# Code-dot-mil/code.mil

An experiment in open source at the Department of Defense.

Repository: https://github.com/Code-dot-mil/code.mil
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/codemil
Homepage: https://www.code.mil
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: code-mil, open-source, government
Last push: 2026-08-14T19:06:01+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3486, "days_push": 19, "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 1318, forks 141 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:21.147329+00:00)

## What it is
Code.mil is the source for the U.S. Department of Defense's public open source initiative website, an experiment in open sourcing government code. It provides guidance, FAQs, and licensing strategies for open sourcing code written by federal employees and contractors, and serves as a hub for discovering DoD open source projects.

## Use cases
- learn how the DoD licenses open source code without copyright
- find guidance for open sourcing government or contractor-written software
- contribute to Department of Defense open source projects
- understand OMB policy M-16-21 for federal source code
- read FAQs about open source software use in government
- find sample contract language requiring open source delivery

## When to choose
- you work in government or contracting and need to open source federal code
- you want to contribute to DoD open source projects
- you research government open source policy and licensing

## When to avoid
- you need a software library or tool rather than policy documentation
- you need legally binding advice rather than educational guidance
- you want a general-purpose open source program office resource outside the US government context

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, static-site-generator
- domain: developer-tools, documentation
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: government, open-source-policy, jekyll, dod, code-mil, website, open-source, web-server

## Member repositories
- Code-dot-mil/code.mil (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.147329+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 2026-08-30T04:47:56.110769+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Code-dot-mil/code.mil (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:21.147329+00:00, sha f43b8c485b6b)
  - homepage: https://www.code.mil (fetched 2026-08-29T12:06:57.041385+00:00, sha d01eb4c2d9f7)
  - site_page: https://code.mil/getting-started.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:06:57.044598+00:00, sha 811ac1e0d531)
  - site_page: https://code.mil/about.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:06:57.054676+00:00, sha 5880fbab9ab2)
  - site_page: https://code.mil/oss-faq.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:06:57.047094+00:00, sha a23bf68f3ed0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.