Top JavaScript repositories on GitHub
The browser's native language, also widely used on the server via Node.js.
Ranked by stars across 57,407 JavaScript repositories on GitHub. Refreshed daily.
- 1affaan-m/ECC★ 297,250 · ⑂ 43,945
The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.
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- anthropic
- claude
- claude-code
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- llm
- 2react/react★ 251,960 · ⑂ 51,687
The library for web and native user interfaces.
- javascript
- react
- frontend
- declarative
- ui
- library
- 3trekhleb/javascript-algorithms★ 196,718 · ⑂ 30,992
📝 Algorithms and data structures implemented in JavaScript with explanations and links to further readings
- javascript
- algorithms
- algorithm
- javascript-algorithms
- computer-science
- interview
- 4CyC2018/CS-Notes★ 186,442 · ⑂ 50,653
:books: 技术面试必备基础知识、Leetcode、计算机操作系统、计算机网络、系统设计
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- leetcode
- interview
- computer-science
- system-design
- java
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- 5DietrichGebert/ponytail★ 184,545 · ⑂ 10,180
Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote.
- agent-skills
- ai-agents
- claude
- claude-code
- claude-code-plugin
- cursor-rules
- 6Snailclimb/JavaGuide★ 159,425 · ⑂ 46,129
Java 面试 & 后端通用面试指南，覆盖计算机基础、数据库、分布式、高并发、系统设计与 AI 应用开发
- java
- interview
- redis
- mysql
- system-design
- redisson
- 7airbnb/javascript★ 148,022 · ⑂ 26,525
JavaScript Style Guide
- javascript
- eslint
- naming-conventions
- arrow-functions
- style-guide
- style-linter
- 8vercel/next.js★ 143,326 · ⑂ 33,546
The React Framework
- react
- server-rendering
- universal
- node
- components
- browser
- 9Chalarangelo/30-seconds-of-code★ 129,403 · ⑂ 12,511
Coding articles to level up your development skills
- awesome-list
- javascript
- snippets
- learning-resources
- learn-to-code
- programming
- 10
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- 11mrdoob/three.js★ 117,577 · ⑂ 36,865
JavaScript 3D Library.
- javascript
- 3d
- virtual-reality
- augmented-reality
- webgl
- webgl2
- 12addyosmani/agent-skills★ 113,287 · ⑂ 11,845
Production-grade engineering skills for AI coding agents.
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- antigravity
- claude-code
- cursor
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- codex
- 13Leonxlnx/taste-skill★ 110,062 · ⑂ 7,399
Agent skills that give coding agents taste: art direction, reference images and a browser check instead of generic AI pages
- claude-code
- codex
- frontend
- agent-skills
- ai-agents
- anti-slop
- 14axios/axios★ 109,315 · ⑂ 11,985
Promise based HTTP client for the browser and node.js
- http-client
- javascript
- nodejs
- promise
- hacktoberfest
- 15react/create-react-app★ 103,233 · ⑂ 26,867
Set up a modern web app by running one command.
- react
- zero-configuration
- build-tools
- 16mui/material-ui★ 99,300 · ⑂ 32,507
Material UI: Comprehensive React component library that implements Google's Material Design. Free forever.
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- react
- material-design
- material-ui
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- 17microsoft/Web-Dev-For-Beginners★ 97,096 · ⑂ 16,113
24 Lessons, 12 Weeks, Get Started as a Web Developer
- javascript
- curriculum
- html
- css
- education
- learning
- 18ryanmcdermott/clean-code-javascript★ 94,694 · ⑂ 12,601
Clean Code concepts adapted for JavaScript
- javascript
- principles
- composition
- inheritance
- clean-code
- clean-architecture
- 19tt-a1i/archify★ 93,464 · ⑂ 6,368
Turn any idea, plan, or codebase into a beautiful interactive diagram. An agent skill for Claude Code, Codex, and more.
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- developer-tools
- system-design
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The list above ranks the most-starred public JavaScript repositories, drawn from the public GitHub graph. Across 57,407 JavaScript repositories in the public graph, the maintainers, top contributors, and recurring committers are a powerful signal for where JavaScript expertise lives.
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