Considering traction makes sense, but also remember that every popular library had to start somewhere. If there are no red flags (like a backlog of issues or la

Considering traction makes sense, but also remember that every popular library had to start somewhere. If there are no red flags (like a backlog of issues or lack of documentation) and it looks like it could solve your problem, don't be afraid have a look through the code and verify yourself that it's well built, then become an early adopter. I've come across plenty of 10-star libs on Github that solve problems extremely well.