Most-starred repos in any language

GitHub's search API ranks by stars natively. One query, one jq, and you have the canonical starter pack for any language.

$ curl -s "https://api.github.com/search/repositories?q=language:rust&sort=stars&order=desc&per_page=10" \
  | jq -r '.items[] | "\(.stargazers_count) ⭐ \(.full_name) — \(.description // "no description")"'

1. [01] curlcurl -s "https://api.github.com/search/repositories?q=language:rust&..."
   Search qualifier `language:` filters to Rust. Sort by stars descending. 10 results per page. Anonymous limit: 10 search req/min.
2. [02] jqjq -r '.items[] | "\(.stargazers_count) ⭐ \(.full_name) — \(.description // "no …
   Walk `.items`. Use `// "fallback"` for missing descriptions. -r emits raw text for terminal-friendly output.

94521 ⭐ rust-lang/rust — Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
63870 ⭐ tauri-apps/tauri — Build smaller, faster, and more secure desktop apps...
...

• Add `created:>2025-01-01` to the q= to find recent risers, not just all-time giants.
• 5000 req/hour with `-H "Authorization: Bearer $GH_TOKEN"`; 60 anonymous.