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whatchuneed GitHub Repo Info
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whatchuneed GitHub Repo Info is a paid API for AI agents from whatchuneed.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).
Fetches metadata and details about a GitHub repository given a natural language or URL input
Price / call$0.01
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StatusUnknown
How this service works
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Output
Returns a result object containing GitHub repository metadata such as repository name, description, primary programming language, star count, fork count, topics, license information, owner details, and activity indicators like last pushed date or archived status.
Example use cases
Open source project vetting
“Look up the GitHub repo for 'huggingface/transformers' and tell me its star count, description, primary language, and whether it's still actively maintained.”
Dependency research for a project
“I'm considering using 'expressjs/express' as a dependency — can you fetch its GitHub repo info and tell me how many forks, stars, and open issues it has?”
Discovering project topics and license
“Can you get me the GitHub metadata for 'torvalds/linux', specifically the topics it's tagged with and what license it uses?”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://whatchuneed.vercel.app/api/util/github-repoWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when an agent needs to quickly retrieve structured metadata about a GitHub repository without setting up direct GitHub API credentials. It is ideal for one-off lookups during research, dependency evaluation, or open-source project discovery tasks where only $0.01 USDC per call is charged via x402 protocol.
Side effects
- Invalid or non-existent repository URL returns an error or empty result
- Private repositories may not be accessible without authentication tokens
- Rate limiting from GitHub API may cause failures under high call volume
- Malformed input string that cannot be resolved to a repo may return a null or error result
- Network timeout if GitHub is slow to respond
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| inputrequired | string | Request input |
Output
Schema · Response
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| result | object | Response data |
| status | string |
Tags
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