---
title: "GitHub Dev Card"
description: "Type a GitHub username, rip open a card pack, and get a FIFA-style dev card rated out of 99 — plus a roast, archetype, commit clock, and five more shareable readings. No login."
url: https://findutils.com/developers/github-dev-card/
category: developers
---

# GitHub Dev Card

Type a GitHub username, rip open a card pack, and get a FIFA-style dev card rated out of 99 — plus a roast, archetype, commit clock, and five more shareable readings. No login.

**Use this tool:** [GitHub Dev Card](https://findutils.com/developers/github-dev-card/)

## Programmatic access

- Browser-only: this tool works on a file, the DOM, or a browser API and has no REST or MCP id.

## Tips

- The rating only reads public activity — private-repo heroes will score lower than they deserve. Wear the bronze with irony.
- The commit clock uses your device's local timezone; scout yourself from your usual machine for an honest picture.
- Results are cached in your browser for 30 minutes, so tab-hopping between panels never re-spends the request budget.
- High Defense with low Pace usually means a maintainer; high Pace with low Defense means a serial starter. The archetype tab will say it to your face.

## Frequently asked questions

### Where does my data go?

Nowhere. The tool calls GitHub's public API directly from your browser, computes everything locally, and keeps a short-lived cache in your browser storage. There's no login, no server-side processing, and no record of which usernames you scout.

### Why is my rating lower than I expected?

the GitHub API only exposes public data: public repos, public events from roughly the last 90 days, stars, and followers. Private-repo work is invisible to the rating, and long-past activity beyond the event window doesn't count toward Pace. It's a vibe check, not a performance review.

### Can anyone get a 99 rating?

No — the overall score is computed on a curve where 99 is mathematically unreachable, the same way football rating systems keep their ceiling sacred. The holographic tier starts at 87, and even the most legendary profiles land in the mid-nineties.

### Is the roast AI-generated?

No. Every roast line is a hand-written rule that only fires when something real in the profile triggers it — commits at 3 AM, a fork-to-original ratio that says 'collector', repos named todo-app that died the week they were born. If a line appears, the data earned it.

### What does 'rate limit reached' mean and what do I do?

GitHub's API allows 60 requests per hour per network, and one scout costs three. On a shared network (office, university) the budget can run out faster because everyone shares it. The tool shows exactly how many minutes until the limit resets — results you've already scouted stay available from the cache.

### Why don't the numbers match my GitHub contribution graph?

The contribution graph counts commits across all repos including private ones, while this tool reads the public events feed, which covers roughly the last 90 days of public activity. They measure different things — the card is a public-persona snapshot, not a contribution audit.

### Can I use the card image commercially or in my portfolio?

Yes. The exported PNG is rendered from public profile data and the tool's own design — use it in portfolios, slides, posts, or profiles. The avatar image belongs to the profile owner, so if you're sharing someone else's card, common courtesy applies.

### How is the battle winner decided?

Both usernames are scored with the identical rating engine, stat by stat. Each of the six attributes is a round; win more rounds and you take the tie. If rounds split evenly, the higher overall rating wins — and if that's level too, it's declared a draw and honor is preserved.

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