# clef/handbook

An employee handbook built for inclusion

Repository: https://github.com/clef/handbook
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/clef-handbook
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-09-01T11:01:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3989, "days_push": 1097, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2724, forks 395 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:15.709480+00:00)

## What it is
An open-source employee handbook from Clef containing inclusive company policies such as equal opportunity employment, compensation, and codes of conduct. It is licensed CC0 so other companies can fork and adapt the policies for their own use.

## Use cases
- write an inclusive employee handbook for a startup
- find example HR policies on equal opportunity employment
- template for company code of conduct and complaint policies
- starter kit of diversity and inclusion policies
- adapt open-source employment policies for my company
- examples of salary and equity compensation policy write-ups

## When to choose
- you are founding or growing a company and want a starting point for inclusive HR policies
- you want permissively licensed (CC0) policy text you can freely adapt
- you want real-world examples of values-driven company documentation

## When to avoid
- you need legally reviewed, jurisdiction-specific employment policies
- you need HR software or tooling rather than written policy documents
- you need actively maintained content - the repo has seen little recent activity

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation
- domain: hr, documentation, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: employee-handbook, company-culture, inclusion, hr-policies, open-source-policies, template

## Member repositories
- clef/handbook (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:15.709480+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 2026-08-30T02:14:50.916409+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/clef/handbook (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:15.709480+00:00, sha e0ca0cd50a8a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.