diff --git a/internal/handlers/cv_helpers.go b/internal/handlers/cv_helpers.go
index 00427ae..e6f9359 100644
--- a/internal/handlers/cv_helpers.go
+++ b/internal/handlers/cv_helpers.go
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package handlers
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
@@ -327,9 +330,12 @@ func (h *CVHandler) prepareTemplateData(lang string) (map[string]interface{}, er
 		)
 	}
 
-	// Process projects for dynamic dates
+	// Process projects for dynamic dates and fetch GitHub stars
 	for i := range cv.Projects {
 		processProjectDates(&cv.Projects[i], lang)
+		if cv.Projects[i].OpenSource && cv.Projects[i].GitRepoUrl != "" {
+			cv.Projects[i].Stars = getGitHubStars(cv.Projects[i].GitRepoUrl)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Split skills between left and right sidebars
@@ -383,6 +389,65 @@ func (h *CVHandler) prepareTemplateData(lang string) (map[string]interface{}, er
 	return data, nil
 }
 
+// ==============================================================================
+// GITHUB STARS
+// ==============================================================================
+
+var (
+	starsCache   = make(map[string]starsCacheEntry)
+	starsCacheMu sync.RWMutex
+)
+
+type starsCacheEntry struct {
+	count   int
+	fetched time.Time
+}
+
+// getGitHubStars fetches the star count for a GitHub repo URL, cached for 30 minutes.
+func getGitHubStars(repoURL string) int {
+	// Extract "owner/repo" from URL
+	repoURL = strings.TrimSuffix(repoURL, "/")
+	parts := strings.SplitN(repoURL, "github.com/", 2)
+	if len(parts) != 2 {
+		return 0
+	}
+	repo := parts[1]
+
+	// Check cache
+	starsCacheMu.RLock()
+	if entry, ok := starsCache[repo]; ok && time.Since(entry.fetched) < 30*time.Minute {
+		starsCacheMu.RUnlock()
+		return entry.count
+	}
+	starsCacheMu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Fetch from GitHub API
+	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 3 * time.Second}
+	resp, err := client.Get(fmt.Sprintf("https://api.github.com/repos/%s", repo))
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = resp.Body.Close() }()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	var result struct {
+		Stars int `json:"stargazers_count"`
+	}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&result); err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	// Cache the result
+	starsCacheMu.Lock()
+	starsCache[repo] = starsCacheEntry{count: result.Stars, fetched: time.Now()}
+	starsCacheMu.Unlock()
+
+	return result.Stars
+}
+
 // ==============================================================================
 // COOKIE HELPERS
 // ==============================================================================
diff --git a/internal/models/cv.go b/internal/models/cv.go
index 78729e5..94b9cc8 100644
--- a/internal/models/cv.go
+++ b/internal/models/cv.go
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ type Project struct {
 	// Computed fields (not stored in JSON)
 	ComputedStartDate string `json:"-"` // Dynamically calculated from git repo or system
 	DynamicDate       string `json:"-"` // Current date for ongoing projects
+	Stars             int    `json:"-"` // GitHub star count (fetched at runtime)
 }
 
 type Award struct {
diff --git a/internal/models/cv/cv.go b/internal/models/cv/cv.go
index 572f446..69fd25a 100644
--- a/internal/models/cv/cv.go
+++ b/internal/models/cv/cv.go
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ type Project struct {
 	// Computed fields (not stored in JSON)
 	ComputedStartDate string `json:"-"` // Dynamically calculated from git repo or system
 	DynamicDate       string `json:"-"` // Current date for ongoing projects
+	Stars             int    `json:"-"` // GitHub star count (fetched at runtime)
 }
 
 type Award struct {
diff --git a/templates/partials/sections/projects.html b/templates/partials/sections/projects.html
index 11c2144..e1de6fd 100644
--- a/templates/partials/sections/projects.html
+++ b/templates/partials/sections/projects.html
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
             </strong>
             {{if .Current}}<span class="live-badge"><iconify-icon icon="mdi:wifi" width="14" height="14"></iconify-icon>LIVE</span>{{end}}
             {{if .GitRepoUrl}}<a href="{{.GitRepoUrl}}" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="github-badge"><iconify-icon icon="mdi:github" width="14" height="14"></iconify-icon>GitHub</a>{{end}}
-            {{if and .OpenSource .GitRepoUrl}}<a href="{{.GitRepoUrl}}/stargazers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="stars-badge" data-repo="{{githubRepo .GitRepoUrl}}"><iconify-icon icon="mdi:star" width="14" height="14"></iconify-icon>stars <span class="stars-count"></span></a>{{end}}
+            {{if and .OpenSource .GitRepoUrl}}<a href="{{.GitRepoUrl}}/stargazers" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="stars-badge"><iconify-icon icon="mdi:star" width="14" height="14"></iconify-icon>stars{{if .Stars}} {{.Stars}}{{end}}</a>{{end}}
             {{if .MaintainedBy}}<span class="maintained-badge">{{$.UI.Sections.MaintainedBy}} {{.MaintainedBy}}</span>{{end}}
             <br>
             <small>{{if .StartDate}}{{.StartDate}}{{if .Current}}{{if .DynamicDate}} / {{.DynamicDate}}{{else}} / {{$.UI.Sections.Present}}{{end}}{{end}}{{end}} - ({{.Location}})</small>
@@ -102,21 +102,4 @@
     </div>
 </section>
 {{end}}
-<script>
-(function() {
-  document.querySelectorAll('.stars-badge[data-repo]').forEach(function(badge) {
-    var repo = badge.getAttribute('data-repo');
-    if (!repo) return;
-    fetch('https://api.github.com/repos/' + repo, {headers: {'Accept': 'application/vnd.github.v3+json'}})
-      .then(function(r) { return r.json(); })
-      .then(function(data) {
-        if (data.stargazers_count !== undefined) {
-          var el = badge.querySelector('.stars-count');
-          if (el) el.textContent = data.stargazers_count;
-        }
-      })
-      .catch(function() {});
-  });
-})();
-</script>
 {{end}}