Start with the work.
Discover active builders.
Build teams that ship.

Resumes don't show what people can build. Scout helps you search by contributions, not claims.
No resumes. No guesswork. Just proof.

GitHub Candidate Search Demo

What Scout Does

Discover builders you can trust.

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Proof of Humanity

We identify active contributors with genuine commit histories, meaningful discussions, and authentic participation in the open source community.

Proof of Skill

Merged pull requests, maintained repositories, and code quality that speaks for itself. See what they've actually built, not what they claim to know.

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Proof of Availability

Hiring readiness signals like "Open to Work" flags, recent activity patterns, project velocity changes, and social graph proximity to opportunities.

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High-Trust Connection

See your relationship to candidates through shared projects, mutual connections, and collaboration history. Reach out with context that matters.

What You Get

Find better candidates 10x faster

No cold sourcing. No guesswork. Just builders you can trust to contribute.

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Own your data and insights

You own the dataset and control how it's used. No third-party analytics. No lock-in.

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Build community understanding

We're building a modular platform for discovery, enrichment, and insight across any community dataset.

Why It Matters

Scout surfaces builders based on real participation, not self-promotion. It brings clarity, saves time, and helps you build teams rooted in real trust.

Built on the principles of transparency, agency, and ownership — powered by Sodal.

Who It's For

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Founders hiring technical teammates
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Recruiters sourcing for deep engineering roles
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Agencies specializing in open source or frontier tech
Anyone who values proof over pitch

Ready to find better candidates?

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