locked 2026-09-11
Every repository GitGenius indexes is assigned one primary subcategory from a fixed list, plus up to two more it substantially serves. The list is versioned and its slugs are permanent, so a category page means the same thing a year from now. Free-form keywords are still stored for text relevance, but navigation runs on this taxonomy.
Categories
Subcategories
Repository types
Classified
9,911 of 9,911 repositoriesAverage confidence
model's own certainty, 0 to 1No good fit
feeds the monthly reviewLast classified
claude-haiku-4-5A repository counts under its primary subcategory's category and under any other it serves.
A second facet, kept separate from the subject: what the repository is, rather than what it is about.
Library / SDK
2,530
Application
1,867
Framework
1,164
CLI Tool
1,035
Server / Platform
1,014
Curated List / Learning Resource
961
Plugin / Extension
483
Template / Example
375
Documentation / Specification
170
Model / Research Code
164
Configuration / Dotfiles
87
Dataset
61
Governance rules: split a subcategory whose primary count stays above 300, and merge or hide one that stays under 8 for a quarter.
None: every subcategory has at least 8 repositories.
The classifier may only answer with ids from the list, and these rules decide which one.
one-primary
Every repo gets exactly one primary subcategory. Add up to two secondary subcategories only when the repo substantially serves them, not for passing mentions.
what-it-does
Classify by what the repo is and does for its user. The implementation language belongs in the language facet and the form (library, CLI, app) belongs in the type facet, not in the category.
subject-first
Topic-specific awesome lists, tutorials, books, templates, examples and CLIs go to their subject subcategory, with the form recorded in type. Learning & Resources is only for material that spans many subjects.
domain-first-ai
When AI is applied to a domain (AI stock analysis, AI pentesting, AI note-taking), the domain is primary and the matching AI subcategory is secondary. AI Agents & LLM Apps is primary only when the AI capability itself is the product.
apps-vs-frameworks
End-user applications go to their subject. Frameworks, SDKs and toolkits for building applications go to the framework subcategories.
follow-the-product
Drivers, SDKs, clients, mirrors, forks, Helm charts and plugins for a product go where the product goes (a MongoDB driver goes to nosql-key-value).
trust-order
Ground the decision in the owner's description, GitHub topics and README first. The GitGenius summary is secondary evidence and can be wrong.
none-fit
If nothing fits, choose the closest subcategory, set none_fit, and suggest a new subcategory name. Never invent an id.
