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• getactivity/markdowndocA practical Markdown formatting cheat sheet with live previews of standard syntax plus HTML tricks for things
• gryphonbrostride/discord-cdn-fixA Windows tool for users in Russia that bundles two DPI-bypass utilities to restore access to YouTube, Discord
• krishnaik06/hyperparameter-optimizationA collection of Jupyter Notebooks teaching hyperparameter optimization, a technique that automatically finds t
• lengthrobinmattock/discord-cdn-fixA Windows tool for users in Russia that bundles two DPI-bypass utilities to restore access to YouTube, Discord
• maartenkeizer/dither-avatarA small library that turns any text string, like a username, into a unique retro dithered SVG avatar automatic
• ministeraxle/discord-cdn-fixA Windows tool for users in Russia that bundles two DPI-bypass utilities to restore access to YouTube, Discord
• mitkox/skilloptA tool that automatically rewrites an AI agent's system prompt by testing it, finding failures, and improving
• mooncitydev/worldcup-2026-predictionAn unfinished FIFA World Cup 2026 prediction web app scaffold built with React and TypeScript, still using the
• pontusab/behindthecodeA self-hosted, open-source video publishing platform for a single brand channel, built with Next.js, Mux for v
• sanjayragavendra/mecchachameleon-autopainttoolA downloadable Windows cheat for the game Meccha Chameleon adding auto-camouflage, wallhacks, aimbot, and anti
• smjai/open-memory-protocolAn open protocol and reference server for portable AI memory: any AI tool that implements OMP can share memori
• tj/go-gracefullyA small Go utility for graceful server shutdown that finishes in-flight requests before exiting, with a second
• yuanzhao321/scientific-writing-zhA Claude Code skill that coaches researchers through academic writing and peer review, explained entirely in C
• zadanthony/serenity-skillAn AI agent skill that applies one investor's public supply-chain investing methodology to analyze US AI, semi
• zhisheng17/mybatisA personal learning repository of two hands-on MyBatis study projects that teach Java developers how to cleanl
• 5ec1cff/injectrcTool that injects extra init rc scripts into a running Android 11+ phone without rebooting, by attaching to th
• aditlfp/hydralauncher-desktop-installerAn unofficial Windows installer for HydraLauncher, a lightweight app that lets you view and organize games fro
• amyxvalen/flash-usdt-senderA command-line tool that generates crypto transactions designed to appear real for a limited time; its own rep
• ashanews9776-eng/asha_scannerA native Android app that scans for fast, clean Cloudflare IP addresses to use with VLESS, Trojan, and other p
• asrtroh-netizen/oneimsA closed-source Android app that helps Google Pixel owners diagnose, configure, and fix carrier calling featur
• aureliowozhiak/awesome-data-engineering-brA Portuguese language curated guide and learning roadmap for becoming a data engineer, focused on the Brazilia
• baldaworks/calleeCallee is a CLI tool for defining reusable AI agents and multi step workflows in Markdown or YAML, runnable th
• biplobroy01/kmspisco-v2-portableA described KMS license management tool for Windows IT admins, though its repository tags suggest the actual d
• boring-software-inc/dither-kitA TypeScript component library adding dithered, retro-styled area, line, bar, pie, and radar charts to shadcn/
• compdf/compdf-self-hostedA self-hosted, open source platform for editing and converting PDFs, Office documents, and images, run entirel
• cws6206/lucerne-geo-ai-searchingA web app that combines official Swiss land registry data with AI-generated reports so users can understand wh
• dasun539/heroicgamelauncher-windows-setupAn unofficial Windows installer that sets up Heroic Game Launcher, a free app for playing your Epic, GOG, and
• discoveryanddev/myiptvA code-free README that advertises a commercial IPTV subscription service offering thousands of live channels
• djcharliebee/arc-raiders-boosts-2026A Windows one-click optimizer claiming to boost FPS for Arc Raiders, though its repository tags reference chea
• echo-team-joy-future-academy-jd/echo-infinityA research project that generates continuous AI video for hours or even 24 hours straight by compressing video
• elvisun/loss-function-developmentA Claude Code skill that designs harder-to-game evaluation targets for AI agent loops, replacing fixed test su
• fakerqwq/social-science-paper-writing-skillA nine-stage AI agent skill that helps students and researchers write verifiable social science papers, from t
• gaearon/woodshedAn experimental tool for building and testing AI skills for Claude: write instructions and test cases, run the
• isaac-mason/compilecatAn experimental TypeScript/JavaScript compiler plugin that rewrites hot code paths before bundling, using opt-
• ivandhaxxi/forzahorizon-spotify-integrationA Windows background utility that ducks Forza Horizon's in-game radio and lets you control Spotify with keyboa
• jasonkneen/infinittyA fast, GPU-accelerated Mac terminal that exposes a clean socket and MCP interface so AI coding agents can rea
• jordansalas447/forza-horizon-premium-launcherForzaHorizonPremium is a Windows utility that lets Forza Horizon players optimize graphics settings, back up p
• lanyonai/advectiondiffusionNine formally verified C solvers for advection and diffusion equations, each proven correct with Lean 4 and ge
• lifeiteng/omnivad-kitA lightweight toolkit that detects when someone is speaking in an audio file and can also spot singing or musi
• lolner95/godotterAn AI assistant plugin built into the Godot 4 game engine that chats about your project and can plan, write, a
• nikvpn-iran/nikvpn-codespaceA free tool for people in Iran that sets up an encrypted VLESS proxy on GitHub Codespaces to bypass government
• polyhelper/polyhelperPolyHelper routes a query to ten or more AI models at once and combines their answers using configurable modes
• ppetrichor/worlddirectorWorldDirector generates controllable video simulations of a world, using an AI planning step plus a video mode
• ricocc/ricoui-saas-templateAn open-source Astro and Tailwind website template with 11 pre-built pages for launching a polished product ma
• s40911120/recensaRecensa is a self-hosted web viewer that indexes Claude Code session transcripts locally, giving you full-text
• sgup/aiA small notes repo with a portable instruction set for AI coding assistants and a field test measuring whether
• shefyyuri/xai-cortexA Python library that manages conversation memory for AI chatbots, trimming or compressing older content so im
• sliverkiss/mimocode2apiA lightweight Go gateway that lets OpenAI-compatible tools like Cursor talk to the MiMo language model without
• stevibe/local-screen-agentA macOS app where an AI model looks at your screen and clicks things for you, using a separate tool to find ex
• stonedmodder/auto-tmcA desktop app that simplifies installing and managing TMC game modifications by automatically downloading, ver
• tomascupr/sous-chefA Claude Code plugin where one AI model plans and reviews coding tasks while a second model, like Codex CLI or
• tonnode/mcpAn MCP server that lets AI assistants like Claude or ChatGPT check balances, view transactions, and prepare tr
• wangdaodaodao/tabulabiliA Chrome extension for Bilibili that hides your personalized homepage algorithm while keeping your login benef
• xuanli199/duoduoDuoduo Learn is a Duolingo-style mobile app where you create your own quiz packs, let AI turn your notes into
• 1ove9/antenna-forgeAn AI platform that automatically designs radio antennas and verifies every design using real electromagnetic
• ali-vilab/diffusionopdResearch code for a new method that trains one AI image-generation model to excel at multiple goals at once by
• amanattar/leetcode-helperA Codex skill definition that guides an AI coding agent through solving LeetCode interview problems step by st
• ashenoneart/hpvolumecloudA Unity HDRP add-on that adds physically based multi-scattering light to volumetric clouds so thick clouds glo
• atom/language-javaAdds Java syntax highlighting and code snippets to the Atom text editor, color-coding keywords and offering sh
• cdredfox/workbuddy-skin-studioAn unofficial tool that reskins the WorkBuddy desktop app in real time using local browser debugging injection
• cloudwave818/ieee-skillsA set of Codex skills that help researchers draft, polish, and pre-review IEEE-style engineering papers before
• cws6206/secureboot-inspectorA Windows 11 tool that inspects Secure Boot firmware settings and certificate databases, then lets you export
• grzegorz-raczek-unit8/claude-quotaA macOS menu bar plugin that shows your Claude Code subscription usage as live colored bars, reading data from
• iliyami/maccleanA free, open source Mac utility that cleans junk files, scans for malware, uninstalls apps fully, and visualiz
• j0k3r-x-anarchy/insta-private-connectionsA Linux command line tool that looks up potentially exposed Instagram account information, presented through a
• justjake/sqlite3-parser-jsA JavaScript library that parses SQLite SQL queries into a structured tree so tools can analyze or transform t
• kiddo-pwn/ffffirefoxA published proof-of-concept exploit for a patched Firefox use-after-free vulnerability, released after the bu
• majiayu000/profile-control-planeA tool that turns one YAML file describing you into a polished, animated GitHub profile README with matching d
• mortarstallionmarina/solana-pumpfun-sniper-v2A Python bot that claims to auto-buy and auto-sell Solana Pump.fun tokens, but its README asking users to disa
• nanako0129/tokenbarTokenBar is a macOS menu bar app that tracks AI token usage and cost across 25+ coding tools like Claude Code,
• navigatoruncouple/neverlose-cs2-by-nightcore-teamA downloadable loader claiming to add cheat features to Counter-Strike 2. No source code or documentation, jus
• petrovicar/rdr-2-menu-26A community mod menu and trainer for Red Dead Redemption 2's offline story mode, distributed as a downloadable
• pmlaowangba-lab/laowangba-pmprototype-skillA Codex Skill that guides an AI agent through a structured workflow for turning a product brief into an editab
• real-elysia886/todo-tree-nextA VS Code extension that finds, organizes, and prioritizes TODO comments across a codebase, with a fast Rust s
• ruby-concurrency/refA Ruby library that provides weak, soft, and strong references plus ready-made caches, letting your program ho
• sainbek01-commits/myiptvA GitHub repo with no code that advertises a paid third-party IPTV streaming subscription offering thousands o
• sigmavirus24/rushA modular Python rate-limiting library that lets you define rules for how often code can run, protecting exter
• silentfleetkk/riskguardRiskGuard is a Python library that enforces trading discipline like position caps, drawdown circuit breakers,
• sneg55/warpdriveA self-hosted, open-source alternative to Pipedrive for tracking sales pipelines, deals, and contacts with two
• spearchucker667/kimikoA configuration and shell-script pack for the Kimi CLI that alters its default behavior for authorized penetra
• wan-video/diffusersA toolkit that lets you generate images, audio, and 3D structures from AI models with just a few lines of code
• wordpress-gcb/gutenberg-control-blocks-liteA WordPress plugin that lets one React component power both the Gutenberg block editor preview and the live Ne
• zyuslan25-dotcom/myiptvA GitHub repo with no code that advertises a paid third-party IPTV streaming subscription offering thousands o
• aidotnet/codexswitchA desktop app that lets OpenAI Codex talk to different AI providers like Anthropic or DeepSeek through a local
• developersdigest/multi-llm-siriA voice assistant you talk to out loud that routes your question to the AI model you pick — GPT-4, Mistral, Ll
• dodo-reach/hermes-link-curatorA profile pack that turns a Hermes agent into a personal link librarian, saving and summarizing shared URLs in
• duolahypercho/gta-vi-caliberAn open-source, community-built open-world crime game in Godot 4, aiming for big-studio quality in a coastal c
• eliasoulkadi/shokuninA collection of 62 skill guides and a local memory system that give AI coding agents deep, domain-specific kno
• frayude/throttnuxLinux CLI that throttles any other device on the same LAN by ARP spoofing it onto your machine and rate-limiti
• huzhe115/datalyzeUpload a spreadsheet, ask questions in plain language, and get AI generated pie and line charts that update as
• inp146/homepageA Vue 3 personal homepage template that shows off your GitHub projects, contribution graph, and recent activit
• jasonkneen/agent-farm-cliA macOS CLI that runs multiple isolated AI coding assistant accounts, each in its own virtual machine, so thei
• kappaemme-git/codex-bug-reproducerA Codex AI skill that finds likely bugs, proves them with real failing tests, and only fixes code after explic
• linke-ai/hermes-agent-teamA local web app that runs a team of AI agents, each with its own role, coordinated by a Leader agent, all data
• makapic/rocopilotA vision-based automation bot for a Chinese mobile game that spots creatures on screen and controls the game v
• minerd/cmdmanagerA Windows app that lets you monitor and control multiple Claude Code command-prompt sessions from one panel, w
• nintoryan/all-dpi-bypass-travelA satirical GitHub repository whose entire content is a single joke: the best way to bypass internet censorshi
• obsproject/loganalyzerA Python tool that reads OBS Studio diagnostic log files and highlights problems like rendering lag, insuffici
• opencpil/prima.cppA distributed version of llama.cpp that spreads large AI language models across several everyday devices you o
• peng-zhihui/u-bootU-Boot is the bootloader that runs on embedded devices like routers and controllers before Linux starts, initi

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