GitHub Organization Defaults

Organization-level GitHub profile, security policy, and shared governance files.

Overview

This repository defines the public-facing GitHub profile and shared default health files for the Helix organization. It provides organization-level governance that should not be duplicated across individual repositories.

Status

Active organization default.

Scope

• Public organization profile content.
• Organization-level security reporting guidance.
• Shared GitHub governance files.
• Default community health files that apply when repos do not override them.

Non-Goals

• Product implementation code.
• Repo-local architecture or operating instructions.
• Private runbooks, incident processes, or credentials.
• Documentation that belongs in a product or platform repository.

Repository Layout

• README.md - repository orientation.
• profile/README.md - public GitHub organization profile.
• SECURITY.md - public vulnerability disclosure policy.
• .github/CODEOWNERS - repository ownership rules.
• .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md - inherited pull-request evidence shape.
• .gitignore - local file exclusions.

Getting Started

Read SECURITY.md before changing public security language. Keep public copy clear, conservative, and appropriate for unauthenticated visitors.

Verification

No repo-local automation exists yet. Before claiming changes are ready, inspect the diff and run:

git diff --check