Trending GitHub projects (2026)

1

PostHog

Product analytics, session recording, feature flagging and a/b testing that you can self-host (alternative to Mixpanel, Amplitude, Heap, HotJar, Optimizely).

Analytics

40k

AI-nativePostHog has 40,156 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license and had 35,167 commits in the last year; it replaces Google Analytics and Metabase Cloud.

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Checkmk

Scalable IT infrastructure and application monitoring for servers, networks and cloud.

Monitoring & Status PagesDocker

2.4k

Checkmk has 2,386 GitHub stars, uses the GPL-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 21,799 commits in the last year; it replaces Datadog.

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Wekan

Trello-like kanban.

Task Management

21k

Wekan has 21,108 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license and had 19,700 commits in the last year; it replaces Trello.

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Agenta

LLMOps platform for prompt management, LLM evaluation, and observability. Build, evaluate, and monitor production-grade LLM applications with collaborative prompt engineering.

AI & LLM ToolsDocker

4.8k

AI-nativeAgenta has 4,807 GitHub stars, uses the MIT license, ships a Docker image and had 18,955 commits in the last year.

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Sentry Self-Hosted

Powerful error tracking platform with wide language support and a robust API.

Source-availableDeveloper Tools

45k

Sentry Self-Hosted has 45,479 GitHub stars, is source-available under the FSL 1.1 (Apache 2.0 future licence) (not an open-source license) and had 17,926 commits in the last year; it replaces Sentry.

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Home AssistantFeatured

Home automation platform.

Home Automation & IoTDocker

91k

Home Assistant has 91,266 GitHub stars, uses the Apache-2.0 license, ships a Docker image and had 17,497 commits in the last year; it replaces IFTTT and Nest / SmartThings.

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Worldmonitorkoala73/worldmonitor

Real-time global intelligence dashboard. AI-powered news aggregation, geopolitical monitoring, and infrastructure tracking in a unified situational awareness interface.

TypeScript

88k

~324 stars/day since launch: Worldmonitor has 87,920 GitHub stars, runs without an API key, is written in TypeScript and was last updated in October 2026.

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Codebase MemoryDeusData/codebase-memory-mcp

Codebase knowledge graph for AI agents — 162 languages, sub-ms queries, 99% fewer tokens.

C

46k

~205 stars/day since launch: Codebase Memory has 45,917 GitHub stars, runs without an API key, is written in C and was last updated in October 2026.

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Dbxt8y2/dbx

Query databases from AI agents using connections configured in DBX.

Rust

25k

~155 stars/day since launch: Dbx has 24,945 GitHub stars, runs without an API key, is written in Rust and was last updated in October 2026.

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Gemini CLIgoogle-gemini/gemini-cli

An open-source AI agent that brings the power of Gemini directly into your terminal.

TypeScript

107k

~200 stars/day since launch: Gemini CLI has 107,240 GitHub stars, runs without an API key, is written in TypeScript and was last updated in October 2026.

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Chrome DevTools MCPChromeDevTools/chrome-devtools-mcp

MCP server for Chrome DevTools.

TypeScript

53k

~136 stars/day since launch: Chrome DevTools MCP has 53,049 GitHub stars, runs without an API key, is written in TypeScript and was last updated in October 2026.

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REAmorluto/rea

Reverse engineer anything from your terminal or agent with one CLI and MCP server.

TypeScript

10k

~58 stars/day since launch: REA has 10,215 GitHub stars, runs without an API key, is written in TypeScript and was last updated in October 2026.

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PonytailDietrichGebert/ponytail

Forces the laziest solution that actually works, simplest, shortest, most minimal.

JavaScript

157k

~1,340 stars/day since launch: Ponytail has 156,966 GitHub stars, has 72,989 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

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Improve Codebase Architecturemattpocock/skills

Scan a codebase for deepening opportunities, present them as a visual HTML report, then grill through whichever one you pick.

Shell

278k

~1,133 stars/day since launch: Improve Codebase Architecture has 278,361 GitHub stars, has 1,057,293 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code and Codex, is written in Shell and was last updated in October 2026.

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Golang Testingaffaan-m/ECC

Go testing patterns including table-driven tests, subtests, benchmarks, fuzzing, and test coverage.

JavaScript

274k

~1,047 stars/day since launch: Golang Testing has 274,402 GitHub stars, has 3 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

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Clinical Case Reportnexu-io/open-design

Structured medical case presentation for clinical rounds, conferences, and documentation.

TypeScript

100k

~616 stars/day since launch: Clinical Case Report has 99,748 GitHub stars, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in TypeScript and was last updated in September 2026.

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Karpathy Guidelinesmultica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills

Behavioral guidelines to reduce common LLM coding mistakes.

217k

~859 stars/day since launch: Karpathy Guidelines has 217,301 GitHub stars, has 3 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code and Cursor and was last updated in April 2026.

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Safe RefactorJuliusBrussee/caveman

Restructure code while preserving behavior.

Go

110k

~593 stars/day since launch: Safe Refactor has 110,252 GitHub stars, has 86,376 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in Go and was last updated in October 2026.