octocat/Hello-World resource
My first repository on GitHub! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
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: 5698
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 743
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3778 stars · 6569 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The canonical 'Hello World' example repository on GitHub, created by the octocat account to demonstrate how repositories work. It contains no functional software and serves purely as a tutorial/demo artifact.
Use cases
- learn how GitHub repositories work
- test GitHub API integrations against a known repo
- practice git clone and commit workflows
- use as a sample repo for tooling demos
When to choose
- you need a tiny, well-known repository for testing GitHub tooling or APIs
- you are following a beginner tutorial about Git or GitHub
When to avoid
- you need actual functional software or a reusable library
- you expect maintenance, documentation, or a license
Facets
learning-resource · maturity experimental
developer-tools developer-tools tutorials cross-platform demo example-repository hello-world github-sample
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World · fetched 2026-08-28 · 03ba204e50d1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| octocat/Hello-World | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="octocat/Hello-World")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem