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• patrickjs/reddit-insightAn analytics dashboard that pulls public Reddit data and visualizes it in charts, showing trends like what top
• polymarket-sports/polymarket-trading-botA Node.js bot that trades Polymarket's five-minute Bitcoin up/down markets, using arbitrage and copy-trading s
• ruanyf/sina-newsA simple web app that aggregates real-time news from Sina into one clean, searchable feed, so you can browse C
• cobusgreyling/loop-engineeringA collection of patterns and CLI tools for building automated systems that run AI coding agents on a schedule,
• internrobotics/sim1A research simulator for generating synthetic robot training data on deformable objects like cloth, from an ac
• jbarach2012/authprobeA command line scanner that logs in as multiple users to catch APIs that leak one person's data to another.
• kurt-chan/ai-job-scraperAn automated pipeline that reads your resume, finds matching remote jobs, scores each one with Claude, and dra
• prism-shadow/penguin-harnessDesktop app that builds AI agents from plain-English instructions. Connects to over 1,000 AI models and lets a
• windyrobin/iframeA lightweight Rails-inspired Node.js web framework that handles routing, clustering, logging, and static files
• imshire/xu-shopFull stack single merchant e-commerce platform for the WeChat ecosystem with a Go backend, Taro shopper apps,
• k-dense-ai/science-superpowersA set of 15 installable skills that make an AI research agent follow rigorous scientific practice, like pre-re
• stagas/hallucinateA sparsely documented project described only as a massively multiplayer online rave, with no setup instruction
• testsprite/testsprite-cliA command-line tool that lets AI coding agents test their own generated code against a live running app and ge
• webdevsimplified/job-board-aiAn AI-powered job board project built with Next.js and TypeScript, though the README is just the default proje
• mysk-research/loupeAn iOS app that shows you the data any app on your phone can quietly read about you, from locale and battery l
• orange2019220/reluprunerA research tool that removes 90 to 95 percent of a neural network's ReLU operations while keeping accuracy, to
• apple/corecryptoApple's low-level cryptography library that underlies iOS and macOS security features, published for research
• bluesharks-apps/gemini-app-windowsAn unofficial Windows desktop client that wraps Google Gemini chat in a native-style app with multi-chat works
• freecodecamp/contributeThe documentation site explaining how to contribute to freeCodeCamp, covering bug fixes, translations, curricu
• karpathy/examplesA curated collection of runnable PyTorch code examples for vision, text, and reinforcement learning tasks, bui
• lesterchan/wp-pagenaviA WordPress plugin that replaces basic 'Older/Newer Posts' links with numbered page navigation, letting reader
• nvlabs/isaaclabeurekaIsaac Lab Eureka uses AI language models like GPT-4 to automatically write and refine the reward rules that te
• ruanyf/github-actions-demoA teaching demo showing how GitHub Actions automatically builds and publishes a React app to GitHub Pages ever
• shubhamsaboo/all-rag-techniquesA collection of Jupyter Notebooks that explain over 20 techniques for making AI answer questions using your ow
• webdevsimplified/react-multistep-formA ready-made React template for building long forms that span multiple steps, like checkout or signup flows. I
• amap-cvlab/abot-earth-0.5A research AI model from Alibaba's Amap mapping team that generates three-dimensional views of the Earth, show
• ferroxlabs/waylandA local desktop hub that coordinates multiple AI coding assistants like Claude Code and Gemini CLI, with persi
• imchine/fintech-walletA demo microservices platform for a digital wallet system, with authentication, P2P transfers, compliance chec
• loop-js/loop.jsA framework that runs an AI agent in rounds toward a goal until a separate judge agent confirms it is truly do
• modelstudioai/cliThe official command-line tool for Alibaba Cloud's Model Studio, giving terminal and AI-agent access to Qwen c
• open-infra-skills/infra-skillsA growing library of structured AI assistant instructions, called agent skills, for building and optimizing AI
• peng-zhihui/roboard-proAn Arduino-compatible development board that adds built-in motor drivers, motion sensing, and Bluetooth to a s
• aliu-airobot/eseilaneESEILANE is a high-performance knowledge graph database built for AI and GraphRAG pipelines, with sub-millisec
• amet2901/asterdex-trading-botA self-hosted crypto perpetual-futures trading bot with trend-following and market-making strategies for Aster
• blitzdotdev/blitzosA tool that builds a private context repo teaching every new Claude Code cloud agent your repos, conventions,
• bonny1220/solana-trading-botA Solana bot that automatically buys newly launched tokens on Raydium and pump.fun within seconds, using safet
• damianedwards/blazoridentityRebuilds ASP.NET Core's built-in login and account management screens as interactive Blazor components, giving
• flaviodesa/polymarket-copy-trading-botA TypeScript bot that mirrors a chosen trader's Polymarket bets into your own account, with size multipliers a
• gokulgml/polymarket-copy-trading-botA bot that watches a chosen Polymarket trader's activity and automatically mirrors their trades from your own
• isoform/yansu-skillAn AI agent skill that gives your coding assistant persistent memory of how you work, so you never have to re-
• itsinseong/value-for-fableA Claude Code plugin that injects behavioral rules into Sonnet responses to make it act more like the pricier
• katbrink/polymarket-weather-trading-botA TypeScript bot that scans Polymarket weather markets across 20 cities, compares crowd prices to forecast mod
• kunkka19xx/lookA fast, local-first, keyboard-only app launcher for macOS, Windows, and Linux that replaces Spotlight or Rayca
• linuxoid-cn/mi8g3-unlockerA Windows batch toolkit for unlocking the bootloader on specific Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Xiaomi phones running an o
• lucaratiu/hyperliquid-trading-botA configurable grid trading bot for Hyperliquid perpetuals that automatically places and refreshes buy and sel
• maricarmen1971/solana-pumpfun-raydium-bundlerA command-line tool that coordinates multiple Solana wallets to create and buy a new Pump.fun token in the sam
• mrgummy007/yoshi-pcAn unofficial fan-made Windows PC port of the game Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, distributed as a downloadabl
• pieverse-eng/purrfect-agentAn open-source TypeScript AI agent framework with built-in crypto and blockchain skills, runnable from a termi
• saideens-libraries/all-in-one-runtime-installer-v2A Windows batch script that installs Microsoft's Visual C++, .NET, and DirectX runtimes in one click to fix mi
• skl2910/limitless-trading-botThree command-line tools for tracking Limitless and Polymarket prediction markets: price history export, large
• sveltejs/esrapesrap takes a structured code tree (AST) and prints it back out as readable, runnable code with sourcemaps. It
• thesammy26/polymarket-arbitrage-botA bot that runs a dump-and-hedge arbitrage strategy on Polymarket's 15-minute Up/Down crypto price markets, ai
• wikidjon/ai-openclaw-cliA CLI and MCP server that turns one natural-language prompt into a full quant research, strategy, and backtest
• angieruiz17/codex-gpt-pluginA Codex plugin that lets an AI coding agent send prompts to a logged-in ChatGPT Pro browser session for toughe
• colossus-lab/openarg_backendAn AI pipeline that answers plain-language questions about Argentine government data by pulling from nine publ
• discourse/discourse-adpluginA Discourse plugin that lets forum owners show ads from networks like Google AdSense and Amazon, or create the
• faradworks/pinscopeAn AI-assisted schematic reviewer that reads component datasheets to catch wiring problems standard electrical
• matchameleon/moneyclawA prepaid wallet system that lets OpenClaw AI agents make authorized online payments through a capped, auditab
• moisesr7/browser-mcpAn MCP integration that lets Claude Desktop control a real web browser, click, fill forms, take screenshots, a
• mr-un1k0d3r/azureredopsA Python toolkit for authorized red team testing of Microsoft Azure and Entra ID environments, covering authen
• pandorareads/apex-dashboardAn Obsidian plugin that combines a memo pad, todo list, and project tracker into one customizable dashboard pa
• vanquishervohonor25/zapret-4.0A Windows tool that bypasses internet censorship without a VPN by tweaking network packets to confuse deep pac
• alice53211/auth-codex-pluginAn OpenCode plugin that rotates requests across multiple ChatGPT or Codex accounts with a local dashboard and
• angieruiz17/claude-fintech-skillsA curated set of Claude Code skill files capturing hard-won lessons from a decade of running production fintec
• baibanbao/x-made-easy-skillA Claude Code skill that writes beginner-friendly educational books in Chinese on any topic, inspired by a 191
• boob025/peace-equalizer-apoAn unofficial Windows distribution of Peace, a graphical equalizer interface for the background audio processo
• clougence/open-cdmA free, team-oriented database management console with access control, SQL auditing, and change review workflo
• codecrafters-io/build-your-own-sqliteThe content definition behind CodeCrafters' Build Your Own SQLite coding challenge, not a standalone app to ru
• dtnewman/burn-baby-burnA satirical shell script that burns AI tokens on purpose to joke about vanity usage metrics.
• elias569/fintech-dashboardA personal finance dashboard with an AI chat assistant that tracks income, expenses, budgets, and goals, built
• imchine/fintech-solutionAn AI-assisted financial dashboard for small businesses that tracks invoices, expenses, and cash flow, with AI
• jetpax/pycoclawA MicroPython based AI agent that runs entirely on a five dollar ESP32 chip, no cloud required.
• lynote-ai/ai-detector-skillA cautious, transparent tool that scores text from 0 to 100 on likely AI authorship using visible weighted sig
• matchameleon/gpt-codex-pluginA Codex plugin that relays prompts from Codex to ChatGPT through your existing Chrome session and returns the
• ronikobrosly/rigorloopA Python framework that runs agentic loops to build extraction and reformatting solutions, then evaluates them
• rss3208/visiomasterA Windows tool that rebuilds flowcharts and diagrams from images into editable Microsoft Visio files.
• specterops/jamfhoundJamfHound connects to Jamf Pro Apple device management and exports permission data as JSON for BloodHound, hel
• ymsniper/ktoKTO (Kick Them Out) is a Python tool for authorized Wi-Fi security testing that continuously deauthenticates a
• areslevrai/celestial-launcher-releasesCelestial Launcher is an unofficial Windows tool for one-click installation of custom League of Legends skins,
• boundingboxsoftware/charactercontrollerA drop-in replacement for Unity's built-in character controller that fixes physics timing and slope/stair move
• cscb/vibe-mouseA Python tool that maps mouse, keyboard, gamepad, Bluetooth, and other device inputs to shortcuts for controll
• mikubaka88/ccfa-skillsA set of 13 coordinated AI agent skills that guide researchers through every stage of writing a CCF-A conferen
• mnexa-ai/e2aAn authenticated email gateway that gives AI agents a verified email address to send and receive mail.
• pueschel88/tradingview-mcpA local MCP server that lets Claude Code or another AI assistant read and control your running TradingView Des
• ruanyf/ai-test-caseA set of real-world coding challenges used to benchmark how well AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT can bui
• stormeye85/robinhood-token-sniperA TypeScript toolkit for deploying, minting, and verifying ERC-20 tokens on Robinhood Chain, Robinhood's Layer
• suvitruf/box3d-unityA Unity plugin that brings the Box3d physics engine into Unity, offering faster performance than Unity's built
• suz-tsinghua/smpA course-project reproduction of SMP (Score-Matching Motion Priors), training a Unitree G1 humanoid robot to m
• viitor-ai/viitor-voice-narAn open-source voice cloning and audio editing system that generates speech in about 60 milliseconds, letting
• wikidjon/personal-finance-skillA set of 75 AI agent tools for connecting bank, brokerage, and tax accounts, with policy checks and human appr
• alice53211/arc-fintech-appA sample Next.js app showing how to manage a multi-chain USDC treasury using Circle's wallet and bridging serv
• contatomegasign/finance-account-toolA browser-only Next.js app that scores an organization's financial governance maturity through a 20-question y
• elias569/fintech-appAn AI-driven prototype that matches startups with investors, generating dealflow and personalized intro emails
• facok/comfyui-krea2-controlnetA ComfyUI plugin that lets the Krea2 AI image model follow a control image, like a depth map or pose sketch, d
• korayteacher/fintech-forgeAn open source starter kit for building finance apps: secure login, AI news sentiment analysis, and a dashboar
• orange2ai/orange-line-illustrationA drop-in style kit for AI agents that produces New Yorker-style illustrations: thin black ink lines, lots of
• redbyte1337/credspyCredSpy is a command-line tool that queries the Microsoft Entra ID login API to check if email accounts exist
• shipfastlabs/parselA local-first PHP library that extracts text, layout, and OCR content from PDFs, Office files, and images.
• skydoves/android-testing-skillsA library of 54 instruction files that teach AI coding agents how to write Android tests, from Compose UI to A
• stormeye85/robinhood-token-bundlerA TypeScript CLI toolkit for creating, deploying, and verifying ERC-20 tokens on Robinhood Chain.

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