88cn-index-data

Open, structured AI project data submissions for the 88CN Index.

What Is This Repository

This repository stores public project facts — structured JSON files describing AI projects, tools, and products. It serves as the community contribution channel for the 88CN Free AI Project Growth Index.

This repository does not store:

• Founder emails, phone numbers, or private contact data
• Revenue, MRR, ARR, or financial metrics
• API keys, access tokens, or credentials
• Analytics screenshots or private dashboards
• Stripe customer/session data
• Signal Scores or Source Confidence (those are computed by 88CN)
• Editorial Notes or Claim verification status
• Backer, capital, or investor data

Relationship with 88cn.com

GitHub PR (this repo)  →  Maintainer Review  →  external_project_imports  →  88CN Admin Review  →  Published on 88cn.com

• Merging a PR here does NOT automatically publish the project on 88cn.com.
• Merged data enters the external_project_imports staging table in 88CN's database.
• 88CN admins review imports before any project becomes publicly visible.
• 88CN does not guarantee traffic, ranking, funding, or AI search citation.

How to Add a Project

1. Copy data/projects/example-ai-project.json to data/projects/<your-slug>.json.
2. Fill in the required fields: name, slug, website_url, category_slug, one_liner, source_type, region, language.
3. Add at least one public source beyond the website (github_url, docs_url, product_hunt_url, etc.).
4. Choose a category_slug from taxonomy/categories.json.
5. Run npm test locally to validate:

   npm ci
   npm test

6. Open a pull request.

License

• Code (scripts, schemas, workflows, configuration): MIT License
• Data (project JSON files in data/projects/, taxonomy files in taxonomy/): CC BY 4.0

See DATA_LICENSE.md for details.

Dynamic 88CN Fields (Not in This Repo)

The following are computed or managed by the 88CN platform and are not stored in this repository:

• Signal Score
• Source Confidence
• Editorial Notes
• Claim verification status
• Admin review status
• Traffic, click, or engagement data
• Backer or capital interest data

Seed Project Policy

This repository contains public project facts only.

• Seed entries are not endorsements. Inclusion in the seed corpus does not imply 88CN endorsement or recommendation.
• Merged seed entries are not automatically published on 88cn.com. All seed data goes through the standard import → admin review → publish pipeline.
• No ranking, traffic, or AI citation guarantees. 88CN makes no promises about search visibility or AI search citation for any listed project.
• Founders can request correction or removal by opening a PR. See CONTRIBUTING.md.

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed contribution guidelines.

Security

If you accidentally submitted private information, see SECURITY.md. Do not file private data in public issues.