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# Github Monitor for security
> Track participation activity on a GitHub repository — weekly and monthly commit thresholds — to spot abandoned projects or unexpected emergency patches.
**Behavior**
* **Repository** — Path to repository. Only `https://` URL supported.
* **Weekly Commits** — Weekly aggregated commit threshold.
* **Monthly Commits** — Monthly aggregated commit threshold.
**Use cases**
* Monitor repo inactivity for early signs of abandoned projects.
* Detect sudden spikes in commits indicating emergency patches.
* Provide due diligence insights to investors on dev activity.
## Configuration
Enter a descriptive name for your monitor, for example: "Github Monitor".
Enter the full URL of the GitHub repository you want to monitor.
Enter the number of commits you expect in a week.
Enter the number of commits you expect in a month.
Enter a cron expression to define the schedule. Cron expression in Quartz syntax, milliseconds value or seconds/minutes/hours/days interval (e.g. `24 hours`).
Enter `github_token` if the repository is private.
**Alert example**
