github-star-velocity

name	github-star-velocity
description	Compute GitHub repository star velocity over a rolling time window using the stargazers API.
tools	["execute_python_code"]

GitHub Star Velocity

Use this skill when the user asks for GitHub star velocity, stars gained in the last N hours, star growth rate, or similar metrics for a repository.

Prerequisites

1. Set allow_network: true on execute_python_code.
2. Read GITHUB_TOKEN from the subprocess environment (injected when GitHub credentials are configured). Never print the token.
3. Parse owner/repo from the repository URL or user input.

API approach

1. Fetch current stargazers_count from GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}.
2. Fetch stargazers with timestamps from GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/stargazers?per_page=100 using Accept: application/vnd.github.v3.star+json.
3. Each entry includes starred_at. Count stars where starred_at is within the requested window (for example, the last 24 hours).

Critical pagination trap

Stargazers are returned oldest first, not newest first. Do not stop after the first page when the newest entries on that page fall outside the window — that produces a false zero.

Instead, paginate through all pages (follow the Link response header until there is no rel="next") and count every starred_at inside the window.

Sanity check before reporting

Treat these results as suspicious and rerun with a full paginated scan before answering:

• 0 stars in the last 24 hours for a repo with thousands of stars and recent activity
• Velocity that implies losing stars without an explicit unstar request
• Counts that disagree sharply with stargazers_count deltas when you have a recent baseline

When a result looks wrong, widen the scan (all pages), print the most recent starred_at observed, and only then return the velocity.

Output shape

Return:

• Total current stars
• Stars gained in the window
• Velocity (stars per hour and stars per day)
• Window start timestamp (UTC)
• Most recent starred_at in the window
• Optional hourly breakdown for the last 24 hours