# github/archive-program

The GitHub Archive Program & Arctic Code Vault

Repository: https://github.com/github/archive-program
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/archive-program
License Family: other
Last push: 2024-03-17T21:19:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2415, "days_push": 899, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3117, forks 259 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:44.178093+00:00)

## What it is
The home repository for the GitHub Archive Program and Arctic Code Vault, which archived every active public GitHub repository as of 2/2/2020 onto 186 hardened film reels stored in Svalbard. It contains the Guide to the GitHub Code Vault, community translations, and the Tech Tree resource list.

## Use cases
- learn how GitHub preserved open-source code in the Arctic Code Vault
- suggest edits to the Guide to the GitHub Code Vault
- find community translations of the code vault guide
- explore the Tech Tree of foundational technical works
- research long-term digital preservation of open-source software

## When to choose
- you want to read or contribute to the Arctic Code Vault guide
- you are researching long-term archival of open-source code
- you want the Tech Tree reading list of foundational technical works

## When to avoid
- you need runnable software or a tool
- you want an actively developed application
- you need programmatic access to archived repository data

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, documentation, version-control
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: archive, code-preservation, arctic-code-vault, long-term-storage, open-source-preservation

## Member repositories
- github/archive-program (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:44.178093+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:45:59.177142+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/github/archive-program (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:44.178093+00:00, sha 13557d0d1d9c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.