index.ros.org
In short: Getting listed on ROS Index is free. Plan for about 45 minutes — there is material to prepare and a review to wait on.
What they ask for: Build a real ROS package for your robotics/privacy/safety workflow, release it through rosdistro and expose maintained README, documentation and source links in ROS Index.
Build a real ROS package for your robotics/privacy/safety workflow, release it through rosdistro and expose maintained README, documentation and source links in ROS Index.
Must provide genuine ROS functionality and follow repository, metadata and release conventions; a branded launcher without robot-facing value will be rejected.
Open the submission page on index.ros.org and complete its form — that is the "Open submit page" link at the top of this page.
Must provide genuine ROS functionality and follow repository, metadata and release conventions; a branded launcher without robot-facing value will be rejected.
Priority sets the band — this one is later. Cost (free) and effort (moderate) move it within that band, which puts it in the long tail tier. The score orders a submission queue. It is not a measure of the site’s domain authority, traffic or quality.