Writing about GitHub Auditor

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1. 21 October 2026 Day 17 of the 8th month

   Cloning every repository without a token in the URL

   How GitHub Auditor keeps a clone of every repository up to date, gives git its token through a short-lived GIT_ASKPASS script instead of the URL, and reports force pushes, dirty clones and deleted repositories.

   • Python
   • Git
   • Security

   
2. 20 October 2026 Day 16 of the 8th month

   Counting developer activity from git

   How GitHub Auditor counts commits, lines and reviews across many repositories without counting the same work twice, counting lines nobody wrote, or passing off missing data as a quiet week.

   • Python
   • Git
   • APIs