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eonist wants to merge 1 commit into main from feature/release-download-stats

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eonist commented Nov 29, 2025

Summary

Adds a GitHub Actions workflow that tracks and reports release asset download counts.

What it does

Runs daily at 02:00 UTC (configurable via schedule)
Can be triggered manually via workflow_dispatch
Uses gh api to query the GitHub Releases API for all releases
Aggregates download counts across all assets
Outputs both total downloads and per-release breakdowns to the workflow summary

Benefits

Track adoption trends across releases
Understand which platforms are most popular (Linux x64/arm64, macOS, Windows)
Validate impact of new features
Historical data via daily snapshots in workflow runs

Implementation

Uses GitHub CLI (gh api) with built-in authentication
Requires no secrets beyond the default GITHUB_TOKEN
Follows GitHub Actions best practices for scheduled workflows
Output appears in the workflow run summary for easy access

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