Crypto Developer Activity Tracker (GitHub)

Track GitHub commit activity and repository health for 18+ major crypto protocols (ETH, BTC, SOL, ATOM, APT, SUI + DeFi). Measure developer momentum with 4-week vs 13-week commit trends. No API key required. $0.005/repo (~$0.09 for all 18 defaults).

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Why Developer Activity Matters

Code commits are a leading indicator for ecosystem growth. Protocols with accelerating developer activity often see increased dApp deployments, TVL growth, and user adoption before price follows. This actor gives you a quantitative view of which projects are building vs stalling.

What It Tracks

For each repository:

• Commit velocity: 4-week, 13-week, and 52-week commit counts
• Activity trend: accelerating / stable / slowing / stalled
• Repo health: stars, forks, open issues, watchers, days since last push
• Metadata: language, license, default branch

Activity Trend Calculation

4-week commits vs 13-week average (annualized to 4-week equivalent):

ratio = 4-week-commits / (13-week-commits / 13 * 4)

- accelerating: ratio ≥ 1.3  (recent 4-week pace 30% above average)
- stable:       0.85 ≤ ratio < 1.3
- slowing:      0.5  ≤ ratio < 0.85
- stalled:      ratio < 0.5

Default Protocols Tracked

Symbol	Project	Repository
ETH	Ethereum (go-ethereum)	ethereum/go-ethereum
BTC	Bitcoin Core	bitcoin/bitcoin
SOL	Solana	solana-labs/solana
ATOM	Cosmos SDK	cosmos/cosmos-sdk
APT	Aptos Core	aptos-labs/aptos-core
SUI	Sui	MystenLabs/sui
NEAR	NEAR Protocol	near/nearcore
DOT	Polkadot SDK	paritytech/polkadot-sdk
AVAX	Avalanche	ava-labs/avalanchego
MATIC	Polygon Bor	maticnetwork/bor
ARB	Arbitrum Nitro	OffchainLabs/nitro
BASE	Base Node	base-org/node
TIA	Celestia	celestiaorg/celestia-node
UNI	Uniswap v4	Uniswap/v4-core
HYPE	Hyperliquid	hyperliquid-dex/node-indexer
AAVE	Aave v3	aave/aave-v3-core
MORPHO	Morpho Blue	Morpho-Labs/morpho-blue
PENDLE	Pendle Finance	pendle-finance/pendle-core-v2

Example Output

{
  "symbol": "SUI",
  "project_name": "Sui",
  "github_url": "https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui",
  "stars": 7842,
  "forks": 2156,
  "open_issues": 412,
  "days_since_push": 0,
  "commits_4w": 348,
  "commits_13w": 1024,
  "commits_52w": 3980,
  "activity_trend": "accelerating",
  "language": "Rust",
  "license": "Apache-2.0",
  "fetched_at": "2026-07-08T15:00:00Z"
}

Common Use Cases

Find most active protocols (4-week):

{"sortBy": "commits_4w", "limit": 10}

Accelerating projects only:

{"trendFilter": "accelerating", "sortBy": "commits_4w"}

Large established repos only:

{"minStars": 5000, "sortBy": "commits_4w"}

Track custom DeFi protocols:

{
  "includeDefaults": false,
  "customRepos": [
    {"owner": "compound-finance", "repo": "compound-protocol", "symbol": "COMP", "name": "Compound"},
    {"owner": "curvefi", "repo": "curve-contract", "symbol": "CRV", "name": "Curve"}
  ]
}

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
includeDefaults	boolean	true	Include the 18 pre-configured protocol repos
customRepos	array	[]	Additional repos: {owner, repo, symbol, name}
sortBy	string	commits_4w	Sort field (commits_4w, commits_13w, stars, forks, etc.)
trendFilter	string	``	Filter by trend: accelerating/stable/slowing/stalled
minStars	integer	0	Minimum GitHub stars threshold
limit	integer	50	Max results (up to 200)

Pricing

• $0.005 per repository tracked
• 18 default repos = $0.09/run
• Custom repos each add $0.005

Data Source

GitHub REST API — public data, no authentication required. Commit stats are computed by GitHub and may return 202 (computing) on first request — the actor handles retry automatically.

Note: GitHub commit stats cover public commits to the default branch. Metrics reflect development activity, not all on-chain activity.