Starstruck
Status: Earnable
Tiered: Yes
Evidence level: GitHub’s live x4 achievement fragment officially publishes the repository-creation trigger and complete star milestone table.
Trigger
GitHub’s live detail fragment states that Starstruck recognises repositories created by the account that reach the published star milestones.
Official tiers
| Level | Repository stars |
|---|---|
| Base | 16 |
| Bronze | 128 |
| Silver | 512 |
| Gold | 4,096 |
GitHub’s x4 achievement history labels milestones at 16, 128, 512, and 4,096 stars.
What appears to matter
- The repository must be associated with your authorship or creation.
- Stars must be genuine GitHub user actions.
- The relevant threshold must be reached on a qualifying repository.
- The achievement can update after the threshold event rather than instantly.
Legitimate growth strategy
Build something useful, explain it clearly, include screenshots or examples, add an appropriate licence, respond to issues, and share it in communities where it is genuinely relevant.
Prohibited or unreliable approaches
- Buying stars.
- Coordinated star exchanges.
- Automated or fake accounts.
- Misleading promotion.
Artificial engagement damages repository credibility and may violate platform rules.
Troubleshooting
Confirm the public star count, repository ownership history, and achievement visibility settings. Keep dated evidence because star counts can later fall below a threshold.
References
Last verified
19 July 2026 — verified GitHub’s live x4 Starstruck fragment and complete star milestone history. Transfer, organisation ownership, archival, forks, falling counts, and persistence remain open edge cases.