★ Stars Viewer

Without a token GitHub allows only 60 requests/hour, which isn't enough to index READMEs or fetch releases. With a token you get 5,000/hour.

  1. Open github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens/new (fine-grained) or tokens/new (classic).
  2. Set an expiration and pick the permissions/scopes (see below), then generate the token.
  3. Paste it below and click Save & check. Where it's kept: running locally, in data/config.json next to the app; online, in this browser only if 💾 Keep cache in this browser is on (otherwise it's forgotten when you close the tab). It's only ever sent to api.github.com.
Which permissions or scopes?
• Browse, search, READMEs, releases, suggestions: no permissions or scopes needed (public repositories only).
• ☆ Star buttons in suggestions (star on GitHub from this page): with a fine-grained token, set Account permissions → Starring: Read and write (no repo write access needed); with a classic token, tick public_repo.