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Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/github-topics in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Who published Github Topics?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Github Topics by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Github Topics
Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Author: modbender

File contents

GitHub Topics Trending

Fetch GitHub topic trending repositories and README summaries.

Quick Start

# View rankings
今天 claude-code 话题排行榜
Top 10 GitHub 项目
热门仓库

# View repository details
anthropics/claude-code 介绍
这个仓库是做什么的

Query Types

Type	Examples	Description
Rankings	`热门仓库` `Top 10`	Current rankings by stars
Detail	`xxx/xxx 介绍`	Repository README summary
Topic	`python 话题排行榜`	Custom topic search

Workflow

- [ ] Step 1: Parse query type
- [ ] Step 2: Fetch data from GitHub
- [ ] Step 3: Format and display results

Step 1: Parse Query Type

User Input	Query Type	Action
`热门仓库`	rankings	Show top N repos
`Top 10 项目`	rankings	Show top N repos
`xxx/xxx 介绍`	detail	Get README summary
`python 话题`	rankings	Search python topic

Step 2: Fetch Data

Fetch Rankings

cd skills/github-topics
python src/github_fetcher.py

Requirements:

pip install requests

Fetch README (Optional)

python src/readme_fetcher.py

Step 3: Format Results

Rankings Output

# GitHub Trending - python

| # | Repository | Stars | Language |
|---|------------|-------|----------|
| 1 | donnemartin/system-design-primer | 334K | Python |
| 2 | vinta/awesome-python | 281K | Python |
| 3 | project-based-learning | 257K | - |

Detail Output

# anthropics/claude-code

**Stars**: 15.2K
**Language**: TypeScript
**URL**: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code

## README Summary
Official Claude Code CLI for AI-powered software development. Claude Code is Anthropic's official CLI tool...

Configuration

Variable	Description	Default
`GH_TOKEN`	GitHub Personal Access Token (optional, for higher rate limits)	-
`TOPIC`	GitHub topic to track	`claude-code`

Note: GH_TOKEN is optional but recommended:

With token: 5,000 requests/hour
Without token: 60 requests/hour

Create token at: https://github.com/settings/tokens

GitHub API Notes

Limit Type	Rate
Authenticated	5,000 requests/hour
Unauthenticated	60 requests/hour

Recommendation: Use GH_TOKEN for higher rate limits.

Troubleshooting

Issue	Solution
Rate limit	Set `GH_TOKEN` env var
Network timeout	Check internet connection
Empty results	Check topic name exists

CLI Reference

# Fetch rankings (default topic: claude-code)
python skills/github-topics/src/github_fetcher.py

# Fetch README
python skills/github-topics/src/readme_fetcher.py

---name: github-topicsdescription: Fetches GitHub topic trending repositories. Use when asking about GitHub trending repos or open source projects.--- # GitHub Topics Trending Fetch GitHub topic trending repositories and README summaries. ## Quick Start ``` # View rankings 今天 claude-code 话题排行榜 Top 10 GitHub 项目热门仓库 # View repository details anthropics/claude-code 介绍这个仓库是做什么的 ``` ## Query Types | Type | Examples | Description | |------|----------|-------------| | Rankings | `热门仓库` `Top 10` | Current rankings by stars | | Detail | `xxx/xxx 介绍` | Repository README summary | | Topic | `python 话题排行榜` | Custom topic search | ## Workflow ``` - [ ] Step 1: Parse query type - [ ] Step 2: Fetch data from GitHub - [ ] Step 3: Format and display results ``` --- ## Step 1: Parse Query Type | User Input | Query Type | Action | |------------|------------|--------| | `热门仓库` | rankings | Show top N repos | | `Top 10 项目` | rankings | Show top N repos | | `xxx/xxx 介绍` | detail | Get README summary | | `python 话题` | rankings | Search python topic | --- ## Step 2: Fetch Data ### Fetch Rankings ```bash cd skills/github-topics python src/github_fetcher.py ``` **Requirements**: ```bash pip install requests ``` ### Fetch README (Optional) ```bash python src/readme_fetcher.py ``` --- ## Step 3: Format Results ### Rankings Output ```markdown # GitHub Trending - python | # | Repository | Stars | Language | |---|------------|-------|----------| | 1 | donnemartin/system-design-primer | 334K | Python | | 2 | vinta/awesome-python | 281K | Python | | 3 | project-based-learning | 257K | - | ``` ### Detail Output ```markdown # anthropics/claude-code **Stars**: 15.2K **Language**: TypeScript **URL**: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code ## README Summary Official Claude Code CLI for AI-powered software development. Claude Code is Anthropic's official CLI tool... ``` --- ## Configuration | Variable | Description | Default | |----------|-------------|---------| | `GH_TOKEN` | GitHub Personal Access Token (optional, for higher rate limits) | - | | `TOPIC` | GitHub topic to track | `claude-code` | **Note**: `GH_TOKEN` is optional but recommended: - With token: 5,000 requests/hour - Without token: 60 requests/hour Create token at: https://github.com/settings/tokens --- ## GitHub API Notes | Limit Type | Rate | |------------|------| | Authenticated | 5,000 requests/hour | | Unauthenticated | 60 requests/hour | **Recommendation**: Use `GH_TOKEN` for higher rate limits. --- ## Troubleshooting | Issue | Solution | |-------|----------| | Rate limit | Set `GH_TOKEN` env var | | Network timeout | Check internet connection | | Empty results | Check topic name exists | --- ## CLI Reference ```bash # Fetch rankings (default topic: claude-code) python skills/github-topics/src/github_fetcher.py # Fetch README python skills/github-topics/src/readme_fetcher.py ```

Frequently asked questions

Github Topics