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• yowainwright/shaveA tiny JavaScript library that truncates text to fit a fixed-height box, adding an ellipsis or custom ending w
• atc1441/zbs_flasherA tool that lets you rewrite the software on retail electronic shelf labels (e-ink price displays) using an ES
• nevertoday/100-layout-compositionsA downloadable collection of 100 layout composition images meant as a visual reference for design and typograp
• phrasehq/swatexA pure Swift library that renders LaTeX math formulas natively on Apple platforms, matching KaTeX's output wit
• tauri-apps/meilisearch-docsearchA ready-to-use search bar component for documentation websites, powered by Meilisearch. It provides an instant
• yesmeck/reactive.macroA tool that simplifies React state management by letting you write plain JavaScript assignments instead of ver
• dexzane/awesome-web-promptsA curated library of AI prompts and ready made code for building visually striking web page sections, from her
• fanbidog/okkmax-webAn independent review site that verifies AI API relay providers for authenticity, uptime, and pricing.
• gvanrossum/abc-unixThe original 1980s source code for ABC, the programming language that directly inspired Python, preserved here
• pi-hole/apiA Rust-based API that serves real-time ad-blocking statistics from Pi-hole by reading live data from its core
• redteamfortress/phantomkillerSecurity research proof of concept that abuses a signed Lenovo kernel driver (BootRepair.sys) to terminate any
• voevie/superscreencontrolA cross platform tool for mirroring and controlling phone screens from a computer, with a drag and drop builde
• x4gking/amnezia-vpn-configA web tool that generates AmneziaWG VPN configs using clean Cloudflare IPs, with adjustable obfuscation settin
• ambrosex/larksnapA Chrome extension that exports Feishu/Lark documents to Markdown, PDF, or HTML, clips any webpage, and downlo
• fikstt2/hh-ai-agentAn AI bot that automatically searches HH.ru job listings, filters out irrelevant ones, and writes personalized
• gaearon/react-elmish-exampleA personal learning example showing how to structure React apps using Elm's single-source-of-truth state patte
• zhaoyue4810/piankeA local photo culling tool that groups similar burst shots and lets photographers quickly pick the best one wi
• nvim-orgmode/org-bullets.nvimA Neovim plugin that replaces plain asterisk characters in Org-mode files with nicer-looking Unicode symbols f
• peng-zhihui/stanfordquadrupedThe control software for Stanford Pupper and Woofer, small Raspberry-Pi-powered robot dogs you build yourself
• tsukamg/polymarket-weather-trading-engineAn automated TypeScript bot that trades Polymarket weather prediction markets by comparing crowd odds against
• vapor/fluent-postgres-driverA Swift package that connects Vapor web apps to PostgreSQL databases, letting developers save and retrieve dat
• 2b2tplace/1m_releasePublic release page for a 24 TB Minecraft 2b2t world download archive covering a 1,024,000 block Overworld are
• fuellabs/sway-standardsA library of official Sway language standards (like SRC-20 for tokens) that developers import to make Fuel blo
• korayteacher/fintech-advisorAn open-source net worth and portfolio tracking web app with AI-powered financial advice, built on Next.js and
• kouhxp/yapsnapCommand line tool that transcribes any video URL or local audio file to text offline on CPU, using yt-dlp, ffm
• sylvara-lin/lianyu-appAn open source Android framework for building an AI companion chat app, with chat, character profiles, and mem
• frankchiu-dev/claude-codex-usage-dashboardA local dashboard, viewable from your phone or tablet over Wi-Fi, that shows how much of your Claude Code and
• hackman3d/hackman3d-orbit-controllerAn open source DIY hardware project for building a 6-axis navigation controller for CAD and 3D software, using
• matthewkukanich/chimerableChimeraBLE is an ESP32-based tool for scanning, connecting to, cloning, and proxying Bluetooth Low Energy devi
• nextweb4/deepseek-translation-studioA Windows desktop app for translating text and SRT subtitles through DeepSeek's web interface or API, with aut
• oracle/weblogic-deploy-toolingOracle's open-source tooling that lets teams set up and manage WebLogic Server environments using simple text
• nextweb4/yaml-proxy-editorA local-first Windows desktop app for editing, validating, and auditing Clash, OpenClash, and Mihomo proxy con
• rust-unofficial/rust-practise-questionsA collection of practice questions for people learning Rust, published as an online book. It gives you hands-o
• tasihi89/canvas-handCanvas Hand adds a local drawing canvas to Codex, letting you generate images, mark them up with arrows, and h
• theteatoast/local-vuln-research-pipelineA fully local pipeline that maps a codebase's data flow and uses an offline AI model to find and confirm real
• aevella/polaris-local-firstPolaris is a local-first AI workspace where conversations, AI personas, tools, and saved materials persist on
• krispuckett/swiftuishadersA Swift package with 41 ready-made Metal visual effects you attach to any SwiftUI view with one modifier line.
• nextweb4/phone-record-managerA Windows desktop app for tracking which accounts are tied to which phone number, useful when manually replaci
• pillar-labs/sail-skillAn installable AI agent skill that applies a 91 risk AI security framework, generating gap assessments, roadma
• andres-mancera/ethernet_10ge_mac_sv_uvm_tbAn automated test environment for verifying 10-Gigabit Ethernet hardware before it is manufactured. It sends v
• matheuzsecurity/furtexA Linux security research toolkit with 75+ tools for bypassing detection software during authorized red team t
• md0070/polymarket-trading-botAn automated crypto prediction market trading bot for Polymarket that buys and sells UP/DOWN positions on live
• minimax-ai/minimax-m3A feedback hub repo for MiniMax's upcoming M3 language model, collecting bug reports and requests about the cu
• nativescript/tailwindA lightweight plugin that lets you style NativeScript mobile apps using Tailwind CSS class names, translating
• python-telegrambot/ai-auto-tradingAn AI-driven crypto trading bot that lets a language model analyze markets and automatically execute perpetual
• resonancegnatassess/lossless-scalingA sparsely documented Windows tool that claims to upscale game visuals and boost frame rates, installed via an
• silentfleetkk/ai-market-pulseA tool that turns a personal watchlist into a daily AI assisted market research report with technical signals,
• cellebrite-labs/ghidra-rpcA Python bridge that lets AI coding assistants like Claude Code drive Ghidra to reverse engineer software bina
• d-liya/capybara_2d_engineA TypeScript 2.5D game engine designed for AI coding agents, with a single-file public interface and optional
• electron/governanceDocumentation of how Electron's open-source project is governed, through separate Working Groups and a shared
• nextweb4/alias-cockpitA local Windows app for generating and organizing Gmail or Outlook email alias variations so different address
• adamholter/hive-mind-landing-pageA documented case study of an AI-generated marketing landing page, including the prompt, design skills, and bu
• generalizingai/openstudioAn open source AI creative studio for generating images, videos, cinematic clips, and faceless reels using you
• getactivity/nestedscrolllayoutAn Android library that adds nested scrolling support to common layout components like WebView and LinearLayou
• siigari/claude-heartbeatA tool that turns an interactive Claude Code session into an automated task queue processor using a subscripti
• toeverything/awesome-affineA community-curated collection of templates, plugins, tools, and guides for AFFiNE, an open-source workspace a
• 7-e1even/learn-agentA chapter by chapter set of runnable Node.js notes explaining how real coding agents like Claude Code and Code
• alchaincyf/codex-orange-bookA free downloadable book that teaches readers how to install and use OpenAI Codex, the AI coding assistant, ac
• facebookresearch/atlas-leanA huge library of university math automatically converted from 26 textbooks into Lean 4, a language where proo
• goroman/nullevi03A small, informally documented personal shell script project that acts as an AI secretary using a paid Claude
• sophomoresty/gemini-search-mcpA free MCP server that gives AI assistants unlimited real-time web search by driving a real Chrome tab through
• foxemsx/riptideRiptide is a terminal app that runs internet speed tests and live bandwidth monitoring with animated graphs, s
• lucidrains/chroma-pytorchAn open-source AI project that designs entirely new proteins from scratch using generative models, recreating
• pgrwl/pgrwlA single-binary Go tool that continuously streams PostgreSQL's transaction log to storage so you can restore a
• yule-cai/aaai-review-simulator-promptA copy-paste AI prompt that simulates a strict AAAI conference review panel, so researchers can find weaknesse
• affaan-m/jarvisJARVIS is an experimental hackathon project that identifies a person from a photo or smart glasses camera and
• airbnb/viaductAn open source GraphQL system from Airbnb where teams host their business logic directly on one shared, centra
• amitshekhariitbhu/transformers-explainedA curated series of blog posts that explains the Transformer architecture piece by piece, from tokenization th
• cvlab-kaist/geometric-action-modelGAM helps robots learn to follow spoken instructions by adapting a 3D spatial model into one system that sees,
• lupul64348/nte-cheatA C# cheat menu for the game Neverness To Everness adding fishing automation, teleport, ESP, speedhack, and ma
• pyang5166/gbro-cover-designA Claude Code and Codex skill that turns an article into a ready-to-run image prompt for a 3:4 vertical articl
• shenli/distributed-system-testingTwo Markdown skill files for AI coding agents that design and run claim driven chaos and fault injection test
• taiwanboss/dualsensex-steam-pc-controllerA C# configuration tool that unlocks PS5 DualSense controller features like adaptive triggers and haptics for
• 0xabcd01/cve-2026-41089A Python proof-of-concept that crashes an unpatched Windows domain controller using a single crafted network p
• chaelsoo/zetsuZetsu is an offline tool that lets security researchers turn their own notes and writeups into a searchable qu
• dk8827/ra-portAn unofficial source port that lets you run the original Command and Conquer: Red Alert natively on macOS, Lin
• faldyrd/auto-2026A repo whose README describes a CAD automation suite, but whose own tags and description identify it as a crac
• marcelpanse/youtube-guitar-tab-parserA command line tool that downloads a YouTube guitar lesson, uses Claude's vision model to find and read the on
• sinotrade/shioaji-pro-appA web-based trading terminal for Taiwan's stock and futures markets, letting you chart prices and place orders
• ufuknode/noustinyAn AI tool that turns a story idea into a branching narrative tree and renders the chosen path into a narrated
• vadimsemenykv/saboteurHTTP layer fault injection proxy in Go that sits between your app and an upstream service to inject delays, er
• xsser/codex-jailbreak-guideA short guide describing how OpenAI Codex CLI's model_instructions_file config setting can be used to replace
• yapeth/maanteA Windows automation assistant that uses image recognition to auto-play repetitive daily tasks in the game Nev
• alexeygrigorev/build-your-own-search-engineA step-by-step Jupyter Notebook workshop that teaches you how to build a mini search engine for FAQ documents,
• caddyserver/replace-responseA Caddy module that finds and replaces text in web pages or API responses as they pass through your server, wi
• forward-future/gpt-5-6-relayA Codex skill that routes one task through separate Sol, Terra, and Luna child threads, each matched to a mode
• greygung/grokbuild-proxyA self hosted proxy that lets you connect your own Grok Build account to Claude Code or OpenAI style clients b
• helpmeeadice/bandori-pet-revOpen-source desktop pet for Windows, macOS, and partial Linux that puts an animated BanG Dream character on yo
• hkust-c4g/domainshuttleDomainShuttle generates videos from text that keep a specific subject visually consistent across different art
• kitforai/kitforaiKit for AI gives AI agents persistent memory, knowledge base search, and document conversion through one API,
• realchendahuang/flaremoA personal note-taking app that runs entirely on a free Cloudflare account, with a Memos-compatible API.
• ruanyf/roadThe source and web content for a published Chinese-language essay collection on personal growth and self-disco
• smithandrewjohn/kindaliveGives a robot emotions by simulating body chemistry, then shows the result as changing expressions on an LED o
• thinkpixeliab/polymarket-ai-tradingA paper-trading dashboard that simulates three AI trading strategies against live Polymarket prediction market
• electron/websiteThe official website and blog for Electron, a framework for building desktop apps with web technology, built u
• jieg9341-lab/comfyui-krea2-styletransferCustom ComfyUI nodes that copy a reference image's visual style onto new Krea2 generations without training, w
• openai/gitGit, the widely used distributed version control system for tracking changes to code and collaborating with ot
• orchestration-agent/agentorchestrationEnterprise platform for registering, scheduling, and monitoring AI agents across cloud or on premise deploymen
• paddlepaddle/plscPLSC is an open-source toolkit for training AI models to recognize and classify images at massive scale — up t
• rayceanderson/tomodachi-pcAn unofficial setup package that runs the Nintendo Switch game Tomodachi Life on Windows through the Ryujinx e

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