Following the launch of the first Mars Helicopter, Ingenuity, GitHub announced the new Achievements section:
We are also using this opportunity to introduce a new Achievements section to the GitHub profile. Right now, Achievements include the Mars 2020 Helicopter Mission badge, the Arctic Code Vault badge, and a badge for sponsoring open source work via GitHub Sponsors.
This repository attempts to list them all.
2022-06-09: GitHub announced more Achievements, but without specific criteria. If you see something not listed here, please open an issue :)
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| Title | Badge | Earnable? | Earned by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pair Extraordinaire |  |
✔️ | Coauthored in a merged pull request |
| Quickdraw |  |
✔️ | Closed an issue or a pull request within 5 min of opening |
| Starstruck |  |
✔️ | Created a repository that has 16 stars |
| Galaxy Brain |  |
✔️ | 2 accepted answers |
| Pull Shark |  |
✔️ | 2 pull requests merged |
| YOLO |  |
✔️ | Merged a pull request without code review |
| Arctic Code Vault Contributor |  |
❌ | Contributed code to repositories in the 2020 GitHub Archive Program |
| Public Sponsor |  |
✔️ | Sponsoring open source work via GitHub Sponsors |
| Mars 2020 Contributor |  |
❌ | Contributed code to repositories used in the Mars 2020 Helicopter Mission |
Some Achievements not only have the base version, but also tiers.
| Title | Tier | Badge | Earned by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pair Extraordinaire x2 | Bronze 🥉 |  |
Coauthored in 10 merged pull requests |
| Pair Extraordinaire x3 | Silver 🥈 |  |
Coauthored in 24 merged pull requests |
| Pair Extraordinaire x4 | Gold 🥇 |  |
Coauthored in 48 merged pull requests |
| Starstruck x2 | Bronze 🥉 |  |
Created a repository that has 128 stars |
| Starstruck x3 | Silver 🥈 |  |
Created a repository that has 512 stars |
| Starstruck x4 | Gold 🥇 |  |
Created a repository that has 4096 stars |
| Galaxy Brain x2 | Bronze 🥉 |  |
8 accepted answers |
| Galaxy Brain x3 | Silver 🥈 |  |
16 accepted answers |
| Galaxy Brain x4 | Gold 🥇 |  |
32 accepted answers |
| Pull Shark x2 | Bronze 🥉 |  |
16 pull requests merged |
| Pull Shark x3 | Silver 🥈 |  |
128 pull requests merged |
| Pull Shark x4 | Gold 🥇 |  |
1024 pull requests merged |
There is was an official list available in the GitHub Docs at
https://docs.github.com/en/account-and-profile/setting-up-and-managing-your-github-profile/customizing-your-profile/personalizing-your-profile#displaying-badges-on-your-profile (link to the archived version).
There is still a section which includes specifics on how badges were/are awarded, e.g. which repositories and versions qualified for the Mars 2020 Helicopter Contributor.
Consider this repository a mirror, maybe in the future with historic purpose. Unless there will be an official list again, this is it.
For now, please refer to the discussions.
To the best of our knowledge:
| Tier | Label | Sample | Hex | Visual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze 🥉 | x2 |  |
#F9BFA7 |  |
| Silver 🥈 | x3 |  |
#E1E4E4 |  |
| Gold 🥇 | x4 |  |
#FAE57E |  |
Here are screenshots of all Achievements at 100 % unlocked as seen in full in the dialog, both light and dark mode.
See them live, including the animation some have, for example here:
| Title | Sample |
|---|---|
| Pair Extraordinaire | Live 100 % unlocked sample by @Rongronggg9 |
| Quickdraw | Live 100 % unlocked sample by @Schweinepriester |
| Starstruck | Live 100 % unlocked sample by @torvalds |
| Galaxy Brain | Live 100 % unlocked sample by @ljharb |
| Pull Shark | Live 100 % unlocked sample by @ljharb |
| YOLO | Live 100 % unlocked sample by @Schweinepriester |
| Arctic Code Vault Contributor | Live 100 % unlocked sample by @Schweinepriester |
| Public Sponsor | Live 100 % unlocked sample by @ljharb |
| Mars 2020 Contributor | Live 100 % unlocked sample by @torvalds |
Do you know a user with all Achievements at the same time? Let me know!
Here are the variants of Badges including the Octocat 
based on the setting for the Emoji skin tone ✌️✌🏻✌🏼✌🏽✌🏾✌🏿.
The Highlights section below the Achievements including the corresponding badges is currently best documented in the official GitHub docs.
From the start with Ingenuity on 2021-04-19 until the additions on 2022-06-09, the first three Achievements had slightly different designs and names. In other words, they were overhauled on 2022-06-09.
- GitHub Sponsor
+ Public Sponsor
- Mars 2020 Helicopter Contributor
+ Mars 2020 ContributorHere are the old designs and names:
| Title | Badge |
|---|---|
| Arctic Code Vault Contributor |  |
| GitHub Sponsor |  |
| Mars 2020 Helicopter Contributor |  |