stargaze

name	stargaze
description	Use this skill when the user wants to cache, search, and manage GitHub stars from the terminal using a local embedded database.

Stargaze Plugin

Cache and search your GitHub stars from the terminal using a local embedded database. Turns starred repos into a queryable local corpus that survives across machines and runs offline.

Commands

Sync & Cache

• stargaze stars sync — Fetch all starred repos via GitHub API and upsert into local cache
• stargaze readmes fetch — Fetch READMEs for already-cached repos
• stargaze stars sync --with-readmes — Fetch stars and READMEs in one operation

Search & Query

• stargaze stars search <query> — Substring match across full_name, description, language, topics, and README text
• stargaze stars show <repo> — Pretty-print full cached JSON record for a repo (owner/name format)
• stargaze stars list — List all cached repos sorted by stargazer count
• stargaze stars stats — Show total cached count, last sync time, and top languages

Server Modes

• stargaze serve mcp — Run Model Context Protocol stdio server for AI agents
• stargaze api serve — Run HTTP JSON API over the cache

Usage Examples

# Initial setup - set GitHub token and sync stars
export GH_TOKEN=$(gh auth token)
stargaze stars sync --with-readmes

# Search for specific tools or topics
stargaze stars search postgres
stargaze stars search 'vector db' --lang rust --limit 10
stargaze stars search cli --topic hacktoberfest

# Show details for a specific repo
stargaze stars show rust-lang/rust

# List top repos and get statistics
stargaze stars list --limit 20
stargaze stars stats

# Run as MCP server for Claude/Cursor agents
stargaze serve mcp

# Run HTTP API for web integration
stargaze api serve --bind 127.0.0.1:7879

Installation

cargo install stargaze

Requires Rust 1.76+. The release binary is fully static (aside from libc).

Key Features

• Local embedded database using redb (pure-Rust key-value store with ACID transactions)
• Offline search across repo metadata and cached README text
• Multi-surface access - CLI, MCP server, and HTTP API
• Semantic search using vector embeddings (with --semantic flag)
• Scheduled sync support via systemd timers, launchd, or GitHub Actions
• Cross-platform - Linux, macOS, Windows prebuilt binaries available

Authentication

Requires GitHub token (classic PAT or fine-grained token with read access to public metadata). Resolution order:

1. --token flag
2. GH_TOKEN environment variable
3. GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable

Storage

Single database file at platform-specific locations:

• Linux: ~/.local/share/stargaze/stars.redb
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/com.bkataru.stargaze/stars.redb
• Windows: %APPDATA%\bkataru\stargaze\data\stars.redb