Build a GitHub Profile Analytics CLI with Node.js

Build a GitHub Profile Analytics CLI with Node.js Ever wanted to instantly see how many total stars a developer has, what languages they work with most, or compare two GitHub profiles side by side -- all from your terminal? In this tutorial, we'll build ghprofile-stats , a CLI tool that queries the GitHub REST API, aggregates statistics across all of a user's repositories, and renders a colorful dashboard right in the terminal. By the end, you'll have a publishable npm package that does real work. Let's get into it. Why GitHub Profile Analytics Matter GitHub profiles are more than commit histories. They are resumes, dependency trust signals, and community scorecards all rolled into one. Hiring and recruiting. Engineering managers routinely review candidate GitHub profiles. A quick summary -- total stars, primary languages, contribution frequency -- saves time and surfaces signal that a polished README might obscure. Dependency evaluation. Before you npm install a package, you want to k