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What’s gaining stars on GitHub right now

GitNova Daily — October 3, 2026

Three discoveries with different uses, selected from the projects GitNova tracks. This edition was saved on October 2, 2026, 21:36 UTC.

Summaries come from README digests. Magnitude measures growing interest; installation has not been tested. Star counts below refer to the stated UTC day at the time shown.

CopilotKit/OpenDots

AI agents · TypeScript

+724stars on 2026-10-02 · UTC

An open-source template for always-on AI agents (Dots) with their own computer, working across web chat, calls, and Slack. Lets you build a self-hosted workspace with documents, review, and tools.

Useful for
  • Deploy a self-hosted workspace with AI agents and documents
  • Configure a researcher agent with browser and note saving
  • Connect an agent to Slack and continue the conversation in a thread
Before using
  • License: MIT
  • Installation and requirements have not been verified; review the README before running
Explore project

Why now

Created on GitHub
2026-09-29 UTC
First seen by GitNova
2026-10-01 UTC
Magnitude
8.3 / 10 · growing interest

Only 2 complete days of history; a reliable usual pace is not established. On 2026-10-01: +643 stars (UTC)

The current gain already exceeds the maximum of the previous 2 complete days: +643 on 2026-10-01 (UTC)

Measured: October 2, 2026, 21:36 UTC

Measurement details
  • Created on GitHub: 2026-09-29; first seen by GitNova: 2026-10-01 (UTC)
  • +724 stars on 2026-10-02 (UTC)
  • Only 2 complete days of history; a reliable usual pace is not established. On 2026-10-01: +643 stars (UTC)
  • The current gain already exceeds the maximum of the previous 2 complete days: +643 on 2026-10-01 (UTC)
  • Magnitude 8.3/10

Niko1221/Strata

Language models · C++

+1,082stars on 2026-10-02 · UTC

A C++ local inference engine that runs the 125B MoE model Qwen3.8-Flash-Next on a regular PC with one NVIDIA GPU (12-24 GB) and 64 GB RAM, exposing an OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible API on localhost.

Useful for
  • Run a private chat with a large model on your own PC without sending data to the cloud
  • Connect the local model as an OpenAI-compatible provider to a coding agent or script
  • Send a screenshot or scanned page to the model for recognition via image input
Before using
  • License: MIT
  • Installation and requirements have not been verified; review the README before running
Explore project

Why now

Created on GitHub
2026-09-24 UTC
First seen by GitNova
2026-09-26 UTC
Typical day
+641 stars · median of 7 complete days
Magnitude
8.3 / 10 · growing interest

Already 1.7× a typical complete day; a spike in interest, not a quality score

Maximum over those 7 complete days: +1,628 on 2026-10-01; the current measurement has not exceeded it (UTC)

Measured: October 2, 2026, 21:36 UTC

Measurement details
  • Created on GitHub: 2026-09-24; first seen by GitNova: 2026-09-26 (UTC)
  • +1,082 stars on 2026-10-02 (UTC)
  • Usually: +641 stars/day — median of 7 complete days 2026-09-25–2026-10-01 (UTC)
  • Already 1.7× a typical complete day; a spike in interest, not a quality score
  • Maximum over those 7 complete days: +1,628 on 2026-10-01; the current measurement has not exceeded it (UTC)
  • Magnitude 8.3/10

OffGridPete/Fieldwatch

Security · Kotlin

+398stars on 2026-10-02 · UTC

Receive-only Wi-Fi and Bluetooth LE observer for Android: passive scanning of nearby access points and BLE advertisements with filters, signatures and reports, no backend or account.

Useful for
  • Install the APK via adb and check which Wi-Fi APs and BLE devices are nearby
  • Configure filters and the signature library to identify specific device types
  • Export a sit report or log from the phone for later analysis
Before using
  • License: MIT
  • Installation and requirements have not been verified; review the README before running
Explore project

Why now

Created on GitHub
2026-09-15 UTC
First seen by GitNova
2026-09-21 UTC
Typical day
+9 stars · median of 16 complete days
Magnitude
7.7 / 10 · growing interest

Already 44.2× a typical complete day; a spike in interest, not a quality score

Maximum over those 16 complete days: +1,123 on 2026-10-01; the current measurement has not exceeded it (UTC)

Measured: October 2, 2026, 21:36 UTC

Measurement details
  • Created on GitHub: 2026-09-15; first seen by GitNova: 2026-09-21 (UTC)
  • +398 stars on 2026-10-02 (UTC)
  • Usually: +9 stars/day — median of 16 complete days 2026-09-16–2026-10-01 (UTC)
  • Already 44.2× a typical complete day; a spike in interest, not a quality score
  • Maximum over those 16 complete days: +1,123 on 2026-10-01; the current measurement has not exceeded it (UTC)
  • Magnitude 7.7/10

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