github-unstar-archived.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

# List all starred archived GitHub repositories, then optionally unstar them.

echo "Fetching starred repositories..."

archived_repos=()
page=1

while true; do
  results=$(gh api "/user/starred?per_page=100&page=${page}" --jq '.[] | select(.archived == true) | .full_name')
  total=$(gh api "/user/starred?per_page=100&page=${page}" --jq 'length')

  echo "Page ${page}: ${total} repo(s) found"

  if [[ "$total" -eq 0 ]]; then
    break
  fi

  while IFS= read -r repo; do
    [[ -n "$repo" ]] && archived_repos+=("$repo")
  done <<< "$results"

  page=$((page + 1))
done

if [[ ${#archived_repos[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
  echo "No archived starred repos found."
  exit 0
fi

echo ""
echo "Found ${#archived_repos[@]} archived starred repo(s):"
echo ""
for repo in "${archived_repos[@]}"; do
  echo "  - $repo"
done

echo ""
read -rp "Unstar all of them? [y/N] " confirm

if [[ "$confirm" =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
  for repo in "${archived_repos[@]}"; do
    echo "Unstarring: $repo"
    gh api -X DELETE "/user/starred/${repo}" --silent
  done
  echo "Done. Unstarred ${#archived_repos[@]} repo(s)."
else
  echo "Aborted."
fi

github-unstar-outdated.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

CUTOFF_DATE="2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
CUTOFF_EPOCH=$(date -j -f "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ" "$CUTOFF_DATE" +%s 2>/dev/null || date -d "$CUTOFF_DATE" +%s)

INACTIVE_REPOS=()
PAGE=1
PER_PAGE=100
TOTAL_FETCHED=0

echo "Fetching starred repos..."

while true; do
  RESPONSE=$(gh api "/user/starred?per_page=${PER_PAGE}&page=${PAGE}" \
    --method GET \
    -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
    --jq '.[] | "\(.full_name)\t\(.pushed_at)"' 2>&1)

  # Break if empty page (no more results)
  [[ -z "$RESPONSE" ]] && break

  PAGE_COUNT=0
  while IFS=$'\t' read -r full_name pushed_at; do
    [[ -z "$full_name" ]] && continue
    PAGE_COUNT=$((PAGE_COUNT + 1))
    repo_epoch=$(date -j -f "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ" "$pushed_at" +%s 2>/dev/null || date -d "$pushed_at" +%s)
    if [[ "$repo_epoch" -lt "$CUTOFF_EPOCH" ]]; then
      INACTIVE_REPOS+=("$full_name")
      echo "  [INACTIVE] https://github.com/$full_name (last pushed: $pushed_at)"
    fi
  done <<< "$RESPONSE"

  TOTAL_FETCHED=$((TOTAL_FETCHED + PAGE_COUNT))
  echo "  ... checked $TOTAL_FETCHED repos so far (page $PAGE)"

  # If we got fewer than per_page, we've reached the last page
  [[ "$PAGE_COUNT" -lt "$PER_PAGE" ]] && break
  PAGE=$((PAGE + 1))
done

echo ""
echo "Found ${#INACTIVE_REPOS[@]} starred repos with no activity in 5+ years."

if [[ ${#INACTIVE_REPOS[@]} -eq 0 ]]; then
  echo "Nothing to unstar."
  exit 0
fi

echo ""
read -rp "Unstar all ${#INACTIVE_REPOS[@]} repos? (y/N): " confirm
if [[ "$confirm" != "y" && "$confirm" != "Y" ]]; then
  echo "Aborted."
  exit 0
fi

echo ""
for repo in "${INACTIVE_REPOS[@]}"; do
  echo "Unstarring https://github.com/$repo"
  gh api --method DELETE "/user/starred/$repo" --silent 2>/dev/null && echo "  ✓ $repo" || echo "  ✗ Failed: $repo"
done

echo ""
echo "Done. Unstarred ${#INACTIVE_REPOS[@]} repos."