Contributor Ladder

Community contributor tiers and progression guidelines for PipeCD.

The PipeCD Contributor Ladder recognizes community members who contribute to the project and outlines paths for contributor progression.

Ladder Tiers

Tiers are based on merged pull requests to pipe-cd/pipecd:

TierMerged PRsDescription
🌱 Newcomer1First-time contributors with their first merged PR.
🛠️ Contributor2–4Contributors with regular contributions to the project.
🚀 Core Contributor5+Established contributors eligible to apply for pipe-cd GitHub organization membership.

Current Contributors

Last updated: 2026-09-15 11:30 UTC
Total Merged PRs: 5,029 | Total Contributors: 152
Updated daily via GitHub Actions.

🚀 Core Contributors (5+ merged PRs)

44 contributors

ContributorMerged PRs
@khanhtc12021042
@nghialv963
@nakabonne456
@cakecatz359
@Warashi262
@knanao256
@t-kikuc209
@ffjlabo190
@ono-max85
@kentakozuka55
@hongky-199447
@mohammedfirdouss43
@rahulshendre41
@Hosshii40
@gkuga38
@funera136
@caniszczyk34
@stormcat2427
@sanposhiho26
@armistcxy25
@eeshaanSA24
@Szarny19
@sivchari16
@kevin-namba15
@Ayushmore121414
@Okabe-Junya14
@hungran13
@niladrix71911
@kurochan10
@TaKO8Ki10
@chaspy9
@golemiso9
@Yashagarwal97989
@hiep-tk8
@nnnkkk78
@harshitghagre7
@karamaru-alpha7
@ouchi25017
@ponkio-o7
@TonkyH6
@vikash74856
@antedotee5
@dgannon9915
@shivansh-gohem5

🛠️ Contributors (2–4 merged PRs)

37 contributors

ContributorMerged PRs
@linhdangduy4
@na-ga4
@rawadhossain4
@tnqv4
@Ahmad-Faraj3
@anhpnv3
@arabian9ts3
@atpugtihsrah3
@HoangNguyen6893
@JohnTitor3
@kanata23
@khanhtc30103
@kumo-rn5s3
@nthapa0003
@ObaidAbdullah163
@riahtgl3
@sagnik37883
@seipan3
@TakumaKurosawa3
@tennashi3
@anubhavsingh21062
@clubanderson2
@dvcanton2
@Exzrgs2
@gotyoooo2
@minhquang43342
@naonao23232
@oindrilakha12-ui2
@p0tr3c2
@ren510dev2
@rishabh9981862
@seitarof2
@ShotaKitazawa2
@theycallmeaabie2
@vanshika27202
@veyron-kairo2
@vipulpandey212

🌱 Newcomers (1 merged PR)

71 contributors

ContributorMerged PRs
@Abirdcfly1
@adityashekhawat19991
@amaany31
@Ansita201
@Apolo1511
@bitflicker641
@BIwashi1
@butterv1
@chalin1
@cheese-cakee1
@cuongvd231
@DCchoudhury151
@ductnn1
@e-esakman1
@eltociear1
@Forget-C1
@gitbluf1
@hongchaodeng1
@hono01301
@hori-ryota1
@hosht1
@jz543fm1
@KeisukeYamashita1
@kirat10x1
@kishoredurai1
@kj4551
@koksay1
@kunalvirwal1
@Lennie1
@Linutux1
@majiayu0001
@masaaania1
@Meetjain11
@mi11km1
@misukuro1
@moko-poi1
@mugioka1
@mura-s1
@mvanhorn1
@mytheta1
@nshmura1
@ntheanh2011
@nydelzaf1
@Parthtiw7101
@peaceiris1
@pheianox1
@phuongdnguyen1
@Reimei12131
@RikiyaFujii1
@rootp11
@SakataAtsuki1
@sano3071
@SinghAman211
@srinivasr1
@sZma5a1
@tani-yu1
@tanupriyasingh11
@tatsuya04291
@testwill1
@tetsuya281
@TheRealShek1
@tnir1
@tokku55521
@tomoyasuzuki1
@ucpr1
@Ujjwal-Gowda1
@Vishakha7-Kumari1
@vishnukothakapu1
@ww241
@yoiki1
@zyzzmohit1

Details & Automation

  • Merged PRs only: Only merged pull requests are counted. Open or draft pull requests do not count until merged.
  • Daily sync: The contributor ladder is updated daily via GitHub Actions.
  • Bot exclusions: Automated service accounts and bots (e.g. dependabot[bot], github-actions[bot]) are excluded.

GitHub Organization Membership

Contributors who reach the Core Contributor tier (5+ merged PRs) can request membership in the pipe-cd GitHub organization.

Requirements:

  1. At least 5 merged PRs in repositories under the pipe-cd organization.
  2. Attendance at least one PipeCD Community Meeting.
  3. Reach out to maintainers in the #pipecd channel on CNCF Slack or during a community meeting.

Getting Started


Last modified September 15, 2026: docs: refine contributor ladder copy and documentation tone (43711336)