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Github Growth Tracker

by @99rebels

Track GitHub repo growth (stars, forks, issues, commits) with periodic digests and trend analysis. Compare your repos against a watchlist. Use when checking...

Versionv1.4.0
Downloads595
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TERMINAL
clawhub install github-growth-tracker

πŸ“– About This Skill

name: github-growth-tracker description: > Track GitHub repo growth (stars, forks, issues, commits) with periodic digests and trend analysis. Compare your repos against a watchlist. Use when checking repo stats, monitoring growth, setting up a github digest, comparing repos, or managing a repo watchlist. Requires GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable or GitHub PAT (see Credentials). homepage: https://github.com/99rebels/github-growth-tracker

GitHub Growth Tracker πŸ“Š

Track stars, forks, issues, and commit activity across GitHub repos. Generates text digests with trend arrows (↑↓→) and compares your repos against a watchlist you curate.

Why

You ship code but have no idea if anyone's using it. This skill gives you a weekly pulse on your projects β€” what's growing, what's stagnant, and how you stack up against repos you admire.

When to Use

  • "Check my repo stats"
  • "How's my project doing on GitHub?"
  • "Give me a growth digest"
  • "Compare my repo against X"

    • Credentials

    Required: GitHub Personal Access Token (fine-grained, public repo read-only).

    Create at: github.com β†’ Settings β†’ Developer settings β†’ Personal access tokens
Type:     Fine-grained
Access:   Public repos (read-only)

    Pass via setup --token (saved to /github.json) or set GITHUB_TOKEN env var.

    ⚠ Token is stored plaintext on disk. For higher security, use the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable instead.

    Setup

    python3 scripts/github_tracker.py setup --token    # list your repos
python3 scripts/github_tracker.py add owner/repo1 owner/repo2  # track repos
python3 scripts/github_tracker.py add other/repo --watch  # watchlist
python3 scripts/github_tracker.py fetch                     # record data

    Commands

    setup [--token TOKEN]              List your repos, optionally save token
fetch                              Fetch metrics for all tracked + watched repos
digest                             Generate growth digest with trends
add repo1 [repo2 ...] [--watch]    Add repos to tracking or watchlist
remove owner/repo                  Stop tracking (history preserved)
list                               Show tracked repos and watchlist

    Output Example

    πŸ“Š GitHub Growth Digest β€” Friday April 03, 2026
====================================================
    πŸ“Œ Your Repos
       99rebels/blog-translator
      Stars: 3 ↑ (+2)
      Forks: 1 β†’
      Issues: 2 ↓ (-1)
      Commits (4w): 5 ↑ (+5)
      Lang: TypeScript  Last push: 2026-04-03
      vs watchlist: βœ… above avg commit velocity
    πŸ“Œ Watchlist
       octocat/Hello-World
      Stars: 3,550 NEW  Forks: 5,963 NEW  Commits (4w): 0

    Format output for the current channel. Read references/formatting.md for platform-specific examples.

    Scheduled Monitoring

    python3 /scripts/github_tracker.py fetch && python3 /scripts/github_tracker.py digest

    Data Directory

    Credentials and data resolve to:

    1. $SKILL_DATA_DIR (set by agent platform)
2. ~/.config/github-growth-tracker/  (default fallback)


    Credentials: /github.json     (token)
Config:      /config.json      (repo lists)
History:     /repos/           (per-repo, 90 days)

    Any platform can set $SKILL_DATA_DIR. If unset, ~/.config/github-growth-tracker/ is used. Works with OpenClaw, Claude Code, Codex, and any agent that can run Python scripts.

    Notes

  • fetch skips repos already recorded today (safe to run multiple times)
  • add accepts multiple repos: add repo1 repo2 repo3
  • History auto-trims to 90 days on each save
  • GitHub API rate limit: 5,000 req/hour authenticated

    • ⚑ When to Use

    TriggerAction
    - "How's my project doing on GitHub?"
    - "Give me a growth digest"
    - "Compare my repo against X"

    βš™οΈ Configuration

    python3 scripts/github_tracker.py setup --token    # list your repos
python3 scripts/github_tracker.py add owner/repo1 owner/repo2  # track repos
python3 scripts/github_tracker.py add other/repo --watch  # watchlist
python3 scripts/github_tracker.py fetch                     # record data

    πŸ“‹ Tips & Best Practices

  • fetch skips repos already recorded today (safe to run multiple times)
  • add accepts multiple repos: add repo1 repo2 repo3
  • History auto-trims to 90 days on each save
  • GitHub API rate limit: 5,000 req/hour authenticated