subsequent-use.mdx

{/* Copyright 2025 Zentrum für Digitale Souveränität der Öffentlichen Verwaltung (ZenDiS) GmbH.
SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */}

import { Callout } from 'nextra/components'

# Subsequent Use

<Callout type="default">
  Check type: `SUBSEQUENT_USE`
</Callout>

This check fetches the number of organizations that reported using the project in production.
The check passes if the number of using organizations is greater than or equal to the minimum threshold.

```yaml filename=".badge-api.yaml" copy
- type: SUBSEQUENT_USE
  description: Check if at least 10 organizations are using it in production
  threshold:
    min: 10
```

### Background

The subsequent use check is a measure of the project's adoption in the community.

Organizations can report to the openCode team that they are using a project in production. 
In addition, the openCode team records subsequent use cases if a case becomes known in the
context of projects, collaborations or similar that has not yet been recorded.

The more organizations use a project, the more likely it is that the project is stable,
well-documented, and has a good reputation. This is an important indicator for the
sustainability and quality of a project.