fork-cohort

Bucket GitHub repository forks into activation cohorts from workflow run history and aeon.yml skill counts.

6|2|Updated May 21, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/anajuliabit/aeon --skill fork-cohort
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Skill: fork-cohort
Source: https://github.com/anajuliabit/aeon/tree/main/skills/fork-cohort
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/anajuliabit/aeon --skill fork-cohort

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill solves the visibility gap of GitHub forks that look healthy by code history but are not actually running in your production automation.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Weekly cohort tracking (COLD / STALE / ACTIVE / POWER): Classifies every fork by whether GitHub Actions runs are happening in the last 7 days, not by commit divergence.
  • “Power” detection via enabled skills: Upgrades forks to POWER only when recent workflow activity exists and at least 5 skills are enabled in the fork’s aeon.yml.
  • Week-over-week movement signals: Detects leveled-ups, revived stale forks, went-stale forks, new running forks, and new cold forks; then publishes a capped roster and a concise verdict.

Quick Start

Run fork-cohort to generate a weekly article that buckets all forks of the parent repo by current activation stage and includes the key cohort movements.

Frequently Asked Questions about fork-cohort

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I track which GitHub forks are actually running automation?

Monitor active GitHub forks by bucketing them into activation cohorts using recent GitHub Actions workflow run history. This approach classifies forks by actual automation health over the last 7 days, exposing forks that look healthy by code but are not running in production.

What is GitHub fork cohort analysis based on workflow runs?

Fork cohort analysis groups repository forks into COLD, STALE, ACTIVE, and POWER categories by querying latest workflow run timestamps via the GitHub API. It detects week-over-week movement signals like leveled-ups and revived stale forks to emit a capped markdown report and updated JSON state log.

How do I generate a weekly health digest for GitHub repository forks?

Generate a weekly health digest by running periodic autonomy monitoring that computes cohort transitions from stored state. The process reads each fork's aeon.yml to count enabled skills, detects week-over-week movement signals, and emits a size-capped markdown report with an updated JSON state log.

Can I detect power users in GitHub fork networks using aeon.yml configurations?

Detect power users by upgrading forks to a POWER cohort only when recent GitHub Actions workflow activity exists and at least 5 skills are enabled in the fork's aeon.yml. This requires reading the aeon.yml file from each fork to count enabled skills alongside workflow run history.

What's the best way to prioritize fork owners who went quiet on GitHub Actions?

Prioritize quiet fork owners by detecting which forks went stale or newly cold based on stored cohort state and latest workflow run timestamps. This social-proof reporting identifies which production automation has stopped running, helping you check in on specific fork owners when activity ceases.

Does GitHub fork monitoring require dependencies to query workflow run timestamps?

GitHub fork monitoring requires no external dependencies to query workflow run timestamps and fork lists. The process directly queries the GitHub API to read latest workflow run timestamps and reads aeon.yml from each fork to compute cohort transitions from stored JSON state.