github-trends

name	github-trends
description	Discover the most popular and rising repositories on GitHub Use when this capability is needed.
metadata	{"author":"alexzuosh"}

What I do

• Fetch most popular repositories based on total stars
• Identify rising repositories created recently that are gaining traction
• Filter by programming language (e.g., Python, Rust, JavaScript)
• Display results in a beautiful, interactive CLI table
• Show key metrics: Stars, Forks, Description, and URL

When to use me

Use this skill when you need to:

• Discover new libraries and tools in a specific ecosystem
• Track trending projects to stay updated with the community
• Find popular alternatives to existing solutions
• Explore open source projects for contribution

How to use me

Find the most popular repositories overall:

Use the github-trends skill to find popular repos

Find rising Python repositories created in the last month:

Use the github-trends skill to find rising python repos

Find the most popular Rust repositories:

Use the github-trends skill to find popular rust repos

What I need

1. Internet Connection - Required to query the GitHub API
2. Language (optional) - Filter by specific programming language
3. Category (optional) - 'popular' (all time) or 'rising' (created recently)

What I provide

1. Dependency setup - Automatically installs required packages:

   • requests - For API communication
   • rich - For beautiful terminal output

2. Analysis:

   • Fetches data from GitHub's REST API
   • Sorts and filters based on your criteria
   • Presents a clean, clickable table of results

Implementation approach

1. Parse user arguments (language, category)
2. Construct GitHub API query:
   - Popular: sort=stars, order=desc
   - Rising: created:>30_days_ago, sort=stars, order=desc
3. Fetch data from https://api.github.com/search/repositories
4. Display results using `rich.console.Console` and `rich.table.Table`

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