Card Builder

Create a technology card for the TAS catalog. Answer the questions below — the card will be generated for you. No GitHub account needed.

Step 1 of 6

What technology are you evaluating?

Technology name *

Website or repository URL *

Brief description (1-2 sentences) *

Category -- Select -- Network / VPN Network / DNS Network / Proxy Storage / Database Storage / Backup Storage / Sync Storage / Cache Security / Passwords Security / Secrets Security / Other Compute / Container Compute / Inference Observability / Monitoring Observability / Metrics Observability / Logs Communication / Email Communication / Messaging Communication / Notifications Identity / Auth Analytics Applications / Photos Applications / Media Applications / Documents Applications / Notes Applications / Automation Applications / Finance Applications / Household Applications / Search Applications / Reading Applications / Bookmarks Applications / Remote Access Applications / Version Control Applications / Cloud Applications / Other

Docker image (if available)

Step 2 of 6

Three structural questions

These determine the Autonomy level (A0–A3).

1. Pause — Can you stop it without losing anything?

Yes Partial No

2. Exit — Can you leave and take all your data?

Yes Partial No

3. Recover — If something breaks, can you go back?

Yes Partial No

Autonomy level: —

Step 3 of 6

Transparency

What type of license does it have?

Open source (MIT, Apache, GPL, AGPL, BSD...) Source-available (BSL, SSPL, Sustainable Use...) Proprietary / Closed

License name (if known)

Repository URL (if open source)

Transparency level: —

Step 4 of 6

Where is this project heading?

Four signals that reveal whether a project is becoming more open or more closed.

License

-- select -- ✅ Opening — became more permissive ➖ Neutral — no changes ⚠️ Closing — became more restrictive

Feature gating

-- select -- ✅ Opening — more features in free tier ➖ Neutral — no changes ⚠️ Closing — features moving to paid

Self-hosting

-- select -- ✅ Opening — easier to self-host ➖ Neutral — unchanged ⚠️ Closing — harder to self-host

Governance

-- select -- ✅ Opening — growing community ➖ Neutral — stable ⚠️ Closing — corporate control / single maintainer

Any additional context on trajectory?

Trajectory: —

Step 5 of 6

Preview your card

This is the Markdown that will become a catalog card. Review it before sending.

Step 6 of 6

Send your card

Choose how to submit your card for review.