GitHub & Engineering

GitHub insights surface engineering activity patterns that indicate technical growth, open source strategy, and development team health. These insights help identify companies actively investing in technology or facing engineering challenges.

Why This Insight Matters

Identify technical growth — Companies with high engineering velocity are scaling and may need supporting tools
Spot open source strategy — New releases indicate product innovation and developer relations investment
Detect slowdowns — Declining activity may indicate organizational challenges or budget cuts
Track community health — Star growth and fork activity indicate market interest and adoption

Available Subtypes

Signal	Subtype Enum	Description
New language adoption	`githubNewLanguageAdoption`	Company adopted a new programming language across repos
High external contributors	`githubHighExternalContributorRatio`	High ratio of external vs internal contributors
Repository deprecated	`githubRepositoryDeprecated`	Key repositories recently archived or deprecated
Active repository	`githubActiveRepository`	Company maintains actively developed repositories
New open source release	`githubNewOpenSourceRelease`	Company open-sourced a new repository recently
Engineering slowdown	`githubEngineeringActivitySlowdown`	Notable slowdown in engineering activity
High engineering velocity	`githubHighEngineeringVelocity`	High code velocity (commits, PRs, releases)
Declining engagement	`githubDecliningCommunityEngagement`	Declining community engagement on repos
Rapid star growth	`githubRapidStarGrowth`	Fast growth in GitHub stars
Increasing forks	`githubIncreasingForkActivity`	Rising fork activity on repositories

Response Fields

Core Fields

Field	Type	Example	Description
`insightId`	string	`"gh-eng-velocity-001"`	Unique identifier for this insight
`name`	string	`"High Engineering Velocity"`	Human-readable insight name
`type`	string	`"technographic"`	Insight category
`subType`	string	`"githubHighEngineeringVelocity"`	Specific subtype enum

Activity Metrics

Field	Type	Example	Description
`variables.company_name`	string	`"Stripe"`	Company name
`variables.company_domain`	string	`"stripe.com"`	Company domain
`variables.github_org`	string	`"stripe"`	GitHub organization name
`variables.total_repositories`	integer	`156`	Total public repositories
`variables.active_repositories`	integer	`89`	Repositories with recent activity
`variables.commits_last_90_days`	integer	`2847`	Commits in past 90 days
`variables.pull_requests_last_90_days`	integer	`1203`	PRs in past 90 days
`variables.releases_last_90_days`	integer	`47`	Releases in past 90 days
`variables.velocity_rating`	string	`"high"`	Overall velocity assessment
`variables.primary_languages`	string[]	`["Ruby", "Go", "TypeScript"]`	Most-used programming languages

Top Repositories

Field	Type	Example	Description
`variables.top_repos[].name`	string	`"stripe-ruby"`	Repository name
`variables.top_repos[].stars`	integer	`1890`	GitHub star count
`variables.top_repos[].recent_commits`	integer	`127`	Recent commit count

Resolution Fields

Field	Type	Example	Description
`companyUrl`	string	`"stripe.com"`	Company website domain
`companyLinkedinUrl`	string	`"linkedin.com/company/stripe"`	Company LinkedIn URL

Full JSON Response Example

{
  "insightId": "gh-eng-velocity-001",
  "name": "High Engineering Velocity",
  "type": "technographic",
  "subType": "githubHighEngineeringVelocity",
  "companyUrl": "stripe.com",
  "companyLinkedinUrl": "linkedin.com/company/stripe",
  "variables": {
    "company_name": "Stripe",
    "company_domain": "stripe.com",
    "github_org": "stripe",
    "total_repositories": 156,
    "active_repositories": 89,
    "commits_last_90_days": 2847,
    "pull_requests_last_90_days": 1203,
    "releases_last_90_days": 47,
    "velocity_rating": "high",
    "primary_languages": ["Ruby", "Go", "TypeScript"],
    "top_repos": [
      {
        "name": "stripe-ruby",
        "stars": 1890,
        "recent_commits": 127
      },
      {
        "name": "stripe-go",
        "stars": 1654,
        "recent_commits": 98
      }
    ],
    "detected_at": "2024-12-15T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

API Usage

Generate Content API

{
  "enabledInsights": ["githubHighEngineeringVelocity", "githubNewOpenSourceRelease"],
  "disabledInsights": []
}

Generate Insights API

{
  "contactCompanyUrl": "stripe.com",
  "insightSubtype": "githubHighEngineeringVelocity"
}

Example Output

"Noticed Stripe's engineering team is shipping at an impressive pace—47 releases in the last quarter across their open source projects. With that velocity, keeping documentation and developer onboarding efficient becomes critical. Would love to share how we help high-velocity teams maintain quality while scaling."

Coverage

Refresh: Daily
Coverage: 1-25% of companies (requires public GitHub presence)
Best for: Developer tools, DevOps, technical recruiting