Show private GitHub activity safely
Caldera lets you count private work without exposing it. Private repos you add appear on your public city as padlocked buildings with no names (the default), as one separate anonymous district with no sizes or activity, or not at all. Names, descriptions and code are never shown, and your private view always shows everything to you.
Updated 2026-10-18 · by mjonesone, LLC
Three levels
| Setting | Visitors see |
|---|---|
| Padlocked (default) | Locked buildings in place: roughly how big and how busy private work is, and which project it sits beside. No names. |
| Anonymous | One separate padlocked district of identical buildings. No sizes, activity or projects. |
| Hidden | No trace of private work. |
How to set it
- Install the Caldera GitHub app on the private repos you choose (read-only metadata; it cannot open files).
- Pick padlocked, anonymous or hidden in Settings, in the Obsidian plugin, or with
privateReposinCaldera/profile.md.
Enforced everywhere
The setting applies to your city, the World map, your share card and live feeds, whatever built the page.
Try it free. Sign up with GitHub in about 30 seconds, or install Caldera in Obsidian. Sign up with GitHub Install for Obsidian
Questions
Can Caldera read my private code?
No. The GitHub app reads repository metadata only.
Do private commit counts show?
With padlocked, roughly; with anonymous or hidden, no.
Can I change it later?
Yes, any time; it takes effect on the next page view.
Is it free?
Yes.