For software companies
Your repository is more than source code.
Commits, issues, pull requests, reviews and tests record how real engineering problems were diagnosed and solved. That record is what AI developers license, and it is why a complete history is worth more than the code alone.
Private code / Potential value
$10K–$1M+
Indicative potential licensing values. Actual value and buyer interest vary.
Private production repositories carry an engineering history beyond public source code: why changes were made, how they were reviewed, and whether they worked.
Repository / Readiness
A problem.
A change.
A tested result.
A buildable project lets a model’s solution be checked against a known result. The surrounding history makes the task meaningful.
What a strong codebase includes
- 01Private production source code
- 02Complete Git and commit history
- 03Issues and development tickets linked to changes
- 04Pull requests and code reviews
- 05Historical bugs and completed fixes
- 06Automated tests and CI/CD workflows
- 07Technical documentation, architecture notes and build instructions
- 08Reproducible dependencies: the project can be built and run
- 09Multiple contributors over multiple years
- 10Historical releases and branches
History matters.
Activity is optional.
A folder of source code without history, tests or documentation is generally less valuable. Complex, specialized, bespoke or well-documented production systems may be worth more.
Retired products and inactive repositories can qualify. A complete history on older code is often easier to license, not harder.
Clear ownership matters, including work produced by contractors or offshore teams.
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Retired products and inactive repositories still count.
Tell us what the repository holds: history, tests, documentation. We will tell you honestly whether it is worth taking to buyers.