GitHub
github.com ↗Developer collaboration platform; primary host for open-source code + CI workflows.
A — code-citation infrastructure; broad LLM corpus + canonical for open-source.
Repository-level discipline varies by author; license + README standards encouraged.
About this sub-score →Free APIs + bulk repo data + CC-licensed code; broad LLM corpus inclusion.
About this sub-score →Cited daily by developer queries + AI engines; default for code-citation.
About this sub-score →Signals behind these scores
Citation Discipline
B·78- Repository modelPer-repo discipline; community signals via stars + forks.
Modern Reference
A·92- Open code corpusDefault LLM training source for code generation.
Citation Velocity
B·84- Code-citation defaultFirst-line for repository links + open-source projects.
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