By name: submit-talk description: Use when submitting a talk proposal to the BoulderJS talks repo, creating a lightning or feature talk issue on GitHub.
Submit a BoulderJS Talk Proposal
Creates a GitHub issue in boulder-js/talks using the correct issue template. Templates automatically apply labels — no label-write permission needed.
Required Information
Collect from context or ask the user one at a time:
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Title | Short talk title |
| Type | Feature (25 min) or Lightning (10 min) |
| Abstract | ~500 chars, what the talk covers |
| Date | Earliest available date (dd.mm.yyyy), or TBD |
| First talk? | Whether this is the speaker's first tech talk |
Code of Conduct is always checked — include it unconditionally.
Talk Types & Templates
| Type | Duration | Template |
|---|---|---|
| Feature | 25 min | talk-feature.yml |
| Lightning | 10 min | talk-lightning.yml |
Create the Issue
gh issue create \
--repo boulder-js/talks \
--template "talk-feature.yml" \
--title "TITLE" \
--body "$(cat <<'EOF'
### Abstract
ABSTRACT
### Date
DD.MM.YYYY
### This will be my first tech talk
- [ ] This will be my first tech talk
### Code of Conduct
- [x] I agree to follow this project's [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/boulder-js/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
EOF
)"
Use --template "talk-lightning.yml" for lightning talks. Set - [x] on the first-talk checkbox if applicable.
After Creating
Return the issue URL to the user.