diff --git a/scripts/filter_projects.py b/scripts/filter_projects.py
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+import requests
+import yaml
+import os
+
+# Criteria
+MIN_STARS = 10
+MAX_YEARS_IDLE = 2
+
+def get_repo_metadata(repo_url):
+    if "github.com/" not in repo_url:
+        return None
+    api_url = repo_url.replace('https://github.com/', 'https://api.github.com/repos/')
+    r = requests.get(api_url)
+    if r.status_code != 200:
+        return None
+    data = r.json()
+    return {
+        'stars': data.get('stargazers_count', 0),
+        'last_pushed': data.get('pushed_at', '')
+    }
+
+def is_active(last_pushed):
+    from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+    if not last_pushed:
+        return False
+    pushed = datetime.strptime(last_pushed, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+    cutoff = datetime.utcnow() - timedelta(days=MAX_YEARS_IDLE*365)
+    return pushed > cutoff
+
+def filter_projects(projects_dir):
+    results = []
+    for filename in os.listdir(projects_dir):
+        if not filename.endswith('.yml'):
+            continue
+        path = os.path.join(projects_dir, filename)
+        with open(path) as f:
+            project = yaml.safe_load(f)
+        repo_url = project.get('github_url') or project.get('repository')
+        meta = get_repo_metadata(repo_url)
+        if not meta:
+            continue
+        if meta['stars'] < MIN_STARS or not is_active(meta['last_pushed']):
+            print(f"SKIP: {repo_url} - {meta['stars']} stars, last updated {meta['last_pushed']}")
+            continue
+        results.append(project)
+    return results
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    filtered = filter_projects('_data/projects')
+    print(f"{len(filtered)} projects left after filtering")
+
+    # To write results to a new file:
+    with open('_data/filtered_projects.yml', 'w') as out:
+        yaml.dump(filtered, out)