GITHUB SUPPLY × GOOGLE SEARCH DEMAND
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Explore active open-source supply and sustained search growth. Every category links to its evidence, dates and limitations.
Measured open-source categories| Category | Landscape | Active projects | Search growth |
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| Retrieval / RAG | Retrieval / RAG: Established alternatives · mixed search signals | 2,864 | -68% |
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| Voice agents | Voice agents: Search is cooling. Start with a focused test. | 537 | -41% |
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| Vector databases | Vector databases: Search falling · established alternatives | 2,893 | -88% |
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| Local LLMs | Local LLMs: Mixed search signals | 4,673 | -15% |
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| Agent memory | Agent memory: Established alternatives · mixed search signals | 3,054 | -52% |
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| Browser agents | Browser agents: Established alternatives · mixed search signals | ≥887 | -45% |
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| Coding agents | Coding agents: Cooling recently, still above last year | 4,976 | -63% |
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| MCP servers | MCP servers: Established alternatives · mixed search signals | 18,614 | -33% |
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Search growth compares the last eight complete weeks with the previous eight. Categories can share projects; broader competitor research adds context.