# github/docs

The open-source repo for docs.github.com

Repository: https://github.com/github/docs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docs
Homepage: https://docs.github.com
Language: TypeScript
License: CC-BY-4.0
License Family: other
Topics: docs, works-with-codespaces
Last push: 2026-08-26T21:21:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2651, "days_push": 7, "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 20737, forks 68455 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:30.389649+00:00)

## What it is
The open-source repository behind docs.github.com, containing GitHub's product documentation content in Markdown. External contributors can propose changes to documentation content, while site infrastructure remains internal.

## Use cases
- fix a typo or error in GitHub documentation
- contribute a new tutorial to docs.github.com
- improve clarity of GitHub product docs
- translate GitHub documentation
- learn how a large docs site is run

## When to choose
- you want to improve or correct GitHub's official documentation
- you want to study how GitHub structures and maintains docs at scale

## When to avoid
- you need a documentation site generator for your own project
- you want to modify the docs site's build tooling or workflows

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation, markdown
- domain: documentation, developer-tools, version-control
- platform: -
- tags: github-docs, open-source-documentation, docs-site, community-contributions, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- github/docs (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:30.389649+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 2026-08-29T16:58:33.483526+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/github/docs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:30.389649+00:00, sha 1adc06cb1008)
  - homepage: https://docs.github.com (fetched 2026-08-29T07:57:27.406849+00:00, sha 72eb5a2d8ed5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.