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MARCH 2026

informal.systems Engineering AI Productivity Report

A focused summary of AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for the informal.systems engineering team.

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The informal.systems engineering team reports 90.7% AI adoption, 1.87× productivity lift, and 39.1% code quality across recent work.

These metrics track how AI integrates into delivery pipelines, how throughput changes when assistance is used, and the health of AI-supported code review outcomes.

What this report measures

We analyze commits and diffs to estimate AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for your engineering organization.

How to interpret these metrics

Use these signals to understand how AI assistance fits into day-to-day development, where enablement efforts drive throughput, and how review practices keep quality steady.

AI Adoption Rate

HIGH

90.7%

AI assistance is present in 90.7% of recent commits for informal.systems.

AI Productivity Lift

HIGH

1.87×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 87% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

39.1%

Review insights show 39.1% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the informal.systems team performing with AI?

The informal.systems engineering team reports 90.7% AI adoption, translating into 1.87× productivity lift while sustaining 39.1% code quality. These outcomes suggest AI-supported reviews are embedded in day-to-day delivery without trading off reliability.

Manager Questions Answered

Real questions engineering leaders ask about AI productivity, with live benchmarks and company-specific data.

What's a good company AI adoption rate?

informal.systems is at 90.7%. This is 47.0pp above the community median (43.7%)..

90.7%

↑47.0pp above43.7% Community Median

Keep codifying prompts and monitoring adoption so the lead over peers is sustainable.

Does AI actually make developers faster?

informal.systems operates at 1.87×. This is 0.74× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.87×

↑0.74× above1.13× Community Median

Double down on automation around QA and release prep to compound the gains already in flight.

How does AI affect code quality?

informal.systems holds AI-assisted quality at 39.1%. This is 15.8pp above the community median (23.3%)..

39.1%

Roughly in line23.3% Community Median

Invest in AI-specific test checklists and shadow reviews to keep quality slightly ahead of peers.

How evenly is AI use distributed across our team?

AI impact is concentrated—94.8% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

94.8%

Run prompt-sharing sessions, codify AI review checklists, and incentivize broad participation.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

informal.systems combines strong adoption, lift, and quality control—making the ROI story executive-ready.

Link these metrics to deployment frequency and incident cost to convert engineering wins into business KPIs.

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How Your Company Ranks

See how top engineering organizations compare across AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality.

AI Adoption

% of commits with AI assistance

Companies in this quartile:

ID

idesie.com

(2904.2%)

IN

inngest.com

(1429.6%)

FM

fmease.dev

(87.5%)

DI

dimagi.com

(87.5%)

Top 25% of teams adopt AI in 65-75% of their commits.

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

IN

inngest.com

(4.82×)

U.

u.nus.edu

(2.87×)

AC

acad.pucrs.br

(1.12×)

MC

mcornholio.ru

(1.12×)

Top performers sustain 1.5× cycle-time improvements over six months when embedding AI into workflows.

Code Quality

Post-merge defect rate

Companies in this quartile:

IN

inngest.com

(701.7%)

ID

idesie.com

(649.2%)

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

Top 25% maintain quality above 92% while expanding AI usage, pairing automation with rigorous guardrails.

Rankings based on aggregated Exceeds AI dataset of 1.2M commits across open-source and enterprise engineering teams (Q4 2025).

Top contributors

Top contributors combine high AI adoption and quality output. Encourage internal sharing of best practices.

RR

Romain Ruetschi

Commits292
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.98x
Code Quality20.0%
R|

Rano | Ranadeep

Commits52
AI Usage96.7%
Productivity Lift1.98x
Code Quality86.4%
IN

insumity

Commits4
AI Usage34.1%
Productivity Lift1.07x
Code Quality20.0%
DA

Daniel

Commits27
AI Usage88.5%
Productivity Lift1.07x
Code Quality20.0%
AS

Alessandro Sforzin

Commits11
AI Usage21.7%
Productivity Lift1.06x
Code Quality20.0%

Encourage knowledge transfer from top AI users to others through internal mentoring or recorded "AI coding walkthroughs." Balanced adoption across the team typically improves overall performance by 12-15%.

Cross-Organization Network

Shared Repositories

8

romac

informalsystems/malachite

informalsystems/quint

josef-widder

informalsystems/quint

adizere

cometbft/cometbft

insumity

informalsystems/malachite

cosmos/interchain-security

sergio-mena

informalsystems/malachite

cometbft/cometbft

ivan-gavran

informalsystems/quint

Activity

181 Commits

Your Network

10 People
adizere
Member
oakenknight
Member
alesforz
Member
daniel.cason@informal.systems
Member
ivan-gavran
Member
josef-widder
Member
insumity
Member
rnbguy
Member
romac
Member

Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

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