GitHub Stars — 14-Day Evidence-Driven Sprint

Use stars as a proxy for qualified developer interest, never as the final business outcome. Track installation, activation, repeat use and contribution beside stars.

Intake gate

Collect before planning:

• repository URL, license and target developer;
• working quickstart verified on a clean machine;
• one reproducible demo and one differentiator;
• current views, unique cloners, stars, issues, contributors and activation event;
• three direct competitors and their latest launch/change dates;
• available founder, engineering and community capacity.

Do not launch if a new developer cannot understand the value and complete the quickstart in 10 minutes.

Measurement contract