GitHub Repo Activity Tracker

GitHub activity tracker and repo analytics tool: commit tracker with stars, forks, last commit, recent PRs/releases (configurable window), top contributors, languages, license, and topics. Perfect for VC sourcing and competitor intel. BYO token recommended. $0.002 per repo.

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⚡ Run in 30 seconds

Click Start and enter one or more repos in owner/name format — you get stars, forks, last commit date, recent commits and merged PRs (30-day window), top contributors, and language breakdown. Costs $0.002 per repo; no GitHub token required for small runs.

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Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
repos	array	[]	List of repos in owner/name format (e.g. apify/apify-cli).
repo	string	``	Used when 'repos' is empty.
activityWindowDays	integer	30	Window for counting recent commits + merged PRs.
githubToken	string	—	Bring your own GitHub PAT for higher rate limits (5000/h vs 60/h). Cre
telegramBotToken	string	—	Telegram bot token for snapshot notification.
telegramChatId	string	``	Telegram chat ID to send alerts to (get it from @userinfobot)

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Why this exists

VCs and product managers need to track 50-200 GitHub repos to spot:

• Pre-traction breakouts (rapid star growth)
• Maintenance signals (no commits in 60+ days = abandoned)
• Contributor base depth (1-person project vs healthy community)
• Release cadence (active project ships releases)

Manually checking via github.com is too slow. The GitHub API has the data but writing the per-repo aggregation logic is tedious. This actor handles it in one call for a batch of repos.

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What you get per row

Field	Example	Notes
slug	apify/apify-cli	input
stars	222
forks	48
watchers	222
open_issues	78
primary_language	TypeScript
languages	{"TypeScript":78500, "JavaScript":12000}	bytes per language
license	Apache-2.0	SPDX ID
topics	["scraping","automation"]
last_commit_date	2026-06-09T12:34:00Z
commits_last_30d	47	configurable window
merged_prs_last_30d	12
open_prs_present	true
top_contributors	[{"login":"...", "contributions":420}]	top 10
release_count	27	total releases
latest_release_tag	v2.4.5
latest_release_date	2026-05-23T...
is_archived	false	dead project flag
is_fork	false

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Quick start

Track a batch of repos (default 30-day window)

{
  "repos": [
    "apify/apify-cli",
    "anthropics/anthropic-sdk-python",
    "vercel/next.js",
    "openai/openai-python"
  ]
}

Single repo with 90-day window

{
  "repo": "microsoft/vscode",
  "activityWindowDays": 90
}

With your GitHub token (recommended for batches > 30)

{
  "repos": [...],
  "githubToken": "ghp_xxx"
}

A personal access token at github.com/settings/tokens (no scopes needed for public repos) raises rate limit from 60/hour to 5000/hour.

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Pricing

Pay-Per-Event: $0.002 per repo tracked.

Run	Repos	Cost
Watch 1 repo	1	$0.002
Daily VC tracking, 100 repos	100	$0.20
Weekly enterprise audit, 500 repos	500	$1.00

Vs Glimpse / Snyk / dependent-bot ($50-500/mo for similar coverage).

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Use cases

1. VC sourcing — Schedule daily across 100 candidate repos; alert on star growth > X%
2. Open-source ops — Track health of OS deps your team relies on
3. Competitor intel — Watch competitors' open releases + commit cadence
4. Engineering candidate eval — Pull a candidate's public repos quickly
5. Conference/newsletter content — "10 trending repos this week" feeds

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Rate limits

Without token: 60 req/h (each repo uses ~7 calls). With token: 5000 req/h.

For batches > 8 repos without a token, you'll hit the limit. Add a token.

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Related actors (same author)

• Web Page → Markdown Converter
• Article Summarizer — Summarize GitHub release notes
• Crypto Alpha Dashboard — Similar 1-call meta pattern
• Resume / CV Parser

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Keywords: GitHub repo activity, GitHub stars tracker, commit tracker, GitHub analytics, repo metrics, GitHub scraper, pull request tracker, contributor analytics, VC sourcing tool, GitHub competitor intel, open source monitoring, repo growth, GitHub trending