> Github stars for this project could also perhaps be artificially inflated?

Maybe, but I don't think so. The number of people engaging with the project is what I would expect from the number of stars received.

https://devboard.gitsense.com/langgenius?r=langgenius%2Fdify...

I've seen projects with 5,000+ stars in a month and only have 20-30 people interacting with the project.

Full disclosure: This is my tool