GitHub Top 10, Week 16 of 2026
Apr 10, 2026 - Apr 16, 2026
The ten repositories that gained the most stars on GitHub in the week of Apr 10, 2026 - Apr 16, 2026, counted from GitHub's public event log. A star is a bookmark, not an endorsement: the commit counts and flags below show which ones people are actually building.
| # | Repository | New stars | Stars today | Commits (30 days) | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NousResearch/hermes-agent | 9,145 | 250,751 | 1,199 | MIT |
| 2 | multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills | 5,492 | 216,573 | 1 | none |
| 3 | JuliusBrussee/caveman | 4,434 | 109,043 | 18 | Apache-2.0 |
| 4 | microsoft/markitdown | 2,696 | 188,010 | 2 | MIT |
| 5 | Graphify-Labs/graphify | 2,103 | 123,315 | 74 | Apache-2.0 |
| 6 | shanraisshan/claude-code-best-practice | 2,078 | 67,008 | 27 | MIT |
| 7 | obra/superpowers | 2,057 | 294,404 | 32 | MIT |
| 8 | thedotmack/claude-mem | 1,998 | 95,190 | 71 | Apache-2.0 |
| 9 | multica-ai/multica | 1,963 | 51,857 | 455 | NOASSERTION |
| 10 | affaan-m/ECC | 1,834 | 271,194 | 1,638 | MIT |
1. NousResearch/hermes-agent
The agent that grows with you
9,145 new stars this week. 1,199 commits and 119 closed issues in the 30 days to Apr 16, 2026. Python, MIT license, created Jul 22, 2025.
2. multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills
A single CLAUDE.md file to improve Claude Code behavior, derived from Andrej Karpathy's observations on LLM coding pitfalls.
5,492 new stars this week. 1 commits and 0 closed issues in the 30 days to Apr 16, 2026. Language not stated, none license, created Jan 27, 2026. Worth noting: no standard open-source license.
3. JuliusBrussee/caveman
why use many token when few token do trick. Viral skill + proxy for coding agents that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like a caveman.
4,434 new stars this week. 18 commits and 5 closed issues in the 30 days to Apr 16, 2026. Go, Apache-2.0 license, created Apr 4, 2026. Worth noting: created Apr 4, 2026, new this fortnight.
4. microsoft/markitdown
Python tool for converting files and office documents to Markdown.
2,696 new stars this week. 2 commits and 1 closed issues in the 30 days to Apr 16, 2026. Python, MIT license, created Nov 13, 2024.
5. Graphify-Labs/graphify
Turn any codebase, with its docs, SQL schemas, configs, and PDFs, into a queryable knowledge graph. A /graphify skill for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and Gemini CLI: local deterministic AST parsing, every edge explained, no vector store.
2,103 new stars this week. 74 commits and 23 closed issues in the 30 days to Apr 16, 2026. Python, Apache-2.0 license, created Apr 3, 2026. Worth noting: created Apr 3, 2026, new this fortnight.
6. shanraisshan/claude-code-best-practice
from vibe coding to agentic engineering - practice makes claude perfect
2,078 new stars this week. 27 commits and 2 closed issues in the 30 days to Apr 16, 2026. HTML, MIT license, created Oct 31, 2025.
7. obra/superpowers
An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works.
2,057 new stars this week. 32 commits and 11 closed issues in the 30 days to Apr 16, 2026. Shell, MIT license, created Oct 9, 2025.
8. thedotmack/claude-mem
Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent - Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and injects relevant context back into future sessions. Works with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex, Gemini, Hermes, Copilot, OpenCode + More
1,998 new stars this week. 71 commits and 63 closed issues in the 30 days to Apr 16, 2026. TypeScript, Apache-2.0 license, created Aug 31, 2025.
9. multica-ai/multica
Make humans and AI agents work as one team - open-source and self-hostable.
1,963 new stars this week. 455 commits and 25 closed issues in the 30 days to Apr 16, 2026. Go, NOASSERTION license, created Jan 13, 2026. Worth noting: no standard open-source license.
10. affaan-m/ECC
The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.
1,834 new stars this week. 1,638 commits and 41 closed issues in the 30 days to Apr 16, 2026. JavaScript, MIT license, created Jan 18, 2026.
How this is made: stars, forks, commits, issues and releases are counted from GH Archive, the public record of GitHub events, for the Friday-to-Thursday window. Lists, courses and prompt collections are left out. Descriptions are each project's own. Total stars, licenses and descriptions are as of October 2026.