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GitGauge
Check if a GitHub repo's stars are real before you commit.
I wasted a week on an auth library with 9k stars. Dead Discord. One maintainer who hadn't responded to anything since 2022. The stars were bought. GitGauge scores any GitHub repo from 1.0 to 5.0 using fork ratio, watcher ratio, and issue activity. Bots don't fork repos or open bug reports. Those gaps are consistent enough to be useful. Right-click any GitHub link anywhere on the web to scan it. No account, no data collection. Just the GitHub public API. Algorithm is MIT on GitHub.
Hey, built this mostly for myself after one bad experience too many with inflated repos. The thresholds aren't perfect, especially for newer projects that haven't had time to build up forks. But it catches the obvious cases. Open to feedback on the scoring if anyone wants to dig in.
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About GitGauge on Product Hunt
“Check if a GitHub repo's stars are real before you commit.”
GitGauge was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 3 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #159 on the daily leaderboard. I wasted a week on an auth library with 9k stars. Dead Discord. One maintainer who hadn't responded to anything since 2022. The stars were bought. GitGauge scores any GitHub repo from 1.0 to 5.0 using fork ratio, watcher ratio, and issue activity. Bots don't fork repos or open bug reports. Those gaps are consistent enough to be useful. Right-click any GitHub link anywhere on the web to scan it. No account, no data collection. Just the GitHub public API. Algorithm is MIT on GitHub.
GitGauge was featured in Chrome Extensions (52.6k followers), Open Source (68.4k followers), Developer Tools (511.7k followers) and GitHub (41.2k followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 110.7k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted GitGauge?
GitGauge was hunted by Davey2wavey. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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