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GitHub Trending Weekly Digest — 2026-W31
The week in open source: what developers starred, which projects broke out, and where momentum is building.
Repository of the week
permissionlesstech/bitchat — bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes BitChat enables peer-to-peer messaging over Bluetooth mesh networks for offline communication and the Nostr protocol for global connectivity. It eliminates the need for accounts, phone numbers, or central servers, ensuring privacy and resilience. Its hybrid architecture intelligently selects between local mesh and internet relays for message delivery.
- Stars: 34,139 | Forks: 5,451 | Language: Swift | License: Unlicense
- Typical use cases: Disaster communication; Protest organization; Local event coordination
- View the full repository profile or see it on GitHub
Trending this week
| Rank | Repository | Language | Total stars | Stars this week | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | permissionlesstech/bitchat | Swift | 34,139 | +5,737 | bluetooth mesh chat, IRC vibes |
| 2 | block/buzz | Rust | 20,979 | +9,003 | A hive mind communication platform |
| 3 | citrolabs/ego-lite | JavaScript | 7,629 | +4,090 | The fastest browser for AI agents to run browser automation, built for sharing your logged-in browser state wi |
| 4 | ayghri/i-have-adhd | Python | 15,604 | +5,232 | A skill to stop your coding agent from burying the answer. ADHD-friendly output. |
| 5 | alibaba/open-code-review | Go | 17,836 | +4,708 | Open-source & free — Battle-tested at Alibaba's scale. Hybrid architecture code review tool: deterministic |
| 6 | pascalorg/editor | TypeScript | 20,719 | +3,028 | Create and share 3D architectural projects. |
| 7 | 1jehuang/jcode | Rust | 15,226 | +3,548 | The most RAM efficient harness |
| 8 | moeru-ai/airi | TypeScript | 46,532 | +3,335 | 💖🧸 Self hosted, you-owned Grok Companion, a container of souls of waifu, cyber livings to bring them into ou |
| 9 | pingdotgg/t3code | TypeScript | 16,325 | +1,439 | |
| 10 | microsoft/AI-For-Beginners | Jupyter Notebook | 58,847 | +3,246 | 12 Weeks, 24 Lessons, AI for All! |
| 11 | shiyu-coder/Kronos | Python | 35,615 | +1,741 | Kronos: A Foundation Model for the Language of Financial Markets |
| 12 | microsoft/VibeVoice | Python | 51,864 | +1,317 | Open-Source Frontier Voice AI |
| 13 | earthtojake/text-to-cad | JavaScript | 12,491 | +2,009 | A library of agent skills for CAD, CAE and CAM |
| 14 | different-ai/openwork | TypeScript | 20,230 | +2,720 | The open-source alternative to Claude Cowork (powered by opencode) |
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