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Show HN: EmergingRepos – finding repos that are just starting to get momentum
Hi HN,
I’m working on an idea called EmergingRepos (working name) a site for finding repos that are just starting to get momentum. The kind of repo I’m interested in is not brand new with 0 stars and not already famous. The sweet spot is something like:
- small star count
- small fork count
- recent commits
- more than one contributor
The idea is that this could be a win-win. Maintainers get thoughtful early attention, and readers get to discover repos where they can jump in, make a PR and get that joining an active team feel. i.e. the days of just making your own new repo and trying to get it going might be over. There’s just too many! Here are a few examples:
https://github.com/Integral-Healthcare/robin-ai-reviewer https://github.com/Integral-Healthcare/robin-ai-reviewer
Stats: 62 stars, 4 forks, 4 contributors
https://github.com/cpulvermacher/lgtm https://github.com/cpulvermacher/lgtm
Stats: 28 stars, 11 forks, 4 contributors
https://github.com/yoda-digital/mcp-gitlab-server https://github.com/yoda-digital/mcp-gitlab-server
Stats: 48 stars, 19 forks, 4 contributors
https://github.com/tmseidel/ai-git-bot https://github.com/tmseidel/ai-git-bot
Stats: 37 stars, 6 forks, 3 contributors
https://github.com/holgerleichsenring/agent-smith https://github.com/holgerleichsenring/agent-smith
Stats: 14 stars, 3 forks, 3 contributors
https://github.com/wshm-dev/wshm https://github.com/wshm-dev/wshm
Stats: 39 stars, 4 forks, 2 contributors
https://github.com/jonit-dev/night-watch-cli https://github.com/jonit-dev/night-watch-cli
Stats: 42 stars, 4 forks, 2 contributors
What do you think of the idea? Is this good data you don’t see anywhere else?
Thanks!
- s3micolon0 5mo agoPretty cool idea, it could act like something similar to product hunt - for repo discovery. One use case could be to follow what new repos, projects are being created for language 'x' and gaining momentum.
- andrewfromx 5mo agoyeah totally. product hunt for repos is perfect way to describe it. Maybe that’s the name. Repohunt.dev ?