🎄 GitHub Wrapped 2025: A Festive API + Copilot Mini-Challenge #181974

shinybrightstar · 2025-12-15T10:38:13Z

shinybrightstar
Dec 15, 2025
Maintainer

Alt text: A vibrant digital illustration for GitHub Wrapped 2025. The central figure is the GitHub Octocat, a black cartoon cat with octopus tentacles wearing a festive party hat, holding a banner that reads 'GitHub Wrapped 2025.' It stands within a glowing ring of colorful, pixelated squares, resembling the GitHub contribution graph, that spell out '2025.' Above, the text 'Year in Review 2025' is displayed against a dark blue background with fireworks and streaks of light carrying GitHub icons like stars, forks, pull requests, and code commits. The overall mood is celebratory and digital.

The holiday season is here, and it's time to celebrate YOUR year on GitHub!

We're inviting you to create your very own GitHub Wrapped 2025 - a personalized, creative summary of your coding journey this year. Build it yourself using GitHub API + GitHub Copilot!

🎯 How It Works

Browse the 11 mini-challenges below — each teaches you a different API skill
Complete at least 3 challenges of your choice
Combine them into your GitHub Wrapped 2025 submission
Share your creation with the community!

If you've got the bandwidth, We encourage you to complete all 11 challenges in consecutive order for the full experience! 🎁

🏆 The Goal: Your GitHub Wrapped 2025

Your final submission should be a creative script that pulls together 3 or more challenge techniques into a personalized "year in review" for your GitHub profile.

Here's an example of what your Wrapped could look like:

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║           🎊 @OCTOCAT'S 2025 GITHUB WRAPPED 🎊                ║
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║  📝 847 COMMITS                                              ║
║     Santa says: "VERY NICE! Extra candy canes for you!"      ║
║                                                              ║
║  ⭐ TOP REPO: octocat/hello-world (2,341 stars)               ║
║     "Two thousand stars shine bright and clear..."           ║
║                                                              ║
║  ❄️ TOP LANGUAGE: JavaScript                                 ║
║     Personality: "The life of the party snowflake"           ║
║                                                              ║
║  🔔 MOST DISCUSSED: Issue #42 (156 comments)                 ║
║     "Thank you for bringing us together!"                    ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

🎄 The Challenge Menu

Choose 3 or more from the challenges below. Click any challenge to jump directly to its details!

#	Challenge	What You'll Learn	Time Commitment
1	🎄 Fetch Your Top Repos	API authentication, GET requests	~10 min
2	⭐ Star Poem Generator	Data extraction, creative prompting	~10 min
3	🎵 API to Christmas Carols	Chaining API + AI creativity	~10 min
4	🔍 Holiday Issue Hunter	Search API, query parameters	~15 min
5	🎅 Naughty or Nice Verdict	User statistics, conditional logic	~15 min
6	❄️ Contributor Thank You	Contributors endpoint, text generation	~10 min
7	🦌 Reindeer Repo Ranker	Search + sorting logic	~15 min
8	🕯️ Issue's New Year Resolution	Issue filtering, creative output	~10 min
9	🎀 Festive PR Wrapper	PR endpoints, string manipulation	~15 min
10	☃️ Snowflake Language Personalities	Languages endpoint, creative mapping	~10 min
11	🔔 Engagement Thank You Card	Sorting, engagement metrics	~10 min

📋 Challenge Details

🎄 Challenge 1: Fetch Your Top Repos

The Task

Use GitHub Copilot to generate a script that fetches your top 5 repositories from the GitHub API (sorted by stars, forks, or your choice).

Resources

Copilot Starter Prompt

Write a Python script that authenticates with the GitHub API and fetches my top 5 repositories sorted by stargazers count

For Your Wrapped

Include a "Top Repos" section showcasing your most popular projects!

⬆️ Back to Challenge Menu

⭐ Challenge 2: Star Poem Generator

The Task

Fetch the star count from any repository, then have Copilot transform that number into a short festive poem!

Resources

Get a repository — look for stargazers_count

Copilot Starter Prompt

The star count for Repo: facebook/react is 224,000 stars, transform that number into a short festive poem!

Example

Repo: facebook/react (224,000 stars)

"Two hundred thousand stars so bright,
Like winter snow on Christmas night,
React brings joy to code we write,
A frontend gift, pure dev delight!  ⭐"

For Your Wrapped

Add a poetic description of your most-starred repo!

⬆️ Back to Challenge Menu

🎵 Challenge 3: API Results as Christmas Carols

The Task

Make any GitHub API call, then ask Copilot to transform the result into a line from a Christmas carol!

Example

API Result: "You have 42 public repositories"

Carol: "🎵 On the forty-second repo, my GitHub gave to me... 
        Forty-two repos committing, and a README in a pear tree!  🎵"

Copilot prompt

Transform the result (✨ "your_user_name" has "42" public repositories! ✨) into a line from a Christmas carol!

For Your Wrapped

Include a festive musical summary of one of your stats!

⬆️ Back to Challenge Menu

🔍 Challenge 4: Holiday Issue Hunter

The Task

Build an API call that finds issues containing 🎄 or holiday-related keywords across GitHub!

Resources

Search issues and PRs
[Search syntax](https://docs. github.com/en/search-github/searching-on-github/searching-issues-and-pull-requests)

Example Queries

q=🎄 in:title
q=christmas+label:help-wanted
q=holiday+is:open+is:issue

For Your Wrapped

Show how many festive issues exist across GitHub — or find holiday issues in your own repos!

⬆️ Back to Challenge Menu

🎅 Challenge 5: Naughty or Nice Verdict

The Task

Fetch your commit count for 2025, then have Copilot write Santa's verdict on your coding behavior!

You can get this from your GitHub profile: https://github.com/USERNAME

Copilot Prompt

Write a Santa's verdict on my coding behaviour, I had 557 commits this year

Resources

Example

Commits: 342

Santa says: "Ho ho ho! 557 commits?  You've been VERY nice! 
Your contribution graph is greener than my elves' hats. 
Extra candy canes for you! 🎄"

For Your Wrapped

A must-have! Include Santa's official verdict on your 2025 coding!

⬆️ Back to Challenge Menu

❄️ Challenge 6: Contributor Thank You

The Task

Find a repo's most active contributor, then generate a thank you haiku or poem with Copilot!

Resources

List repository contributors

Example

Top Contributor: @octocat (847 contributions)

Haiku:
Eight hundred commits,
Octocat codes through the snow—
Open source hero.  ❄️

For Your Wrapped

Thank yourself or your top collaborator with a personalized poem!

⬆️ Back to Challenge Menu

🦌 Challenge 7: Reindeer Repo Ranker

The Task

Search for repos with "reindeer" in the name, then rank them by stars with festive commentary!

Resources

[Search repositories](https://docs.github. com/en/rest/search/search#search-repositories)

Example

🦌 GitHub's Reindeer Stable Rankings 🦌

1. 🥇 rudolph-the-red-nosed-repo (⭐ 234) - Leading the sleigh! 
2. 🥈 prancer-js (⭐ 156) - Dancing through the code
3. 🥉 reindeer-games (⭐ 89) - Fun and games await

For Your Wrapped

Find a fun themed search to include (reindeer, snow, winter, etc.)!

⬆️ Back to Challenge Menu

🕯️ Challenge 8: Issue's New Year Resolution

The Task

Fetch your oldest open issue, then have Copilot write its New Year's resolution!

Resources

List repository issues

Example

Issue: "Add dark mode" (opened March 2022)

Resolution: "In 2026, I resolve to finally be closed!  I've been
sitting in this backlog for 3 years.  This is MY year!  🎆"

For Your Wrapped

Give voice to your oldest issue — will you finally resolve it?

⬆️ Back to Challenge Menu

🎀 Challenge 9: Festive PR Wrapper

The Task

Find PRs merged in 2025, then have Copilot wrap each title in festive emojis!

Resources

[List pull requests](https://docs. github.com/en/rest/pulls/pulls#list-pull-requests)
Search issues and PRs

Example

Original: "Fix authentication bug"
Wrapped: 🎄✨ "Fix authentication bug" ✨🎄 — Bugs begone before the holidays!

For Your Wrapped

Showcase your year's best PRs with festive flair!

⬆️ Back to Challenge Menu

☃️ Challenge 10: Snowflake Language Personalities

The Task

Fetch a repo's languages breakdown, then describe each as a snowflake personality!

Resources

List repository languages

Example

❄️ JavaScript (45%): The classic snowflake—loved by everyone,
   occasionally slippery but always delivers. 

❄️ TypeScript (30%): The structured snowflake—knows exactly
   what type it is, won't let you make mistakes.

For Your Wrapped

Describe your most-used language's unique personality!

⬆️ Back to Challenge Menu

🔔 Challenge 11: Engagement Thank You Card

The Task

Find your most-commented issue, then have Copilot write it a thank you card!

Resources

Search issues — use sort=comments

Example

Issue #42: "Should we migrate to TypeScript?" (156 comments)

💌 Dear Issue #42,
Thank you for sparking 156 passionate comments! You brought
our community together.  You may still be open, but you've
already achieved something special. 
With gratitude, Your Repository 🔔

For Your Wrapped

Celebrate your most engaging discussion!

⬆️ Back to Challenge Menu

🆘 Need Help?

💬 Ask questions in the replies below — our community is here to help!
📚 Resources: GitHub REST API Docs | Copilot Docs

🚀 Ready? Let's Go!

Whether you tackle all 11 challenges in order or pick your favorite 3, we can't wait to see your GitHub Wrapped 2025!

May your commits be merry and your merge conflicts be few! 🎄

shinybrightstar · 2025-12-15T11:02:27Z

shinybrightstar
Dec 15, 2025
Maintainer Author

To get started: fork this repo, build something fun, then share your GitHub Wrapped in the Discussion. We’d love to see what you made 🚀

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queenofcorgis · 2025-12-15T15:20:47Z

queenofcorgis
Dec 15, 2025
Maintainer

🎅 Santa's Verdict on Your Coding Behaviour 2025

Ho ho ho, queenofcorgis! Santa has checked his commit log twice and here's your festive coding verdict:

⚡️ Commit Count: 1068

Wow! This year, you made a whopping 1068 commits. That's more activity than Santa's elves in December! Your dedication to pushing code, fixing bugs, and chasing features is genuinely in the holiday spirit.

🎁 Nice List Justifications

Consistency: Your steady stream of commits shows persistence and passion for your craft.
Enthusiasm: Only developers with true joy in their hearts reach four-digit co 8000 mmit numbers in a single year!
Collaboration: With so much activity, Santa bets you’ve helped teammates, reviewed code, and spread cheerful, constructive feedback (right?).

🎄 Naughty List Warnings (Just for Fun!)

Did you remember to write tests with all those commits?
Are your commit messages as thoughtful as Santa’s thank-you notes?
Please tell Santa you took holiday breaks and didn’t just code through Christmas Eve!

🏆 Santa’s Final Word

Verdict: Solidly on the Nice List!

Enjoy the magic of the season—and don’t forget, Santa loves a good pull request (and proper code documentation).

Merry coding and a Happy New Year! 🎉

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shinybrightstar Dec 15, 2025
Maintainer Author

🎄😂 Love this! With 1,068 commits, Santa’s Nice List was never in doubt 🎁

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🎄 GitHub Wrapped 2025: A Festive API + Copilot Mini-Challenge #181974

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🎯 How It Works

🏆 The Goal: Your GitHub Wrapped 2025

🎄 The Challenge Menu

📋 Challenge Details

🎄 Challenge 1: Fetch Your Top Repos

The Task

Resources

Copilot Starter Prompt

For Your Wrapped

⭐ Challenge 2: Star Poem Generator

The Task

Resources

Copilot Starter Prompt

Example

For Your Wrapped

🎵 Challenge 3: API Results as Christmas Carols

The Task

Example

Copilot prompt

For Your Wrapped

🔍 Challenge 4: Holiday Issue Hunter

The Task

Resources

Example Queries

For Your Wrapped

🎅 Challenge 5: Naughty or Nice Verdict

The Task

Copilot Prompt

Resources

Example

For Your Wrapped

❄️ Challenge 6: Contributor Thank You

The Task

Resources

Example

For Your Wrapped

🦌 Challenge 7: Reindeer Repo Ranker

The Task

Resources

Example

For Your Wrapped

🕯️ Challenge 8: Issue's New Year Resolution

The Task

Resources

Example

For Your Wrapped

🎀 Challenge 9: Festive PR Wrapper

The Task

Resources

Example

For Your Wrapped

☃️ Challenge 10: Snowflake Language Personalities

The Task

Resources

Example

For Your Wrapped

🔔 Challenge 11: Engagement Thank You Card

The Task

Resources

Example

For Your Wrapped

🆘 Need Help?

🚀 Ready? Let's Go!

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🎅 Santa's Verdict on Your Coding Behaviour 2025

⚡️ Commit Count: 1068

🎁 Nice List Justifications

🎄 Naughty List Warnings (Just for Fun!)

🏆 Santa’s Final Word

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