# Top command line tool repositories on GitHub, sorted by stars

**Use case:** 

GitHub's own search for "topic:cli stars:>3000" - about 416 repositories matched when this example was written - sorted by stars. The top hit that day was n8n-io/n8n with 203,071 stars. Each row carries the full name, owner, description, stars, forks, open issues, the main language, the licence, the topics, the size and the dates the repo was created and last pushed.

## Input

```json
{
  "query": "topic:cli stars:>3000",
  "sort": "stars",
  "order": "desc",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "minStars": 0,
  "excludeForks": false,
  "excludeArchived": false,
  "waitForRateLimit": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "fullName": {
    "label": "Repository",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "stars": {
    "label": "Stars",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "starsPerYear": {
    "label": "Stars/year",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "forks": {
    "label": "Forks",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "language": {
    "label": "Language",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "license": {
    "label": "License",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "daysSinceLastPush": {
    "label": "Days since push",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "isArchived": {
    "label": "Archived",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "isFork": {
    "label": "Fork",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "openIssues": {
    "label": "Open issues",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "description": {
    "label": "Description",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "topics": {
    "label": "Topics",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "createdAt": {
    "label": "Created",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "source": {
    "label": "Source",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [GitHub Repo Search API - Stars, Language, Date, Official API](https://apify.com/neverempty/github-repo-search.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/neverempty/github-repo-search.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/neverempty/github-repo-search.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).