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• houraiji/genshin-lore-graphA structured dataset of Genshin Impact characters, factions, gods, and world lore stored as queryable JSONL an
• huangjing3555-blip/sm2_sm4_codesignAn academic demo pairing a Windows PC and an Orange Pi board to show SM2/SM4 Chinese cryptography with hardwar
• idleprocesscc/co-reading-mcpA local server that lets you and Claude read books together — load EPUBs or text files, leave notes on passage
• imamgh11/imgnetA research project proposing IMG, an alternative to cosine similarity for comparing AI face-recognition embedd
• immrshervin/one-chatA single HTML file chat app that connects to local or cloud AI models with no install, build step, or server r
• incipiens/windowscontrolcenterWindows 11 desktop app that surfaces diagnostics and tweaks in one window, with PowerShell scripts doing the w
• ishandutta2007/awesome-ai-benchmarkingCurated awesome-list README that links to LLM evaluation leaderboards and open-source benchmarking frameworks,
• ito-markets/polymarket-universeAn interactive dashboard that turns 546,000+ historical Polymarket prediction markets into a browsable, search
• itskenny0/rabbit-r1-haNative Android client for Home Assistant, built for the Rabbit R1's scroll wheel but also working on Android 1
• javlonbek1233/cafespot-1A TypeScript web app generated with Google AI Studio, likely a cafe finder or browser, that connects to Google
• javlonbek1233/hiddenplaces-1A small TypeScript web app auto-generated by Google AI Studio that runs Gemini AI models. Requires a free Gemi
• javlonbek1233/nightlifeA TypeScript app exported from Google AI Studio and powered by Google's Gemini AI model. The app's specific pu
• javlonbek1233/stayA TypeScript app exported from Google AI Studio and powered by Google's Gemini AI model, runnable locally with
• jimzhang168872/vpnkitTerminal manager in Go for the mihomo proxy core, with a TUI and CLI for subscriptions, local nodes, and user
• joeseesun/qiaomu-tiny-gifA command-line tool and agent skill that shrinks GIFs to fit WeChat's size and frame limits by merging static
• johndcode/st3sh2A hand-written POSIX-compliant Unix shell in C paired with a threaded pseudo-terminal layer, with full list op
• johnzja/rydbergcommsResearch code that simulates radio communication signals received by a Rydberg atomic receiver, with a Flask w
• johunsang/kekedubingA local web app that transcribes, translates, and re-voices any video using offline AI tools — upload a file o
• joshuakgoldberg/goldblogGoldblog is Josh Goldberg's personal blog site, built with Gatsby to create fast-loading web pages from writte
• jssroberto/antigravity-2-fedora-installerA shell script that installs Antigravity 2.0 on Fedora Workstation with native Wayland support, handling downl
• kerivin/bilingual-book-builderA command line tool that merges two ePub translations of the same book into one bilingual ePub with matching s
• konraddzbik/architecture-diagram-skillAgent Skill for Claude Code, Gemini, and Copilot CLIs that generates an interactive self-contained HTML archit
• korroai/oddlyA tool and Claude Code skill that scans SEC filings for odd-lot stock buyback offers retail investors can prof
• kraolacy/dalanbenerA waterfall style social feed for men's hobby and lifestyle communities, built around a joke August 3rd holida
• kristofers322/sveltechatkitA drop-in chat interface for SvelteKit apps that works with OpenAI, Ollama, Dify, n8n, or any custom AI backen
• ktk/sqA fast Rust command line tool for querying SPARQL databases, with saved endpoints, prefixes, and query shortcu
• kuohuafan/fancy-coreA self deployable case management and AI workbench for law firms, with an open core plus separately licensed b
• kyegomez/latent-moeA PyTorch implementation of a research technique that makes Mixture of Experts AI model layers cheaper to run.
• laureldev/laurel.devA minimal, self hostable API giving AI agents two tools, search and fetch, to find web sources and read clean
• lazardanlucian/onemind.mdA spec that gives a git repo persistent memory of an AI agent's decisions, stored invisibly using git internal
• libaice/awesome-fdeA curated guide explaining the Forward Deployed Engineer role, which companies are hiring for it, what skills
• likeyun/wxminiprosubmsgpushSelf-hosted PHP system for sending bulk WeChat Mini Program subscription messages. Includes an admin panel, Re
• lincoln012015/clipon-cmsA lightweight, database-free PHP content management system that adds inline editing, blog tools, media uploads
• lingzer6-max/vibe-coding-prd-skillA Codex Skill that turns rough product ideas, drafts, or competitor research into a concise Markdown PRD ready
• lohani-mohit/shipcheckA read-only Claude Code skill that runs two parallel QA reviewers, a regression hunter and a change checker, a
• lorypage/open-aLeaked source code of a Minecraft cheat client called ArcaneNG for version 1.21.4, built on the Fabric modding
• luotron/wxinvokehelperXposed module for Android WeChat that exposes internal mini-program and OAuth login code endpoints over a loca
• madebyparth/nova-aiAn open source project that builds a physical AI voice assistant on an ESP32 chip, using Gemini Live for real
• marcmayol/claude-code-meterA Windows taskbar tool that shows your real Claude Code usage limits: 5-hour session, 7-day weekly, and a cali
• markunthank/swiftditherkitA SwiftUI charting package (area, line, bar, pie, donut, radar, sparkline) rendered with a distinctive ordered
• matiadev/svelte-sandboxAn npm component library for Svelte 5 that embeds live, editable code playgrounds in a web page, supporting HT
• matthiasnordwig/pdf-struct-chunkerA Rust library and CLI tool that splits PDFs into semantically meaningful chunks using layout analysis, produc
• md-mushfiqur123/mxclawA self-hosted gateway that connects AI models to your messaging accounts on 14 platforms including Discord, Te
• mephisto1122/mevinSelf-hosted security-camera dashboard that pipes USB, RTSP, and phone camera frames to a local Ollama vision m
• mfbz/standboyA VS Code and Cursor extension that shows a playable Game Boy emulator in your sidebar while your AI coding ag
• mikezhangyl/jd-cv-grillBilingual MIT-licensed skill for Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor that interviews a candidate one question at a
• mimifuwacc/uuid-jankenA rock-paper-scissors web game using unique IDs, deployable to Cloudflare Workers with online multiplayer supp
• mixednursesky4/devonthink-proA fake Windows download page for DEVONthink Pro, a Mac-only app, using a risky admin PowerShell install method
• mnemosyne-systems/oranguTerminal coding assistant written in Rust that talks to a local OpenAI-compatible server like llama.cpp, with
• mohanadtr/edutraceappA curriculum viewer for Egyptian STEM high school students that displays lessons organized by official Learnin
• momenbuilds/app-launch-guardLocal CLI and GitHub Action that scans an iOS project for common App Store review tripwires like missing usage
• moore-developers/grok-cliRust CLI that talks to Grok and xAI from the terminal using your SuperGrok or X Premium+ OAuth login, with cha
• mormolykos/ttsproofA tool that checks text-to-speech audio for real defects like silence, clipping, or looping, and scores pronun
• mrdoob/three-gltf-pluginsA set of ready-made add-ons that help Three.js load and save 3D models using advanced glTF file format feature
• mrlj147/lynkco-auto-checkinA Docker tool that automates the daily check-in and article-sharing tasks in the Lynk and Co car app, so you e
• mrnothing8262/mrnothing_reconA Bash pipeline for bug bounty hunters that chains subdomain discovery, alive checks, screenshots, and port sc
• mulabpku/in-parameter-learningPosition paper from Peking University, MIT, and Tencent arguing that lifelong AI needs models that update thei
• n8n-io/n8n-storybookA published Storybook design-system catalog showing all the reusable UI components (buttons, forms, cards) use
• naemazam/github-profile-analyzerA web app that turns your GitHub activity into detailed insights, a composite developer score, and side by sid
• namidb/namidbA graph database built on top of S3-compatible cloud storage — no server to manage, pay-per-use costs, and que
• neal2020github/awesome-embodied-agentsA curated list of research papers on AI agents that operate in physical or simulated environments, such as rob
• nerdsnipe-inc/design-foundationA SwiftUI design system with 30+ ready made components and token based theming, so changing one setting update
• neurosonya/my-whisperA free, private voice dictation tool for Apple Silicon Macs that types out your speech into any app without se
• nineninesix-ai/gepard-vllmA streaming text-to-speech server for real-time voice conversations, offering voice cloning and a Cartesia-com
• nju-rl/braidA research project repository for a multi-modal AI reasoning paper whose code has not been released yet, curre
• nodebb/nodebb-plugin-leaderboardA NodeBB forum plugin that adds a leaderboard page ranking members by reputation points over daily, weekly, an
• nodebutlerlearn/fonepaw-recovery-2026A GitHub repository with no actual code that exists only to redirect visitors to an external site claiming to
• nyraseithhh/ai-pushA step-by-step Chinese tutorial for building an AI companion that proactively sends push notifications to your
• nyxawroo/ai-master-studioCross-platform Tauri desktop app that stores AI prompts and generated images locally, with prompt splitting, t
• o-l-l-i/comfyui-olm-liquifyA custom node for ComfyUI that adds a Photoshop-style Liquify editor so you can manually warp and reshape AI-g
• oil-oil/codex-explore-skillA Codex skill that delegates codebase reconnaissance to explorer subagents before any edits, so the main agent
• omegayoscheme/age-of-empires-4-trainer-2026A GitHub repo whose README is a download landing page for a Windows Age of Empires 4 trainer, not an actual op
• openbb-finance/widgets-libraryA collection of preview images and metadata for the widgets available in OpenBB Terminal Pro, a financial anal
• operasoftware/opera-browser-cliA command line tool that lets AI agents and developers drive the Opera browser with typed commands, built for
• ops3000/opsrocketRust rewrite of the OpenRocket simulation core for model rocketry. Reads .ork design files and predicts flight
• owshq-mec/ws-1-llama-index-ragA workshop demo project showing how to build an AI question-answering system that retrieves answers from three
• patrickjs/hackreactor-presentation-slidesA personal collection of browser-based presentation slides from a talk given during or after the Hack Reactor
• patrickjs/request-idle-callbackAn Angular library that wraps the browser's requestIdleCallback API so you can schedule non-urgent work to run
• paulbenchea/codeloreAn MCP server that stores structured internal and usage documentation for a codebase so an AI assistant can fe
• pedroborgesdev/tunnerseA Go tool that gives your locally running app a temporary public URL so clients, webhooks, or external service
• pham-tuan-binh/tribes-rlA from-scratch C rebuild of the game Polytopia, built to train AI agents to play it and to let people watch or
• pixelpapillon/psychoA FastAPI backend for a campus mental health chatbot that streams answers, detects risky messages, and alerts
• pokhrl/orbisOrbis is a cross-platform C++ library that gives applications VPN connection handling built on WireGuard, curr
• purplxhazee/purplx-A cyberpunk themed operating system for the M5Stack Cardputer ADV handheld device, packed with games, offline
• qqqqqf-q/how-i-built-arkloop-with-flowchatA Chinese-language transcript of the author's AI-assisted design sessions for adding a FlowChat-style branchin
• qxnode/luks-deadmanluks-deadman adds a USB kill switch and dead man's switch to a Linux server, wiping its LUKS encryption keys i
• r44vc0rp/gifmeA native macOS menu bar app that records your camera with a global shortcut and lets you paste the result as a
• rand-monster/lowpoly-tree-generatorA parameter-driven JavaScript library that generates and animates low-poly 3D trees for Three.js scenes.
• reallygood83/obsigravityAn Obsidian desktop plugin that connects your note editor to the Antigravity AI tool, letting you generate ima
• reza2kn/vosk-rustA pure-Rust rebuild of the Vosk speech recognition system, removing its C++ and Python dependencies while matc
• riley-d-betts/betts-boardA self-hosted family organizer app for kitchen tablets, TVs, and phones that includes a shared calendar, chore
• rimagination/easyslidesPython pipeline that converts academic papers, reports, and Markdown notes into editable PowerPoint decks via
• roadmoverassess71/eviews-proA GitHub repo with no real code, just a README pointing to an external site claiming to offer an EViews Pro in
• rougier/pyd3A Python port of D3.js's scale, color, and interpolation tools for mapping data values into visual properties
• roxybasicneedbot/file-rename-4gb-bot-auto-rename-botPython Telegram bot that renames files up to 4GB using a Pyrogram premium session, with thumbnails, FFmpeg vid
• ruanyf/hn-summary-rssLikely an RSS feed of AI-generated summaries for Hacker News stories, though the README is empty so exact deta
• ruanyf/kindle_clippings_processorA Python tool that sorts your messy Kindle 'My Clippings.txt' file into a separate, organized file for each bo
• ruanyf/loppo-theme-ryfA custom CSS visual theme for Loppo, a static site generator, giving markdown-based personal sites a specific
• ryukenshin546-a11y/antigravity-projects-fixA small command-line tool that removes duplicate project entries in Google Antigravity 2.0, where one folder c
• saikirannetha29/clinical-ragA Q&A assistant that answers questions about clinical patient notes using retrieval plus Claude, with citation

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