⭐ Fake Star Detector

Estimate how many of a repository's GitHub stars come from fake or bot accounts. Everything runs in your browser — your token never leaves it.

🔒 Don't want to paste your token into a hosted page? You are encouraged to clone the repo and run it fully locally — same app, on your machine only, nothing to trust:
git clone https://github.com/qjoly/fake-star-detector-web
cd fake-star-detector-web && python3 serve.py (serves locally + opens your browser)  ·  github.com/qjoly/fake-star-detector-web

How an account is flagged as fake

An account counts as a fake star when either of these holds:

  • its profile no longer resolves — the account was deleted or banned; or
  • it matches every rule of the bot heuristic:
  • fewer than 2 followers
  • fewer than 2 following
  • 0 public gists
  • fewer than 5 public repositories
  • account created after 2022-01-01
  • no public email
  • no bio
  • no blog / website
  • starred on the same day the account was created and last updated
  • hireable flag not set

GH Archive data current through …