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# Discovering Trending Content
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Complete guide to finding popular repositories, code patterns, and active projects on GitHub.
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## Find Trending Repositories
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### By popularity
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```bash
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# Most starred repositories (all time)
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gh search repos --sort stars --order desc --limit 20
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# Most forked repos
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gh search repos --sort forks --order desc
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# Most watched repos
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gh search repos --sort help-wanted-issues --order desc
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```
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### By language
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```bash
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# Trending repos in specific language
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gh search repos --language=rust --sort stars --order desc
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gh search repos --language=typescript --sort stars --order desc
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gh search repos --language=python --sort stars --order desc
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```
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### By recency
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```bash
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# Recently popular (created in last month, sorted by stars)
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gh search repos "created:>2024-10-01" --sort stars --order desc
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# Created this year
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gh search repos "created:>2024-01-01" --sort stars --order desc
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# Recently updated popular repos
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gh search repos "stars:>100 pushed:>2024-10-01" --sort updated --order desc
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```
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### By topic
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```bash
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# Trending in specific topic
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gh search repos "topic:machine-learning" --sort stars --order desc
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gh search repos "topic:blockchain" --sort stars --order desc
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gh search repos "topic:react" --sort stars --order desc
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# Multiple topics (AND)
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gh search repos "topic:blockchain topic:typescript" --sort stars --order desc
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```
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### By activity
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```bash
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# Most active repos (by recent updates)
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gh search repos --sort updated --order desc
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# Active repos (many recent commits)
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gh search repos "pushed:>2024-10-01" --sort stars
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# Repos with many open issues (active community)
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gh search repos "good-first-issues:>5" --sort stars --order desc
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```
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## Advanced Discovery Queries
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### Unique projects
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```bash
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# Repos with many stars but few forks (unique ideas)
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gh search repos "stars:>1000 forks:<100"
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# High star-to-fork ratio (original content)
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gh search repos "stars:>500 forks:<50"
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```
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### By file presence
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```bash
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# Find repos by file presence (e.g., has Dockerfile)
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gh search code "filename:Dockerfile" --sort indexed
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# Has specific config files
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gh search code "filename:vite.config.ts" --sort indexed
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gh search code "filename:wxt.config.ts" --sort indexed
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```
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### By description keywords
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```bash
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# Combined filters: Popular Solana repos updated recently
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gh search repos "solana in:name,description stars:>100" --sort updated --order desc
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# Specific keywords in description
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gh search repos "machine learning in:description stars:>1000"
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```
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### By size and license
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```bash
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# Small but popular repos (easy to learn from)
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gh search repos "stars:>1000 size:<1000" --language=typescript
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# Specific license
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gh search repos "license:mit stars:>500" --language=rust
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```
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### By organization
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```bash
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# Popular repos from specific org
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gh search repos "org:vercel stars:>100"
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gh search repos "org:anthropics"
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```
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## Discover Popular Code Patterns
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### Find implementations
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```bash
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# Find popular implementations
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gh search code "function useWallet" --language=typescript --sort indexed
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gh search code "async fn main" --language=rust
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# Specific patterns
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gh search code "createContext" --language=typescript --sort indexed
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gh search code "impl Display for" --language=rust
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```
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### By popularity
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```bash
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# Most starred code in specific language
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gh search code "authentication" --language=typescript --sort stars
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# Find code in popular repos only
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gh search code "implementation" "stars:>1000"
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gh search code "middleware" "stars:>500" --language=typescript
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```
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### By organization
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```bash
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# Search specific organization's popular code
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gh search code "authentication" --owner=anthropics
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gh search code "config" --owner=vercel
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```
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### By recency
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```bash
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# Find recent code examples
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gh search code "React hooks" "created:>2024-01-01"
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gh search code "Solana program" "created:>2024-06-01" --language=rust
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```
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## Combining Filters
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### Examples of powerful combinations
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```bash
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# Popular TypeScript repos updated this month
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gh search repos "language:typescript stars:>500 pushed:>2024-10-01" --sort updated
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# New promising projects (recent, growing fast)
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gh search repos "created:>2024-06-01 stars:>100" --sort stars --order desc
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# Active open-source with good first issues
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gh search repos "good-first-issues:>3 stars:>100 pushed:>2024-10-01"
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# Well-maintained projects (recent activity + documentation)
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gh search repos "stars:>1000 pushed:>2024-10-01" --language=typescript | grep -i "readme"
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```
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## Qualifiers Reference
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### Date qualifiers
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- `created:>YYYY-MM-DD` - Created after date
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- `created:<YYYY-MM-DD` - Created before date
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- `pushed:>YYYY-MM-DD` - Updated after date
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- `pushed:<YYYY-MM-DD` - Updated before date
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### Numeric qualifiers
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- `stars:>N` - More than N stars
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- `stars:N..M` - Between N and M stars
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- `forks:>N` - More than N forks
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- `size:<N` - Smaller than N KB
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### Boolean qualifiers
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- `is:public` - Public repos
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- `is:private` - Private repos (requires auth)
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- `archived:false` - Not archived
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- `archived:true` - Archived repos
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### Location qualifiers
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- `in:name` - Search in repo name
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- `in:description` - Search in description
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- `in:readme` - Search in README
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- `in:name,description` - Search in both
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## Tips for Discovery
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### Start broad, then filter
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```bash
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# 1. Find all Solana repos
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gh search repos "solana"
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# 2. Filter by popularity
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gh search repos "solana stars:>100"
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# 3. Filter by recency
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gh search repos "solana stars:>100 pushed:>2024-10-01"
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# 4. Add language
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gh search repos "solana stars:>100 pushed:>2024-10-01" --language=rust
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```
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### Use topics for precision
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Topics are more precise than text search:
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```bash
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# Better: Use topic
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gh search repos "topic:web3" --sort stars
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# Less precise: Text search
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gh search repos "web3" --sort stars
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```
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### Check activity indicators
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High stars but old updates = abandoned:
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```bash
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# Good: Popular AND recently updated
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gh search repos "stars:>1000 pushed:>2024-10-01"
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# Risk: Popular but potentially stale
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gh search repos "stars:>1000"
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```
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### Look for hidden gems
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Sometimes the best code isn't the most popular:
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```bash
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# Well-maintained but not famous
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gh search repos "stars:10..100 pushed:>2024-10-01" --language=rust
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# Recent projects gaining traction
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gh search repos "created:>2024-09-01 stars:>10" --sort stars
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```
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## Output formatting
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### Get specific fields
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```bash
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# Just repo names
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gh search repos "topic:react" --json name --jq '.[].name'
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# Name and star count
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gh search repos "topic:react" --limit 5 --json name,stargazersCount --jq '.[] | "\(.name): \(.stargazersCount) stars"'
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# Full URLs
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gh search repos "topic:rust" --json url --jq '.[].url'
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```
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### Limit results
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```bash
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# Top 10 only
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gh search repos "language:typescript" --sort stars --limit 10
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# Top 50
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gh search repos "topic:machine-learning" --limit 50
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```
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## Common Discovery Workflows
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### "Find similar repos to X"
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```bash
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# 1. Check topics of repo X
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gh repo view OWNER/REPO --json repositoryTopics
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# 2. Search by those topics
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gh search repos "topic:web3 topic:solana" --sort stars --order desc
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```
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### "What's trending in [language] this month?"
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```bash
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gh search repos "language:rust created:>2024-10-01" --sort stars --order desc --limit 20
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```
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### "Find actively maintained [topic] projects"
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```bash
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gh search repos "topic:blockchain pushed:>2024-10-01 stars:>50" --sort updated --order desc
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```
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### "Discover new tools for [task]"
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```bash
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# Example: PDF processing tools
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gh search repos "pdf in:name,description language:python stars:>50" --sort stars
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```
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