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• gaearon/next.jsA React framework that automates routing, rendering, and optimization so you can build fast web apps without h
• gaearon/react-fractalsA small experiment showing how React components can draw recursive fractal tree patterns by nesting themselves
• galaxl74/chore-championHome Assistant package that turns kids' chores into a gamified daily mission list with XP, streaks, weekly cas
• gaoweijun5/arxiv-tracker-agentArXiv Tracker Agent is a self hosted app with an AI agent that searches arXiv for papers matching your interes
• gaoyuezhou/patch_policyA research project from NYU and Meta AI on helping robots act based on what they see. The repo is currently a
• garmxw/dotfilesA personal Arch Linux desktop configuration built on Hyprland, LazyVim, and related tools, with an install scr
• genieengine/genieengineA desktop app where you build real, playable Godot games by chatting with an AI assistant that writes the code
• getgantry/gantryGantry is a free macOS app for managing Docker containers locally and on remote servers via SSH, with a live d
• getlark/openlilyOpenLily is a private voice assistant that runs locally on your machine, supporting swappable speech and langu
• gharibyan/agent-memoryagent-memory-sdk is a TypeScript library that gives AI agents automatic, persistent memory scoped by user, thr
• giangvp689/extensions_studocu_by_giangvp689A browser extension that removes blur, watermarks, and ads from Studocu documents and adds one-click PDF expor
• giangvp689/kiem_thu_phan_memA sparsely documented repository with only a one-line Vietnamese instruction to upload files, no further detai
• gmaheswari781-sketch/cgpa_calculatorA small Python program that calculates a student's CGPA from subject grades and credit hours and outputs a PDF
• gurabit77/xiaomi-mimodexMiModex is a cross-platform desktop app that wraps Xiaomi's MiMo AI into a graphical workspace with an AI codi
• gy15901580825/argusA security testing tool that attacks AI applications with 160+ probes including prompt injection and jailbreak
• h4ckologic/bughunter-aiAn autonomous security framework that runs AI agents to find vulnerabilities in web apps and generate bug boun
• h6kplus/phymotionPhyMotion is a physics-grounded reward signal that scores AI-generated human motion videos for realism and is
• haaihond/trakt-nuvio-bridgeA browser-only tool that copies your watched movies, shows, and watchlist from Trakt into Nuvio Sync without a
• hadashia/nojsonschemaNoJsonSchema reads a JSON Schema file and generates C# classes with custom serialization code that has zero th
• hadihonarvar/flockA self-hosted Go gateway that lets your team's AI coding tools use local or cloud language models through one
• happyhappy-jun/writing-driven-autoresearchA three-agent AI system that wrote and submitted a full research paper in about three hours, winning first pla
• hazesharkintensify/pubg-mobile-emulator-optimization-suiteA collection of configuration profiles and scripts for PUBG Mobile on the Gameloop PC emulator, claiming to im
• henrygabriels/binaural-studioA browser-based tool for creating custom headphone listening sessions that mixes your music with generated ton
• hestiyak/diffsA JavaScript project referencing DiffSVC technology whose README does not explain what it actually does.
• home-operations/flateA single-binary CLI tool that lets you render, inspect, diff, and validate Flux GitOps configuration files wit
• hqian-ai/collabbenchAn ICML 2026 research benchmark that measures how well AI agents cooperate with human-like partners in multi-p
• huaishu61/sposobinSposobin is a Python engine that automatically writes classical four-part (soprano, alto, tenor, bass) harmony
• hugozhu/async_phpA benchmark showing how offloading slow network calls to OpenResty/Lua instead of blocking PHP can boost reque
• huleidada/matterloopA modular Python toolkit for building AI agents that plan, execute, verify, pause, and resume, with human feed
• ideaseek-zh/markdown-to-pdfA free, browser-based tool that converts Markdown documents to Word, PDF, HTML, or images entirely on the clie
• ifuryst/aifiAIFi is an agent-based investment research workspace that collects filings, earnings, news, and market signals
• infino-ai/code-contextA local, file-based code search index and MCP server that helps AI coding agents find code without reading eve
• irenerachel/learning-pack-skillAn AI agent skill that generates a structured learning package, mind map, notes, and video list, for any topic
• itsdersty/django-neural-feedA Django library that adds AI-powered personalized content feeds by storing user preference vectors in Postgre
• itsjazii/paneA Windows tray app that shows all your AI subscription usage limits and spending in one place, so you never ge
• jackywxsz/jacky-motionAn AI agent skill that turns a Chinese voiceover script into a single animated HTML file formatted for 16:9 vi
• jakeit3232/lua5.1-parserA small C# parser for the Lua 5.1 bytecode format, callable as a library via Parser.parser(byte[]) or from a t
• jaturapornchai/mongomodeleditorA drag-and-drop, browser-based MongoDB schema designer that exports diagrams straight to mongosh, Mongoose, or
• jgmro/biblia-terminalA single-binary, offline command line and terminal UI reader for the Jerusalem Bible in Portuguese, written in
• jingyi-wu-richael/ai-topic-scoutA Codex skill that scans ten AI news sources daily and turns the strongest stories into ready-to-use Chinese c
• jjrcn/panoworldPanoWorld is an AI research system that generates consistent 360-degree panorama images room by room for a who
• jnmetacode/ai-shortfilm-promptsA prompt library and Claude Code Skill that captures a five-stage workflow for making AI-generated short films
• johnmaeda/js-localpageA privacy-first command-line tool that captures web pages (including pages requiring login) to Markdown and le
• jomocoder/gitblame-insightsCLI tool that runs git blame across an entire repo and produces ownership, contribution, and churn reports in
• jonathannguyen1985/galaxy-bilibili-downloaderGalaxy Bilibili Downloader is a free Windows tool that downloads Bilibili videos quickly, using cookies and a
• juicer-io/skillsA set of Claude Code compatible skills that use live social media data to find real marketing conversations, b
• juliensimon/ocel-generatorocelgen generates realistic synthetic multi-agent AI workflow traces, complete with LLM prompts, tool calls, a
• k57597907-netizen/code-to-prdA Codex skill that reads an existing codebase and generates a Product Requirements Document describing what th
• kappaemme-git/codex-phone-labA Codex skill that lets the assistant scaffold small Expo apps and preview them on a real phone via Expo Go, s
• keijiro/aia-extensionsA Unity add-on that fixes annoyances in Unity's built-in AI Assistant, including Japanese text input bugs, con
• keljian/jseJSE is a local-first desktop app that scrapes job listings, scores them against your resume using a local AI m
• kemezz/spec-to-readable-htmlspec-to-readable-html is an AI coding agent skill that converts a Markdown or plain-text specification documen
• kentjuno/kjclicontrollerA Rust-based local gateway that lets you use Claude, Gemini, and Codex through one shared web address, with a
• ketle-man/comfyui-comic-creatorA full manga page creation app built as a ComfyUI custom node, with layout, layer editing, fonts, AI art gener
• kinoward/dayu-harness-skillAn AI agent skill that converts one-off prompts into permanent governance files (AGENTS.md, docs/, hooks, CI)
• kktdroid52/premium-yacht-websiteA responsive, ready-made React and Vite template for a luxury yacht marketing website, built for reuse rather
• kuidream/log-chromeA Chrome extension that computes trading indicators like Sharpe ratio and drawdown from live TradingView candl
• l-serim/webauto-audit-skiilswebauto-audit-skiils is a set of structured security audit reference files for Claude Code, covering 18 vulner
• langzhong36/immortal-jellyfish-algorithmThe Immortal Jellyfish Algorithm is a nature-inspired optimization method that searches for near-optimal solut
• laravel/moatA command line tool that audits a GitHub org, user, or repo for supply chain security gaps like missing 2FA, u
• larkin0302/vantasma-toolkitA personal-use toolkit of Python CLI tools and Claude Code skills for reading and organizing your own WeChat a
• learnaihubc/learndeckLearnDeck uses AI to turn notes, outlines, or course material into polished, editable presentation decks in on
• leclowndu93150/pickem-prediction-modelA Monte Carlo simulator that predicts Counter-Strike Major Swiss stage results to help pick the best HLTV pick
• leituradev/fundamentos-da-arquitetura-de-softwareA Portuguese-language reading club's shared notes and discussion notes for the book Fundamentos da Arquitetura
• liangchenwei666-ai/safeabroad-agentA trauma-informed intake tool that helps international students document an incident abroad and generates neut
• libersoft-org/liberdosA DOS-compatible operating system written from scratch in C and assembly that runs classic 16-bit and 32-bit D
• lifedevvving/markdownify-proA command line tool that converts HTML pages, Word documents, and URLs into clean Markdown files, with configu
• lily-protocol/lily-backendThe backend server for Lily Protocol, providing wallet, payment, and identity infrastructure for AI agents on
• lingliren731108-arch/leonaiLeon AI is a self-hosted browser workspace where you and other users can write, edit, and run code with a real
• litellm-labs/lite-harnessA Docker server that lets teams deploy and run AI coding agents like Claude Code, Copilot, and Codex from one
• littleyi22/five-skillsA curated list of five AI agent skills that let teachers read, clean, extract, and OCR Word, PDF, and PowerPoi
• liumengxuan04/vibe-resumeResume template where the page is HTML and CSS, edited by an AI assistant, then exported to a one-page PDF by
• liuzhao1225/claudexA one-command tool that lets you run OpenAI's Codex models inside the Claude Code interface through a private,
• loopj/usb-gamecube-controller-adapterOpen source firmware that turns a cheap ESP32-S3 or Raspberry Pi Pico board into a 4 port USB adapter for real
• lucidrains/disco-rl-pytorchA work-in-progress PyTorch implementation of DiscoRL, a method from a 2025 Nature paper by David Silver for au
• luckeyfaraday/athena-graphsA plugin that lets Codex, Claude Code, and other agent tools turn a plain language goal into a structured grap
• lw0129-jj/piggyphone.jj-starA nearly undocumented HTML project announced as the latest version of PiggyPhone, with no install steps, featu
• ly-derekx/lerobot-rgb-rgbd-vla-dataset-toolkitA Python toolkit that builds robot-learning training datasets by merging recording sessions, auditing video qu
• lydell/elm-ts-typesA small library that generates TypeScript type definitions from compiled Elm JavaScript, covering flags, ports
• m1chaelpeng/perceptionrubricsA rubric-based benchmark and scoring toolkit that checks AI image-captioning models against strict per-image f
• m6rrz/donutsmp-gamble-rigA Minecraft Fabric client-side mod for DonutSMP-style servers that automates gambling actions with a configura
• macong0420/video-remix-workflowAn OpenAI Codex skill that walks a creator through planning and rendering a remixed commentary video from a so
• maddiedreese/minioneseA tiny Transformer language model trained from scratch to chat in Minionese, the invented language of the Mini
• makarov-mm/waterA self contained Windows demo showing an interactive water surface, rendered entirely on the GPU with OpenGL 4
• marvekg/bestaitraderA research-grade multi-agent AI system for analyzing China's A-share stock market, where specialized AI agents
• matheusconaga/github-project-cardsHosted service that returns SVG cards summarising a GitHub repo so you can embed them in a README or profile w
• matt-housley/cyd-dashboardFirmware turning the ESP32 Cheap Yellow Display into a rotating dashboard of ham radio, weather, news, and sto
• mattlianje/datomliteAn embedded, dependency-free Scala database that lives inside your program as an in-memory value, with typed q
• mfairley/expo-callkit-telecomExpo module that wraps iOS CallKit and Android Jetpack Core-Telecom with one API so React Native apps can show
• mfrostbutter/n8n-workflow-templatesA library of ready-to-import n8n automation workflows for tasks like document search, AI image generation, sec
• mgmaik/svg-dither-filterA single HTML file that replaces image or video pixels with a grid of SVG shapes to create a dithered visual e
• micheldenizob/hotdsd_gorepatchA fan-made modding tool for House of the Dead: Scarlet Dawn that re-enables three gore effects SEGA disabled b
• mikefutia/google-ads-builderA Claude Code skill that turns a website URL into a ready-to-import Google Search Ads campaign draft, with no
• mini-router/minirouterA competition workspace that trains a tiny router deciding which of several language models should answer each
• mininglamp-oss/octo-adaptersocto-adapters is a collection of plug-in connectors that bridge the OCTO AI workplace platform to chat apps, A
• mininglamp-oss/octo-deploymentOfficial self-hosting configuration files for OCTO, an open-source team collaboration and messaging platform,
• mixar-ai/mixar-appA fork of Blender 5.0 that adds an AI chat agent, layer-based texture painting, and text-to-3D mesh generation
• mli/nystromA Matlab implementation of the Nyström approximation, a technique that speeds up machine learning on huge data
• moiseshorta/codicodec-flowA flow-matching transformer that continues a music clip by generating in the latent space of the CoDiCodec aud
• molvqingtai/the-absolute-codeA short written standard arguing that good code expresses required behavior with the minimum readable code, me

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