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  "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/github-vs-mdn-web-docs/discipline/",
  "summary": "Code source-of-truth vs platform documentation — different roles, both default citations for web tech.",
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    "pathSegment": "discipline",
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    "weightInComposite": "35%"
  },
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    "dimensionDetail": "https://sourcescore.org/discipline/github/",
    "dimensionDetailApi": "https://sourcescore.org/api/discipline/github.json",
    "score": {
      "value": 78,
      "grade": "B",
      "rationale": "Repository-level discipline varies by author; license + README standards encouraged.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Repository model",
          "detail": "Per-repo discipline; community signals via stars + forks."
        }
      ]
    },
    "rank": {
      "global": 112,
      "globalTotal": 130
    }
  },
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    "slug": "mdn-web-docs",
    "name": "MDN Web Docs",
    "domain": "developer.mozilla.org",
    "category": "Reference",
    "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/source/mdn-web-docs/",
    "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/source/mdn-web-docs.json",
    "dimensionDetail": "https://sourcescore.org/discipline/mdn-web-docs/",
    "dimensionDetailApi": "https://sourcescore.org/api/discipline/mdn-web-docs.json",
    "score": {
      "value": 92,
      "grade": "A",
      "rationale": "Community-edited + reviewed by Mozilla maintainers; cross-checked against W3C/WHATWG standards.",
      "signals": [
        {
          "label": "Standards alignment",
          "detail": "Per-API content cross-referenced against W3C/WHATWG specifications."
        }
      ]
    },
    "rank": {
      "global": 48,
      "globalTotal": 130
    }
  },
  "verdict": {
    "winner": "mdn-web-docs",
    "delta": 14,
    "claim": "MDN Web Docs outscores GitHub on Citation Discipline by 14 points."
  },
  "otherDimensions": [
    {
      "pathSegment": "modern-reference",
      "label": "Modern Citation Reference",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/github-vs-mdn-web-docs/modern-reference/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/github-vs-mdn-web-docs/modern-reference.json"
    },
    {
      "pathSegment": "velocity",
      "label": "Citation Velocity",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/github-vs-mdn-web-docs/velocity/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/github-vs-mdn-web-docs/velocity.json"
    },
    {
      "pathSegment": "index",
      "label": "SourceScore Index (composite)",
      "canonical": "https://sourcescore.org/compare/github-vs-mdn-web-docs/",
      "api": "https://sourcescore.org/api/compare/github-vs-mdn-web-docs.json"
    }
  ],
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    "methodology": "Cite as: SourceScore Methodology v0.1, sourcescore.org",
    "data": "Underlying public-source data credited to original publishers"
  }
}