About
Building shared infrastructure for open source, together
ecosyste.ms is a small, distributed collaboration of designers, developers, and researchers, supported by a community of open source contributors and advisors.
We build open datasets and tools that lower technical barriers and accelerate our understanding of how software is created, used, and maintained - and show us where it needs support.
ecosyste.ms is a non-profit initiative hosted by Open Source Collective
Our people
We work closely with partners in research, government, and industry to make sure the tools we build have real-world impact. Our steering committees help guide strategy and ensure transparency across all aspects of our work.
Want to get involved? Read our contributors guide, or drop us a line
Core Project Team
Ben Nicholls
Product Lead
Andrew Nesbitt
Development Lead
Martin Wright
Design
James Smith
Development
Our approach
We've designed ecosyste.ms as deliberately as the software we create.
Who we are is reflected in how we work: open, collaborative, and accountable. We believe that lasting impact comes from clear intent, shared responsibility, and building in the open, together
- We're positive about the future, and our ability to impact it
- We're confident enough to know we can change the world, and…
- We create space, rather than claim it
- …realistic enough to know we can't do it alone.
- We show, rather than tell
- We'd rather build something you can use today than tell you what you should do tomorrow.
- We're happy to prove ourselves wrong
- We check our assumptions, and work on the basis of facts rather than opinions.
- We think big and build small
- We take on big challenges by building small, practical solutions to achieve broader goals
- Our work is exciting, our technology isn't
- We'd rather have a positive impact than chase the latest trends.
- We are accountable to ourselves
- We know where we're going, and are honest with ourselves about how we're doing.
- We tell it like it is
- We don't sensationalise, dramatise or stigmatise.
- We're human
- We respect one another, our users, and our audience.
- We're open
- We believe in transparency and openness.
Open by design
ecosyste.ms is built in the open — not just our code, but our decisions, governance, and direction.
Transparency is a core part of how we work: our repositories, discussions, and roadmaps are public by default, and anyone can see how choices are made or join the conversation that shapes them.
Our software and data are freely available under open licences, and our governance and contribution processes are open to scrutiny and participation. This openness keeps us accountable, helps build trust, and ensures ecosyste.ms remains a shared, collective effort.
Our work matters
ecosyste.ms handles over 40 million requests a day, indexing billions of events to create one of the world’s most complete datasets on open source production and use.
Our work has informed research, security initiatives, and funding strategies for organisations including The Linux Foundation, the French government, and The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.