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• maxforai/tokenlessCLI add-on for Claude Code that reduces session token usage by storing large tool outputs locally and sending
• miaai-lab/best-local-model_agentic-workflows_2026A static HTML comparison report ranking local LLMs by how well they handle agentic tool use, based on an 84 sc
• mininglamp-oss/octo-webA TypeScript and React chat client that ships as both a browser app and an Electron desktop app for talking to
• mitchellh/virtuosoA Ruby library that lets you create, start, stop, and delete virtual machines through a simple interface, with
• mizchi/dspecAn early prototype toolkit for writing software specifications in a typed language that can be checked, render
• mmlong818/lightnovel-studioA browser-based AI writing tool that turns a one-sentence idea into a full light novel with characters, outlin
• mn-youssef/security-skillsA set of 16 AI-assistant skills that guide you through finding and fixing security vulnerabilities in your own
• motao123/webtvAn Android and Android TV video player shell that connects to JSON config files you provide, with sync between
• mturac/everything-openai-codexA toolkit that adds structure, memory, and safety rules on top of the OpenAI Codex coding agent and similar AI
• nagisanzenin/effortminingA Claude Code plugin that gives each helper AI agent only as much reasoning effort as its task actually needs,
• nex-agi/nex-n2An open-source pair of agentic AI models (Nex-N2-Pro and Nex-N2-mini) built on Qwen3.5 that plan, code, browse
• nguyenanhduc09/google-tts-for-nvdaAn NVDA screen reader add-on that adds Google's offline, natural sounding WebAssembly text-to-speech voices as
• nookieai/xbox360-game-scraperA free desktop app for browsing and downloading Xbox 360 games with cover art and multiple download mirrors.
• ns2250225/anyclipA browser extension that lets you freehand-draw any shape on a webpage and capture it as a transparent-backgro
• olli-dot-dev/ha-area-managerA Home Assistant sidebar panel that finds devices and entities missing an area assignment and lets you quickly
• orinimron123/cve-2026-40369-exploitProof-of-concept exploit and write-up for a Windows kernel vulnerability (CVE-2026-40369) that lets a normal u
• polytalkio/polytalkA self-hosted real-time speech translation tool that converts spoken audio into another spoken language using
• project-sekai-ctf/sekaictf-2026An archive of official challenge source code and solution writeups from the SekaiCTF 2026 security competition
• raahi-bhushan/ui-trading-systemA self-hosted web dashboard that runs automated options trading strategies on NIFTY and SENSEX through your ow
• raphaelhard/auto-2026A repository distributing what it claims is an activated, cracked copy of Autodesk's proprietary AutoCAD 2026
• rehan-remade/nvidia-kimodoTurns a text prompt like 'a person dancing' into an animated 3D character rendered live in the browser, using
• restsend/pipaSmall ES2023 JavaScript runtime written in Rust, around 5 MB, with built-in fetch, WebSocket, and a bytecode c
• robzolkos/pi-lifelinePi agent extension that lets a small local model phone a stronger advisor model for strategy when a research l
• rodzalendo/nanohive-abs-themeA drop-in Docker proxy that gives Audiobookshelf's web interface a modern, customizable theme without modifyin
• ruihongy/axi-compliance-skillClaude skills that check Verilog and SystemVerilog hardware code against ARM AXI bus protocol specifications.
• ryyyyyyy233/jf-writing-skillA Claude Code skill built from 144 Journal of Finance papers that helps researchers polish, translate, and che
• santhoshkumar-0606/ai-voice-assistantA simple React web app that connects to Google's Gemini API to answer questions in a chat-style interface.
• seal-rg/streamingResearch code for a paper that trains language models to think in several parallel streams at once instead of
• sfee1212/moyutvAn Android TV app for watching IPTV channels from playlist files, with dual video engines and program guide ma
• sharpblackbirdfire47/microsoft-office-2019-2021-2024-key-generatorA repository claiming to generate pirated Microsoft Office activation keys, which violates Microsoft's terms o
• sourcegraph/codescalebenchA benchmark that measures how AI coding assistants perform when searching large codebases through external ret
• stevekwon211/slintcnA copy-paste component library that brings shadcn-style UI building blocks to native Slint desktop apps.
• strongshuai/chatgpt2api-proxy-poolA fork of chatgpt2api that rotates ChatGPT account registration requests through a pool of proxies instead of
• systemoutprintlnhelloworld/plus-pp-helperChrome MV3 extension that automates account signup, mailbox polling, and session JSON capture inside CTF or sa
• t8mars/comfyui-anima-t8ComfyUI add-on for the Anima anime model that adds prompt-builder nodes, a style and artist library, Danbooru
• tinyfish-io/bigsetA tool that builds a live, queryable dataset from a plain English description, keeps it automatically fresh, a
• tommy0103/obeliskA Claude Code skill that indexes an agent's past sessions, tool calls, and workflows into a local SQLite datab
• trade-offf/typhoon-bavi-trackerA live map tracker for Typhoon Bavi that compares forecasts from four weather agencies and estimates when stro
• try-to/gopay_account_autoA sparsely documented tool describing itself as automating GoPay account registration and reward claiming, wit
• trynullsec/nullsec-s1-zkA local, deterministic static analysis tool that scans Circom and Halo2 zero-knowledge circuits for underconst
• uefi2333/m365-nativeA local gateway that lets OpenAI- and Anthropic-style API clients talk to your own authorized Microsoft 365 Co
• v0id-v2/void-tools-v2.0A terminal-based Python toolkit bundling over 150 network, OSINT, and social lookup utilities into one dashboa
• vielang/vieshareAn open source e-commerce website builder using Next.js, still in early development.
• viralvfx/comfyui-int4-fastA ComfyUI add-on that shrinks AI image models to 4-bit precision for faster, lighter generation on compatible
• virtudude/armadaA prototype SteamOS-like Linux distro for ARM gaming handhelds like the Odin 2 and AYANEO Pocket EVO, bundling
• vladignatyev/brain-map-skillTurns a folder of Markdown notes into one interactive HTML graph you can open in any browser, no server needed
• vscodium/iconsA collection of custom alternative app icons for VSCodium, letting you mix and match shapes, backgrounds, and
• wailers9/bragiPython tool for AI-assisted fantasy writing that stores world, time, place, characters, and events in a number
• wess09/azurpilotFork of AzurLaneAutoScript that automates the mobile game Azur Lane via screenshot OCR and taps. Adds 34 featu
• wox-launcher/wox.plugin.youdaoA Wox launcher plugin that translates text between Chinese and English using Youdao's translation service, rig
• wpferrell/babel-codec-gpt2A research project that builds and certifies a two-way English translation of GPT-2's internal numerical state
• xiao24bei/xiaobei-skill-image-to-vbaAn AI coding agent skill that converts screenshots of academic figures into editable PowerPoint, Excel, or Wor
• xiaokunfeng/migaA research method that lets existing AI video models generate much longer, more consistent videos without retr
• yanliudesign/resume-builder-skillA Claude skill that turns an existing resume, a LinkedIn profile, or a conversation into any of thirteen print
• zerozshare/openfriendmcAn open source Go project that backports Minecraft's newer Friends List feature to older versions and lets it
• zhlmi/narrative-to-screen-readerAn AI prompt skill that turns a raw story into professional film and TV development documents tailored to diff
• ziguishian/winlean-coding-skillA coding-agent skill that enforces Windows-safe habits: check the environment first, read less context, reuse
• zjuncher/ai-readme-skillA prompt-based skill for AI coding assistants that scans a codebase and auto-generates project documentation,
• 0xazanul/fuzz-skillA personal reference collection of notes on fuzzing, a technique for finding software bugs with random inputs,
• 0xsero/tailscale-mullvad-toggleA command line tool and macOS menu bar app for turning a Mullvad VPN exit node on or off inside Tailscale with
• 29-cu/atrioA self-hosted backend that lets friends chat with your AI persona via one-time links, giving you only an AI wr
• 732124645/promptopsOpen source runtime platform that moves AI prompts, agents, and workflows out of code into an API plus web UI
• adiao1973/librobotbagfixC++ library and CLI that repairs broken ROS 2 rosbag2 files (MCAP and SQLite3) so crash-time data from deliver
• afspies/clawdmojiA Python project that programmatically generates animated Slack emoji of the Clawd crab mascot using pixel-gri
• aka-kika/hig-mcpAn MCP server that gives AI coding tools verified Apple design guideline data, like current colors and SwiftUI
• alluxio/alluxio-pyA Python library that connects your code to an Alluxio caching server to speed up reading large files from clo
• ambud/q36q36 is a hand-tuned CUDA inference engine that runs the Qwen3.6-35B model faster than llama.cpp, but only on R
• arinltte/luceA macOS menu bar app that locks your keyboard so you can clean it without triggering keystrokes or system shor
• avaoqkyk1284130/roblox-collection-executor-pc-2026-versionA C# toolkit that frames itself as educational Roblox Lua script analysis, though its topics also reference au
• bitwize-ai/logueA private Mac app that records and transcribes meetings, generates notes and action items, and helps you write
• bolandrm/countryadayA simple web app that shows you a new country every day with facts, recent news, and a map, so you can build a
• case211/skill-remnawave-xrayAn AI coding agent skill that acts as a reference, config generator, and diagnostic tool for the Remnawave, Xr
• chathuradilshan/indesign-2026-full-crackedA repo claiming to offer a cracked, fully unlocked copy of Adobe InDesign 2026, with no README, source code, o
• cigili4991/anthropic-cca-f-questions-updated-dumps-2026-A near-empty repository with a single sentence advertising third-party exam dumps for an Anthropic certificati
• clipboardhealth/groundcrewCLI from ClipboardHealth that polls Linear tickets, spins a fresh git worktree per ticket, and runs Claude or
• cohlem/nanoclaudeA small educational project that rebuilds a simplified version of Claude Code from scratch.
• coleam00/harness-engineering-demoA demo repository showing how to wrap an AI coding agent in rules, hooks, and a plan-implement-validate loop s
• color4-alt/citecheckA tool that checks whether the citations in an academic paper are correctly formatted, real, on topic, and acc
• cxq0517/htmltool2A single HTML file that lets you click and edit text or colors directly on any local HTML page, no install or
• cybersealnull/cccompanionAn unofficial iOS app that lets you use Claude Code remotely from your iPhone via your own Mac.
• deeflect/miesA Claude Code skill that strips unnecessary elements from a screen and polishes what remains, inspired by arch
• devakbarg/smart_disk_defragmenter___optimizerClaims to be an AI disk defragmenter, but its own README describes undetectable game or app memory manipulatio
• djr-747/nokia-dct3-emulatorAn emulator that boots real Nokia DCT3-era phone firmware, like the 3310 and 8850, in a browser or desktop app
• dreycode2/youtube-downloaderA desktop app that lets you paste a video URL, preview its title and thumbnail, then download it as video or M
• drpwchen/paper-review-and-digestTwo Claude Code skills that appraise whether an academic paper can be trusted and help a reader quickly absorb
• echosoar/local-transA local translation tool that runs the HY-MT1.5-1.8B-ONNX model on your own device, so text is translated offl
• elbelicojackson-hue/haking-code-An AI terminal agent for cybersecurity pros that runs 70+ security tools and has four AI roles debate each fin
• electricalgorithm/protomqA tiny, fast MQTT message broker for IoT and edge devices, written in Zig, that swaps bulky JSON for compact P
• eric-venti-seeds/sphere-light-render-comfyuiA ComfyUI custom node that renders a lit reference sphere so a paired Lora model can control which direction s
• facebookresearch/autoform-botA Meta research tool that uses teams of AI agents to automatically turn LaTeX math statements into verified, c
• facebookresearch/sparse-delta-memoryMeta's research code for a new AI memory component that helps language models recall information across very l
• fanpuyen/deep-reading-coachA Codex skill that acts as a reading coach, helping you preview, deeply analyze, compare, or plan your reading
• femorin/wrataA Windows and Linux hotkey tool that screenshots your screen, sends it to an AI model, and delivers the answer
• ferdinandobons/brand-docsAgent skills for Claude Code and similar AI assistants that force generated Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files
• flyingpenguinw/brave-originA set of scripts and policy files that strips extra features out of the Brave browser at the system level whil
• forgetmeai/freedeepseekapiA local proxy that reverse-engineers DeepSeek's web chat interface to expose it as an OpenAI or Anthropic-comp
• freelander/timliu-androidA curated, categorized list of links to open-source Android libraries, tools, and UI components. It helps Andr
• ftonneau/grub-evodevoA customizable GRUB boot menu theme with scalable graphics, blurred backgrounds, and smooth fonts.
• g3t-paper/g3tA research tool from Cornell that turns a set of photos into a gravity-aligned 3D reconstruction of the scene.
• gaearon/websiteThe source for the Yarn package manager's public website, a static site built with Jekyll that documents Yarn

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