github-trending

GitHub Trending Explorer

Core Capabilities

• Fetch and organize trending repositories and developer signals from GitHub Trending.
• Perform structured comparisons of projects and deliver conclusions suitable for learning, benchmarking, and technology selection.

Data Source Priority

1. Primary: GitHub Trending
   • https://github.com/trending
   • https://github.com/trending/{language}
   • https://github.com/trending?since=daily|weekly|monthly
2. Secondary: GitHub API
   • Used to supplement baseline metrics such as stars, activity, and creation date.
3. Supplementary: Community Signals
   • Used for cross-validation only, never as a sole basis for conclusions.

Execution Flow

1. Define scope: time window, language or domain, and goal (tracking, competitive scan, or technology selection).
2. Fetch candidates: start with Trending, then supplement with verifiable metrics via the API.
3. Structured evaluation: compare side by side across growth, health, and adoption dimensions.
4. Deliver results: provide conclusions, evidence, risks, and recommended actions.

Evaluation Framework (Concise)

1) Growth Signals

• Stars count and recent growth rate
• Forks and contributors changes

2) Health Signals

• Recent commit frequency
• Issue and PR activity and response patterns
• Documentation and license completeness

3) Adoption Signals

• Clarity of the problem being solved
• Onboarding cost and integration complexity
• Competitive differentiation and cost of switching

Output Requirements

• Lead with conclusions, then evidence. Avoid stacking metrics without insight.
• Do not fabricate star growth, commit frequency, or community activity.
• Mark missing data explicitly as unknown.
• Label time-sensitive observations as "based on current fetch time".
• When the user goal is technology selection or production adoption, always include risks and alternatives.

Default Output Template

# GitHub Trending Brief - {date}

## Conclusion
{One-sentence conclusion: the most valuable direction right now and why}

## Top 5 Trending Projects
| Project | Language | Key Metrics | Why Selected | Risk |
|---------|----------|-------------|--------------|------|
| {name} | {lang} | {stars / delta} | {reason} | {risk_or_unknown} |

## Technology Selection Recommendations (optional)
- Recommended: {project}, because {why}
- Alternative: {alternative}, suitable for {scenario}
- Watch out: {risk}