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• hero8152/infinite-canvasA ComfyUI extension that lets you call external AI APIs and ModelScope models directly inside an infinite visu
• zshah101/automated-list-of-summer-2027-and-fall-2026-tech-internshipsA self-updating list that scans thousands of company career pages for new US tech internships (Summer 2027 / F
• anysearch-ai/anysearch-skillA skill package that gives AI agents real time web search, letting them look up current information, search sp
• msnightmare/legacyhiveA proof of concept for a Windows user profile service bug that lets an attacker load another user's registry h
• sarthakrawat-1/sketchbook-uiA React component library of 20 hand-drawn style UI pieces, buttons, inputs, modals and more, with wobbly bord
• tencentcloud/octopA self-hosted, multi-user AI assistant with switchable specialist agents, IM channel integrations, and built-i
• antiwork/chromelessA tiny one-file macOS browser with no tabs or toolbar, built for clean screenshots and fullscreen video, contr
• cslawyer1985/claude-for-legal-zhA set of Claude Code plugins that give Chinese lawyers AI help with contract review, litigation, corporate gov
• opendrivelab/simscaleA CVPR 2026 research project that improves self-driving car AI by mixing large-scale simulated driving scenari
• programmersd21/flowA terminal dashboard that shows only your live network upload and download speed, with nothing else cluttering
• thealgorithms/elixirA collection of classic algorithms like sorting and pathfinding written in Elixir for learning. The code focus
• voicekit-team/t-oneA real time speech to text pipeline built specifically for Russian phone call audio, converting spoken convers
• wy51ai/edulabA Claude Code plugin that turns solid geometry problems into interactive HTML lesson pages with a written solu
• moontechlab/selene-tvAn Android TV app, written in Kotlin, that gives a self-hosted video backend a remote-friendly interface with
• chiennv2000/orthrusA technique that makes large language models generate text several times faster by running two coordinated vie
• cws6206/ai-coding-starter-kitA German-language curated library of AI coding agent skills, config templates, and security checklists for tea
• paddlepaddle/interpretdlA toolkit that helps you understand why deep learning models make the decisions they do by highlighting which
• polymomentum-labs/.githubA documentation and profile repository for the PolyMomentum GitHub organization, holding shared community file
• valkor-ai/loomLoom is an open-source delivery framework that wraps coding agents like Claude Code and Codex in a persistent
• nihe0909/xiaohongshu-ai-workbenchA free set of Codex skills that help someone plan titles, profile, topics, comments, and sales for a Xiaohongs
• rougier/dotemacsA documented Emacs configuration written as a readable file where settings and explanations live side by side,
• khr898/ntfsmacntfsmac adds read and write support for Windows NTFS drives on Apple Silicon Macs, using a hidden Linux virtua
• anysearch-ai/anysearch-mcp-serverAn MCP plug-in that gives AI coding assistants real-time web search, including specialized topic domains, para
• feder-cr/invisible_playwrightA patched, Playwright-compatible Firefox that spoofs browser fingerprint signals at the source-code level, aim
• minimax-ai/msaMSA is a GPU code library that speeds up the attention step inside AI language models on NVIDIA's newest chips
• xiaolongbao0709/ai-virtual-phoneA browser based simulated smartphone where you chat, roleplay, and build stories with your own AI characters u
• easylink-ai-open/tiri-agentA local-first personal AI assistant with CLI chat, a web interface, file and shell tools, and messaging platfo
• kitlangton/skillsA small personal collection of two Agent Skills: one for TypeScript with Effect v4, one for code walkthroughs
• openenvision/worldfoundryAn open source toolkit that bundles environment setup, inference, and benchmark scoring for AI world models th
• pixel-talk/pearA research project that reconstructs a full 3D mesh of a person's body, face, and hands from a single photo or
• razr001/align-devA visual wizard that generates a shared coding-standards document and a SKILL.md file so multiple AI coding as
• zhouwei713/seedance-promptAn AI agent skill that writes realistic AI video prompts by first deciding who filmed the footage, on what dev
• internetkafe/vpnhostinglistLanding-page repo that points to a Telegram channel listing VPS providers for self-hosted VPN panels like Remn
• klotzkette/claude-fuer-deutsches-rechtCollection of Claude skills adapted for German legal practice, covering labor, corporate, insolvency, data pro
• ni5arga/deanonymizerA command-line OSINT tool that scores how identifiable you are from your own public Reddit, Hacker News, GitHu
• playa-0v0/cyrene-agentA Windows desktop Live2D companion app that chats, remembers past conversations, talks by voice, and can call
• seochecks-ai/sloplessCLI built on textlint that flags AI-style prose slop in Markdown using 50+ deterministic rules and outputs JSO
• mila89/polymarket-trading-botA live-money TypeScript bot that trades Polymarket's short-window crypto UP/DOWN prediction markets using two
• netflix/dial-referenceNetflix's reference implementation of the DIAL protocol, which lets phones and tablets discover and launch app
• pawandeep-prog/snapframeA browser based tool for building professional app store and play store screenshots with device mockups, live
• ruanyf/mocha-demosA collection of nine hands-on demo folders teaching how to test JavaScript code with Mocha, from basic checks
• allanlv5324f/lossless-scaling-githubA repository distributing a downloadable Windows executable claiming to offer frame generation and upscaling f
• gheat1/tuistoreA terminal app store that lets you search, install, update, and uninstall 800+ command line tools with the rig
• robinhood-ape/robinhood-sniper-botAn automated bot that watches a blockchain for newly launched memecoin tokens, buys them automatically, and se
• mimic-video/mimic-videoA research project that trains robot control policies by attaching a small action decoder to a pretrained vide
• shadowspread/polymarket-auto-tradingA TypeScript bot that copies another Polymarket trader's positions automatically, with monitor-only and dry-ru
• vtraha/bybit-trading-botA beginner-friendly TypeScript trend-following bot for Bybit perpetual futures, using EMA, ADX, and ATR indica
• facebookresearch/egoblurAn AI tool that automatically detects and blurs faces and license plates in photos and videos, so you can shar
• jaimeisme/comfystudioA desktop video editor built around local ComfyUI workflows that turns scripts into AI generated keyframes and
• omarh-creator/autonomous-forgeA Python command line tool and honest research report on a three day experiment where AI agents were given fre
• rasoir0591/crosshair-xA downloadable crosshair overlay executable for Windows 11 games, distributed without any visible source code.
• shinyatomitsuka/arbitrage-trading-botAn automated TypeScript bot that trades Polymarket's UP/DOWN crypto prediction markets using real on-chain wal
• d3/d3-voronoiA JavaScript library that divides a surface into regions around given points, creating Voronoi diagrams and De
• direnv/direnv-vscodeA VS Code extension that automatically loads per-project environment variables (from a .envrc file) into the e
• getactivity/provincejsonA ready-to-use JSON file listing every province, city, and district in China, updated with recent administrati
• robinhood-ape/robinhood-noxa-bundlerA command line tool that launches a new token on NOXA Fun and buys it from many wallets at once before other b
• yangtiming/fast-sam-3d-bodyA research project that makes SAM 3D Body, a model that reconstructs 3D human poses from a single photo, run o
• kubernetes/sig-securityThis repository is the organizational hub for the Kubernetes Security SIG, holding the documentation, processe
• lminlone/repliqateA self-hostable Docker tool that backs up containers and volumes on a schedule, configured entirely through co
• maccman/treviA command-line scaffolding tool that generates a Sinatra web app with a pre-built folder structure, asset pipe
• sthamann/nyx-local-aiA local-first AI coding agent extension for VS Code and Cursor that runs on your own hardware through Ollama,
• lukashoel/video_to_worldA research codebase that reconstructs a consistent 3D scene from AI generated video by correcting the small 3D
• adriflex/autoremesher-blender-bridgeA Blender add-on that runs the separate AutoRemesher tool on a selected mesh and imports the cleaned up result
• kyutai-labs/hibiki-zeroA real time AI model that translates spoken French, Spanish, Portuguese, or German into English speech, aiming
• nodejs/postjectPostject lets you embed extra files and data directly into an already-compiled program, so you can ship a sing
• openai/orrbORRB is a tool that mass-produces synthetic images from 3D Unity scenes to train machine learning models. It r
• perplexityai/wandrA research benchmark from Perplexity AI that tests how well AI systems handle broad, evidence backed informati
• developer-y/engineering-video-coursesA curated directory of free engineering lecture videos from top universities like MIT, UC Berkeley, and Caltec
• yuyefeiyu/yt-downloaderA Windows 11 executable for downloading and converting YouTube video and audio, distributed without source cod
• jawaz-keyzor/darkgptA Python app that sends pre-written jailbreak prompts to the OpenAI API to try to bypass its content restricti
• sunflower-of-parchman/codex-hygieneA read only Codex skill that reports how much you have used Codex, without ever changing your settings itself.
• texsellix/polymarket-trading-botCommand-line and SDK for trading on Polymarket: direct orders, copy-trading another wallet, and built-in arbit
• agentara/skillsA library of installable Claude Code skills covering AI generated content, health triage and lab reports, and
• keralots/bambuhelperFirmware that turns a small ESP32 board with a color screen into a live status dashboard for Bambu Lab 3D prin
• kocasariumut/faceanythingA research tool that turns ordinary video, photos, or images of a face into a moving, detailed 3D reconstructi
• nkzw-tech/codiffA minimal desktop app for reviewing staged and unstaged Git changes locally, with inline comments and an optio
• bryanlunduke/lcosA Devuan based Linux distribution built around one person's personal preferences, including no Systemd, no bui
• judithsulfan/trading-botA TypeScript trading bot that automatically buys and sells Polymarket UP/DOWN crypto prediction markets using
• nossa-y/activity-framesLocal, no-cloud tool that records your screen, compiles it into structured activity episodes, and serves them
• dasterprokio/awesome-ai-companionA curated, categorized list of open-source projects for building a long-term AI companion, covering chat clien
• lcharvol/macsiftA Mac disk-cleaner app that shows exactly what it will delete before acting, and always moves files to the Tra
• neeeophytee/finding-unknowns-skillsA set of 8 installable AI agent skills that help you surface what you don't know about a task before you start
• ruanyf/tiny-browser-requireA tiny library that lets browser JavaScript use Node.js-style require() and module.exports to load files, with
• aveyo/compressed2txtConverts Windows files and folders into plain text so you can share them through text-only channels like forum
• princesinghhub/ultimate-ai-engineer-roadmap-2026A 17-phase self-study roadmap with 51 hands-on projects for becoming an AI engineer who builds products on top
• heygen-com/skillsA set of add-on skills that let AI coding agents create, script, and dub avatar videos through HeyGen's platfo
• juliangarnier/juliangarnier.comThe source code for Julian Garnier's personal portfolio website at juliangarnier.com. It showcases his work an
• torvalds/scrollwheelA small personal hardware project turning an RP2350 microcontroller and magnetic sensor into a physical scroll
• yangshun/delete-github-forksA small command-line tool that lists your GitHub forks and bulk-deletes the ones you no longer want, avoiding
• cws6206/easylastskillA German language Codex skill that researches recent news and activity on a topic and writes a short sourced r
• leon7482/chatgpt-plus-codexA written guide, not software, aimed at mainland Chinese users explaining several ways to pay for a ChatGPT Pl
• peng-zhihui/bilibililotteryA fair lottery tool that uses cryptographic hashing to pick giveaway winners in a tamper-resistant, verifiable
• joeseesun/qiaomu-cut-skillA video editing skill for AI agents. Describe the video you want in one sentence and it handles sourcing foota
• klaatai/klaatcodeA terminal AI coding assistant that routes each request to a cheaper or more powerful AI model automatically,
• moonshotai/kimi-codeA terminal-based AI coding assistant from Moonshot AI that can read, edit, and run commands in your codebase f
• bjtupupil/ascendfheA C++ library of hardware-accelerated math operations for homomorphic encryption on Huawei's Ascend NPU chips.
• xiaomirobotics/xiaomi-robotics-1A placeholder repository announcing Xiaomi's upcoming robot AI model, trained on over 100,000 hours of real ro
• blinkdl/rwkv-cudaA set of custom CUDA kernels that speed up RWKV language model operations on Nvidia GPUs, cutting a key comput
• loyal-studio/honami-animation-systemHonami Animation System is a visual, node graph based replacement for Unity's Animator, letting you build char
• zethrise/aetheryAethery is a native Android app that wraps the Aether censorship-circumvention network core, adding a VPN or S

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