# github-tools/github

A higher-level wrapper around the Github API. Intended for the browser.

Repository: https://github.com/github-tools/github
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/github-tools-github
Language: JavaScript
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-09-04T15:10:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5293, "days_push": 1459, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3747, forks 805 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:17.599084+00:00)

## What it is
Github.js is a minimal, higher-level JavaScript wrapper around the GitHub API, usable in the browser or Node.js with promise- or callback-based access to repos, gists, users, and more. It is distributed as the npm package 'github-api' and is currently seeking maintainers.

## Use cases
- create and manage gists from the browser
- list a user's starred repos via the GitHub API
- authenticate to GitHub with a token or basic auth in JavaScript
- fetch GitHub notifications programmatically
- wrap GitHub API calls in promises

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, promise-based GitHub API client for browser or Node.js
- you want a simple wrapper rather than a full-featured SDK

## When to avoid
- you need actively maintained software with recent releases
- you need comprehensive coverage of the entire GitHub API
- you need GraphQL GitHub API support

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: http-client, sdk
- domain: apis, developer-tools, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: github-api, api-wrapper, promises, axios, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- github-tools/github (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:17.599084+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:29:02.295631+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/github-tools/github (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:17.599084+00:00, sha e1c9756432fb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.