GitHub Repo Activity Tracker (Stars, Commits, Releases)
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GitHub Repo Activity Tracker (Stars, Commits, Releases)
Track repo health + activity for any GitHub repo list: stars, forks, last commit, recent commits/PRs/releases (configurable window), top contributors, languages, license, topics. VC sourcing + open-source ops + competitor intel. BYO token recommended. $0.002 per repo.
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GitHub Repo Activity Tracker
Track repo health + activity for any GitHub repo list: stars, forks, last commit, recent commits/PRs/releases (configurable window), top contributors, languages, license, topics. VC sourcing + open-source ops + competitor intel. BYO token recommended. $0.002 per repo.
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.
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 |
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.
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).
Use cases
- VC sourcing — Schedule daily across 100 candidate repos; alert on star growth > X%
- Open-source ops — Track health of OS deps your team relies on
- Competitor intel — Watch competitors' open releases + commit cadence
- Engineering candidate eval — Pull a candidate's public repos quickly
- Conference/newsletter content — "10 trending repos this week" feeds
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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