Top GitHub Trending Repo & People

A social network inside your IDE — discover trending repos, follow developers, and chat in real-time. Stop alt-tabbing to GitHub, Discord, or Slack.

This is the beta. Install it, find @leeknowsai in the chat, and tell me what to build next — I ship updates within 24h.

Install

• VS Code Marketplace
• Open VSX Registry

Features

Discover

• Trending Repos — Browse what's hot on GitHub, refreshed every 5 minutes
• Trending People — Find top developers with star power scores
• Activity Feed — Personalized "For You" feed of what your network is building
• Search — Find repos and people from the command palette

Connect

• Follow & Star — Follow devs and star repos without leaving your editor
• Developer Profiles — View profiles with stats, top repos, and star power
• Who to Follow — Smart suggestions based on your GitHub network

Chat

• Direct Messages — Chat with any developer in real-time
• Group Chat — Create groups with your team or community
• Rich Messaging — Reactions, attachments, replies, link previews, typing indicators
• Presence — See who's online right now

Works with

VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Antigravity, Void, OpenCode, and any IDE supporting VS Code extensions.

Getting Started

1. Install the extension from the Marketplace
2. Click the Explore icon in the activity bar
3. Browse trending repos and people — no login required
4. Sign in with GitHub to unlock social features

Commands & Shortcuts

Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P) and type "Trending":

Privacy

This extension uses GitHub OAuth for authentication. See our Privacy Policy.

Feedback & Issues

Found a bug or have a feature request? Open an issue.

License

MIT