OWASP Nest

OWASP Nest provides a centralized platform to explore and contribute to OWASP projects and community activities:

  • nest.owasp.org main page and Slack NestBot:
    • Coverage of upcoming OWASP events, new chapters, and project updates
    • An interactive chapter map
    • Insights into community contributors
    • A list of recent issues, pull requests, and releases
  • OWASP Projects Directory:
    • A searchable and sortable list of all OWASP projects
    • Standardized ranking based on maturity level and community engagement
  • Contribution Opportunities Page:
    • Aggregated view open issues in OWASP repositories
    • AI-generated summaries and initial steps to tackle issues
  • OWASP Community Contributors Page:
    • A directory of all contributors
    • Detailed pages for each contributor
  • OWASP Chapters Directory – ranked by proximity to the user
  • OWASP Community Snapshots – a monthly report highlighting new OWASP entities

Roadmap

  • Extend OWASP NestBot with AI agent/assistant capabilities
  • Create OWASP Contribution Hub to centralize collaboration opportunities
  • Develop OWASP Schema to standardize metadata for chapters, projects, and other entities
  • Implement OWASP Project Health Dashboard
  • Design and launch the OWASP API for chapters, projects, committees, and other OWASP entities

Leadership

OWASP Nest is led by a dedicated team committed to fostering collaboration and supporting contributors. The leadership team ensures the platform aligns with OWASP’s mission and continuously improves to serve the community better.

Current Leaders

  • Arkadii Yakovets – CCSP, CISSP, CSSLP
  • Kate Golovanova – CC
  • Starr Brown – CISSP

All OWASP Nest leaders are ISC2-certified professionals and adhere to the OWASP Code of Conduct. For discussions, visit the #project-nest channel on OWASP Slack.

Contributing

OWASP Nest thrives on community contributions. Whether you’re a developer, designer, writer, or enthusiast, there are many ways to get involved:

  • Code Contributions: Fix bugs or implement new features
  • Code Review: Ensure quality and maintainability of contributions
  • Documentation: Improve guides or create tutorials
  • Issue Reporting: Identify and suggest fixes for bugs
  • Community Engagement: Provide feedback, join discussions, and promote the project

To contribute, visit the OWASP Nest Repository, review the Contributing Guidelines, and follow the Code of Conduct.

About OWASP Nest

OWASP Nest was originally created by Arkadii Yakovets (Ark) to simplify OWASP project navigation. Built from scratch based on Ark’s vision and discussions with Starr Brown (Starr), the platform integrates structured system design into the OWASP ecosystem.

Key Contributors

  • Arkadii Yakovets – Backend developer, leveraging over 10 years of experience in Python, Django, Django REST Framework (DRF), and related technologies. Built the backend using DRF, django-filter, OpenAI, Algolia Search, slack-bolt, PyGitHub, pre-commit, pytest, and more.
  • Kateryna Golovanova (Kate) – Led the initial frontend development using Vue.js and later became a project co-leader for her frontend and project management expertise.

OWASP Nest is licensed under the MIT License, encouraging contributions while protecting authors from legal claims. All OWASP Nest leaders are OWASP members and adhere to the OWASP Code of Conduct.

Evolution

Over time, OWASP Nest has expanded to address broader community needs, such as Google Summer of Code (GSoC) student guidance and contribution opportunities discovery. The platform, alongside NestBot, has become a central hub for OWASP projects, chapters, users, and aggregated contribution opportunities.

OWASP Nest’s success is a testament to many valuable community contributions, shaping and improving the project in countless ways.

No other OWASP projects’ code was used in OWASP Nest’s development. While explicit attribution (other than per MIT license) is not required, contributors and other OWASP project leaders are welcome to provide it at their discretion.

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