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MARCH 2026

linuxfoundation.org Engineering AI Productivity Report

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

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The linuxfoundation.org engineering team reports 64.7% AI adoption, 0.88× productivity lift, and 15.9% 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

MODERATE

64.7%

AI assistance is present in 64.7% of recent commits for linuxfoundation.org.

AI Productivity Lift

LOW

0.88×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 0% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

15.9%

Review insights show 15.9% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the linuxfoundation.org team performing with AI?

The linuxfoundation.org engineering team reports 64.7% AI adoption, translating into 0.88× productivity lift while sustaining 15.9% 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?

linuxfoundation.org is at 64.7%. This is 21.0pp above the community median (43.7%)..

64.7%

Roughly in line43.7% Community Median

Spot squads sitting below the median and pair them with high-adoption champions to share workflows.

Does AI actually make developers faster?

linuxfoundation.org operates at 0.88×. This is 0.25× below the community median (1.13×)..

0.88×

↓0.25× below1.13× Community Median

Pilot AI-assisted grooming, ticket triage, or incident retros to create visible productivity wins.

How does AI affect code quality?

linuxfoundation.org holds AI-assisted quality at 15.9%. This is 7.3pp below the community median (23.3%)..

15.9%

↓7.3pp below23.3% Community Median

Add structured AI code review rubrics and require human sign-off for critical surfaces.

How evenly is AI use distributed across our team?

AI impact is concentrated—73.8% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

73.8%

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

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

To prove ROI, linuxfoundation.org needs steadier adoption, measurable lift, and consistent quality. The ingredients are forming but not yet executive-grade.

Start with a lighthouse project, measure cycle improvements end-to-end, and harden quality guardrails.

See how your full organization compares

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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:

DI

dimagi.com

(87.5%)

PO

postgresql.org

(87.5%)

BL

bloq.com

(21.4%)

DA

daimond113.com

(21.4%)

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

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

RO

rockstarwizard.ninja

(1.00×)

.I

.ieselrincon.es

(1.00×)

DR

draad.nl

(-9.59×)

WG

wgu.edu

(-0.41×)

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:

GZ

gzgz.dev

(20.0%)

GW

gwu.edu

(20.0%)

DR

draad.nl

(-82634.9%)

IN

inria.fr

(-2424.6%)

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.

BK

Bob Killen

Commits106
AI Usage86.6%
Productivity Lift1.92x
Code Quality20.0%
TH

Thanh Ha

Commits38
AI Usage71.6%
Productivity Lift1.75x
Code Quality20.0%
JW

Jessica Wagantall

Commits115
AI Usage38.6%
Productivity Lift1.39x
Code Quality46.1%
EL

Efren Lim

Commits53
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift1.06x
Code Quality20.0%
JB

Jory Burson

Commits1
AI Usage30.0%
Productivity Lift1.02x
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

28

jwagantall

hiero-ledger/governance

yeasy/lfdt-governance

+16 more

emlimlf

linuxfoundation/insights

rpurdie

zephyrproject-rtos/poky

zxiiro

pytorch/ci-infra

pytorch/test-infra

+1 more

halstead

zephyrproject-rtos/poky

wendallkaters

fledge-iot/fledge

Activity

335 Commits

Your Network

11 People
mrbobbytables
Member
huats
Member
emlimlf
Member
jorydotcom
Member
jmertic
Member
jpradocueva
Member
jwagantall
Member
wendallkaters
Member
halstead
Member

Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

Equitable gains

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Governance

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