GitHub Module Catalog

A ranked, machine-readable catalog of popular, recently pushed public GitHub repositories, organized by capability.

Discover existing building blocks before rebuilding them. Use the catalog to shortlist libraries, CLIs, services, plugins, and templates for larger systems.

Browse the catalog · Explore Taxonomy v2 · Use the JSON index

Live catalog

Indexed repositories	GitHub Search matches	Last refresh
1,000	184,954	2026-08-15 18:50 UTC

Selection: 100+ stars · pushed since 2025-08-15 · public · non-archived · non-fork

Ranking: stars descending, then repository ID. This is a top-ranked window, not an exhaustive index of GitHub.

Browse the full catalog · Explore Taxonomy v2 · JSON · YAML

Capability families

Capability families overlap; one repository may appear in more than one family.

Family	Repositories	Fine-grained capability index
ai-ml	221	ai-agent-framework (7) · computer-vision (18) · llm-runtime (4) · model-training (4) · rag-retrieval (25) · speech-ai (13)
api-backend	56	api-gateway (5) · graphql-api (1) · realtime-api (1) · rest-api (7) · rpc-api (2)
cli	94	package-manager (5) · shell-tooling (23) · terminal-emulator (7) · terminal-ui (9)
database-storage	43	cache-key-value (4) · document-database (1) · object-storage (2) · relational-database (2) · search-engine (5) · vector-database (9)
devops	44	ci-cd (5) · configuration-management (2) · container-tooling (5) · infrastructure-as-code (1) · kubernetes-tooling (1) · observability (18) · distributed-tracing (1) · error-tracking (2) · log-management (1) · metrics-monitoring (0) · profiling (2)
media	61	audio-processing (2) · computer-vision (18) · image-processing (5) · media-downloader (2) · media-streaming (3) · speech-ai (13) · video-processing (10)
security	42	auth (9) · cryptography (3) · malware-analysis (1) · network-security (1) · penetration-testing (7) · reverse-engineering (5) · secrets-management (1) · vulnerability-scanning (2) · access-control (1) · identity-provider (1) · multi-factor-auth (0) · oauth-oidc (0)
testing	11	api-testing (2) · browser-e2e-testing (2) · performance-testing (1) · unit-test-framework (1)
web-ui	61	content-management (7) · dashboard-ui (6) · static-site-generator (7) · ui-component-library (15)

How it works

1. Discover — query GitHub Search for popular repositories with a recent push.
2. Validate — recheck selection facts, schema, ordering, and artifact integrity.
3. Classify and publish — map repository metadata to capabilities and commit the snapshot here.

The crawler reads metadata only. It does not clone repositories or execute third-party code.

Selection policy

Signal	Default
Popularity	100+ stars
Recency	Pushed within the last 365 days
Scope	Public, non-archived, non-fork repositories
Ranking	Stars descending, then GitHub repository ID
Window	Top 1,000 results from one GitHub Search query
Refresh	Scheduled every 6 hours. Each run rebuilds and replaces the snapshot.

GitHub Search exposes at most 1,000 results for a query, so scheduled runs refresh the current top-ranked window instead of accumulating another 1,000 repositories. See the GitHub Search API limits.

Use the data

• Browse: catalog/README.md
• Explore the hierarchy: catalog/taxonomy.md
• Build tools: catalog/catalog.json or catalog/catalog.yaml
• Find candidates by capability: catalog/modules/

For local commands and automation details, read the operations guide. For classification and license semantics, read the taxonomy guide.

Scope and trust

• Popularity and recent pushes are discovery signals, not a quality or security endorsement.
• Public does not mean reusable; verify each repository's license and lifecycle before integration.
• Capability labels come from deterministic metadata rules, not a source-code or legal audit.

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome for taxonomy rules, discovery policy, and export formats. If the catalog saves you time, consider starring the repository to follow its progress.

License

The catalog software is released under the MIT License. Third-party repositories retain their own rights and license terms.