star-history/star-history
The de facto GitHub star history graph. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
76/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3997
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 18
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
9432 stars · 369 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Star History is a web application and API that generates GitHub star history charts and rank badges for any repository. It supports embedding live charts and badges in READMEs and is also available as a Chrome extension.
Use cases
- plot the star growth of a GitHub repo over time
- compare star history of multiple repositories
- embed a live star history chart in a README
- add a star history rank badge to my project
- track trending open source projects weekly
- view a star map of related repositories
When to choose
- you want to visualize or compare GitHub repository popularity over time
- you need embeddable live charts or badges for project READMEs
- you want to discover trending open source projects
When to avoid
- you need general GitHub analytics beyond stars, such as forks, issues, or traffic
- you need offline or private-repo analytics
Facets
application · maturity active
data-visualization charts analytics developer-tools data-visualization analytics social-media browser browser-extension github star-history open-source-metrics embeddable-badges chrome-extension web-server nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/star-history/star-history · fetched 2026-08-28 · de791fdcb2b5
- homepage: https://www.star-history.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 06cc7e0fbc8c
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| star-history/star-history | main | 76 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="star-history/star-history")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem