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• sizeable-bingus/bingusldrA research DLL loader for the Cobalt Strike red team framework that demonstrates a CET compatible stack spoofi
• souzazuzucalhlr/sketchfab-downloader-utilityAn unofficial Windows utility that downloads 3D models and textures from Sketchfab links and previews them bef
• tupopacherryy9-cloud/metamask-openclaw-desktopAn unofficial Windows installer claiming to provide a desktop app called Metamask Openclaw for connecting to W
• x4gking/telegram-proxyA continuously updated public web page listing MTProto proxy servers so Telegram users can connect more reliab
• zeborg/kubekoshA self-hosted, Docker-based Kubernetes learning environment with guided exercises, exam modes, and a browser t
• ai272/speakerA Claude Code and Codex skill that writes PowerPoint speaker notes by actually reading slide visuals, not just
• aisparkedu/knowledge-baseA free, Chinese-language, open-source knowledge base of practical AI guides covering tools, coding, content cr
• drpwchen/paper-radarA personal literature-tracking radar that scores journal and PubMed feeds by interest and surfaces them on a p
• kaolti/monolith-terrainAn interactive browser based 3D map that renders real world or procedural terrain as a vintage topographic she
• libretro/genesis-plus-gxAn accurate, open-source emulator core for classic Sega consoles (Genesis, Master System, Game Gear, SG-1000,
• marketcaper/mcpA public MCP server that gives AI agents live finance data: asset snapshots, cross-asset comparisons, and host
• open-gsd/gsd-piA CLI tool that helps developers plan and execute coding projects with an AI agent, tracking milestones and ta
• pancreations/halo-mcc-vrAn AI-written mod that adds full virtual reality support, including headset tracking and motion controllers, t
• pedrodg28/yuzu-emuAn unofficial Windows redistribution of the shut-down Yuzu Nintendo Switch emulator, bundled with firmware key
• rimagination/good-questionA portable AI-agent skill that helps researchers stress-test and sharpen a research question before committing
• sergiointel/wp2shell-pocA proof of concept script showing an unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in vulnerable WordPress versio
• swellweb/reameReame is an OpenAI-compatible LLM inference server built for cheap CPU hardware that caches prompts and past o
• veryyoldman/metamask-openclawA TypeScript library and CLI that gives web apps a small typed API for connecting to MetaMask, without ever to
• yuzhworkhard-wq/image-to-codeA Codex skill that turns a UI screenshot or design file into scaled HTML/CSS plus sharp cut-out image assets.
• aburousan/hilbert-editorAn offline desktop editor for Typst scientific documents with live PDF preview, visual math tools, and runnabl
• agricidaniel/claude-shortsA Claude Code skill that turns long videos into short vertical clips for TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram
• akitaonrails/ai-memoryA Rust MCP server that gives AI coding assistants a persistent, shared Markdown wiki so they remember a projec
• apple/truetype-hinting-interpreter-exampleApple's reference example of a memory-safe TrueType font hinting bytecode interpreter, rewritten in Swift, for
• awesome-selfhosted/awesome-selfhosted-htmlA static HTML website that serves as a curated directory of free software you can run on your own servers, hel
• calesthio/generative-media-skillsA library of 150+ skill files that teach AI coding agents how to plan, produce, and quality-check image, video
• cocktailpeanut/image-to-promptA local web app that converts an uploaded image into a structured JSON prompt for the Ideogram 4 AI image gene
• dataants-ai/cutscriptAn open-source, local-first video editor that lets you cut audio and video by deleting words from a transcript
• gazelleandrewrasmussenmouj2/windows-activatorA GitHub repo posing as a Windows and Office KMS activation tool that distributes an installer via an external
• heyfive-dev/polymarket-arbitrage-trading-bot-v2An automated bot that trades short 15-minute Bitcoin up-or-down prediction markets on Polymarket using a predi
• hufon/cnie-python-toolsAn experimental Python tool that reads the chip in newer French ID cards through a smart card reader, extracti
• punk2898/wechat-group-statsA macOS Python tool that decrypts your local WeChat chat history and shows member activity stats in a browser
• smokeserverquilt/op-auto-clicker-4.1A free, portable Windows app that automatically clicks your mouse at a configurable speed, aimed at gaming, re
• waker240/fullvideoproductionskillA Cursor AI skill package that turns a written video script into shot by shot visual decisions for a code base
• xzf-thu/mega-asrTsinghua speech recognition foundation model tuned for noisy, far-field, in-the-wild audio, claiming up to 30
• 123-qw-as/beaconBeacon is an AI tool that takes a math modeling competition problem and automatically writes a full paper — it
• aitabby/opencodexA local macOS server that lets Codex Desktop connect to third-party AI APIs instead of only OpenAI's own servi
• axiommath/imo2026Formal Lean 4 statements and AI-generated, machine-checked proofs for all six 2026 International Mathematical
• bjarneo/klikli is a terminal dashboard for browsing, inspecting, and managing Kubernetes clusters, inspired by lazygit an
• bradtraversy/customerbaseA beginner-friendly demo app showing how to build a GraphQL backend for managing customer records with Node.js
• cjbassi/rust-warp-realworld-backendA production-style Rust backend API for a blogging platform, implementing the RealWorld spec with user account
• ensigncocoonenergy/undown-toolA Windows research tool that demonstrates how to bypass Respondus LockDown Browser's application-blocking rest
• felixrieseberg/vsc-ember-cliA Visual Studio Code extension that runs Ember.js commands like generating components, testing, and building r
• frenzymath/danusDanus coordinates a Claude Code main agent and a swarm of worker agents to collaboratively prove mathematical
• jdevalk/specification.websiteAn open reference site collecting the rules a website should follow for HTML, accessibility, security, SEO, an
• kil0bit-kb/kb-android-emulatorA Windows desktop app that manages and speeds up Android emulators with GPU tuning, device presets, and one cl
• lukeed/is-offlineA tiny 174-byte JavaScript library that detects whether a user is online or offline and alerts you when that s
• mitchellh/go-fsA Go library that lets programs read and write FAT filesystems by treating a regular file like a disk drive, m
• pkooij/open-arms-miniAn open-source, 3D-printable robotic arm design worn on the wrist that lets a person remotely control a robot
• wanszai/sega-rally-championship-pc-xbox360-series-x-A wrapper that lets you play the classic arcade racing game Sega Rally Championship on PC, Xbox 360, and Xbox
• zjuncher/xiaoyan-ai-dev-assistantA RAG-based AI assistant that lets development teams upload internal documents and ask questions in natural la
• akuma815/windowsdeltaA third-party Roblox client modification for Windows that claims to boost performance, distributed only as a p
• basionwang-bot/hermespetA native macOS menu bar app that puts an AI chat assistant in the Dynamic Island, letting you chat with multip
• dabberman456/finance-mcp-appHaweshly is a React Native mobile app for setting financial savings goals, logging progress toward them, and v
• googleapis/google-cloud-php-pubsubA PHP library that lets apps send and receive messages through Google Cloud Pub/Sub, a real-time messaging ser
• huey1in/claudexA Python CLI that automates registering Claude.ai accounts through temporary email and saves their session coo
• hvsk24/seedvaultA command line tool that generates cryptocurrency seed phrases and scans the resulting wallets across several
• jiaran-king/re-zero---starting-llm-A personal Obsidian knowledge base of Chinese language notes on large language model research, covering topics
• kingbootoshi/directional-promptingA Claude Code and Codex skill that rewrites AI prompts to lead with a clear goal and use positive, action-orie
• kumarsashank/motiscopeMotiscope turns a screen recording of a web animation into runnable GSAP, CSS, Framer Motion, or Lottie code b
• lucasbassetti/goduiAn open-source collection of animated React and TypeScript UI components you install by copying the source cod
• mopmonkai/mopmonkagentA research report on an AI agent that finds and reproduces software vulnerabilities using a structured, accumu
• palemoky/cn-checkChina Access Check is a browser tool that scores whether your network setup would be flagged as coming from ma
• ruanyf/user-tracking-demosA hands-on demo repo showing five different ways to send user behavior tracking data from a browser to a serve
• ryderwe/sollin-music-desktopA cross-platform desktop music player that plays your local music files and, if you add your own source script
• terkelg/skalerA tiny 329-byte JavaScript library that shrinks images in the browser before upload, using only the built-in C
• theqkash/esp32flightA desk gadget that shows live air traffic on a touchscreen. Build it with a cheap board, no server or subscrip
• v4bel/itscapeA documented security bug that let someone inside a virtual machine on arm64 KVM break out and gain root contr
• victorcodess/nexus-uiA copy-paste React component library purpose-built for AI chat interfaces, similar to shadcn/ui but designed s
• wundercorp/awesome-componentsA searchable directory of over 6,000 UI components with screenshots, HTML snapshots, and prompts you can use w
• arnabbagxd/brand-building-skillsA set of markdown skill files that teach AI coding agents like Claude Code how to do brand strategy, naming, v
• bbuf/kernel-pilotAn automated agent loop that researches, edits, tests, benchmarks, and profiles CUDA GPU kernels for you.
• blinkdl/blinkdl.github.ioA curated collection of arxiv research papers on state-of-the-art AI techniques for image denoising, compressi
• django-haystack/queued_searchA Django tool that moves search index updates into a background queue so page loads stay fast when content cha
• iampedii/whitedns-wizardA Go command-line wizard that automates setting up a self-hosted VPN server on your own VPS, handling Cloudfla
• jimliu/baoyu-designAn Agent Skill that brings claude.ai/design's UI mockup and prototype generation into local coding tools like
• oft3r/agentic-trading-deskA personal trading desk that combines an AI agent with Python scripts to score stocks and ETFs on trend, momen
• patrickjs/redis-dataloaderA caching library that batches repeated database lookups and stores results in Redis and local memory, so back
• pengmoubuaixuexi/tagentSpring Boot study project combining Auto and Flow style AI agents with MCP tools, hybrid RAG over pgvector and
• rajatbachhawat/drizzleA terminal screensaver that shows Matrix-style falling digits assembling into Pokemon sprites.
• robertsamples/indx-cadReverse engineered, editable CAD files, converted to STEP format, for a Prusa 3D printer model that was remove
• stephenleo/openmicroA tool that lets you drive Claude Code or Codex with a gaming controller, mapping buttons and stick flicks to
• tonydev15/walletgenA C++ tool that generates and brute-force tests Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets, used to recover a partly-known s
• v9ai/ai-engineer-roadmapA hands-on learning platform with 108 lessons that teaches software engineers how to become production AI engi
• wackygem/fleurFleur is a free, AI-built research platform for Chinese A-share stocks that collects market data, calculates t
• wassermanproductions/blockoutA desktop app for staging camera moves and character blocking in a rough 3D scene, exporting a precise motion
• webdevsimplified/logical.so-scroll-animationA CSS-only scroll animation that makes webpage elements fade, move, or transform as the visitor scrolls down t
• yangshun/teenycodeA roughly 200-line educational terminal coding assistant that reads, lists, and edits files using OpenAI's API
• 2dom/keypadAn open-source DIY Zigbee touch keypad built around the ESP32-C6, with PCB Gerber files, a 3D-printable case,
• adamentwistle/fable-skillsfable-skills is a library of 35 loadable instruction files that teach AI coding assistants careful engineering
• angjustinl/adb-gopayA Python and ADB automation tool that registers GoPay digital wallet accounts on an Android emulator, using a
• fayazara/pdfstudioA TypeScript library that locks, unlocks, merges, splits, and edits PDF files entirely in the browser, so file
• geekyants/vue-js-animation-starter-kitA Vue.js starter kit with pre-built animation examples, like an animated login screen, that you can run locall
• illiahaidar/mcptrustcheckerAn offline scanner that reads the real source code of MCP servers and grades how safe they are to connect to a
• moumen-soliman/labA collection of simple React UI components you copy directly into your project so you own and can edit every l
• oomol-lab/lockimeA macOS menu-bar app that locks your keyboard input source so it stays on the language you chose, globally, pe
• peng-zhihui/traceapp-arduinoAn Arduino library that connects hardware like robots or camera gimbals to a phone app so they can track and f
• per-simmons/damon-adeA macOS desktop app that organizes multiple persistent AI coding agents, each with its own repo, terminal sess
• quininer/cbor4iiA Rust library that reads and writes data in CBOR, a compact binary format similar to JSON but much smaller. I
• x86byte/sboxA small C++ header library that encrypts strings with AES-128 at compile time so plaintext passwords or keys n
• 1786329860/deep-teachA prompt protocol that makes AI coding assistants explain the reasoning behind every code change.

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