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• developer2013/bricks-mcp-openLets AI assistants like Claude Code manage a WordPress site built with Bricks Builder, offering over 100 tools
• fish0976/neuroflowA research prototype that streams EEG data through quality checks and machine learning models to a live browse
• harborstremio/harborA native desktop media player and Stremio client with stream ranking, live TV, and watch parties.
• hermes-labs-ai/zer0dexA local, two layer memory system that gives AI agents long term recall by pairing a compressed index with auto
• itssaisathan/screenshot-search-engineAn offline Python desktop app that uses OCR to make your screenshots searchable by the text they contain.
• kaor333/exodus-fake-balanceA Python tool that overlays custom, fake balance numbers onto the Exodus crypto wallet app's display.
• kelseyhightower/intro-to-go-workshopA hands-on workshop curriculum by Kelsey Hightower for teaching the Go programming language through a speed to
• maftymanicemu/dukexExperimental iOS port of the xemu Xbox emulator with a SwiftUI library and Vulkan rendering via MoltenVK, side
• michael-scyllatech/myiptvA README advertising a commercial IPTV subscription service, with no source code or software documentation.
• mitsuhiko/insta-cmdA Rust testing helper that captures a command-line program's output and compares it to a saved snapshot, so yo
• modem-dev/sideshowA viewer server that lets terminal-based AI coding agents publish diagrams and sketches to a live browser tab.
• myccarl/ai-shortvideo-pipelineAn automated pipeline that turns a trending topic into a publish-ready short video using multiple AI models.
• notnotparas/pushcv-cliA local, privacy focused command line tool that tracks your job applications as a terminal Kanban board and ta
• op7418/ai-desk-cardA skill that turns an M5Paper e-ink screen into an AI-controlled desktop widget display, showing weather, cale
• openclaw/clawpdfA JavaScript library for extracting text and rendering pages from PDF files, built for feeding PDFs into AI mo
• patdolitse/engramLocal MCP server that stores developer identity, preferences, and lessons in plain JSON and Markdown so AI cod
• peng-zhihui/coolformatA desktop tool that automatically reformats and color-highlights source code across 13 languages, like a word
• popobajwa001/guided-labs-for-the-cca-foundations-certification-exam.-6-scenarios-5-domains-30-tasks.A repository whose README is just an ad for a third-party exam prep website, with no actual labs or code insid
• positron-labs/dbA Windows desktop SQL editor with an AI assistant that understands your database schema.
• qbix/webserverQbix Server is a pure PHP web server that forks lightweight workers from preloaded code, serving far more conc
• rakeshbtechx-rx/lstm-next-word-predictorA Jupyter Notebook project that predicts the next word in a sentence using an LSTM neural network, a sequence-
• robzilla1738/codex-workflowsA plugin that orchestrates multi-agent workflows for the Codex AI coding agent with a live terminal dashboard.
• starlight36/vibecoding-signal-lightConnects a physical desktop traffic light to your AI coding agent so its status is visible at a glance.
• stonedmodder/ghostcontrol-ps5-usb-controller-patcherA jailbroken-PS5 payload that lets third-party USB controllers work by impersonating a DualSense controller.
• swarsel/pedantixA formatter for the Nix language that fixes ordering of function arguments and attributes, working alongside y
• tj/waitgroup.jsA tiny JavaScript helper that lets your code wait for multiple concurrent tasks to finish before moving on, in
• tony-cote/walletgenA C++ command line tool that generates Bitcoin and Ethereum-style wallets in bulk and checks each one against
• vincelele/ai-fomo-skillsThree skill files for AI coding agents that help filter the daily flood of AI news into write-now, ask-first,
• waterball-software-academy/aixbddA specification first workflow that guides AI coding agents through planning, acceptance criteria, and a Red-G
• whitzardagent/agentguardA security checkpoint that reviews and approves, blocks, or escalates tool calls made by AI agents.
• xinian-dada/vanishmeA Chrome extension that lets you fake your browser's location, timezone, language, and network address to stop
• ye-yellow/bytedanceliveauctioniA full-stack demo of a live shopping auction platform with real-time bidding, a merchant console, and a mobile
• zhinianboke/pdd-auto-replyAn automated customer service system that answers Pinduoduo buyer messages with keyword rules or an AI fallbac
• 709166872-cpu/tagcast-aiA team data annotation platform for labeling text, image, audio, video, and 3D data used to train AI models.
• advdebug/brovanA binary emulator for safely running and inspecting Windows and Linux programs, built for malware analysis and
• agridyne/dotfiles-dtWrite-up of a black-and-white monochrome KDE Plasma desktop rice on CachyOS, with a zip of configs and a list
• alexvilelabah/bah-browserBah is a desktop AI browser where you type plain-language commands and an AI agent clicks, types, and browses
• andreanocalvin/autoclaw-autologinA Python tool that automates Google sign-in to a free AI service and exposes the result as a local OpenAI-comp
• android-notes/shadowautoAn Android prototype that lets an AI silently control real apps on a hidden virtual screen while you keep usin
• cortex-trading-systems/polymarket-copy-trading-bot-clob-aiA crypto trading bot README claiming to copy whale trades on Polymarket, with red flags like an external downl
• cvlab-kaist/lipforcingA placeholder repo for a research paper on fast, real-time AI lip synchronization for video.
• facebookresearch/flow-world-modelsA research project from Meta FAIR and Inria that predicts multiple possible future video frames while keeping
• facebookresearch/lampA research system that reconstructs a person's 3D body movement in real space using multiple headset-mounted c
• gangweix/next-forcingA research project and paper on a training technique that helps AI video models understand robot actions over
• griffinruwar/idm-6.42-lifetime-patch-2026A repository claiming to offer a lifetime activation crack for IDM 6.42 on Windows — an unauthorized software
• gyj1201/zipenhancerA self-hosted web service that removes background noise from audio files using three switchable AI models, wit
• huangserva/editorial-card-videoEditorial Card Video is an AI coding assistant skill that turns a content outline into a 20-24 second animated
• ianustec/openwebui-generate-documentsThis Open WebUI plugin lets an AI chat model generate real, editable Word documents with covers, tables, and c
• joshuakgoldberg/eslint-plugin-erasable-syntax-onlyAn ESLint plugin that flags TypeScript features incompatible with Node.js direct execution, like enums and nam
• kellyvv/openreshotAn iOS app that lets you reconstruct and re-export a photo from a shifted camera angle using on-device AI.
• lucifer1004/veloqA command-line tool that queries GPU performance profiles from Nsight and PyTorch traces and returns structure
• lxgw/lxgwsealAn open source font of ancient Chinese Small Seal Script characters, sourced from a classical dictionary and b
• m1ckc3s/project-fathomA proof-of-concept web page that makes a button trigger a real iPhone haptic tap, by hiding a native switch co
• marcoroth/insta-rubyA Ruby snapshot testing library for Minitest and RSpec that captures full test output and shows an interactive
• michaelshimeles/adamAdam reimplements Vercel's eve AI agent runtime to run entirely inside a single Convex deployment, replacing i
• muhabzz/cpts-arabic-explanationArabic language study notes explaining the HackTheBox CPTS penetration testing certification, shared by its cr
• nvrmnd-png/undoA Rust command line tool that lets you undo everyday shell commands like mv, cp, and rm by journaling every op
• nyarchlinux/ageverificationA satirical age-verification tool for Nyarch Linux that uses a ten-question quiz and machine learning instead
• oscabriel/skillsA small pack of AI coding assistant skills: one that researches libraries by cloning and reading their real so
• prinova/pi-agent-codebase-workflowsA set of pi skills and prompt templates that help AI coding agents document, review, and safely change a codeb
• psiini/israeli-allocA small Rust research library that writes data into the memory of another running process on the same machine.
• qianchentao9/swingsrResearch code for an academic paper that sharpens low resolution images into higher resolution ones using a Sw
• r58playz/terraosA bootloader that hijacks a Chromebook's recovery feature to boot full Linux distros like Arch, giving you com
• sodam-ai/hermes-agent_one-click_kitA double-click Windows installer kit that sets up the Hermes Agent AI assistant without needing the terminal.
• srelens/srelensA desktop app for browsing, troubleshooting, and safely acting on Kubernetes clusters, with a built in MCP ser
• stevia-s/multiclass-lungdisease-detection-using-xaiA deep learning tool that classifies lung CT scans as COVID, pneumonia, or normal and shows Grad-CAM heatmaps
• sxp-studio/subjective-zeroA native macOS app where you describe visual effects as prompt nodes and AI coding agents turn them into live,
• thoughtfulllc/careerbotAn AI assistant that finds job openings matching your preferences, drafts application answers from your own ma
• wanduforl/macarkpetA macOS app that puts a small animated Arknights-style character on your desktop, walking, sitting, and reacti
• winnielv/bc250-cu-live-managerA terminal tool that lets owners of the AMD BC-250 graphics card unlock extra compute units at runtime, from 2
• wk140320/quant-watchA self-hosted dashboard for research-only stock analysis across Australian, US, and China A-share markets, wit
• wwe-dog/ppt-image2-editable-rebuildA Codex AI assistant skill that rebuilds AI-generated slide mockup images into real, editable PowerPoint slide
• yulinzhouzyl/chronosChronos is a research project that teaches robot arms to perform long, complex tasks by learning from human de
• yuvan-x/pneumonia-detection-with-explainable-aiA Python CNN classifier that detects pneumonia in chest X-rays and uses Grad-CAM to visualize which regions dr
• zethrise/playdlA Telegram bot that turns a Google Play Store link into a downloadable, installable APK file, merging split fi
• ageerle/ruoyi-dramaA Vue 3 frontend for creating short AI generated video dramas, from story idea to finished video, paired with
• ahloiscreamo/illitA set of Linux configuration files that turn a standard desktop into a keyboard-driven, terminal-centric works
• akii-technologies-ltd/akii-seo-ai-search-optimizerClaude Code plugin that bundles 15 SEO skills, 5 autonomous agents, and 8 slash commands for audits, schema ge
• apex-quant-systems/polymarket-weather-trading-botAn automated trading bot that bets on Polymarket's daily city temperature markets by comparing real weather fo
• ar-ray-code/lingbot-depth-trtTools to convert the LingBot-Depth AI depth-estimation model to NVIDIA TensorRT and run it live with a RealSen
• blotato-inc/blotato-skillsA free Claude Code plugin marketplace with seven skills that help write, grade, and schedule social media post
• bwilky/ha-spotify-browserA dashboard card that lets Home Assistant users browse, search, and control Spotify playback without leaving t
• coleam00/hyperframes-ai-video-generationA tool that turns a topic or URL into an AI narrated, animated vertical video short using Archon, Claude Code,
• compdf/docslightAn open source document parser that turns PDFs, scans, images, and Office files into structured Markdown or JS
• csthink/dashmotionA Claude AI skill that turns a plain-English description or a Mermaid diagram into a self-contained, animated
• deeix-ai/deeix-chatA self-hosted AI workspace that routes chat and image requests across many model vendors with billing, SSO, RA
• dunkinkkd/lotei-qflipperA pink, AI-powered fork of the Flipper Zero desktop app with a local chatbot dolphin that can control your dev
• eriktromp/colibri-hy3A pure C engine that runs Tencent's huge 295B-parameter Hy3 AI model on a consumer PC by streaming its experts
• flyfish-dev/file-viewerA Vue component that previews Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF, audio, and ebook files in the browser without a ba
• hjcheng0602/paperwiseA command line tool that deeply reads research papers with AI, producing structured six section reports and a
• huangdihd/call_me_as_agentA fake LLM server that exposes OpenAI and Claude APIs but routes each request to an admin dashboard where a hu
• huangrh99/alphagrpoThe official repo for an ICML 2026 paper on training multimodal AI models to self-reflect and refine image gen
• huangrichao2020/pretty-skillsA shared, growing library of over 50 reusable AI agent skills, covering content creation, finance, and design,
• iammrmikeman/mt5ea-forextradingA trading tool download that instructs users to disable antivirus protection, a strong warning sign of malware
• igorwarzocha/howaboua-pi-stuffA collection of small npm add-on packages, extensions and skills, for the Pi AI coding agent, covering things
• jia131313/typeless-toolkitA local helper toolkit for the Typeless dictation app that manages multiple accounts and syncs personal vocabu
• kulunkilabs/vibenetbackupA self-hosted tool that automatically backs up router, switch, and firewall configurations on a schedule, with
• luyou666/rapid-expertAn interactive command-line agent that guides someone with no background in a field, like investing or job hun
• mani5717/hwid-spoofer-utilityA Windows utility that temporarily changes hardware identifiers, like motherboard serials and drive IDs, marke
• marketpulselab/solana-rug-checker-botA Telegram bot that checks new Solana memecoins for rug pull warning signs like mint authority and holder conc

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