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EngineerDNA Documentation

Defend your team with data. Prove you're shipping. Show you're not slowing down.

EngineerDNA is a local-first engineering metrics platform that runs entirely on your machine. No cloud, no SaaS, your data stays yours.


Quick Start

# Install (macOS)
brew install engineerdna

# Start the server
engineerdna serve

# Open in browser
open http://localhost:3847

That's it. See Installation for other platforms.


Documentation

Getting Started

Using EngineerDNA

Plugin Development

Reference

Contributing


Common Workflows

Prove your team is shipping:

  1. Configure GitHub plugin
  2. Sync data: engineerdna sync
  3. Generate insights: Click "Generate Insights" in UI
  4. Export to Google Sheets for exec dashboard

Track custom metrics:

  1. Create CSV with your metrics
  2. Configure CSV import plugin
  3. Import via UI or CLI
  4. View alongside GitHub data

Set up weekly automation:

  1. Configure all your sources (GitHub, CSV, etc.)
  2. Configure destinations (Google Sheets, Slack)
  3. Set sync schedule in config
  4. Every Monday: auto-sync → AI analysis → export

Need Help?


Resources


What's New

  • v1.0.0 - Initial release with GitHub, CSV, AI insights, and Google Sheets plugins
  • See CHANGELOG for full history

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