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MARCH 2026

temporal.io Engineering AI Productivity Report

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

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The temporal.io engineering team reports 88.9% AI adoption, 1.43× productivity lift, and 22.0% 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

88.9%

AI assistance is present in 88.9% of recent commits for temporal.io.

AI Productivity Lift

HIGH

1.43×

AI-enabled workflows deliver an estimated 43% lift in throughput.

AI Code Quality

LOW

22.0%

Review insights show 22.0% overall code health on AI-supported changes.

How is the temporal.io team performing with AI?

The temporal.io engineering team reports 88.9% AI adoption, translating into 1.43× productivity lift while sustaining 22.0% 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?

temporal.io is at 88.9%. This is 45.2pp above the community median (43.7%)..

88.9%

↑45.2pp above43.7% Community Median

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

Does AI actually make developers faster?

temporal.io operates at 1.43×. This is 0.29× above the community median (1.13×)..

1.43×

↑0.29× 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?

temporal.io holds AI-assisted quality at 22.0%. This is 1.3pp below the community median (23.3%)..

22.0%

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?

58.5% of AI commits come from the most active contributors.

58.5%

Pair top AI practitioners with adjacent squads and capture their prompts/playbooks for reuse.

How can I prove AI ROI to executives?

temporal.io 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.

JS

Johann Schleier-Smith

Commits13
AI Usage100.0%
Productivity Lift2.00x
Code Quality86.0%
AS

Alex Shtin

Commits1
AI Usage91.8%
Productivity Lift1.99x
Code Quality20.0%
BE

beardo

Commits12
AI Usage54.4%
Productivity Lift1.83x
Code Quality20.0%
SJ

Spencer Judge

Commits129
AI Usage91.3%
Productivity Lift1.76x
Code Quality20.0%
AY

Andrew Yuan

Commits91
AI Usage88.6%
Productivity Lift1.68x
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

gregmankes

temporalio/tcld

davewhat

temporalio/temporal

nikki-dag

temporalio/terraform-provider-temporalcloud

temporalio/temporal

prathyushpv

temporalio/api

temporalio/temporal

+1 more

captainbeardo

temporalio/tcld

temporalio/terraform-provider-temporalcloud

+1 more

ankitaryan10

temporalio/temporal

Activity

1,203 Commits

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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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