Starcat Blog https://starcat.ink/blog/ 2026-08-24T00:00:00+08:00 Practical guides for organizing, searching, backing up, and understanding GitHub Stars. How to Organize GitHub Stars Without Building Another Backlog https://starcat.ink/blog/how-to-organize-github-stars/ 2026-08-24T00:00:00+08:00 2026-08-24T00:00:00+08:00 Starcat A practical system for turning hundreds or thousands of GitHub Stars into a library you can search, review, and actually use. Best GitHub Star Managers for macOS in 2026 https://starcat.ink/blog/best-github-star-managers-for-macos/ 2026-08-24T00:00:00+08:00 2026-08-24T00:00:00+08:00 Starcat A transparent comparison of native Mac, cross-platform, self-hosted, and terminal tools for organizing GitHub starred repositories. How to Search GitHub Stars by README, Tags, Notes, and Meaning https://starcat.ink/blog/search-github-stars-by-readme-tags-notes/ 2026-08-24T00:00:00+08:00 2026-08-24T00:00:00+08:00 Starcat Repository names are rarely enough. Learn how full-text, personal metadata, and semantic retrieval solve different GitHub Stars searches. How to Export and Back Up Your GitHub Stars https://starcat.ink/blog/export-and-back-up-github-stars/ 2026-08-24T00:00:00+08:00 2026-08-24T00:00:00+08:00 Starcat Protect the starred-repository list and the private notes, tags, and status that make it useful with a simple layered backup plan. Why GitHub Stars Need a Local-First Knowledge Base https://starcat.ink/blog/why-local-first/ 2026-07-22T00:00:00+08:00 2026-08-24T00:00:00+08:00 Starcat Stars are not a feed. They are a personal library — and libraries only work when the data stays with you. Asking Questions of Your Starred Library https://starcat.ink/blog/asking-your-starred-library/ 2026-07-21T00:00:00+08:00 2026-07-21T00:00:00+08:00 Starcat RAG is useful when the answers cite your Stars — not when they invent a confident tour of the public web. AI That Suggests, Never Auto-Writes https://starcat.ink/blog/suggestions-not-writes/ 2026-07-20T00:00:00+08:00 2026-07-20T00:00:00+08:00 Starcat Starcat's AI rule is simple: recommend tags and summaries, but never write into your library without confirmation. Bring Your Own Keys — AI Without a Black Box Default https://starcat.ink/blog/bring-your-own-keys/ 2026-07-19T00:00:00+08:00 2026-07-19T00:00:00+08:00 Starcat Starcat's AI path is BYOK-first: your provider, your keys, your rate limits — and your library stays local. From GitHub Stars to a Searchable AI Knowledge Base https://starcat.ink/blog/from-stars-to-knowledge/ 2026-07-18T00:00:00+08:00 2026-08-24T00:00:00+08:00 Starcat A practical path from flat bookmarks to searchable evidence, private notes, and cited AI answers grounded in repositories you chose. Release Tracking Without Turning Into Noise https://starcat.ink/blog/release-tracking-without-noise/ 2026-07-17T00:00:00+08:00 2026-07-17T00:00:00+08:00 Starcat Subscribe to the repositories that matter. Ignore the rest. Release alerts should shrink attention, not expand it. Why Use a Native GitHub Stars Manager on macOS https://starcat.ink/blog/why-native-macos/ 2026-07-15T00:00:00+08:00 2026-08-24T00:00:00+08:00 Starcat Native is not nostalgia. Windowing, keyboard navigation, local storage, Keychain, and background work shape a tool you use every day. Stay on GitHub Pages Without Losing Your Library Context https://starcat.ink/blog/github-companion-workflow/ 2026-07-14T00:00:00+08:00 2026-07-14T00:00:00+08:00 Starcat The browser Companion keeps notes, tags, and Starcat context next to the repository you are already reading. A Tag System You Will Still Understand on Monday https://starcat.ink/blog/tags-that-survive-monday/ 2026-07-12T00:00:00+08:00 2026-07-12T00:00:00+08:00 Starcat Fancy taxonomies collapse. A small, selfish vocabulary survives — especially when AI only suggests and you confirm.