# Resource Evaluation: Contribution Metrics (Anthropic Blog)

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| **Resource** | [Contribution Metrics](https://claude.com/blog/contribution-metrics) |
| **Type** | Official Anthropic blog post (product announcement) |
| **Published** | 2026-01-29 |
| **Evaluated** | 2026-01-30 |
| **Score** | **4/5** (High Value) |
| **Action** | Integrated |

## Summary

Anthropic announces "Contribution Metrics" for Claude Code — a GitHub-integrated analytics dashboard in public beta for Team and Enterprise plans. The post includes updated internal productivity data:

- **+67% PRs merged** per engineer per day at Anthropic
- **70-90% of code** written with Claude Code assistance across teams
- Dashboard tracks PRs and lines of code committed with/without Claude Code attribution
- Conservative measurement: only high-confidence Claude Code involvement counted
- Positioned as complement to DORA metrics and sprint velocity, not replacement

## Gap Analysis

| Aspect | Resource | Guide (before integration) |
|--------|----------|---------------------------|
| Productivity metrics | +67% PRs (PR-based, Jan 2026) | +50% self-reported (Aug 2025) |
| % AI-assisted code | 70-90% | Not documented |
| Analytics dashboard | Full feature description | Not documented |
| Methodology | PR/commit-based (GitHub) | Survey-based (132 engineers) |

## Integration Decision

**Score justification (4/5):**
- Official first-party source with harder metrics than existing guide content
- Supersedes Aug 2025 self-reported +50% with PR-based +67%
- New product feature (dashboard) worth documenting
- Score not 5/5 because: methodology vague, internal data only, Team/Enterprise scope limits audience

**Challenge (technical-writer agent):**
- Recommended score increase from 3 to 4 (accepted)
- Identified 3 blind spots: methodology comparison, "conservative" claim scrutiny, competitive context
- Corrected integration plan: separate subsection (not merged with Aug 2025 study)

## Fact-Check

| Claim | Status | Note |
|-------|--------|------|
| +67% PRs merged/engineer/day | Verified in article | No baseline timeframe specified |
| 70-90% AI-written code | Verified in article | No team breakdown |
| Public beta Team & Enterprise | Verified in article | Exact add-on requirements unconfirmed |
| "Conservative" measurement | Unverifiable | Marketing claim, no technical detail |
| Publication date Jan 29, 2026 | Verified | Page metadata |

**Confidence**: Medium — official source, but internal metrics without external validation or detailed methodology.

## Integration Applied

1. **New subsection** in `guide/ultimate-guide.md` after Anthropic Internal Study (Aug 2025) — separate section with own source, methodology note, and caveats
2. **Reference.yaml** entry with source, date, availability, and key stats
3. **ROI cross-reference** in cost optimization section (~line 10984)
4. **Not added** to CLI releases tracking (platform feature, not CLI version)
