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OSS Repository Template

License: MIT Contributions Welcome Security Policy

A reusable, professional baseline for open source repositories.

Use this template when you want clean OSS defaults, modular architecture conventions, reusable DevEx, and lightweight automation without locking a new project to one language or framework.

What is included

  • Repository health files: LICENSE, CONTRIBUTING.md, SECURITY.md, and CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • GitHub collaboration scaffolding: issue templates, pull request template, and CODEOWNERS
  • Modular project structure: core/, providers/, plugins/, config/, scripts/, and tests/
  • Reusable documentation for standards, architecture, DevEx, setup, and repository settings
  • Baseline repository config: .editorconfig, .gitattributes, and .gitignore
  • Generic CI, release, bootstrap, validation, and hygiene automation

Quick start

  1. Click Use this template on GitHub.
  2. Rename the repository and update project-specific fields.
  3. Review the documentation map below.
  4. Confirm or replace LICENSE for your legal requirements.
  5. Update contacts in SECURITY.md, CODEOWNERS, and template placeholders.
  6. Copy config/.env.example if runtime configuration is needed.
  7. Review docs/REPOSITORY_SETUP.md, then enable branch protection and required status checks.

Documentation map

Need Start here
Local setup and CI customization docs/developer-setup.md
Developer workflow, validation, debugging, and coding standards docs/DEVEX.md
Modular architecture conventions docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
Concrete core -> providers -> plugins walkthrough docs/examples/MODULAR_REFERENCE.md
Branch, commit, label, milestone, and release standards docs/REPOSITORY_STANDARDS.md
GitHub repository settings, branch protection, and merge/release setup docs/REPOSITORY_SETUP.md
Contribution expectations CONTRIBUTING.md
Security reporting SECURITY.md

Repository layout

.github/
  ISSUE_TEMPLATE/
  workflows/
  PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
  CODEOWNERS
core/
providers/
plugins/
config/
  .env.example
docs/
  ARCHITECTURE.md
  DEVEX.md
  REPOSITORY_SETUP.md
  REPOSITORY_STANDARDS.md
  developer-setup.md
  examples/
    MODULAR_REFERENCE.md
scripts/
  bootstrap.sh
  hygiene.sh
  validate.sh
tests/
CHANGELOG.md
CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
CONTRIBUTING.md
LICENSE
SECURITY.md

Automation

  • .github/workflows/ci.yml runs the reusable quality workflow.
  • .github/workflows/reusable-quality.yml provides configurable hygiene, format, lint, and test checks.
  • .github/workflows/release.yml provides release automation scaffolding.
  • bash scripts/bootstrap.sh supports local setup.
  • bash scripts/hygiene.sh runs stack-agnostic repository checks.
  • bash scripts/validate.sh runs hygiene first, then project-specific checks when configured.

Repository settings

Recommended GitHub settings are documented in docs/REPOSITORY_SETUP.md.

At minimum, review:

  • default branch protection
  • required status checks
  • allowed merge methods
  • release workflow expectations

Versioning and releases

Use Semantic Versioning and keep a human-readable CHANGELOG.md.

  • MAJOR: incompatible API or behavior changes.
  • MINOR: backward-compatible functionality.
  • PATCH: backward-compatible fixes.

Suggested next steps

  • Enable or customize the workflow commands for your stack.
  • Fill the modular folders with project-specific implementation code.
  • Add project-specific architecture and operations notes under docs/.
  • Configure release automation if you publish artifacts.