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Readme badge to quickly find related open source repos

Readme badge to quickly find related open source repos

by plurch·Mar 3, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●MidCozy

Badge directs to a curated repo graph, but GitHub Dependabot, Libraries.io, and search already solve this.

Strengths
  • •README badge is low-friction entry point for maintainers wanting to surface related projects
  • •Neighborhood-based exploration (alternatives vs complements) is a useful mental model
Weaknesses
  • •Core discovery already solved by GitHub Dependabot, Libraries.io, and full-text code search
  • •No clear algorithmic differentiation—graph building approach not detailed; relies on unknown heuristics
Target Audience

Open-source maintainers, developers seeking package alternatives, GitHub users

Similar To

GitHub Dependabot · Libraries.io · Snyk Open Source

Post Description

Related Repos helps developers to discover open source projects that are related to each other. This can be useful to find alternative or complementary packages when building a full application. Or you can simply surf around in different neighborhoods to find new ideas that you might not have been aware of.

With the new README badge, project maintainers on GitHub can easily add a link to discover related repositories.

Add the badge here: https://relatedrepos.com/badge

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