cpaczek/skylight
Project the aircraft passing overhead onto your ceiling in real time, from an RTL-SDR — with a live sky layer (sun, moon, stars, ISS) and where each plane is headed.
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MOST-STARRED TypeScript
| Window | 7 days | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars gained | +21 | +83 | +270 |
| Per day | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Forks gained | +2 | +8 | +21 |
skylight gained 83 stars in the last 30 days, about 3 a day, and now has 3.3K. It is about 1 year old and has averaged roughly 3.3K stars a year. It ranks #446 among TypeScript repositories and #3,047 across all languages on GitHubRepo.
Trending Record
5
DAYS ON TRENDING
#5387
BEST RANK
Oct 14, 2026
FIRST APPEARANCE
Active
STATUS TODAY
skylight has maintained a continuous presence across global trending indexes, peaking at #5387. Below is the 30-day activity profile:
💡 Overview
skylight is an open-source project written in TypeScript: Project the aircraft passing overhead onto your ceiling in real time, from an RTL-SDR — with a live sky layer (sun, moon, stars, ISS) and where each plane is headed.
Engineered for speed, consistency, and developer ease, it solves common hurdles in ads-b, aircraft, art-installation. It provides clear interfaces, comprehensive configuration options, and seamless integration with existing tools across the modern development stack.
⚡ Key Features
Optimized execution pipeline written in TypeScript for predictable speed.
Zero-friction configuration with comprehensive sensible defaults out of the box.
Cross-platform runtime support across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Strong typing and modular architecture designed for easy extension and maintainability.
Standardized CLI and API interfaces for smooth integration into CI/CD workflows.
Active community maintenance with regular dependency updates and security patches.
📥 Installation
$ npm install skylight⚙ System Requirements
Platforms
- • macOS
- • Linux
- • Windows
Runtime & Dependencies
Node.js >= 18, npm, pnpm or bun
Architecture
x86_64, ARM64 (Apple Silicon & Graviton)
🧠 How It Works
skylight coordinates its core functionality through a modular TypeScript pipeline. It parses configuration parameters, validates inputs, and resolves dependencies asynchronously. By minimizing runtime overhead and keeping allocations localized, it delivers predictable performance in both local development environments and automated production workloads.
🎯 Production Use Cases
Autonomous AI Agents
Orchestrate intelligent workflows and tool-calling routines with skylight.
Model Inference & Prompting
Integrate fast, local or cloud-hosted generative AI models directly into production code.
Context Memory & RAG
Augment language models with dynamic vector retrieval and structured project memory.
Developer Productivity
Automate repetitive engineering tasks, code generation, and test creation using AI agents.
🚀 Getting Started
Install skylight using your package manager: `npm install skylight`
Initialize your project workspace or configuration file for skylight.
Import skylight into your codebase or invoke it directly from your terminal.
Execute your test suite or run `skylight --help` to verify successful setup.
👍 Strengths
⚠️ Considerations
⇄ Alternatives & Direct Competitors
👥 Who Should Use This
Developers and engineering teams building with TypeScript, seeking reliable, tested, and actively maintained tooling for production workloads.
🏆 Nearby in the Rankings
cpaczek/skylight is currently ranked #3,047 by stars across every repository tracked on GitHubRepo. These are adjacent projects:
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does skylight do? +
Project the aircraft passing overhead onto your ceiling in real time, from an RTL-SDR — with a live sky layer (sun, moon, stars, ISS) and where each plane is headed.
What language is skylight written in? +
The primary language is TypeScript. Topics include: ads-b, aircraft, art-installation, flight-tracker, projector.
Is skylight actively maintained? +
Yes, the last recorded push was on Oct 14, 2026 with 0 open issues being tracked.
How many stars does skylight have? +
skylight has 3,334 stars and 410 forks on GitHub.
How does skylight rank among GitHub repositories? +
With 3,334 stars, cpaczek/skylight is ranked #3,047 globally across all repositories tracked on GitHubRepo and #446 among TypeScript projects.
What license is skylight distributed under? +
The repository reports a MIT license. Always verify the repository LICENSE file for legal terms.
