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GitHub API: List trending repositories

Lists up to 25 public repositories trending on GitHub, in page order, optionally filtered by programming language and time period.

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.

Period optionalperiod

Time span for the trending list. Example: this_week

this_week

One of today, this_week, this_month. Default today.

Language optionallanguage

Programming language to filter by, such as TypeScript. Leave blank for all languages. Example: TypeScript

TypeScript

Default .

Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "repositories": [    {      "rank": 1,      "forks": 92360,      "owner": "morluto",      "language": "TypeScript",      "description": "Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries.",      "total_stars": 368667,      "project_link": "https://github.com/morluto/rea",      "project_name": "rea",      "stars_gained": 106341    },    {      "rank": 2,      "forks": 9239,      "owner": "ruvnet",      "language": "TypeScript",      "description": "🌊 The original agent harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory, self-learning intelligence, federation, vector RAG integration, and native Claude Code / Codex / Hermes and many more Integrated",      "total_stars": 78578,      "project_link": "https://github.com/ruvnet/ruflo",      "project_name": "ruflo",      "stars_gained": 3708    },    {      "rank": 3,      "forks": 29461,      "owner": "anomalyco",      "language": "TypeScript",      "description": "The open source coding agent.",      "total_stars": 220341,      "project_link": "https://github.com/anomalyco/opencode",      "project_name": "opencode",      "stars_gained": 6750    }  ]}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
github.com/list_trending_repositories
Returns
rank, project name, owner, description, language, total stars, stars gained, forks, link

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method github.com/list_trending_repositories with the inputs above.

Ask your agent

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  • What TypeScript repos are climbing the charts today?
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