whichlib

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Dependency picker for coding agents: recommends, compares and scores GitHub repos with a verdict.

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Pulled straight from the server with tools/list on 2026-10-17.
recommend_reposread-only

Find the best open-source library for a need before adding a dependency. Give the need in plain words and get up to `limit` GitHub repositories ranked by fit = score x relevance to the need. Each result has a 0-100 score (momentum 40% (stars gained per week; without history, lifetime stars per week scaled by the npm/PyPI download trend), maintenance 25%, adoption incl. npm/PyPI weekly downloads 25

compare_reposread-only

Compare 2-10 known GitHub repositories side by side, best score first: score and tier, stars, forks, open issues, last push, license, npm/PyPI weekly downloads (only when the registry links back to the repository) and a verdict. Each result has a 0-100 score (momentum 40% (stars gained per week; without history, lifetime stars per week scaled by the npm/PyPI download trend), maintenance 25%, adopt

trending_reposread-only

Discover projects: the most-starred GitHub repositories created in the last day, week or month, or with period "rising" repositories of any age that gained the most stars this week (like GitHub Trending; risingRank keeps that order). Optionally one language; each scored and returned sorted by score (starsRank keeps the stars order). Each result has a 0-100 score (momentum 40% (stars gained per wee

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