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Meet Mohammed Faheem - GSoC 2026 Contributor Working on Jenkins Email Notifications using Outlook SMTP with OAuth

Hey everyone! I’m Mohammed Faheem, a software engineering student and a Google Summer of Code 2026 contributor with Jenkins. This summer, I’ll be working on Jenkins email notifications using Outlook SMTP with OAuth, focused on adding a secure OAuth-based authentication flow for sending email notifications through Microsoft Outlook SMTP, as well as supporting other OAuth providers. Project Description This project aims to enhance...

Mohammed Faheem May 28, 2026
GSoC 2026 Community Bonding Wrap-Up: Continuation of AI-Powered Chatbot for Jenkins Resources

Hello everyone! I’m Mallikarjun G D, a second-year B.E. Computer Science and Design student at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru (India). This summer I’m a GSoC 2026 contributor with Jenkins, working on Continue AI-Powered Chatbot for Quick Access to Jenkins Resources. Project Description This project is a continuation of a Jenkins plugin that embeds an AI chatbot into the Jenkins UI, allowing users to...

Mallikarjun G D May 26, 2026
AI Chatbot to Guide User Workflow (GSoC 2026)

Hello everyone, I’m Daniele, an Italian computer science student, and this summer I’ll be working on the AI Chatbot to Guide User Workflow plugin during GSoC 2026. I started contributing to Jenkins many months ago, and after following the official communication channels, I noticed how difficult it can be for beginners to understand the functionality of complex software like Jenkins. My goal is...

Daniele Caldarigi May 26, 2026
Meet Vatsal Verma – GSoC 2026 Contributor Working on Retooling Jenkins.io Web Success Stories

Hello everyone! I’m Vatsal Verma, a final-year student and a Google Summer of Code 2026 contributor with Jenkins. This summer, I’ll be working on Retool jenkins.io website Success Stories which aims to modernize the tech stack, improving the submission workflow, and enhancing the overall UI/UX experience of the website. Project Description This project aims to migrate the Jenkins.io Success Stories website from Gatsby...

Vatsal Verma May 24, 2026
GSoC 2026 Community Bonding Period - Plugin Modernizer Stats Visualization

Hey everyone! Myself Pratik Mane, a final year student at Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune (India) and currently an intern at Red Hat. It’s been a wonderful experience getting involved with the Jenkins community over the past few weeks and I’m thrilled to be working on this project with an amazing team of mentors. Table of Contents About the Project Why is This Project...

Pratik Mane May 23, 2026
Gear Up for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026 with Jenkins

We are thrilled to announce that the Jenkins project has been allotted 5 slots in Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026 program! This is an incredible opportunity for aspiring developers to contribute to one of the most widely used open-source automation servers in the world. The 5 selected projects for GSoC 2026 are: AI Chatbot to Guide User Workflow with Daniele Caldarigi as...

Kris Stern May 2, 2026
Jenkins accepted as mentoring org for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026

Jenkins Accepted to Google Summer of Code 2026 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that Jenkins has been accepted as a mentoring organization for Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026! This marks our tenth year participating in this prestigious program, and we are excited to continue welcoming new contributors into our vibrant open-source community. Why GSoC Matters Google Summer of Code is an outstanding...

Kris Stern February 19, 2026
Google Summer of Code 2026: Volunteers Needed to Mentor Future Jenkins Contributors

TL,DR: Jenkins is preparing to participate in its tenth (10th) year in Google Summer of Code (GSoC). We are seeking volunteers to be Jenkins mentors in the program: Mentoring takes about 5 to 8 hours of work per week for a 10-22 weeks program. Mentors provide guidance, coaching, review proposals, pull-requests, and contributor presentations. Sign up to mentor one of these project ideas or...

Shivay Lamba January 5, 2026