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90% of Claude-linked output going to GitHub repos w <2 stars

Recent data reveals that 90% of Claude Code's activity is concentrated in small GitHub repositories with fewer than 2 stars, highlighting a trend of personal experimentation and rapid prototyping.

Interesting Observations

A quick read on momentum, adoption, and where the current activity is clustering.

Growth

Early Adopter Commits

These are the earliest observed public-era Claude Code commits we can verify after launch. Multiple same-day candidates may exist, so this is suggestive rather than definitive.

New Repos This Week

Original repos (non-forks) with their first observed Claude Code commit in the last 7 days.

Net Code Delta

Lines added minus lines deleted for the current slice.

Top 3 Languages

Total Commits

Global activity.

Lines Added

New code generated.

Lines Deleted

Refactored code.

Active Repos

Contributing projects.

Activity Over Time

System Activity Log

Since Launch · All · Mar 25, 8:02 PM

Top Repositories

Since Launch · All · ranked by commits

Languages

Code distribution

Source: Hacker News

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