GitHub Trending

Fetch and summarize top trending GitHub repos. Uses GitHub search API — no auth required for basic queries (rate-limited at 10 req/min unauthenticated).

Usage

# Top 15 repos trending this week (default)
bash scripts/fetch-trending.sh

# Custom time range
bash scripts/fetch-trending.sh "2026-05-15"

# Custom count
bash scripts/fetch-trending.sh "7-days-ago" 10

Output

For each repo: rank, name, description (truncated), language, ⭐ stars, 🍴 forks, link.

Rate Limits

• Unauthenticated: 10 req/min — enough for occasional use
• Authenticated (set GH_TOKEN env): 5000 req/hr
• If hitting limits, increase the --retry or use longer date ranges