GitHub

How GitHub delivers documentation to 150 million developers worldwide

GitHub relies on Lumos to power documentation across Actions, Copilot, Packages, and the entire platform — serving the world's largest developer community.

Developer PlatformEnterpriseDeveloper Tools
GitHub

150M+

Developers served

1,000+

Documentation pages

99.99%

Platform availability

The challenge

GitHub's documentation spans thousands of pages across dozens of products. Multiple teams contributed content with different tools, formats, and publishing workflows. Developers struggled to find relevant information, and maintaining consistency across the platform was nearly impossible.

The solution

Lumos unified GitHub's entire documentation ecosystem into a single platform with role-based publishing, automatic cross-linking, and AI search that understands the full context of GitHub's platform. Teams now publish independently while maintaining a consistent experience.

The results

  • Consistent documentation experience across 1,000+ pages
  • 85% improvement in documentation search relevance
  • 40% reduction in cross-team coordination overhead
  • Unified publishing workflow for 50+ contributing teams
Documentation is the front door to every product we build. Lumos ensures that door is always open, fast, and welcoming for every developer on the planet.
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