# github/dev

Press the . key on any repo

Repository: https://github.com/github/dev
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/github-dev
Homepage: https://github.dev
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-08-19T20:36:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1840, "days_push": 744, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1520, forks 5911 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:57.757865+00:00)

## What it is
github.dev is a web-based VS Code editor that runs entirely in the browser, launched by pressing the . key on any GitHub repository or pull request. It lets users navigate files and make and commit code changes without cloning locally.

## Use cases
- edit code directly in the browser without cloning a repo
- make quick multi-file changes on GitHub
- review and edit pull requests in a VS Code environment
- commit changes from a lightweight browser editor

## When to choose
- you need a quick edit without setting up a local environment
- you want full VS Code editing features while browsing GitHub
- you're on a machine where you can't install tooling

## When to avoid
- you need to run, build, or test code locally
- you need terminal access or full extension support
- you're doing heavy development requiring a complete toolchain

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, web-development, version-control
- platform: browser
- tags: vscode, web-based-editor, github, code-editing, browser-ide, web-server

## Member repositories
- github/dev (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:57.757865+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 2026-08-30T04:31:54.558864+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/github/dev (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:57.757865+00:00, sha de041778dcd0)
  - homepage: https://github.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T11:35:33.874553+00:00, sha c920671bc946)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.