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• optiummusic/whisper-real-time-transcriptionAn offline, real-time speech transcription and translation tool for your desktop, built in Rust so no audio ev
• paradigmxyz/centaurSelf-hosted team-shared AI agent platform with a Slack bot, FastAPI control plane, per-conversation Kubernetes
• parmacalcio1913/event-data-chatbotA command-line chatbot that answers plain-English questions about football match data using Claude and a local
• poellie01/pentestcompanionSelf-hosted Flask workspace for penetration testers that tracks engagements, runs 43 CLI tools, scores finding
• quazi-07/research-grant-finder-agentAn AI agent workflow that searches NIH and federal grant sources, ranks funding opportunities by relevance to
• r0madev/catunesCatunes is a terminal music player with a retro visualizer that streams from YouTube, radio, or local files, a
• radiumcoders/isometric-github-contributionsTurns any public GitHub contribution calendar into an interactive 3D block landscape you can rotate, zoom, and
• raiyanyahya/justsaydoneA Claude Code plugin that replaces long completion summaries with a single word, done, once a task is verified
• ratelworks/agent-safety-ossAn MCP server for Claude Desktop and Codex CLI that gives Korean construction safety managers 88 tools backed
• realm/realm-teamwork-mrAn iOS demo app showing how to build a field-service workforce coordinator with live location tracking, task d
• realrebelai/rebelspromptenhancerComfyUI add-on nodes that use a small local AI model to rewrite rough prompts into better ones for image and v
• redonculous/minikvMiniKV is a dependency-free key-value database written in Python that speaks the Redis protocol.
• refactoringhq/portent-vault-templateStarter folder of Markdown files that seeds a personal knowledge vault following the Portent model with eight
• reina-agent/reinaA desktop AI agent app that manages local projects, coordinates teams of sub-agents, and connects to your own
• remmons-r7/rapid7-cve-2026-15409A Rapid7 proof-of-concept Python script demonstrating CVE-2026-15409, a remote code execution vulnerability in
• researchbuzz/glam-rss-feedsA hand-verified CSV list of 399 working RSS feeds from museums, libraries, archives, and galleries worldwide.
• riddleling/dococrA Mac command line tool that turns photos or scans of documents into clean Markdown text, entirely on your own
• rit3zh/expo-coverflow-carouselA React Native component that recreates the classic iPod Cover Flow carousel with 3D tilted covers and live re
• robert-auger/safer-dependenciesA Claude Code security add-on that checks new dependencies for vulnerabilities, typosquats, and abandonment be
• roland-luo/codex-dream-skinAn unofficial theming tool that restyles the Codex desktop app's appearance without modifying its official fil
• rryam/relatokitRelatoKit is a macOS command-line tool that prepares and helps submit bug reports through Apple's Feedback Ass
• ruanyf/rpio-led-demoA beginner demo showing how to control a physical LED on a Raspberry Pi using JavaScript, with scripts to turn
• sablin39/tilelang-cuda-skillsA collection of Claude Code agent skills for writing, debugging, profiling, and optimizing GPU kernels in Tile
• saito-sakuya/candycraftA visual canvas tool for composing scenes and lighting, then exporting a polished prompt for AI image generato
• sakuraoxo-clio/wechat-publisherA Claude skill that formats articles into WeChat compliant HTML with custom layouts and pushes them to a WeCha
• scottschindler/eve-agent-designA Claude Code skill that guides you through designing and building a production-ready AI agent on Vercel's eve
• segaboy/vulkan-netbsdvulkan-netbsd documents and automates building Mesa's Lavapipe software Vulkan driver so it compiles, installs
• sinameraji/gitflareA command-line tool that mirrors your GitHub repositories into your own Cloudflare account as a backup readabl
• sonlovinbot/n8n-templatesA static dashboard of 50 downloadable n8n automation workflows for social posting, AI images, chatbots, video,
• sonthonaxrk/demandmapA Rust tool that lets you read very large numeric arrays stored on S3 by lazily downloading and caching only t
• striga-ai/cve-2026-23918A proof-of-concept exploit for a patched pre-auth double-free bug in Apache httpd's mod_http2 module.
• teckperry/self-hosted-git-clientA free, open source desktop Git client that runs fully on your machine, with a visual merge editor and safe hi
• thekhan1122/khan-skycardA Home Assistant card that shows your home's solar and battery energy flow over a realistic sky background tha
• williamxuanyu/cloverA research codebase for training self-driving car planners by scoring many candidate routes instead of copying
• wjwwwww/amazon-ads-api-skillsA set of Kiro AI assistant skill guides that help developers migrate and integrate Amazon's advertising APIs w
• xiaoxuannlp/golongrlCode, dataset, and two model checkpoints for training language models on long documents across nine task types
• xuxh21/ui-regression-recorder-skillA Codex agent skill that breaks recorded browser test flows into reusable named steps, so future tests reuse e
• yangwang-1211/easydecryptA Python proxy that automatically decrypts and re-encrypts app traffic so security testers can inspect and edi
• yanliudesign/behavior-question-skillAn AI assistant skill that interviews you about real past work experiences, structures them into STAR-format s
• yusukebe/cloudflare-demosA collection of minimal, one-feature-each demo Workers showing how to use Cloudflare products like KV, D1, R2,
• zomato/pulse-droidAn Android library that wraps MQTT messaging (real-time updates, notifications) behind a simple command-based
• 0xpira/sskillsA growing library of structured security-specialist knowledge packages that help AI agents and reviewers triag
• 28zaaky/shdwldrA tool that loads code packages into memory on Windows without using the normal system loader, designed to avo
• 51enuxu/cc-cache-playbookA practical writeup on cutting repeated context and raising cache hit rates for a chat gateway running on top
• 8thpark/geodeGeode is a free Obsidian plugin for encrypted remote note sync across devices, plus an MCP server and API so A
• 961882/ray-skillsA set of three AI agent skills for content topic planning, simulated multi-role discussions, and creating new
• abobasixseven/unlock-cmp-170hxA step by step guide for unlocking a graphics card's full 64GB of physical memory by patching NVIDIA's driver
• adisbladis/nix-cache-beaconAn alpha tool that uses local network discovery to share cached Nix packages between machines instead of downl
• agricidaniel/fablesecondbrainA public, source-cited Obsidian knowledge vault and toolkit for tracking research on Claude models and AI agen
• alekk89/llama-cpp-windows-managerA Windows desktop app that gives llama.cpp a graphical control panel for downloading, running, and managing lo
• alexrosbach/replibookA CLI tool that scans a Linux or macOS server and generates an Ansible playbook to reproduce its setup on anot
• andyvandaric/kirokuDrop-in wrapper for Kiro CLI that pools many accounts and rotates between them automatically when one runs out
• appeight/app8-ios-sdkiOS library that renders native UIKit screens at runtime from a JSON DSL, so apps can ship UI as data instead
• arlandaren/proagentsA library of 794 ready-made expert prompts and workflow checklists for AI coding tools like Cursor and Claude
• arulsebastin71/smartqueueAn academic queue management system that predicts customer wait times with machine learning and issues QR-code
• aspecttaleadapter/adobe-lightroom-classic-15-3-fullA piracy distribution page offering a cracked, pre-activated build of Adobe Lightroom Classic along with a key
• aswinnkumar/iot-smart-home-automationAn ESP8266/ESP32 smart home project that controls appliances via relays, app, or voice, with sensors for tempe
• async-herald/herald-engineA Rust code analysis engine that checks code against explicit, readable rules instead of an AI model.
• audietoffe/plasma-gpu-routerKDE Plasma desktop tool that routes the desktop, login screen, and individual apps to a chosen GPU on dual-GPU
• biotender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skillsA curated index of 1,676 reusable AI-agent skill modules for biomedical research, organized into 15 categories
• bmschmidt/quadfeatherTool that splits huge location-based spreadsheets into a quadtree of small feather files, so maps and dashboar
• brainjs/brain-clusterBrain-cluster is an experimental add-on for brain.js that speeds up neural network training by splitting the w
• brunosimon/stylized-low-polyA JavaScript 3D graphics demo showcasing a stylized low-poly scene rendered in the browser, featuring objects
• btitkin/comfyui-ksampler-matrix-labA ComfyUI add-on that runs every combination of up to nine AI image samplers and nine schedulers and assembles
• chrichuang218/claude-desktop-zhA Windows desktop utility that patches Anthropic's Claude Desktop app into Chinese, with a one-click launcher
• cianmcnally/youtuberecs-neo4jA Rust crawler that follows YouTube's related-video sidebars and stores what it finds as a Neo4j graph, mappin
• clueso-ai/skillsA set of 90 agent skills for creating and editing videos that run entirely on the Clueso MCP.
• codemagic-ci-cd/codemagic-patchA self hosted service for pushing JavaScript and asset updates to installed React Native apps without app stor
• codeweb-dev/spark-uiAn open source library of animated, accessible React UI components you install by copying source code into you
• coinbaselarper/lucideiumLucideium is a community-built modification for school or organization-managed Chromebooks that removes admini
• colwill/cccA Rust command line tool that scans a codebase and builds a compact, always-fresh markdown map of its function
• confluentinc/agent-skillsA collection of instruction packages that teach AI coding assistants like Claude how to build data streaming a
• constraintarea/gpt4allA fake repository with no source code that claims to offer a modified GPT4All build with paywalls removed — wh
• cuzteam/cpaproA web-based admin panel for configuring and monitoring CLIProxyAPI, a proxy server that sits in front of AI pr
• d3-vin/glm-zai-2apiGLM-ZAI-2API is a Go proxy that makes Z.AI's GLM language models work with tools built for OpenAI's chat API,
• deno2026/comfyui-deno-custom-nodesA pack of custom nodes for ComfyUI that add image resizing, batch loading, before and after comparisons, and N
• device-context-protocol/dcpDraft protocol that lets LLM agents drive microcontrollers via a compact CBOR wire format, with a Bridge that
• dingyi/dingyi-edu-radar-skillAn AI assistant skill that instantly answers whether a product has a student discount or how to apply for a un
• dipodidae/resumeA personal resume written in YAML and automatically built into PDF, webpage, Markdown, and LaTeX formats using
• discordsunstrike/cursor-ideA fake repository claiming to offer a pre-activated Cursor IDE build with subscription removed; it contains no
• division-36/z-jailA tiny Linux tool that wraps untrusted programs in seven overlapping security layers — resource limits, filesy
• dososo/juju-content-illustrationsAn AI agent skill that converts written articles and tutorials into sets of hand-drawn style illustrations fea
• driftmantiswrinkle/minitool-partition-wizard-pro-ultimate-2026A README page advertising a Windows disk-partition and data-recovery tool, linking to an external installer wi
• dww911/quantlife_webA local first, gamified life tracking app where you log habits, earn experience points, and optionally connect
• emir173/esp32-consoleA homemade handheld game console built on the ESP32-S3 chip, with a custom dual-core OS, dual screens, and fif
• extremedll/extremeinjectorA Windows tool that injects a DLL file into another running program, mainly used for game modding and for debu
• freqtrade/pandas-taA Python library that adds 130+ trading chart indicators to your price data tables in one line, maintained by
• gaearon/react-tutorial-hotOutdated example project that takes React's official comment box tutorial and adds hot reloading, so code edit
• gamekohl/frame-uiA customizable Angular component library built on modern Angular primitives, giving developers ready-made UI b
• hoorayman/xiaozhi-pi-mochiA backend server that turns an ESP32 microcontroller into a voice chat robot by handling speech-to-text, an AI
• huilang-me/cf-server-monitorA free server monitoring dashboard built on Cloudflare Workers and D1, showing CPU, memory, network, and locat
• klauspost/radsortA Go library for fast, memory-efficient radix sorting of integers, floats, and custom types, with a parallel m
• krishnaik06/eda_sweetvizA collection of Jupyter notebooks showing how to use Sweetviz to automatically generate visual summaries of da
• krishnaik06/image-segmentation-using-pixellibA Python project that uses PixelLib to automatically detect, outline, and separate objects like cars or people
• kuichi-x/reverseloomAn AI-driven browser agent that watches how a website talks to its own backend, works out how to reproduce hid
• kyrorblx/konsoleA typed command console library for Roblox games, giving developers an in-game terminal for admin, debug, and
• l-by-136/agent-customerserviceA multi-agent hotel customer service chatbot in Python that handles bookings, FAQs, membership accounts, and w
• learnaihubc/learnsshA Codex skill that lets an AI assistant run commands, transfer files, and open tunnels on remote SSH servers u
• leonxlnx/kimi-code-desktopAn unofficial, open source Windows desktop app that gives Kimi Code CLI a native graphical interface, using yo
• likeabreeze-del/web-content-clipperA Chrome and Edge browser extension that clips webpage content as Markdown and saves it straight into your Obs

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