GitHub Star explosion: Claude code repo surpasses Linux Kernel
saranormous · x · 2026-08-18
GitHub's all-time top 20 list has shifted dramatically. The Claude Code skill library Caveman surged from 589 stars in April to 99k today, surpassing Bitcoin Core. AI agent tools like Superpowers (273k) and ECC (239k) have also overtaken the Linux Kernel (242k). Most of these new top projects are less than a year old.
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