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• wantongc/journal-adapt-writing-skillAn AI tool that revises academic manuscripts to match the writing style of a specific target journal using sam
• leadrogue/wifluxA command line wireless security auditing tool that automates WiFi network scanning, handshake capture, and pa
• gair-nlp/livetalkA real time research system that generates lip synced talking avatar video in under a third of a second per re
• mistydew/tokenicode-deepseek-alphaA DeepSeek and CC Switch focused fork of the TOKENICODE desktop AI coding assistant app, with skills managemen
• timwitzdam/gitsaveA self-hosted tool that automatically backs up your GitHub, GitLab, or other Git repositories on a schedule.
• yyx990803/vue-svelte-size-analysisA rigorous bundle-size study comparing Vue and Svelte, showing Svelte's smaller runtime is offset by larger pe
• symbolica-ai/arcgenticaARCgentica uses multiple AI sub-agents working together to solve visual reasoning puzzles. It writes and tests
• gaearon/redux-devtools-log-monitorA visual, time-traveling debugger for Redux apps that lets you watch and rewind exactly how your app's data ch
• thatmagicalcat/txmA command line tool that renders LaTeX math formulas as readable text art right in your terminal.
• txbabaxyz/polyrecA terminal dashboard that tracks Polymarket's 15-minute Bitcoin prediction markets in real time and helps back
• openng-org/optimus-uiA community, MIT-licensed fork of PrimeNG, the Angular UI component library, started after PrimeNG moved to a
• x4gking/all-projectAn index page linking to the author's other repositories for proxy and VPN management panels, nodes, and tools
• yyx990803/semiA command-line tool that automatically adds or removes semicolons from JavaScript code to match whichever styl
• coniferkit/sageA desktop app for running AI models fully offline on your own computer, with a Rust-based inference engine, a
• efforg/yayaYAYA is a self-hosted malware detection tool that automatically fetches and updates threat-detection rules fro
• kritt-ai/open-krittA self-hosted tool that runs AI agents in parallel to hunt for security bugs in code and rank the findings.
• wassermanproductions/motion-previs-studioA desktop app that breaks a reference video into pose, depth, and camera-movement layers so filmmakers can pla
• ruanyf/chrome-extension-demoA minimal, working example of a Chrome browser extension, showing the core pieces so you can learn how extensi
• supabase/examples-archiveA storage repository for outdated Supabase example projects and starter templates that are no longer actively
• xbuilderlab/cheat-on-moneyCheat On Money is a Claude Code skill that helps Chinese speaking users find legitimate side income opportunit
• blackcandlelab/polymarket-trading-botA Node.js trading bot for Polymarket's BTC Up/Down markets that runs arbitrage and copy-trading strategies wit
• gainsec/autoproberAn AI agent controlled CNC rig that scans circuit boards with a microscope and safely probes chip pins for har
• nodejs/github-botAn automated bot that listens for GitHub activity across the Node.js organization's repositories and runs smal
• thesashadev/girl-agentTelegram AI character engine that simulates a real person with a daily schedule, sleep cycle, mood counters, n
• electron/packagerA command-line tool and JavaScript library that bundles your Electron app source code with the Electron framew
• my-take-dev/inspired-mino-design-skillsAn unofficial set of AI Skills that turn published software design principles into repeatable, checkable steps
• taekyungki/avatarforcingA research project that generates real-time talking head avatars that react instantly to a person's speech and
• tor-browsers/tor-browserAn unofficial Windows download claiming to be Tor Browser, with a sparse keyword-heavy README and a suspicious
• xuzhougeng/wisp-scienceAn open source, local-first desktop AI research assistant for Python and R scientific computing with bioinform
• evolink-ai/awesome-blender-seedance-workflow-usecasesA curated collection of 25 Blender and Seedance AI filmmaking workflows, showing how to use 3D previs and AI a
• flutter/testsA registry of community-contributed test pointers that lets the Flutter team check whether toolkit changes bre
• noahmusahdevs/roblox-account-managerAn open-source Windows app for storing and switching between multiple Roblox accounts, aimed at running severa
• openmoss/awesome-wamA curated, continuously updated reading list of research papers and blog summaries on World Action Models for
• shanggqm/codexuA macOS menu bar app that tracks OpenAI Codex and Claude Code usage quotas, token counts, and daily tasks in o
• basketikun/infinite-canvasSelf-hosted web app that pairs a draggable canvas with AI image generation, reference editing, and a chat assi
• cloudflare/telescopeTelescope is a command-line tool that tests your website's load performance in real browsers, capturing video,
• harkirat1462/claude-code-cliA command-line coding assistant that connects to Anthropic's Claude to edit codebases, run git workflows, and
• jadoox3/mina-the-hollower-releaseA download page claiming to offer a cracked release of the commercial game Mina the Hollower, with no source c
• oversecured/samsung_vulnerabilitiesA public disclosure report detailing 176 security vulnerabilities that Oversecured found and helped Samsung fi
• builderio/skillsSkills for coding agents is an installable set of five composable skills, covering model-cost orchestration, u
• easylink-ai-open/agent-runtimeA provider-neutral Python library that supplies the core agent loop, tool-calling, streaming, retries, and hoo
• run-liyi/wechatpayAn Electron desktop app that turns your exported WeChat Pay bill into local charts and summaries of income, sp
• szili1994/create-aeronautics-minecraft-modA Minecraft mod addon that adds a physics engine to the Create mod, letting players build airships, planes, an
• change-42-yhmm/quota-floatA small always on top desktop widget for Windows and macOS that shows your remaining Codex AI coding quota at
• beam-ng-drive/beammpAn unofficial launcher claiming to add multiplayer to BeamNG.drive, reusing the BeamMP name but appearing unaf
• malk190/romestead-game-releaseA download page for a survival building game called Romestead, with README badges pointing to a different acco
• trooped/quickbarsAn Android TV overlay app that lets you control your Home Assistant smart home devices right from your TV remo
• anthropic-claude-code-ai/free-claude-code-ai-desktop-appA download page using an org name designed to look affiliated with Anthropic, but with no source code and no c
• shlokkhemani/rabbitholeAn infinite canvas where selecting text and asking a question opens the answer as a new connected document, so
• yliust/tactileAn operating layer that helps AI agents control software by reading the accessibility tree instead of guessing
• gofiber/websocketA Go package that adds real-time WebSocket support to Fiber web apps, enabling live chat, instant updates, and
• spupuz/vibenvrA self-hosted, privacy-respecting video surveillance system for IP cameras that keeps all recordings local, no
• opencoredev/login-with-chatgptLogin with ChatGPT is a TypeScript SDK that lets users sign into your app with their own ChatGPT account, keep
• rastproxy88/vivid-r6-cracked-2026A memory-reading cheat tool for Rainbow Six Siege that adds aimbot and wallhack-style overlays, in violation o
• eli-labz/third-eyeThird Eye is an open source, self-hostable dashboard that maps live flight, ship, CCTV, earthquake, and news d
• nevertoday/zhongguo-traditional-colorsA reference collection of 742 traditional Chinese colors, each provided as a color card image with HEX, RGB, a
• robodojo-benchmark/robodojoRoboDojo is an open benchmark for evaluating AI robot manipulation policies across 42 simulated and 18 real wo
• yangshun/tree-node-cliA command-line and library tool that prints a folder's contents as a visual tree, similar to the Linux tree co
• bartates/lunar-client-minecraftAn unofficial repository using the Lunar Client name and a hack-client tag, with no real source code or affili
• do-md/domdA from-scratch Markdown editor with live formatted editing, a tiny 20KB core, and a CLI that streams AI text s
• eduwass/tmux-paletteA Raycast-style command palette for tmux that lets you search and run terminal commands, custom scripts, and p
• oyunhacktr/windows-xbox-modeA Windows 11 tool that uses Vivetool to unlock hidden system features and reshape the interface toward an Xbox
• davidvkimball/vaultcmsVault CMS turns the Obsidian note-taking app into a content editor for Astro websites, so you write Markdown i
• deeplethe/forkdforkd spins up hundreds of fully isolated virtual machine sandboxes almost instantly by cloning a pre-warmed p
• dongguatanglinux/grok-build-authgrok-build-auth is a Python research client that reproduces x.ai's sign-up, SSO, and OAuth flow over plain HTT
• jlevy/simple-modern-uvA starter template that sets up a new Python project with modern tools like uv, ruff, and pytest already confi
• karola3vax/cs2fowA server side plugin for Counter-Strike 2 community servers that stops wallhacks by never sending hidden enemi
• szedasa/tomodachi-share-miiTomodachi Share is a Windows desktop tool for exporting, importing, and sharing Miis, islands, and items betwe
• tencent-hunyuan/hy-wuHY-WU is an open source AI research framework that edits images using text instructions, letting you transfer
• smithersai/claude-pclaude-p is a command-line wrapper that mimics Claude Code's non-interactive claude -p mode by secretly drivin
• ikeda042/phenopixelA FastAPI and React web app that detects, labels, and measures individual bacterial cells from Nikon ND2 micro
• lbouaraba/comfyui-krea2editA ComfyUI add-on that lets you edit photos with written instructions while preserving the subject's identity,
• lynote-ai/humanize-textPython toolkit with four methods (translation chains, multi-turn LLM rewrites, detection-guided loops, mixed N
• octoday-hub/embodied-alEmbodied-AI is a Chinese-language curated hub of books, papers, tools, companies, and job listings for the fie
• agentic-in/elephant-agentElephant Agent is a personal AI assistant that builds a structured, correctable model of your identity, projec
• jia-ethan/claude-keysmithA local Python CLI that safely installs, previews, and uninstalls Claude Code CLAUDE.md instruction files with
• techwithtim/python-platformerA simple 2D side-scrolling platformer game in Python, built as a beginner learning project to show how games a
• gaearon/react-blessed-hot-motionAn experimental demo showing React can render interactive apps directly to your terminal instead of a browser,
• kevrojo/dulusDulus is a free command-line AI coding agent that works by reusing your existing browser login sessions on ser
• grpc/grpc.github.ioThis is an archived repository that used to hold the source code and content for the grpc.io website, the offi
• adrienbrault/geekmagic-hacsThis Home Assistant integration turns a cheap GeekMagic mini display into a live smart home dashboard by rende
• amd64fox/rollback-spotifyA Windows tool that downgrades the Spotify desktop app to an older version and blocks automatic updates so it
• karpathy/researchleiA personal library manager for academic papers that fetches metadata, citations, and PDFs automatically and di
• moore-developers/moore-wechat-article-downloaderA local Codex/Claude Code skill that syncs WeChat official account articles, comments, and engagement data int
• gnomeria/usbtreeA terminal app that shows a live, color coded tree of every USB device plugged into your computer, with detail
• theprimeagen/ansibleA personal containerized development environment built entirely with Dockerfiles. It bundles a developer's pre
• xingyu-zheng/mrflowMrFlow speeds up AI image generation models by generating a low-resolution image first, upscaling it, then qui
• facebookresearch/asynchronousratchetingtreeA research implementation of the ART protocol, a tree-based encryption scheme that keeps group chat messages p
• chozzc/lujie-careerkitA self hosted AI career workspace for editing resumes, matching them to job descriptions, tracking application
• jimliu/baocutAn agent skill that lets Claude Code or Codex control the BaoCut macOS video subtitle and editing app.
• twbs/blogThe source for the official Bootstrap blog, a Hugo static site hosted on GitHub Pages where the Bootstrap team
• realrossmanngroup/no_ai_slop_writing_rulesA writing-rules skill bundle that trains coding agents to avoid AI writing tells and instead write in a specif
• cellinlab/how-pi-agent-worksA Chinese-language tutorial and demo code that teaches how AI agents work by building a simplified version ste
• paddlepaddle/paddle-inference-demoA collection of ready-to-run code examples showing how to deploy trained AI models into real applications usin
• peng-zhihui/x-trackAn open-source GPS bike computer that works fully offline, showing speed, distance, and location on offline ma
• actuallyaridan/linux-devmgmtA faithful recreation of the Windows Device Manager for Linux desktops, built with Qt6 and real hardware data.
• punkpeye/mcp-proxyMCP Proxy exposes local AI tool servers over the web so browser apps and remote clients can reach them. It bri
• rivenlau/orion-keyOrion Key is a self-hostable storefront that automatically delivers digital keys or license codes to customers
• sagar-tamang/ultron-by-sagar-buildsA browser based 3D holographic orb you can spin and zoom using webcam hand gestures, built with Next.js and Th
• 5-m0cftvuvif/stake-monthlyNot a software project. This is an affiliate marketing page about online casino loyalty programs with a referr

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