Package download statistics visible on web UI are not accessible via any API

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
openapi
Domain
api

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by comparing the web UI's package download statistics with the existing REST API description and clarify the required endpoint and response; done means the statistics are available through a documented API.

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Description

documentation started

Impact:

Developers can't programmatically track package adoption
Tools like MCP servers can't show download statistics
Inconsistency between web UI and API capabilities

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