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MARCH 2026

shardeum.org Engineering AI Productivity Report

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

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The shardeum.org engineering team reports 68.5% AI adoption, 1.05× productivity lift, and 28.6% 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

68.5%

AI assistance is present in 68.5% of recent commits for shardeum.org.

AI Productivity Lift

LOW

1.05×

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

AI Code Quality

LOW

28.6%

Review insights show 28.6% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the shardeum.org team performing with AI?

The shardeum.org engineering team reports 68.5% AI adoption, translating into 1.05× productivity lift while sustaining 28.6% 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?

shardeum.org is at 68.5%. This is 24.9pp above the community median (43.7%)..

68.5%

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?

shardeum.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?

shardeum.org holds AI-assisted quality at 28.6%. This is 5.4pp above the community median (23.2%)..

28.6%

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—86.3% of AI commits come from a few experts, raising enablement risk.

86.3%

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

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

shardeum.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.

MS

Mehdi Sabraoui

Commits16
AI Usage55.1%
Productivity Lift1.16x
Code Quality60.1%
JL

Jason Lancaster

Commits6
AI Usage20.0%
Productivity Lift1.04x
Code Quality20.0%
JK

JINTU KUMAR DAS

Commits35
AI Usage75.8%
Productivity Lift1.04x
Code Quality20.0%
TI

tim

Commits6
AI Usage48.9%
Productivity Lift1.01x
Code Quality20.0%
DE

devendra-shardeum

Commits13
AI Usage84.4%
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

7

Unknown contributor

shardeum/shardeum-validator

shardeum/shardeum

TimWShard

shardeum/shardeum

kun6fup4nd4

shardeum/shardus-core

shardeum/shardeum

mssabr01

shardeum/shardeum

shardeum/json-rpc-server

+3 more

jintukumardas

shardeum/shardeum-validator-gui

shardeum/shardeum

+3 more

devendra-shardeum

shardeum/archive-server

shardeum/shardeum

+1 more

Activity

48 Commits

Your Network

8 People
chris.chabot@shardeum.org
Member
chrypnotoad
Member
devendra-shardeum
Member
jplanc
Member
jintukumardas
Member
mssabr01
Member
TimWShard
Member
kun6fup4nd4
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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