# otwcode/otwarchive

The Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) - Archive Of Our Own (AO3) Project

Repository: https://github.com/otwcode/otwarchive
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/otwarchive
Homepage: https://www.transformativeworks.org/archive_of_our_own
Language: Ruby
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-26T00:19:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5686, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2197, forks 843 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:25.331061+00:00)

## What it is
OTW-Archive is the open-source Ruby on Rails web application behind Archive of Our Own (AO3), a platform for hosting fanworks such as fanfiction, fanart, and fan vids. It is developed and maintained by the Organization for Transformative Works, a nonprofit run by and for fans.

## Use cases
- host a fanfiction archive for a fandom community
- self-host a fanworks archive like AO3
- run a multifandom story and fanart hosting site
- deploy an alternative AO3 instance such as SquidgeWorld
- contribute to the Archive of Our Own codebase

## When to choose
- you need a full-featured, battle-tested platform for hosting fan-created works
- you want tagging, collections, and works management out of the box
- you are contributing to AO3 or running a community archive with similar needs

## When to avoid
- you need a public API - none currently exists
- you want a lightweight or general-purpose CMS rather than a fanwork archive
- you lack experience operating a large Ruby on Rails application

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: web-framework, search-engine
- domain: web-development, self-hosted, media, social-media
- platform: ruby
- tags: fanfiction, fanworks, archive, ao3, rails, multifandom, tagging, user-generated-content, web-server, linux

## Member repositories
- otwcode/otwarchive (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:25.331061+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 2026-08-30T02:47:10.116101+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/otwcode/otwarchive (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:25.331061+00:00, sha 0d505f2359b6)
  - homepage: https://www.transformativeworks.org/archive_of_our_own (fetched 2026-08-29T10:27:21.115073+00:00, sha 44136fa355b3)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.