Updates

Clarvia Graph is now continuously analysed by SonarCloud, one of the most widely recognised code quality platforms in the open source ecosystem. Every commit is checked for bugs, security vulnerabilities, code smells, and maintainability issues. SonarCloud is particularly valued as an independent quality signal. The SonarCloud quality gate badge is now displayed in the clarvia-graph README and the Clarvia organisation profile.

Clarvia Graph now tracks test coverage automatically using Codecov. Every pull request and merge to main measures how much of the codebase is exercised by the test suite, with results reported directly in GitHub. This gives contributors and reviewers immediate visibility into whether changes improve or reduce test coverage. The Codecov badge is now displayed in the clarvia-graph README and the Clarvia organisation profile.

Clarvia Graph is now fully compliant with the FSFE REUSE specification (version 3.3) - every file in the repository carries machine-readable SPDX copyright and license information. REUSE is the licensing standard explicitly recommended by the European Commission for publicly funded open source projects. A CI workflow enforces compliance on every pull request. The REUSE badge is now displayed on the clarvia-graph README and the Clarvia organisation profile.

Clarvia Graph now runs the OpenSSF Scorecard - an automated tool from the Open Source Security Foundation that evaluates security best practices including branch protection, CI/CD configuration, dependency management, and vulnerability disclosure. Results are published weekly to the OpenSSF API and integrated into GitHub code scanning. The Scorecard badge is now displayed on the clarvia-graph README and the Clarvia organisation profile.

Clarvia Graph now meets 4 out of 5 recommendations from fair-software.eu, covering open repository, open license, citation via Zenodo DOI, and a software quality checklist via OpenSSF Best Practices. The only unmet recommendation is registration in a package registry, which does not apply to a data and ontology project. The FAIR badge is now displayed in the clarvia-graph README and the Clarvia organisation profile.

Clarvia Graph has been archived on Zenodo and assigned a persistent Digital Object Identifier (DOI). Researchers, institutions, and grant reviewers can now formally cite the project in academic publications and funding proposals. Each future release will be automatically archived with a versioned DOI. Record: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20572455

clarvia-graph has earned the OpenSSF Best Practices passing badge with a perfect score - 67 out of 67 criteria met. The badge covers security practices, change control, reporting, quality assurance, and analysis. It is one of the most respected signals of project maturity in open source. The badge is now displayed in the clarvia-graph README and the Clarvia organisation profile.

We have launched the first preliminary, experimental alpha checklist on the Clarvia website to test our underlying consequence graph model. This early release serves as a proof of concept, demonstrating how official public sources can be modeled and evaluated client-side to generate dynamic administrative guidance for bereavement. Available for initial testing under the /checklist route, this alpha version uses a simplified Luxembourg bereavement scenario to verify the end-to-end routing logic before we expand our source coverage. For technical details on the graph model behind the checklist, see the announcement on GitHub: https://github.com/clarvia-org/clarvia-graph/discussions/40

Clarvia has joined the Open Invention Network (OIN) community, supporting patent non-aggression around open-source software. By participating in this global defensive patent pool, we reinforce our commitment to building open, public-interest infrastructure that remains free and accessible to all.

Clarvia has submitted a grant proposal to fund the development of our core open-source workflow infrastructure. This project focuses on building the underlying schema design, provenance machinery, validation tooling, and machine-readable export formats that will make up the Clarvia Workflow Commons. By standardizing how administrative procedures are modelled, versioned, and validated, we aim to create a reusable technical foundation that can be adopted across multiple European jurisdictions. We will share further updates once the proposal has been evaluated.

We are thrilled to officially welcome Hiren Gajjar to the Clarvia team as our first GitHub Outside Collaborator. After contributing six high-quality pull requests across both public repositories - including source verification research, accessibility improvements, SEO structured data, and a custom 404 page - we have upgraded Hiren to official write access to help shape the future of the codebase. Clarvia is built as open public-interest infrastructure, and having a dedicated volunteer contributor validates that this model works. We are incredibly grateful for the support and excited to see what we build together.

Clarvia has been accepted into the GitHub for Nonprofits programme and upgraded to the GitHub Teams plan. This gives the project professional-grade collaboration tools including branch protection, code ownership rules, and team management - at no cost. It is a meaningful step for a small nonprofit building open-source infrastructure.

Clarvia has submitted its first grant application to a foundation that supports projects of social value. The application outlines Clarvia's mission to reduce the administrative burden families face after bereavement, and requests funding to develop the first verified Luxembourg bereavement checklist and early heritage folder research. If successful, this grant would allow Clarvia to move from foundational infrastructure to a working public service. We look forward to sharing the outcome when a decision is reached.

Clarvia's non-profit status has been independently verified by Goodstack, a platform that connects non-profit organisations with technology partners. This verification confirms Clarvia ASBL's legitimacy as a registered Luxembourg association and unlocks access to discounted and donated technology services that help small nonprofits operate more effectively.

Clarvia's open-source repositories are now live on GitHub under the clarvia-org organisation. The initial release includes structured workflow data and schemas for modelling bereavement administration, a validation pipeline, and contributor guidelines. Everything is open from day one - the code, the data, the methodology, and the governance. Contributions are welcome.

The Clarvia website is live at clarvia.org and clarvia.eu. The site introduces the project's mission, explains the structured workflow approach, and provides information for potential contributors and partners. Available in English, French, and German.

Prior to our official registration, TSC Real Estate provided a strong letter of support endorsing Clarvia's mission. As a leading healthcare real estate manager operating across Europe, TSC Real Estate highlighted the public-interest value of our open, source-backed administrative workflow infrastructure. We are incredibly grateful for their early trust and support, which helped validate our plans during the foundation process.

Clarvia ASBL has been officially registered as a non-profit association in Luxembourg. The association was founded to build open, source-backed workflow infrastructure that helps families navigate bereavement administration across Europe. Luxembourg is the first implementation because of its multilingual, cross-border reality - where a single family's situation can involve multiple countries, languages, and legal systems.