Not a verified service
This is not a verified service. It is a research card assembled from the upstream README and metadata. The deployment contract, live deployment and Evidence are not complete.
DECIDE FIRST
What is this project
A website comment component using GitHub Discussions as its data layer
What problem does it solve
Solves the need to build a separate database login and moderation backend for website comments
Who it is for
- Website authors with a GitHub repo
- teams needing low-operations comments
What it can do
- Discussion comments
- GitHub OAuth
- page-to-discussion mapping
- no ads or tracking
Before you deploy
- A GitHub repository with Discussions
- GitHub App configuration and a website embed
What to know first
- Comments and permissions depend on GitHub
- community and moderation rules are yours to manage
Current stage
Data layer and usage are clear; comment permissions on a SmallGreen site are unverified
Upstream facts
- Upstream
- giscus/giscus
- License
- MIT
- Default branch
- main
- Last push
- 2026-05-26
- Checked on
- 2026-08-27
Next steps
- Confirm repo and Discussion category
- test mapping and deletion
- document OAuth and moderation