Most project discussions start on GitHub. A bug report, a pull request, a question from a new contributor. But issue threads are slow, and moving the discussion to a chat tool means inviting people, managing accounts and losing the link to the issue.
So the context scatters. Half the decision is in a comment thread, the other half in a channel nobody can find later, and nobody is sure who should have been in the pod.
Issue threads aren't for conversations
Comments are great for a record, not for working something out together. Every reply notifies everyone, back-and-forth buries the useful parts, and private details don't belong on a public issue.
Try it: switch pods in the sidebar and open a thread.
Jotpod is a pod for every issue
Connect your repository and open a pod for any issue. Share its link with collaborators: they continue with GitHub, Jotpod confirms they have access to the repository, and they're in. The room stays tied to its repository and issue, and goes read-only when the issue closes.
What we focus on
Jotpod does one thing: gives each GitHub issue a private pod where the right people can talk it through, and keeps everyone else out.
One issue, one pod
No duplicate threads to chase.
Join in seconds
Sign in with GitHub. No new password.
Access follows GitHub
Only repository collaborators get in.
What we're not building
Jotpod isn't a project-management tool or a Slack replacement. There are no boards, sprints or org charts; it's a place to talk about one issue with the people who can actually work on it.
It doesn't ask for more than it needs either: read access to repository metadata and issues, write access only to post the link. No code access, no email address, no ads and no profiling.
Who it's for
Open-source maintainers who want to talk through an issue with contributors without opening a public free-for-all, and teams with private repositories who want the discussion next to the work.
And for everything else, quick pods are still here: throwaway chats that delete themselves after 24 hours, 36 hours or 6 days.
Getting started
- Connect GitHub and connect the repositories you want to use with Jotpod.
- Open a pod for an issue. Its link is added to the issue for you.
- Share the link. Collaborators sign in with GitHub and they're in; everyone else is told why not.