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backage – Real‑time badge endpoints for your GitHub Packages

Provides a simple API that serves dynamic badges for GitHub Packages, letting founders instantly showcase version, downloads, and status in dashboards and READMEs.

From the repo · “Endpoint behind badges for GitHub Packages”

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free
61 stars+2★ this week18 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Oct 17Updated 10/25/2026100% free · open source
What it is

Use the backage skill to fetch data from the GitHub Packages badge endpoint.

Real use case example

"A developer wants to get notified when a critical GitHub Package dependency is updated. They use the backage skill in a GitHub Actions workflow to fetch the data and send an alert via Slack. The update notification is sent to the dev team's Slack channel within minutes."

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When to use it
  • •You need to display the version of your GitHub Package on your project's README
  • •You want to show the download count of your GitHub Package on your website
  • •You need to integrate GitHub Package information into your project's documentation
Ready-to-paste prompt
python -m backage --username your-username --package your-package-name --label 'My Package' --color blue
Heads up: Make sure you have the `github_token` environment variable set with a valid GitHub token to authenticate with the GitHub API
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Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/backage && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/backage/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/backage/SKILL.md
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Creator
ipitio
Language
Python
Category
devtools
Published
6/8/2024

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