gist.id profile

This is your gist.id profile — a directory of markdown files describing who you are professionally. The gist.id builder turns these files into a signed, verifiable artefact rendered at gist.id/<your-handle>.

Quickstart

1. Use this template to create your own profile repository in your GitHub account. The new repo can be named anything (profile, gist-id-profile, your handle, etc.) — only the contents matter.

2. Add the gist-id topic to your new repository (Settings → top of the page → topics). This is how the network discovers you.

3. Enable GitHub Pages: Settings → Pages → Source: GitHub Actions. The build workflow handles deployment automatically.

4. Edit the markdown files to describe yourself. The Ada Renström example content is a guide — replace it with your own.

5. Optionally import from LinkedIn: download your LinkedIn data archive (Account → Settings → Get a copy of your data), then run the importer locally:

   cargo install gist-id-builder
   gist-id import path/to/Basic_LinkedInDataExport.zip
   

   Or wait for the importer to be available as a one-click GitHub Action (post-MVP).

6. Push to main. The build runs automatically. Your profile appears at gist.id/<your-github-username> within a few minutes.

What the files mean

Path	What lives there
profile.md	Your name, headline, bio, contact info
resume/work.md	Work experience
resume/education.md	Education
resume/skills.md	Skills (load-bearing — drives discovery)
resume/projects.md	Notable projects
resume/patents.md	Patents
posts/	Optional individual posts

Optional resume sections (add files as needed): certificates.md, awards.md, publications.md, volunteer.md, languages.md.

The full layout spec is at gist-id/gist-id/docs/layout.md.

What gets verified

Your resume/skills.md claims are cross-referenced against your public GitHub activity at build time — language bytes, repo significance, package authorship. Skills with strong evidence rank higher in network discovery; unverified skills are still shown but flagged.

You don't need to do anything special to enable this. The build runs in your GitHub Actions environment and queries the same public APIs anyone else could query.

Privacy

Your profile repository is public. Everything in it — every file, every commit — is visible to anyone who can find it. The system has no concept of private profile data; if you don't want it published, don't put it in this repo.

The importer deliberately skips private categories from LinkedIn exports (messages, connections, inferred data, etc.). Only publishable data becomes part of your profile.

Licence

This template repository is dual-licensed under MIT and Apache 2.0 (see LICENSE-CODE). Your content (the markdown files you write in your fork) is published under the licence in LICENSE-CONTENT — by default, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 with an additional clause prohibiting use for AI model training. You can change this in your own fork if you prefer different terms.

Learn more

• gist.id — the product
• github.com/gist-id/gist-id — protocol and tooling source