Explore
The public catalog of sources others are tracking, useful for discovering libraries to watch.
The Explore tab is a public, searchable catalog of every source the DevUpdate.io community is tracking. Use it to find new libraries to watch without having to remember their GitHub URL.
What's listed #
- Public sources only, tracked by at least one user. A private GitHub repository you track is never listed here, even though it lives in the same global source catalog. It stays visible only on your own dashboard.
- Each entry shows: source name, parser type, last release date, and a short AI-generated description.
- Filterable by parser type (stable vs best-effort) and sortable by recency or popularity (number of users tracking).
AI-generated descriptions #
The one-liner under each source is generated by a language model from the source's README and recent releases. They're a quick orientation, not a substitute for reading the actual project documentation. We surface them behind a small AI-disclosure banner in the UI for the same reason; be mindful that they can be wrong on niche or recently-renamed projects.
See Parser types → AI fallback for our broader policy on AI-generated content.
Adding a source from explore #
Click any source to open its detail page, then Watch to add it to your own tracked sources. From there it behaves like any other source; see Sources for the lifecycle.
Privacy #
Only public sources appear in Explore. A private GitHub repository you track (via the GitHub App) is excluded from the public catalog entirely. Its name, description, release summaries, and live release activity are filtered out of the explorer list and search, and the source detail page, release-summaries feed, and anonymous realtime stream all return "not found" for a private source regardless of who's asking. The list of who is tracking a given source is aggregated to a count; individual users are never exposed.
Because a private repo never reaches any public surface, tracking one never publishes its name, description, or release notes; you still see the repo and its releases on your own dashboard. See the Privacy doc.