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MARCH 2026

r2c.dev Engineering AI Productivity Report

A focused summary of AI adoption, productivity lift, and code quality for the r2c.dev engineering team.

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The r2c.dev engineering team reports 52.6% AI adoption, 1.34× productivity lift, and 38.4% 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

52.6%

AI assistance is present in 52.6% of recent commits for r2c.dev.

AI Productivity Lift

MODERATE

1.34×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 34% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

38.4%

Review insights show 38.4% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the r2c.dev team performing with AI?

The r2c.dev engineering team reports 52.6% AI adoption, translating into 1.34× productivity lift while sustaining 38.4% 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?

r2c.dev is at 52.6%. This is 9.0pp above the community median (43.7%)..

52.6%

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?

r2c.dev operates at 1.34×. This is 0.21× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.34×

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?

r2c.dev holds AI-assisted quality at 38.4%. This is 15.2pp above the community median (23.2%)..

38.4%

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—94.7% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

94.7%

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

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

r2c.dev 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:

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.

DD

Drew Dennison

Commits121
AI Usage92.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality74.0%
AG

Alexis Grant

Commits3
AI Usage47.4%
Productivity Lift1.19x
Code Quality20.0%
MJ

Martin Jambon

Commits9
AI Usage32.2%
Productivity Lift1.03x
Code Quality20.0%
KB

Kurt Boberg

Commits4
AI Usage84.7%
Productivity Lift1.01x
Code Quality20.0%
YP

Yoann Padioleau

Commits9
AI Usage23.8%
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

8

r2c-david

r2c-CSE/semgrep-utilities

vivekkhimani

semgrep/semgrep-rules

kurt-r2c

semgrep/mcp

semgrep/semgrep-rules

DrewDennison

semgrep/mcp

aryx

semgrep/semgrep-interfaces

ocaml/opam-repository

tpetr

semgrep/semgrep-network-broker

Activity

137 Commits

Your Network

8 People
armchairlinguist
Member
r2c-david
Member
DrewDennison
Member
kurt-r2c
Member
mjambon
Member
aryx
Member
tpetr
Member
vivekkhimani
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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