RESEARCH / REPRODUCIBILITY

Research from a documented snapshot.

RepoSource Registry is a secondary, versioned view of public GitHub repository metadata. Use the exact snapshot, record assumptions, and verify consequential claims upstream.

33,305records in current snapshot

CURRENT SNAPSHOT

Record the dataset before analysis.

Identify the snapshot timestamp, dataset version, schema version, and canonical data file used by the analysis.

Generated: 2026-09-21T08:01:18Z
Dataset version: 1.0.0
Schema version: 1.1.0
Minimum stars: 2,000+

REPRODUCIBLE WORKFLOW

01Snapshot02Verify hash03Load04Analyze05Record assumptions06Publish

RESEARCH QUESTIONS

Language ecosystemsCompare declared primary-language distributions above the inclusion threshold.

Popularity distributionStudy star-band concentration without treating stars as quality or security measures.

Metadata completenessMeasure missing descriptions, languages, topics, and other optional fields.

SOURCE DISCIPLINE

RepoSource is evidence, not upstream authority.

GitHub remains the primary source for current repository facts. Search semantics, changing metadata, the star threshold, and snapshot timing constrain inference.

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REPRODUCIBILITY KIT

01Canonical datasetPrimary repository snapshot.data/repositories.json↗02ManifestSnapshot identity and integrity hashes.data/manifest.json↗03SchemaMachine-readable record contract.schema/repository.schema.json↗04Citation guidanceIdentify the exact snapshot in published work.docs/citation.md↗

Registry values are snapshot values. Cite the snapshot used and verify consequential current facts against GitHub.