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MARCH 2026

member.fsf.org Engineering AI Productivity Report

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

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The member.fsf.org engineering team reports 85.5% AI adoption, 1.05× productivity lift, and 79.8% 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

85.5%

AI assistance is present in 85.5% of recent commits for member.fsf.org.

AI Productivity Lift

LOW

1.05×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 5% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

MODERATE

79.8%

Review insights show 79.8% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the member.fsf.org team performing with AI?

The member.fsf.org engineering team reports 85.5% AI adoption, translating into 1.05× productivity lift while sustaining 79.8% 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?

member.fsf.org is at 85.5%. This is 41.8pp above the community median (43.7%)..

85.5%

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?

member.fsf.org operates at 1.05×. This is 0.08× below the community median (1.13×)..

1.05×

Roughly in line1.13× Community Median

Instrument reviewer assignment and AI summaries to trim the slowest merge steps and edge past the median.

How does AI affect code quality?

member.fsf.org holds AI-assisted quality at 79.8%. This is 56.5pp above the community median (23.2%)..

79.8%

Roughly in line23.2% 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—99.6% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

99.6%

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

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

member.fsf.org has a solid ROI signal with room to strengthen either adoption, lift, or quality before presenting to executives.

Document case studies where AI accelerates delivery while maintaining quality, and expand playbooks across teams.

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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:

CA

cancun.tecnm.mx

(87.3%)

MO

momentohq.com

(87.3%)

UB

ub.edu

(21.2%)

RO

rossabaker.com

(21.2%)

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

Productivity Lift

Cycle-time improvement vs baseline

Companies in this quartile:

AC

acad.pucrs.br

(1.12×)

MC

mcornholio.ru

(1.12×)

FL

fluxys.com

(1.01×)

TE

testinprod.io

(1.01×)

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.

IN

Integral

Commits123
AI Usage44.0%
Productivity Lift1.13x
Code Quality20.0%
RI

Rikki

Commits55
AI Usage94.0%
Productivity Lift1.03x
Code Quality92.0%
CP

Caden Parajuli

Commits1
AI Usage20.0%
Productivity Lift1.01x
Code Quality20.0%
NB

Nicolas Berthier

Commits1
AI Usage20.0%
Productivity Lift1.01x
Code Quality20.0%
SG

Stéphane Guillou

Commits2
AI Usage20.0%
Productivity Lift1.00x
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

20

caden-parajuli

Shopify/nixpkgs

stragu

slowkow/quarto-web

nberth

JabRef/jabref

Rikka-Sei

SengokuCola/MaiMBot

Integral-Tech

servo/servo

archlinuxcn/repo

+14 more

Activity

157 Commits

Your Network

5 People
caden-parajuli
Member
Integral-Tech
Member
nberth
Member
Rikka-Sei
Member
stragu
Member

Why these metrics matter for engineering managers

Faster delivery

1.4x lift → predictable roadmaps

Safer velocity

93% quality → lower rollback risk

Equitable gains

AI less dependency on heroes

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