Framework Entry Rules and Maturity Tiers

Framework entries are real web frameworks, grouped into three maturity tiers. The tier reflects maturity, not how the code is written - pick your best fit and it may be adjusted on review. Set it with meta.json.type.

• Flagship - a mature framework backed by an active development team, with a solid ecosystem (libraries, middleware, tooling) and an established community around it. Full-featured, and covers a complete test category (e.g. all HTTP/1.1 profiles).
• Emerging - a genuine framework that does not yet meet the full flagship bar: newer, more minimal, or only partial coverage.
• Experimental - very new work that has not proved itself yet. Ranked alongside frameworks, but hidden by default on the leaderboard (opt-in via the type filter).

All three are scored in the same framework normalization pool and can be combined on the leaderboard.

Mode

Every framework entry also declares a mode in meta.json.mode - how strictly it follows the implementation rules. The same framework can be submitted in either mode; tuned entries are marked with a ring on the leaderboard and ranked alongside standard ones.