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What reusable code is worth

A falsifiable value model and ten repository examples, with the missing measurements kept visible.

Research dated 2026-09-05. Business value remains unmeasured. Software descriptions are documented capabilities; each project must verify fit, rights and outcomes before adoption.

The model

Any unknown mandatory input produces null, not zero, a planning default or an invented range. A zero is permitted only as an explicit measured value with a receipt. Numeric synthetic fixtures test the formula only and are never market estimates.

annual capacity hours: annual_units * (baseline_human_minutes_per_unit - assisted_human_minutes_per_unit) / 60; assisted time includes review, rework and exception handling
first year net cash: verified_cancelled_software_spend + verified_realized_labor_cash_savings + verified_incremental_contribution_margin + verified_risk_loss_reduction - annual_operating_cost - first_year_change_cost
capacity shadow value: annual_capacity_hours * measured_loaded_hourly_cost; report as non-cash capacity equivalent, never add to first_year_net_cash without observed monetization
societal resource value: eligible_businesses * observed_adoption_fraction * measured_net_real_resource_benefit_per_business - measured_transition_externalities; not aggregate software revenue, willingness to pay, firm count × repo stars, or gross billable hours
evidence score: count of verified items among seven named receipt gates; display numerator/denominator. This is evidence completeness, NOT a valuation or quality multiplier.

Ten existing repository examples

jhpyle/docassemble

Guided intake and approved-template document assembly

Interview inputs produce structured drafts through Python/YAML/Markdown, documented by the project.

Value: unmeasured · Evidence gates: 3/7

MIT declaration; route, dependencies and attribution review still pending

Revision: 1b6678384bc953afeef5c8e2fcde0f5e1c238b6e

Missing evidence and source references

route rights review
customer baseline
comparative outcome quality
complete change and operating cost

intelligence/agency/value-matrix.json#jhpyle/docassemble
https://github.com/jhpyle/docassemble/blob/1b6678384bc953afeef5c8e2fcde0f5e1c238b6e/README.md
https://github.com/jhpyle/docassemble/blob/1b6678384bc953afeef5c8e2fcde0f5e1c238b6e/LICENSE.txt
https://docassemble.org/

Open-Source-Legal/OpenContracts

Source-linked document fact extraction/review

Upstream README describes annotation, extraction and a citation graph behind APIs.

Value: unmeasured · Evidence gates: 3/7

MIT declaration; deployment/dependency review pending

Revision: 2cd5230d90cd666e9536103801fdcb118149fba7

Missing evidence and source references

route rights review
customer baseline
comparative outcome quality
complete change and operating cost

intelligence/agency/value-matrix.json#Open-Source-Legal/OpenContracts
https://github.com/Open-Source-Legal/OpenContracts/blob/2cd5230d90cd666e9536103801fdcb118149fba7/README.md
https://github.com/Open-Source-Legal/OpenContracts/blob/2cd5230d90cd666e9536103801fdcb118149fba7/LICENSE

documenso/documenso

Approved-document signature coordination

Self-hostable electronic-signing workflow documented upstream.

Value: unmeasured · Evidence gates: 3/7

AGPL-3.0 text observed; route obligations and document-class acceptance unresolved

Revision: 2cac63a000e22422bdea449f68b8025e709aa73a

Missing evidence and source references

route rights review
customer baseline
comparative outcome quality
complete change and operating cost

intelligence/agency/value-matrix.json#documenso/documenso
https://github.com/documenso/documenso/blob/2cac63a000e22422bdea449f68b8025e709aa73a/README.md
https://github.com/documenso/documenso/blob/2cac63a000e22422bdea449f68b8025e709aa73a/LICENSE

teableio/teable

Operational exception read-model and form intake

PostgreSQL-backed forms, tables, views, permissions and API documented upstream.

Value: unmeasured · Evidence gates: 3/7

Root licence explicitly combines components under different licences; edition/path analysis required

Revision: 5ef2238883cad7c3980084de9a9031135fb9734f

Missing evidence and source references

route rights review
customer baseline
comparative outcome quality
complete change and operating cost

intelligence/agency/value-matrix.json#teableio/teable
https://github.com/teableio/teable/blob/5ef2238883cad7c3980084de9a9031135fb9734f/README.md
https://github.com/teableio/teable/blob/5ef2238883cad7c3980084de9a9031135fb9734f/LICENSE

toeverything/AFFiNE

Internal knowledge notes and reviewed playbooks

Upstream documents a collaborative knowledge/workspace surface.

Value: unmeasured · Evidence gates: 3/7

Root licence delegates backend/native paths to a separate licence; others include MIT terms; route unreviewed

Revision: 2365c365574829b0cc72219e85fc412c498d2b00

Missing evidence and source references

route rights review
customer baseline
comparative outcome quality
complete change and operating cost

intelligence/agency/value-matrix.json#toeverything/AFFiNE
https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE/blob/2365c365574829b0cc72219e85fc412c498d2b00/README.md
https://github.com/toeverything/AFFiNE/blob/2365c365574829b0cc72219e85fc412c498d2b00/LICENSE

activepieces/activepieces

Approved administrative follow-up workflow

Typed connector pieces and triggers/actions are described in the README.

Value: unmeasured · Evidence gates: 3/7

MIT community portions; enterprise paths have separate commercial terms; exact edition unresolved

Revision: af374df8ae23f973376650f9b83642e2e7985bf3

Missing evidence and source references

route rights review
customer baseline
comparative outcome quality
complete change and operating cost

intelligence/agency/value-matrix.json#activepieces/activepieces
https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces/blob/af374df8ae23f973376650f9b83642e2e7985bf3/README.md
https://github.com/activepieces/activepieces/blob/af374df8ae23f973376650f9b83642e2e7985bf3/LICENSE

chatwoot/chatwoot

Approved client-message triage and inbox

Upstream describes a shared multi-channel conversation inbox with routing/automation features.

Value: unmeasured · Evidence gates: 3/7

MIT terms outside enterprise-specific and third-party exceptions; channel and edition review required

Revision: 8314676d1bece93d24293e87e80c94e7f5494d67

Missing evidence and source references

route rights review
customer baseline
comparative outcome quality
complete change and operating cost

intelligence/agency/value-matrix.json#chatwoot/chatwoot
https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot/blob/8314676d1bece93d24293e87e80c94e7f5494d67/README.md
https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot/blob/8314676d1bece93d24293e87e80c94e7f5494d67/LICENSE

calcom/cal.diy

Scheduling interaction reference only

Community self-hosted scheduling code; README explicitly recommends personal non-production use.

Value: unmeasured · Evidence gates: 3/7

MIT declaration does not cancel the upstream non-production recommendation or missing enterprise functions

Revision: abffde336e744e15cf69626c10e436d6172bc406

Missing evidence and source references

route rights review
customer baseline
comparative outcome quality
complete change and operating cost

intelligence/agency/value-matrix.json#calcom/cal.diy
https://github.com/calcom/cal.diy/blob/abffde336e744e15cf69626c10e436d6172bc406/README.md
https://github.com/calcom/cal.diy/blob/abffde336e744e15cf69626c10e436d6172bc406/LICENSE

meilisearch/meilisearch

Permission-filtered lexical evidence retrieval

Upstream documents REST-based search and API-key access controls; host still supplies document/matter policy.

Value: unmeasured · Evidence gates: 3/7

Root licence states MIT AND BUSL-1.1 across different portions; component/route review needed

Revision: 1d8619825c3b1871398c539cb566f2de38564493

Missing evidence and source references

route rights review
customer baseline
comparative outcome quality
complete change and operating cost

intelligence/agency/value-matrix.json#meilisearch/meilisearch
https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/blob/1d8619825c3b1871398c539cb566f2de38564493/README.md
https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/blob/1d8619825c3b1871398c539cb566f2de38564493/LICENSE

makeplane/plane

Internal delivery work-item queue

Upstream documents issues, cycles, roadmaps and filtered views.

Value: unmeasured · Evidence gates: 3/7

AGPL-3.0 text observed; distribution/trademark/route review pending

Revision: da1a7ab85012d16836459a10dd92ec55eb739c69

Missing evidence and source references

route rights review
customer baseline
comparative outcome quality
complete change and operating cost

intelligence/agency/value-matrix.json#makeplane/plane
https://github.com/makeplane/plane/blob/da1a7ab85012d16836459a10dd92ec55eb739c69/README.md
https://github.com/makeplane/plane/blob/da1a7ab85012d16836459a10dd92ec55eb739c69/LICENSE.txt

When to reject a value claim

Net human time including review/rework is not lower than baseline: reject the productivity claim.
Actual cancellable spend is zero or contract cannot be terminated: reject the displacement term.
The same benefit ID is allocated in full to multiple modules: reject the aggregate.
An observed first-year net cash result is non-positive: reject a cash-saving offer unless a different explicitly authorized goal is documented.
Critical data/authority error occurs or baseline quality is not preserved: no adoption regardless of monetary result.
An outcome falls outside a preregistered predicted interval: forecast calibration fails and requires revision.

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