An alternative to the GitHub contribution graph
GitHub's contribution graph shows how many contributions you made each day, but not which projects they went into. Caldera's GitHub city is a complementary view: each repo is a building that grows with its commits over the year, districts group related repos, and lit windows show what you touched this week.
Updated 2026-10-18 · by mjonesone, LLC
What the contribution graph is good at
The green grid on every GitHub profile is a fast read on consistency: busy days are darker, streaks are visible, and it covers a full year. It counts contributions, so one big week on a side project looks the same as one big week on your main product.
What a city adds
- Where the work went. Each repo is its own building, so your main projects stand out.
- Shape of a career. Districts group repos into projects (or languages on a preview).
- Right now. Windows light up for this week's commits and cranes mark repos being built today.
- Live. On a member's city, website visitors and AI coding agents appear as they happen.
Side by side
| Contribution graph | Caldera city | |
|---|---|---|
| Unit | Day | Repo |
| Window | Last 12 months | Last 12 months, plus this week and today |
| Private work | Optional count | Optional, padlocked with no names, or hidden |
| Live activity | No | Visitors and AI agents |
Try it
Try it on any public GitHub account at caldera.social/gh, or sign up with GitHub to get your own live city.
Questions
Does Caldera replace the contribution graph?
No. It sits alongside it. Many people link their city from their GitHub README.
Will private contributions show?
Only if you add private repos to your own city, and never with names.
Is it accurate?
Commit counts come from GitHub's own statistics. Previews count the 20 most recently pushed public repos in detail.
Is it free?
Yes.