[FEAT] Add GitHub Discussions activity to RecentActivity widget

[Priyanshu-byte-coder]

Feature request

The RecentActivity widget currently shows commits and PR events. Developers who are active in GitHub Discussions have no way to see that activity in DevTrack.

Proposed solution

Extend the /api/metrics/activity endpoint to also fetch GitHub Discussions activity (created discussions, answered questions) from the GitHub GraphQL API and include them in the feed.

GitHub GraphQL query

query {
  user(login: $username) {
    repositoryDiscussionComments(last: 10) {
      nodes { createdAt, body, discussion { title, url } }
    }
  }
}

Acceptance criteria

• Discussion activity appears in RecentActivity with a 'Discussion' label/icon
• Works for users with no Discussion activity (shows nothing)
• Does not break existing commit/PR activity display

[shauryavardhan1307]

/assign
Hi @Priyanshu-byte-coder,
I would like to work on this bug fix.
Could you please assign this issue to me under GSSoC 2026?
Thank you!

[github-actions]

@shauryavardhan1307 You already have 2 open issue(s) assigned. Complete those first before picking up more.

[SRSoham]

Hi @Priyanshu-byte-coder 👋

I’m interested in contributing to this issue under GSSoC'26.
Integrating GitHub Discussions activity into the RecentActivity widget sounds like a useful feature enhancement, and I’d love to work on implementing it.

Please assign this issue to me. 🚀

[github-actions]

✅ Closed as completed!

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