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• acoyfellow/tuiportTuiport is a starter kit for building terminal apps that users reach over SSH, hosted entirely on Cloudflare W
• adnpolymerase/ha-appliance-cardA Home Assistant dashboard card showing washer, dryer, or dishwasher status and controls, that works with any
• adobe-creative/cs6-extendedA repository that distributes an unauthorized, pirated copy of Photoshop CS6 Extended and openly instructs use
• adya84/ha-world-cup-2026A Home Assistant integration that brings live FIFA World Cup 2026 match data, group standings, knockout bracke
• afk-surf/safeclipperA local privacy filter that OCR-scans screenshots, detects sensitive text like API keys, emails, and account n
• ai-engineer-skool/zen-agentic-engineer-configA one-command installer that sets up tmux, zsh helper scripts, a Claude Code status line, and slash command sh
• aidan-gallagher/opencode-zellij-indicatorA plugin that adds status icons, a stopwatch, and sound alerts to Zellij tab names so you can instantly see wh
• aixiaoxiang/xx-skillsA set of 16 markdown guides that teach beginners to turn an idea into a launched product using an AI coding as
• ajay9o9/runs-on-a-3060A benchmark log of real speed numbers and commands for running local AI language and image models on an RTX 30
• akaakshat246/ecoscore-browser-extensionA Chrome extension that shows an AI-generated sustainability rating and CO2 estimate on Amazon and Flipkart pr
• ali-expandings/mactuneMacTune is a single bash script that diagnoses why a Mac is slow, applies only safe reversible fixes, and scor
• amitrajput-dev/sonybridgeAn unofficial open source desktop app that controls Sony headphone features like noise cancelling and EQ from
• analysis-tools-dev/website-oldThe old, superseded source code for a static Gatsby website cataloging code analysis tools across programming
• andrea-lyz/melodycodectweakerMelodyCodecTweaker is an Android module for OPPO and OnePlus phones that unlocks hidden Bluetooth audio settin
• andrelog99/damA JavaScript web application project for managing digital media assets, built with React and Vite, though the
• andrisgauracs/interfaze_ocr_viewerBrowser-based viewer that overlays OCR bounding boxes and confidence scores from interfaze.ai onto a PDF for v
• ankitclassicvision/agent-automation-creatorA written framework and 34-page PDF spec for designing AI-inclusive workflows by mapping the process first, as
• anshupriyan/termtubeA command line tool that plays YouTube videos as colored ASCII or half block art directly in your terminal wit
• anton-vinogradov/meshtastic-advMeshtastic ADV is keyboard-first firmware for the M5Stack Cardputer ADV that turns it into a full chat client
• anyblades/picoPico is a community-maintained, classless CSS framework that styles plain semantic HTML automatically, with li
• arnie936/llm-prompting-testsA benchmark collection of 16 hard prompts, mostly in German, that test AI coding assistants on building self-c
• astrizhachuk/yaxunit-test-writerAn AI agent skill that teaches Claude Code, Cursor, and similar tools how to write unit tests for 1C:Enterpris
• atillayurtseven/ipdigi-ossA free, open source Flutter app for streaming your own IPTV, Xtream, or M3U media with a Netflix-style interfa
• aza-ali/github-readme-crisp-linksCLI and web app that generate SVG text wrapped in a markdown link, removing the underline GitHub adds under RE
• azhimiao/cogprismLanding-page repo that points to studio.cogprism.com, a hosted AI persona engine demo for exploring virtual pe
• b404dev/gitm8gitm8 is a terminal dashboard for Git that lets you stage, commit, branch, rebase, and open pull requests with
• bachovak/end-to-end-pbi-report-w-aiA portfolio project showing how an AI coding assistant built a full Power BI supplier delivery dashboard witho
• ballyhofam-bot/claude-project-osA three layer memory and task tracking framework that gives Claude Projects persistent context across sessions
• baztheguy/cybershieldA Windows app with a visual dashboard for monitoring network traffic, tracking bandwidth by app, and controlli
• bcallender/agent-context-workshopA workshop that builds a code knowledge graph for coding agents and measures whether it actually beats plain g
• beeyev/skillsA collection of skill files that give AI coding assistants like Claude Code built-in knowledge about specific
• beibaidraco/maieusisA Python tool that helps scientists form and test good research questions from a dataset and source papers bef
• bjarneo/omarchy-ochre-themeA dark autumn-toned visual theme for the Omarchy desktop project, installed with a single omarchy-theme-instal
• bjvgukv25842-cmyk/pixelclone-skillPixelClone Skill is a set of instructions for AI coding assistants that forces them to copy a website design f
• blackhatdevx/claudefree-installerA shell based installer that sets up Claude Code inside VS Code with a single command, claiming unlimited free
• bloodyhill/featherFeather is a WordPress plugin that scans Elementor pages to safely remove unused assets, disables unneeded Wor
• brainjs/kittydarKittydar is a JavaScript tool that detects cat faces in images. It scans a picture, finds each cat's head, and
• brucenguyen1102/canon-lbp2900-capt-toolkitA bash script toolkit that installs, fixes, and network-shares a Canon LBP2900/2900B printer on modern Ubuntu
• byoval/purcleanPurclean is a graphical disk-cleaning app for Fedora Linux that removes old kernel files, package caches, brow
• castlen3/rtx3060-qwen3.6-35b-guideA benchmark guide showing how to run a 35-billion-parameter AI language model at usable speed (27 tokens/sec)
• celestia-island/ratatui-markdownratatui-markdown renders markdown, Mermaid diagrams, and syntax-highlighted code inside terminal apps built wi
• chaeseoyoung/lightbusA smartphone app that helps visually impaired bus riders confirm they are boarding the right bus using GPS, ca
• chaodeng060-source/period-trackerA minimal self hosted period tracker that stores all your cycle data in one local JSON file, with no account o
• chen2he/yieldA self hosted dashboard that tracks App Store orders and subscriptions using Apple's push notification system,
• chenruishuo/posterlyA tool that creates academic conference posters using HTML and CSS instead of LaTeX, then converts them to pri
• chenshuo/dspfirstPython rewrites of 13 interactive MATLAB signal processing demos from the DSP First course, using free open-so
• cheshiremew/meta-skillsA Python toolkit that helps you design, create, audit, and validate reusable instructions for AI agents, ensur
• cifertech/free-embedded-dev-toolsA curated, categorized list of free tools for designing, debugging, testing, and deploying embedded and hardwa
• clear-sights/detentA Claude Code plugin that intercepts agent hook events and swaps model-driven file reads, writes, and web fetc
• clearyss/weloomA local-first tool that turns exported chat history into a searchable memory system and an AI companion that t
• closebotai/cobras-real-estate-crmA discontinued 2020 real estate CRM combining texting, email, and physical mail with a Neo4j backed web app.
• codymullins/starlingStarling is a full web browser engine written from scratch in C#/.NET, covering HTML parsing, CSS, layout, pai
• coinluu/resume-jd-optimizer-cnAn AI skill that rewrites a Chinese resume against a specific job description, using only verifiable facts and
• colyseus/demo-push-to-talkA minimal proof-of-concept showing how to build walkie-talkie-style voice chat in a web browser. Press a butto
• counter-ltd/clonkClonk is a Mac menu bar app that adds realistic mechanical keyboard click sounds to every keystroke using on-d
• crazymsn/academic-shcolar-skillsA suite of AI agent workflows that guides a research paper from literature review through writing, peer review
• cristi200134/vital-signs-monitorA student built ESP32 device that measures heart rhythm, blood oxygen, temperature, and breathing as a portabl
• cross-yanzheng/vocab-roguelikeA Windows desktop roguelike game where players fire Chinese-meaning word blocks at monsters to learn English v
• cybersealnull/chord-affect-anchorsA research idea proposing musical chord notation as a compact shared language for tagging emotional context in
• d0ctorsec/informationcollectionedgeassetsminingA Chinese-language reference guide walking authorized penetration testers through discovering a target organiz
• d4ncboz/threads-affiliateA Python and Playwright tool that automates posting Indonesian-language affiliate marketing content to Threads
• dabao-yi/model-fluxA traffic router that sits between your app and AI providers, managing multiple API keys, automatic failover,
• dahan8473/snake-and-commitsSnake and Commits turns a GitHub profile's contribution graph into an animated Snake game that eats each commi
• danklammer/minui-zeroA low power MinUI firmware fork for TrimUI handhelds that tunes CPU clocks per game for cooler, longer lasting
• danveloper/flash-pi-dsv4An experimental C engine that runs the 284-billion-parameter DeepSeek V4 Flash AI model directly on a Raspberr
• dbsxortime/design-studio-pluginsA bundle of Claude Code plugins for setting a project's design tokens, checking a codebase against them, and g
• ddunaev247/polymarket-auto-teak-profit-bot-btc-5min-up-downAn automated take-profit bot for Polymarket prediction markets that monitors your open trades every five secon
• delirehberi/newsA self-hosted, AI-powered news feed that learns your taste from past upvotes and pulls from Hacker News, Lobst
• delphos-labs/disclosuresThis repository is Delphos Labs' public archive of security vulnerability disclosures and proof-of-concept exp
• denjino/horizon-viewHorizon View is a Windows app that uses a regular webcam to track your head movements and pan the cockpit came
• dharakeshwar/agriintelA web platform that helps farmers make better crop decisions by combining AI-powered crop recommendations, pla
• dhivakarg-coder/quiz-flowQuiz-Flow is a web application scaffolded on the Lovable platform using React, TypeScript, Vite, and Tailwind
• dicedatalore/oolongA terminal chat app for talking to multiple AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Ollama) from one interfac
• dicklesworthstone/frankengraphdbAn ambitious Rust graph database that combines time travel history, git-style branches, built in analytics, an
• doganulus/montreMontre is a command-line tool that searches timestamped event streams for patterns where timing between events
• dollspace-gay/thermiteThermite is a programming language built for AI agents to write code in, where every function must include a f
• dpguthrie/mastering-ai-observability-workshopA hands on workshop app that demonstrates using Braintrust to trace, evaluate, and iteratively improve an AI s
• dr-hydra/fh6toolsFH6Tools is an unofficial Windows launcher for Forza Horizon 6 that manages community tools and automatically
• drknght4/nextcloud-qdrant-pipelineAn automated pipeline that watches a Nextcloud folder for PDFs, splits and embeds each document using an AI mo
• drulofs/smart-buzzer-n8nA free n8n workflow that answers your apartment intercom and unlocks the door when a visitor says a chosen mag
• duntss/ida-zvm-disassemblerAn IDA Pro plugin that decodes Zeus VM malware bytecode into readable assembly-style instructions for security
• echo0715/opencomputerA research benchmark and synthesis loop for desktop AI agents, with 1,000 auto-generated tasks across 33 apps
• electric-sql/electric-circuitsElectric Circuits makes database queries live so results update automatically when data changes. You write nor
• elfhosted/litterboxLitterBox is a self hosted web app that signs into your Real-Debrid account, finds broken or filtered torrents
• elixir-vibe/vibe_kitA one-command Elixir setup tool that installs Credo, Dialyzer, ExDNA, and other code quality checkers into any
• entitymap/entitymapEntityMap is an open file format standard for publishing a structured JSON file on your website that describes
• epalosh/openfovA free Windows app that turns any webcam into a head tracking device for iRacing, translating your real head m
• ethsmaa/watchwhereA command-line tool that tells you which of your streaming subscriptions has a specific movie or show availabl
• exploitcve/mattewA command line web reconnaissance tool that crawls a site, finds security issues and exposed secrets, and prod
• eyhn/appshotsA macOS menu bar app that captures a screenshot and the text accessibility description of any window, then cop
• f/pressmindA WordPress plugin that generates interactive content blocks, like comparison tables and animated diagrams, fr
• facebookresearch/egocentricuseradaptationA research codebase for testing how AI models can personalize to individual users from first-person video stre
• francescoumberto/goodbasesAn Obsidian plugin that restyles the built-in Bases table view to look and behave like a Notion database, with
• frontier-ai-next/lethyxA framework neutral memory layer that gives AI agent systems long-term memory: storing, linking, and recalling
• fudancvl/avtrackAVTrack is an ICML 2026 dataset of 871 real-world videos with tracked instance masks and synchronized audio, p
• fudancvl/occlusionformerInference code and demo for the ICML 2026 OcclusionFormer paper, which composes overlapping objects with expli
• fullband7/openwrt-theme-foxhoundFoxHound is a dark, modern visual theme for the LuCI web control panel on OpenWrt routers. It replaces the def
• fuma-nama/fumapressFumapress is a site generator that builds a publishable website from your content, powered by Fumadocs and Wak
• fwilldev/portasplit-trackerA Java Spring Boot app that monitors availability of the Midea PortaSplit AC across German retail stores and A
• gaearon/awesome-reduxA curated list of Redux tutorials, boilerplates, middleware, and example apps organized by category.

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