diff --git a/src/routes/cv/+page.svelte b/src/routes/cv/+page.svelte
index fc01ef02..51ae8674 100644
--- a/src/routes/cv/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/cv/+page.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
   import Icon from '@iconify/svelte'
-  import cv from './cv-data.yml'
+  import cv from './cv.yml'
 
   const email = `janosh@lbl.gov`
   const links = { target: `_blank`, rel: `noreferrer` }
@@ -73,10 +73,11 @@
 <section class="body">
   <small>
     I joined the Materials Project in early 2023 where I build high-throughput workflows
-    for generating large DFT and ML potential datasets. I am a core maintainer of
+    for generating large DFT datasets. I am a core maintainer of
     <a href="https://github.com/materialsproject/pymatgen">pymatgen</a>
-    and enjoy building infrastructure around high-quality open source software that enables
-    new capabilities in computational materials to scale.
+    and enjoy building high-quality open source software that enables new capabilities in computational
+    materials to scale. In particular, my current interests are on further development, training
+    and benchmarking of universal interatomic potentials.
   </small>
   <h2>
     <Icon inline icon="zondicons:education" />&nbsp; Education
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@
     <!-- <small>only lead dev repos</small> -->
   </h2>
   <ul>
-    {#each cv.projects as { url, img_style, github, name, description, stars, logo }}
+    {#each cv.projects as { url, img_style, github, name, description, stars, logo, languages }}
       {@const logo_url = logo ?? `${url}/favicon.svg`}
       <li>
         <h4>
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@
               <small>{stars} ⭐</small>
             </a>
           {/if}
+          <small class="langs">{languages.slice(0, 3).join(`, `)}</small>
         </h4>
         <p>{description}</p>
       </li>
@@ -215,10 +217,15 @@
   <ul>
     {#each cv.hobbies as { name, icon, href }}
       <li>
-        <a {href}>
+        {#if href}
+          <a {href}>
+            <Icon inline {icon} />
+            {name}
+          </a>
+        {:else}
           <Icon inline {icon} />
           {name}
-        </a>
+        {/if}
       </li>
     {/each}
   </ul>
@@ -290,6 +297,11 @@
     gap: 8pt;
     place-items: center;
   }
+  ul > li > h4 > small.langs {
+    margin-left: 2ex;
+    font-weight: 200;
+    font-size: 9pt;
+  }
   p {
     margin: 0;
     font-size: 10pt;
diff --git a/src/routes/cv/cv-data.yml b/src/routes/cv/cv.yml
similarity index 88%
rename from src/routes/cv/cv-data.yml
rename to src/routes/cv/cv.yml
index 9552bc08..e4e8513a 100644
--- a/src/routes/cv/cv-data.yml
+++ b/src/routes/cv/cv.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ education:
     thesis_title: van der Waals Corrections for Density Functional Theory - DFT+D2 applied to Graphene-hBN-Heterostructures
     href: https://physik.uni-hamburg.de/en.html
     logo: https://assets.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/assets/uhh-logo-4ec3691b46570436d95977e2c0c368646d0c24d722425dd674f48b1c44585e81.svg
-
 publications:
   - name: Matbench Discovery
     title: Matbench Discovery - Can machine learning identify stable crystals?
@@ -56,45 +55,97 @@ projects:
     img_style: 'min-width: 90px;'
     github: https://github.com/materialsproject/pymatgen
     description: One of the largest and most popular open source materials analysis codes that defines classes for structures, molecules, slabs, etc. and interfaces seamlessly with various other materials codes. It also powers the Materials Project.
+    languages:
+      - Python
+      - Cython
+    stars: 1170
   - name: Matbench Discovery
     url: https://matbench-discovery.materialsproject.org
     img_style: 'filter: invert(1);'
     github: https://github.com/janosh/matbench-discovery
     description: Benchmark for machine learning energy models simulating a real-world materials discovery campaign. Interactive leader board and Python package make new model submissions easy.
+    languages:
+      - Python
+      - Svelte
+      - CSS
+      - TypeScript
+      - JavaScript
+      - HTML
+    stars: 36
+  - name: CHGNet
+    url: https://chgnet.lbl.gov
+    github: https://github.com/CederGroupHub/chgnet
+    description: Pretrained universal neural network potential for charge-informed atomistic modeling. Published on the cover of Nature Machine Intelligence.
+    languages:
+      - Python
+      - C
+      - Cython
+      - CSS
+      - Svelte
+      - HTML
+      - JavaScript
+      - TypeScript
+    stars: 111
   - name: Elementari
     url: https://elementari.janosh.dev
     github: https://github.com/janosh/elementari
     description: A library of Svelte components for building interactive web apps with performant chemistry visualizations like periodic tables, Bohr atoms, nuclei, heatmaps, scatter plots.
-    stars: 49
+    languages:
+      - TypeScript
+      - Svelte
+      - CSS
+      - Python
+      - JavaScript
+      - HTML
+    stars: 90
   - name: pymatviz
     url: https://pymatviz.janosh.dev
     img_style: 'filter: invert(1);'
     github: https://github.com/janosh/pymatviz
     description: A toolkit for visualizations in materials informatics to complement pymatgen.
-    stars: 48
+    languages:
+      - Python
+      - Svelte
+      - CSS
+      - TypeScript
+      - HTML
+      - JavaScript
+    stars: 70
   - name: Tensorboard Reducer
     github: https://github.com/janosh/tensorboard-reducer
     logo: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/janosh/tensorboard-reducer/main/assets/tensorboard-reducer-square.svg
     description: Reduce multiple PyTorch TensorBoard runs to new events/CSV/JSON. Good for model ensembles.
-    stars: 51
     pypi: https://pypi.org/project/tensorboard-reducer
+    languages:
+      - Python
+      - TeX
+    stars: 59
   - name: Aviary
     github: https://github.com/CompRhys/aviary
     logo: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/janosh/tikz/main/assets/aviary/aviary.svg
     description: Multiple ML energy model implementations (Roost, Wren, CGCNN, Wrenformer) with a consistent API.
-    stars: 21
     pypi: https://pypi.org/project/tensorboard-reducer
+    languages:
+      - Python
+    stars: 29
   - name: Normalizing Flows
     github: https://github.com/janosh/awesome-normalizing-flows
-    stars: 983
     logo: https://api.iconify.design/logos:awesome.svg?color=%23888888
     description: Curated list of resources for learning and using normalizing flows, a powerful tool in ML for modeling probability distributions.
+    languages:
+      - Python
+    stars: 1170
   - name: MultiSelect
     url: https://multiselect.janosh.dev
     github: https://github.com/janosh/svelte-multiselect
-    stars: 146
     description: Keyboard-friendly, accessible and customizable multi-select web component.
-
+    languages:
+      - TypeScript
+      - Svelte
+      - CSS
+      - HTML
+      - JavaScript
+    stars: 219
 skills:
   - name: Python
     icon: mdi:language-python
@@ -168,31 +219,25 @@ skills:
   - name: Cypress
     icon: simple-icons:cypress
     score: 3
-
 hobbies:
-  - name: nature photography
+  - name: photography
     icon: mdi:camera
     href: https://youtube.com/@jrib
-  - name: film & editing
+  - name: video editing
     href: https://youtube.com/@jrib
     icon: mdi:youtube
   - name: hiking
     icon: mdi:map-marker-distance
-    href: https://komoot.com/user/179035526626
   - name: cycling
     icon: mdi:bike
-    href: https://komoot.com/user/179035526626
-  - name: rock climbing
+  - name: climbing
     icon: map:climbing
-    href: https://komoot.com/user/179035526626
-  - name: drone flying
+  - name: drones
     icon: carbon:drone
     href: https://youtube.com/@jrib
-
 nationality:
   - 🇨🇦 Canadian
   - 🇩🇪 German
-
 languages:
   - name: 🇺🇸 English
     level: advanced
@@ -202,7 +247,6 @@ languages:
     level: intermediate
   - name: 🇪🇸 Spanish
     level: basic
-
 volunteer:
   - name: Studenten bilden Schüler
     description: Non-profit student initiative that connects University student volunteers with children from underprivileged families for free tutoring.
@@ -216,13 +260,11 @@ volunteer:
     href: https://afara.foundation
     logo: https://afara.foundation/favicon.svg
     role: Board member and head of IT
-
 awards:
   - name: Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
     description: Full scholarship for outstanding students (German Academic Scholarship Foundation)
-    date: 2015 - present
+    date: 2015 - 2023
     href: https://studienstiftung.de
-
 memberships:
   - name: Cambridge Physical Society
     date: 2019 - present
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 78d43556..43c4033c 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,42 @@
+import { type UserConfig, loadEnv } from 'vite'
 import yaml from '@rollup/plugin-yaml'
 import { sveltekit } from '@sveltejs/kit/vite'
-import type { UserConfig } from 'vite'
+import fs from 'fs'
+import yamljs from 'js-yaml'
+
+process.env = { ...process.env, ...loadEnv(``, process.cwd(), ``) }
+
+const { github_token } = process.env
+const auth = { headers: { Authorization: `token ${github_token}` } }
+
+async function fetch_github_data() {
+  if (!github_token) {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.log(`No GitHub token found, skipping GitHub API calls`)
+  }
+  const cv = yamljs.load(fs.readFileSync(`src/routes/cv/cv.yml`, `utf8`))
+
+  for (const project of cv.projects) {
+    const handle = project.github.replace(`https://github.com/`, ``)
+
+    const repo_promise = await fetch(
+      `https://api.github.com/repos/${handle}`,
+      auth,
+    )
+
+    const repo = await repo_promise.json()
+    project.stars = repo.stargazers_count
+
+    const languages = await (
+      await fetch(`https://api.github.com/repos/${handle}/languages`, auth)
+    ).json()
+    project.languages = Object.keys(languages)
+  }
+
+  fs.writeFileSync(`src/routes/cv/cv.yml`, yamljs.dump(cv, { lineWidth: -1 }))
+}
+
+fetch_github_data()
 
 export default {
   plugins: [sveltekit(), yaml()],