate response to project changes

Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• pnpm
• Cloudflare Workers account
• GitHub personal access token
• OpenAI API key

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/JacobLinCool/accelerator.git
cd accelerator

1. Install dependencies:

pnpm install

1. Configure secrets:

{
  "vars": {
    // don't put your secrets here, use wrangler secret instead
    // "GITHUB_TOKEN": "your-github-token",
    // "GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET": "your-webhook-secret", 
    // "OPENAI_API_KEY": "your-openai-api-key"
  }
}

1. Deploy to Cloudflare Workers:

pnpm run deploy

GitHub Webhook Setup

1. Go to your repository settings → Webhooks
2. Add a new webhook with:
   • Payload URL: https://your-worker.your-subdomain.workers.dev/webhook/github
   • Content type: application/json
   • Secret: Same as GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET
   • Events: Select "Issues"

Usage

Basic Workflow

1. Label an Issue: Add the accelerator-managed label to any GitHub issue
2. Automatic Processing: Accelerator will:
   • Assign an available engineer based on skills and capacity
   • Create a linked branch with prefix issue-{number}-
   • Add a comment notifying the assigned engineer
3. Continuous Monitoring: The system tracks progress and can suggest adjustments

Development

Start local development server:

pnpm run dev

Generate TypeScript types for Cloudflare Workers:

pnpm run cf-typegen

Architecture

• Cloudflare Workers: Serverless runtime for webhook processing and workflow execution
• GitHub GraphQL API: Deep integration for issue management and team insights
• OpenAI GPT: AI-powered decision making for task assignments and team management
• Workflows: Long-running processes for continuous issue tracking and team monitoring