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Make your first contribution to this repository by tackling one of the issues listed below.
Each issue displayed here is a "good first issue," selected for its relative approachability for first-time contributors.
Good first issues
Improve the `ERR_AMBIGUOUS_MODULE_SYNTAX` error message module Issues and PRs related to the module subsystem. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors. esm Issues and PRs related to the ECMAScript Modules implementation.
#60322 opened Oct 19, 2025 by avivkeller
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ESM import of `http` is slower compared to CommonJS doc Issues and PRs related to the documentations. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors.
#59686 opened Aug 30, 2025 by bpasero
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Some CLI options documented in the CLI docs are missing in node manpage doc Issues and PRs related to the documentations. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors.
#58895 opened Jun 29, 2025 by dario-piotrowicz
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test-runner: write out timestamp as first line in watch mode good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors. feature request Issues that request new features to be added to Node.js. test_runner Issues and PRs related to the test runner subsystem.
#57206 opened Feb 25, 2025 by jsumners-nr
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process.cwd() fails in a not usefully descriptive way confirmed-bug Issues with confirmed bugs. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors. process Issues and PRs related to the process subsystem.
#57045 opened Feb 14, 2025 by Qard
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TextDecoder incorrectly decodes 0x92 and several other characters for Windows-1252 confirmed-bug Issues with confirmed bugs. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors. encoding Issues and PRs related to the TextEncoder and TextDecoder APIs.
#56542 opened Jan 10, 2025 by unilynx
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FATAL ERROR: v8::ToLocalChecked Empty MaybeLocal child_process Issues and PRs related to the child_process subsystem. c++ Issues and PRs that require attention from people who are familiar with C++. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors.
#56531 opened Jan 9, 2025 by vdata1
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fs.rmSync('速') crash without throw confirmed-bug Issues with confirmed bugs. fs Issues and PRs related to the fs subsystem / file system. windows Issues and PRs related to the Windows platform. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors.
#56049 opened Nov 28, 2024 by kanasimi
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Expose an `id` for concurrent test runners (like `JEST_WORKER_ID`) good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors. feature request Issues that request new features to be added to Node.js. test_runner Issues and PRs related to the test runner subsystem.
#55842 opened Nov 13, 2024 by blimmer
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tools: lint TypeScript files good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors. feature request Issues that request new features to be added to Node.js. tools Issues and PRs related to the tools directory. strip-types Issues or PRs related to strip-types support
#55702 opened Nov 3, 2024 by marco-ippolito
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test_runner: do not read from `process.argv` and `process.cwd()` in run() good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors. test_runner Issues and PRs related to the test runner subsystem.
#53867 opened Jul 16, 2024 by mcollina
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docs(test-runner): missing example and explain about how to mock error doc Issues and PRs related to the documentations. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors. test_runner Issues and PRs related to the test runner subsystem.
#52357 opened Apr 3, 2024 by AugustinMauroy
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Recommend `node`/`default` conditions instead of `require`/`import` as a solution to the dual package hazard doc Issues and PRs related to the documentations. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors.
#52174 opened Mar 21, 2024 by nicolo-ribaudo
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Document differences between Node.js fetch() implementations and the standard doc Issues and PRs related to the documentations. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors.
#52163 opened Mar 20, 2024 by mcollina
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Missing documentation in `fs.StatFs` doc Issues and PRs related to the documentations. fs Issues and PRs related to the fs subsystem / file system. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors.
#50749 opened Nov 15, 2023 by NatoBoram
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fs: utf8 fast paths don't accept all valid utf8 values fs Issues and PRs related to the fs subsystem / file system. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors.
#49888 opened Sep 26, 2023 by CanadaHonk
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Conditional unhandled 'error' event when http.request with `.lookup` confirmed-bug Issues with confirmed bugs. http Issues or PRs related to the http subsystem. net Issues and PRs related to the net subsystem. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors.
#48771 opened Jul 14, 2023 by loynoir
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`message` tests can be migrated from python to JS test Issues and PRs related to the tests. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors. code-and-learn Issues related to the Code-and-Learn events and PRs submitted during the events.
#47707 opened Apr 24, 2023 by MoLow
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Error [ERR_INTERNAL_ASSERTION]: TypeError [ERR_INVALID_THIS]: Value of "this" must be of type EventTarget confirmed-bug Issues with confirmed bugs. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors. eventtarget Issues and PRs related to the EventTarget implementation.
#46323 opened Jan 23, 2023 by buu700
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Cpplint produces false positives for FastApiOptions c++ Issues and PRs that require attention from people who are familiar with C++. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors. python PRs and issues that require attention from people who are familiar with Python.
#45761 opened Dec 6, 2022 by anonrig
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Inconsistent validation of custom signals child_process Issues and PRs related to the child_process subsystem. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors.
#44749 opened Sep 22, 2022 by fasttime
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TextDecoder does not error incorrectly for legacy byte sequences good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors. encoding Issues and PRs related to the TextEncoder and TextDecoder APIs.
#40091 opened Sep 12, 2021 by domenic
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Writable does not check if stream has been destroyed during _final and _write stream Issues and PRs related to the stream subsystem. semver-major PRs that contain breaking changes and should be released in the next major version. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors.
#39030 opened Jun 14, 2021 by ronag
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Entering async IIFE in REPL triggers DCHECK v8 engine Issues and PRs related to the V8 dependency. test Issues and PRs related to the tests. good first issue Issues that are suitable for first-time contributors. inspector Issues and PRs related to the V8 inspector protocol
#38685 opened May 14, 2021 by addaleax
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