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• burakcan/meshcore-mishmeshA standalone interface for MeshCore radio firmware that puts messaging, contacts, and settings on the device i
• ctresb/porteroA Mac app that lists every open network port on your machine and explains, in plain English, what process is u
• devopssessionsjvr/agentic-ai-demoA demo project simulating a DevOps pipeline where an AI agent detects issues and proposes fixes automatically.
• emollick/annals-kingdomA procedurally generated medieval kingdom that simulates itself inside a single HTML file, with economy, dynas
• fastify/one-line-loggerA plugin for the Fastify web framework that turns messy JSON server logs into clean, single-line, easy-to-read
• fatwang2/pulseA macOS menu bar app that gives a quick glance at stock, crypto, and ETF prices along with your own position p
• happynewyear1995/uba-xUBA-X is a self-hosted enterprise user behavior analytics platform that collects events from websites and apps
• hayder-rzaigui/haxderA command line security tool that discovers a domain's subdomains from many sources, verifies which are real,
• iijlab/ssoviewAn early-stage browser extension meant to visualize the redirects and token exchanges behind Single Sign-On lo
• jameslhw/polymarket-quick-tradeA keyboard-driven quick-trade panel for Polymarket prediction markets with a real-time onchain leaderboard of
• k-dense-ai/scientific-agentsA library of 503 AGENTS.md expert profiles that make AI coding agents reason like a specialist in a given scie
• kohya-ss/hunyuanvideoHunyuanVideo is a large open-source AI model that generates short video clips from text descriptions, requirin
• leslieyeo/serenity-replyAn AI agent skill that reconstructs a market analyst's supply chain investing framework so you can ask it to e
• loulanyue/skillsA collection of reusable AI coding agent skills covering requirement gathering, shared team vocabulary, test d
• lucasmantou/codex-proxyA local proxy server that lets OpenAI's Codex app talk to cheaper alternative AI models by translating between
• luigivanacore/beginning-game-programming-go-ebitengineThe full source code for a book that teaches 2D game programming in Go by building a bullet-heaven style game
• mbbrutman/mtcpA TCP/IP networking library and set of ready made programs that let old DOS computers connect to networks and
• mocasus/vpnxVPNX is a self-hosted Docker tool that connects to free public VPN servers and exposes the tunnel as a rotatin
• negt-dev/funcaptcha-solve-rsaAn archived, educational Go project that automated solving Arkose Labs' FunCaptcha puzzle challenge by mimicki
• nicoz21x/fivem-steam-editionA GitHub page claiming to offer an optimized Steam edition of the FiveM GTA V multiplayer client, but the actu
• opengram-server/opengramA self-hosted Telegram-compatible server built on .NET 9 that implements the MTProto protocol across a Docker
• rockorager/comviewA terminal app for viewing and commenting on git diffs, with vim-style navigation instead of a browser.
• ronifue/skill-authoringA single SKILL.md file that teaches AI coding agents how to design, structure, and quality-check their own ski
• shure-dev/small-vlm-sop-checkThis project trains and evaluates small vision-language models that watch first-person factory video and detec
• sun-lite/firewallA qBittorrent IP blocklist file that blocks around 202,000 IP ranges, including datacenter and anti-piracy mon
• taashatrinita/islA browser-based demo that reads webcam hand gestures and translates three basic Indian Sign Language signs int
• uigiuf/codex-visio-replica-workflowA Codex skill that turns a photo or screenshot of a diagram into an editable Microsoft Visio file using PowerS
• vincci-wenxi/vincci-knowledge-networkAn Obsidian-based note system that separates raw notes, verified knowledge, and original ideas using coded fol
• yyx990803/bun-vs-node-sea-startupA benchmark comparing how fast Node.js vs Bun start up when bundled into a single executable file — Bun's byte
• zealchou/fable5-scaffoldFable Scaffold is a set of shell hooks that add structured self-checking discipline to Claude Code sessions, a
• zyphrzero/kiro.rsA Rust proxy that lets Claude-API clients talk to AWS's Kiro coding tool instead, with credential failover and
• 07jasjeet/lazysurfaceLazySurface is a Kotlin library that lets developers build a pannable, zoomable 2D canvas where items are posi
• adysec/hwpocA community maintained catalog of security vulnerabilities (0day/1day/nday) tied to China's periodic HW networ
• agricidaniel/goghGogh is a Python command line tool that organizes six frontend design skill packages into one advisory system,
• amirappleidfd-stack/netmeliiA web dashboard for configuring and monitoring network tunnel nodes, with traffic charts, session management,
• andrewrk/autodocA tool that turns Zig source code into an interactive, searchable documentation website where users can browse
• antfu/iframe-paneA headless JavaScript library that keeps iframes parked in an overlay so they never lose state when moved, hid
• apple/game-porting-toolkitApple's official toolkit of AI agent skills, code samples, and a C++ Metal library that guide developers throu
• betta-tech/harness-sddAn example repository showing how to structure a project so AI coding agents like Claude Code can build featur
• cliffnodes/krea2-multi-character-lora-node-w-bounding-boxA ComfyUI node that places multiple character LoRAs in one image using boxes so each stays confined to its own
• dsthakurrawat/backend-from-first-principleA personal collection of notes and code examples that teaches backend development from basic concepts to produ
• easychen/quick-avatarA TypeScript library that generates the same deterministic profile picture image for a given seed, with no net
• egorshn16-lab/myiptvA repository containing only a README that advertises a paid third-party IPTV streaming service, with no actua
• emmimal/control-layerA Python library that adds input guarding, output validation, retries, circuit breaking, and fallbacks around
• erlichliu/deepseek-visionA proxy server that adds image understanding, web search, and web page fetching to DeepSeek's text-only AI mod
• execiq/authz-execA Burp Suite extension that automatically tests whether users can improperly access other people's or other te
• fishisfish0614/hervoiceA voice tool that transcribes what you say and analyzes how you say it, judging your emotional tone so your ow
• fubak/ultraswarmUltraswarm orchestrates multiple AI coding assistants in parallel, splitting a plan into tasks run in isolated
• galaxy-dawn/academic-homepage-templatesA collection of 11 ready-made personal website templates for researchers and PhD students. Pick a theme, edit
• gsvps/gsnodeA one-command tool that benchmarks a VPS or cloud server and uploads a shareable online report.
• hailoc12/ai_native_companyA Vietnamese pack of Claude Code skills, an ebook, and templates for running a solo founder business as a fold
• imaginevid/awesome-seedream-5-pro-prompts-and-skillsA large, community-curated library of copy-paste prompts and reusable prompt skills for the Seedream 5 Pro AI
• josephhampton/awesome-gemini-cli-subagentsA library of 51 ready-made specialist AI helpers for Gemini CLI, covering coding, security, testing, and infra
• juliaerror/econ-topjournal-writing-skillA toolkit of AI writing skills that help economics researchers draft and polish academic papers for top journa
• liu-ming-yu/alpha-forgeAn infrastructure project for building AI-driven automated trading systems, from reading financial news to pla
• luciobaiocchi/heardHEARD is an embedded LoRa mesh device system that tracks hiking groups off the grid, plus a Python-based simul
• m-shintaro/apple-music-obs-overlayA tool that shows what song is playing in Apple Music as a live, transparent overlay inside OBS Studio for str
• modernizr/the-old-modernizr.comAn archived snapshot of the previous Modernizr website, built with Jekyll, that let developers build a customi
• mythicguruforge/capc-proA repository claiming to be a CapCut Desktop performance optimizer, but it contains no source code, only a pas
• openclaw/agent-skillsA shared repository of installable agent skills, including a code review workflow and remote validation, reusa
• pa7r0n/ich_a12_plus_ramdiskICH_A12+ Ramdisk is a research tool that boots an SSH-accessible ramdisk on A12/A13 iPhones and iPads already
• pandorafuture/wx-cliA Rust command-line tool that decrypts your local WeChat message database on macOS so you can search and expor
• patrickjs/angular-momentjsA small bridge library that lets Angular.js apps use Moment.js for formatting and calculating dates as a stand
• rougier/galleryA cookbook of small Matplotlib example scripts, each showing one clear technique for building charts and data
• ryckli/cryptoagentpro.betaAn AI powered crypto trading system that runs six trading strategies, checks market trends every 15 minutes, a
• s1xycat/lab-report-writerA skill for AI coding agents that automates writing formatted university lab report documents from course mate
• secureagentics/adrianA monitoring and control system that watches AI agents' actions and reasoning to catch and block dangerous beh
• shehryarsaroya/agenttransferAgentTransfer gives AI agents their own email address, inbox, and storage so they can send files to each other
• sk1ppr/broadsheetA Rust library for building newspaper styled 2D animations that explain how algorithms and data structures wor
• tilde-research/one-layer-deeperA machine learning competition where participants submit a Python model and optimizer that trains within a str
• umamoorg/umamoAn open-source 2D puppet rigging editor that works with Live2D Cubism file formats, built for pen and touch in
• wondaggvcb-oss/lazy-bear-desktopA desktop pet bear app for macOS and Windows that floats on screen, chats through DeepSeek, and reminds you wi
• yashneil75/gitlordA Python framework for AI agents that stores every conversation turn as a Git commit, making sessions inspecta
• yisyeasy-crypto/academic-writing-dna-skillAn AI skill that studies a set of academic papers, extracts the author's writing style into a reusable DNA fil
• yyx990803/vue-template-explorerA browser tool that shows the JavaScript render function Vue.js compiles from your template code, in real time
• zanwei/chatgpt-model-selectorA reusable five-tier model intelligence picker UI, styled after ChatGPT's model selector, available as a JavaS
• zhiyingzzhou/renewletA self-hosted dashboard that tracks your software subscriptions, spending, and renewal dates with reminders.
• zukajanashia714-hub/myiptvA repository containing only a README that advertises a paid third-party IPTV streaming service, with no actua
• avlcode/avlcodeA Chinese AI desktop assistant for coding and malware analysis, similar to Claude Code; this repo only hosts r
• azureshores/bitcrusherBitCrusher compresses video, audio, images and PDFs down to a specific target file size, like Discord's upload
• bookunt3d/hermes-agent-faA full Persian translation of the official Hermes Agent documentation, published as a right to left website.
• cyclince/emby-viewing-optimization-guideA Chinese-language guide teaching regular Emby viewers how to pick better network paths, using proxies, to red
• deepanwadhwa/samosa-chatA desktop and terminal app that runs three different AI chat models fully on your own computer, with no cloud
• deepexperience/hypereyesA research project that trains AI agents to search text and images in parallel instead of one step at a time.
• doisargis-eng/i-cracked-my-own-password-in-seconds-with-hashcat-gpu-A short educational walkthrough that cracks an MD5 of the word password in under a second using Hashcat on a G
• duhubz/rosetta-magazine-researcherA desktop app for reading scanned retro gaming magazines with AI generated translations and transcriptions.
• egocs-400k/datasetEgoCS-400K is a research dataset of 10,000+ hours of Counter-Strike first-person gameplay video, paired with p
• eugeny/instacodeInstacode was a web service that turned code snippets into stylish, shareable screenshots. This repository is
• felixrieseberg/relicA tiny AI coding assistant written in C that runs on decades-old hardware like Windows 95 or the original Xbox
• haxxm0nkey/credshoundA Go command-line scanner that finds exposed API keys, tokens, and secrets on a local machine, with attack-pat
• haxxm0nkey/lolcreds-dataA public, community-maintained catalog of known default credentials and where to find them, built from vendor
• hukdoesn/nimclipA free, local-first Mac menu bar app that keeps a searchable history of everything you copy, including text, l
• i4w7w4a/liquid_prnc_glassA browser lab for creating a realistic glass-refraction visual effect on video and images using GPU shaders.
• indopensource/awesome-indonesiaA curated, community-maintained list of open source projects built by Indonesian developers, ranked by GitHub
• internrobotics/cortexA research framework that splits robot control between a planning AI and an execution AI so a robot can comple
• ion-elgreco/riversA Rust powered orchestration platform for data and ML pipelines, defined in Python but scheduled by a fast Rus
• jaccen/awesome-gaussian-skillsA catalog of 500+ 3D Gaussian Splatting research methods plus AI agent skills for working with them.
• kamiljaambaev-debug/myiptvA GitHub page advertising a paid IPTV streaming subscription service, not an actual software project.
• kapoorankush/litclockA build-it-yourself Raspberry Pi clock that shows a matching book quote for every minute of the day on an e-in
• kelseyhightower/journal-2-logentriesA small Go utility that ships your Linux systemd journal logs to Logentries, so you can search and analyze log

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