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forgefed/forgefed

ForgeFed - Federation Protocol for Forge Services observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/forgefed/forgefed · homepage · Bikeshed · CC0-1.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

68/100

  • Activity 80
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3011
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 122
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1037 stars · 13 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

ForgeFed is an ActivityPub-based federation protocol specification for software forges, enabling interoperable repository hosting, issue tracking, and code review across independent websites. It is a specification project (written in Bikeshed) with JSON-LD context files, not an implementation.

Use cases

  • federate git repository hosting across independent forges
  • open issues and pull requests on repos hosted on other sites without new accounts
  • implement ActivityPub federation in a code collaboration platform
  • build interoperable issue trackers and code review tools
  • decentralize software development away from centralized forges
  • define a common protocol vocabulary for forge services

When to choose

  • you are building a forge or code collaboration tool that should interoperate with other forges
  • you want decentralized, self-hosted code hosting that stays connected to a wider network
  • you need a standard ActivityPub extension for repositories, issues, and pull requests

When to avoid

  • you need a ready-to-run forge application rather than a protocol specification
  • your project is single-instance and has no federation requirements
  • you need a mature, widely deployed protocol with many production implementations today

Facets

service · maturity active

api-framework developer-tools version-control developer-tools version-control apis self-hosted self-hosted activitypub federation forge git specification json-ld decentralized web-server

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
forgefed/forgefedmain68

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