PluginStatsBranch Guardian installs statistics
By Dan Hardej · GitHub Marketplace
A GitHub App to automatically protect the main branches in an organisation's repos
Branch Guardian has 21 recorded installs on GitHub Marketplace.
It ranks #873 of 1,410 tracked GitHub Marketplace listings by installs.
PluginStats has 2 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 19, 2026.
About Branch Guardian
Your very own branch guardian: A GitHub App to automatically protect the main branches in an organisation's repos.
This app listens for web hook events from your organization to know when a repository has been created.
When a new repository is created, the app automatically creates protections for the main branch, and then notifies the account owner with an @mention in an issue within the repository that outlines the protections that were added.
How to use it
• Install the GitHub app on your organisation's account. • Create a new repository in your organisation (make sure you initialise the new repository with a README.md!) • The GitHub app will automatically create a branch protection rule for the main branch of each new repository under your organisation. • The app will also automatically create an issue in the new repository, tagging the org admins and notifying them of the new branch protection rules.
Tips:
READMEs: Always initialise your new repo with a README.md file. Otherwise, there are no branches to protect!
Private repositories are only for Team plans: Make sure your organisation is on a team plan if you're creating a private repository. Otherwise, you won't be able to create a branch protection rule or assign reviewers for pull requests!
Description from the GitHub Marketplace listing.
- Deployment Protection Rules
- Open Source management
Where Branch Guardian sits in the listing
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Charts
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Adoption over time
7/30/90-day growth
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Recent observations
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Data source
Install counts (installations of each GitHub App across accounts and organizations) are read from public GitHub Marketplace listing pages. GitHub does not publish ratings. Category positions reflect GitHub's own popularity sort.
Listing: https://github.com/marketplace/branch-guardian. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 19, 2026. See the methodology.