Is taken free and open source?

Yes. taken is free and open source, released under the MIT license. You can view and contribute to the source at https://github.com/RogueAlg0/taken.

What are open-source alternatives to taken?

Other open-source developer tools & cli tools on OSSDrop include VS Code, MarkItDown, Oh My Zsh, Go.

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CLI that checks whether a GitHub issue is already being worked on before you volunteer, with GO/TAKEN/CAUTION verdicts.

Developer Tools & CLI·MIT·2 stars·v0.9.2·added 2026-09-30

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What is taken?
taken is an open-source developer tools & cli tool — CLI that checks whether a GitHub issue is already being worked on before you volunteer, with GO/TAKEN/CAUTION verdicts.
Is taken free and open source?
Yes. taken is free and open source, released under the MIT license. You can view and contribute to the source at https://github.com/RogueAlg0/taken.
What are open-source alternatives to taken?
Other open-source developer tools & cli tools on OSSDrop include VS Code, MarkItDown, Oh My Zsh, Go.

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