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• conductorlure96/valheim-trainer-2026A bare-bones GitHub page with no real code that links out to a third-party site claiming to offer a Valheim ga
• corichui/bakeoffA Claude Code skill that turns a hard decision into a judged tournament: it generates candidate solutions, bui
• d4vinci/humax-cliA command-line tool that lets you control a Humax IR4000HD satellite receiver from your computer terminal by s
• datawhalechina/mala-clawAn undocumented HTML project with no README, description, or usage instructions. The repository contains web p
• davanstrien/hf-findA command line extension for the Hugging Face hf tool that lets you search datasets and models by meaning, wit
• davidcarliez/cve-2026-49176_lpe_pocA proof of concept demonstrating a since-patched Windows bug that let a regular user gain full system-level ac
• django/.githubA configuration hub that automatically applies standardized issue templates, security policies, and workflows
• dmaynard51/ultima6-iosA build tool that packages the classic DOS game Ultima VI into an iPhone or iPad app with touch controls, usin
• dnadlinger/d4A CPU-based 3D graphics renderer written in D that lets you load and explore 3D models interactively, built as
• dockur/proxmox-backupRuns Proxmox Backup Server inside a Docker container so you can back up virtual machines without a bare-metal
• dominic-muscatella/weather-station-alphaA DIY Raspberry Pi weather station that uses local sensors and machine learning to predict severe weather with
• doughnutbean/bilispiderA desktop tool for collecting and searching Bilibili video comments locally, with a GUI, QR-code login, SQLite
• douxxtech/bootgolA tiny bootable x86 image with no operating system that boots straight into a running Conway's Game of Life si
• efforg/https-everywhere-standaloneA proxy tool that automatically upgrades insecure HTTP web traffic to secure HTTPS for all devices on a networ
• efforg/onlinecensorshipA web app that lets people report and track when social media platforms remove their posts or suspend their ac
• electroglyph/ternary_qatA tool that shrinks an AI model's numbers to just three values so it is smaller and faster while still trainab
• ethanbrooks-data/dbt-analytics-projectA small example RESTful API built with Python and Flask, demonstrating authentication, CRUD operations, and da
• ethanbrooks-data/ethanbrooks-dataA GitHub profile README bio page for a data engineer, listing skills like Python, SQL, Apache Airflow, Spark,
• ethanutobaker5782/pkarena0-web-script-utilityA browser-based, offline-capable Texas Hold'em poker game against eight AI opponents, built with Rust and WebA
• evanw/webgl-vr-flightA virtual reality flying experience that runs in Safari on an iPhone 6 inside a Google Cardboard headset, usin
• fadyfaheem/stream32Stream32 is a free, open-source stream deck you build yourself using a cheap microcontroller and touch screen.
• fahmidme/agentcore-agui-starterA reference project showing how to stream an AI agent from Amazon Bedrock into a Next.js chat interface using
• falkenhawk/vita-save-keeperA PS Vita homebrew app that backs up game saves and syncs them to your own Google Drive, so saves carry over b
• fieldju/jvm-lambda-templateA starter template for building serverless AWS Lambda functions in Java, Scala, or Groovy, with build, packagi
• finspongeroute/synchro-arts-vocalign-2026A README-only repository pointing to a third-party download link for Synchro Arts VocAlign, not the actual sof
• fisherzackrag2495/rde-motd-script-utilityA FiveM server script for publishing an editable, Markdown-based message-of-the-day and server handbook.
• flobernd/paperless-chandraA plugin that upgrades paperless-ngx's document scanning to use a large AI model for more accurate text recogn
• force01/comfyui-sequencerA ComfyUI custom node that joins multiple video clips into one continuous video, with lossless hard cuts or FF
• freelander/android-ultra-pull-to-refresh-with-load-moreAn Android library that adds pull-to-refresh and load-more scrolling gestures to mobile apps, extending the or
• fuguesegue/bodyrecA desktop tool that measures body proportions across character AI models and shows which ones share a similar
• funstatbot/funstatA README describing an external Telegram bot that looks up a person's public activity, group memberships, and
• gaearon/react-auxA tiny React component that groups multiple elements together without adding an extra wrapper div to your HTML
• gasparvardanyan/diactions.nvimA Neovim plugin that turns C and C++ linter warnings into quick, automatic code fixes.
• gbnb666/feiqilaiAn AI tool that automatically reformats academic papers, including tables, references, and captions, to match
• geforcefan/cppreactc++react brings React's component, hooks, and virtual DOM model to C++, for building UIs in games or tools lik
• gwuhaolin/myccnuA WeChat service platform for university students that centralizes campus notices, grades, library search, and
• hairbarristertrail29/clair-obscur-crash-fixA GitHub repo that functions as a download page for a third-party Windows crash-fix tool, with no source code
• home-assistant/wheels-tensorflowPre-builds TensorFlow into ready-to-install packages so Home Assistant can easily use machine learning feature
• hunterkrecable/space-marine-2-trainer-setupA GitHub repo that functions as a download page for a third-party Windows game trainer tool, with no source co
• illyism/instagram-scraperA tool that downloads a public Instagram creator's Reel transcripts, ranks them by plays, and builds a local h
• itsfriedpotato/potatopadAn open-source template for launching a cryptocurrency token with instantly tradable, permanently locked liqui
• jakubwawrzola/deskmateA Windows tray app that turns your PC into a Home Assistant device with sensors, remote commands, and notifica
• jdeschena/s-flmA research codebase for S-FLM, a language model that generates text by rotating points on a mathematical spher
• jeanmeche/riegler.frOpen-source code for a developer's personal portfolio site, built with AnalogJS on Angular and styled with Tai
• jellypod-inc/podframesTurns a single topic into a two-host AI video podcast, with talking avatars lip-synced to mixed, word-timed sp
• jeonghopark/collective-trajectoriesA real-time 3D visual art piece built with Three.js WebGPU: glowing filaments radiate from the center of a sph
• jjohnson5253/brickbuilderaiA web app that converts any photo or text description into a buildable LEGO-compatible brick model, with a 3D
• kaandemir993/advanced-loader-reverse-engineeringA written malware analysis documenting an advanced Windows loader that uses module stomping, a Control Flow Gu
• kaiwutech-tw/flightwakeA lightweight markdown based framework that gives AI coding agents like Claude Code persistent memory across s
• kappaemme-git/codex-startup-channel-finderA Codex skill that researches and scores real launch channels for a startup, then drafts posts and a seven-day
• keepintouch2024/pagewrightAn LLM powered tool that turns a product URL or your own photos into a polished, bilingual e-commerce detail p
• kevin101681/claude-code-dashboardA self hosted web dashboard that lets you run, monitor, and control Claude Code and Codex CLI sessions on your
• koreader/sdcvA command-line dictionary tool that looks up word definitions in your terminal using StarDict-format dictionar
• korroai/readme-roastA Claude Code skill that rewrites your README as a brutally honest report, scoring how truthful it really is.
• krausefx/nsloggerNSLogger is a desktop debugging tool for iOS and Android developers that shows rich, real-time logs from your
• lamm-mit/substratesResearch code for studying how a language model represents materials science concepts internally, using a tech
• langgenius/langgenius.github.ioThis repository holds the source code for the LangGenius company website, the organization behind Dify. It is
• levelconsider/path-of-exile-2-launcher-fixA GitHub page with no real code that pushes visitors toward an external installer requiring admin rights and a
• lewisandrew28/eb1a-petition-builder-v2026A described browser based tool for organizing EB-1A immigration petition evidence, drafting narratives, and ex
• mananmaroo/ai-bridgeA free local desktop app that puts Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot side by side and lets you hand off a f
• matt-fosterfso7215/realenv-pro-k8s-agent-toolA cross-platform developer tool that mirrors a service's environment (DNS, env vars, traffic) for debugging Ku
• meltedinhex/analyst-ai-packA library of 118 runnable security analyst skills for AI agents, covering malware analysis, reverse engineerin
• mohamedmandour10/agentic-djangoA set of installable AI agent skills that teach coding assistants production-grade Django architecture pattern
• mr-september/hermes-uplinkA lightweight web client that lets you control a desktop-based Hermes AI agent remotely from a phone or laptop
• mrspideynihal/lecture-video-makerA Python tool that turns any topic into a lecture video with AI-written narration, free text-to-speech voiceov
• mytechnotalent/stm32f401_eeprom_driverAn Assembly-language driver for reading and writing data to external EEPROM memory chips on the STM32F401 micr
• nadiraliofficial/dim-account-auditA Python CSV data quality checker that runs schema, completeness, duplicate, and outlier checks and outputs an
• namazso/rsbtdrsbtd is a background torrent manager with no desktop app — you control it through a web browser, command line
• nativescript/eslint-pluginA code-checking add-on for NativeScript apps that catches common mistakes and bad practices in your TypeScript
• nklayman/ca-dmv-pollerA developer tool that automatically polls California DMV locations for the earliest available appointment, tho
• offchainlabs/go-bitfieldA small Go library for working with bitfields — compact data structures that pack many true/false values into
• orion4d/orion4d_metapromptCustom ComfyUI nodes that build and organize image-generation prompts, including local AI prompt expansion and
• othersideai/transformersA free, open-source toolkit that lets you download and use thousands of pre-trained AI models for text, image,
• pacoxu/slides-crawlA tool that automatically downloads presentation slides from KubeCon and other cloud-native conferences hosted
• passiondeanstill17/bartender-proA GitHub page presenting itself as a download and install guide for a Windows label-printing program, with no
• patrickarlt/custom-element-decoratorsA JavaScript library that uses decorator markers to cut down on repetitive setup code when building custom HTM
• patrickjs/awesome-jamstackA curated list of tools, CMS platforms, and articles for building fast, secure websites using the JAMstack app
• plain-cms/plainA content management system where your website's content is Markdown and JSON files stored in a Git repository
• powerstacks-corp/microsoft-style-skillA Claude Code skill file that audits and rewrites technical documentation so it follows the Microsoft Writing
• prahaladuk2208-arch/geeflowAn MCP server that lets Claude directly run Google Earth Engine to build satellite composites, compute vegetat
• pudge-studio/pudge-uiA written design specification, meant for AI coding agents, that describes how to build 2000s-style consumer e
• punkpeye/mcp-pingMCP Ping is a simple demo tool that lets an AI assistant check if a website or server is reachable by sending
• r10a/prompt-reference.nvimA Neovim plugin that lets you collect several code snippets with instructions and copy them all at once for an
• rayhanadev/lightfetchA lightweight Node.js package for making simple HTTP requests with minimal dependencies and automatic body for
• realm/rcurrencyA small iOS app that shows currency exchange rates and works offline by saving data to a local on-device datab
• realrebelai/comfyui_rebels_sefiCustom ComfyUI nodes to run the SeFi-Image AI art model on modest 8GB graphics cards.
• reedseanktc5197/roadrisk-ai-v1-0-0A browser-based tool that pairs a road-crack vision model with a weather and traffic risk model to score pavem
• riot/parserA JavaScript tool that breaks HTML fragments into structured data objects. It identifies tags, attributes, tex
• roland-reed/nanachi-cliA command-line tool that converts React apps into WeChat, Alipay, or Baidu mini programs without rewriting the
• ruanyf/turpan-remove-spaceA CLI tool that strips spaces between English words and Chinese characters in Markdown files and outputs print
• sam-grayejf8125/top-break-brainrot-executorA GitHub page describing a claimed cheat tool (aimbot, god mode) for a game, with no visible source code and a
• screwshoutmuse12/magix-video-pro-x-pc-setup-guideA README styled as unofficial Windows troubleshooting notes for MAGIX Video Pro X, with no source code, pointi
• scvxzf1/cliproxyapi-localA local proxy server that lets OpenAI, Gemini, and Claude-compatible tools talk to Kimi, OpenAI, Anthropic, Go
• senanto/color-pickerA browser based tool that lets you upload or paste an image and pick exact HEX, RGB, HSV, and CMYK color value
• sentinelbatslip/assetto-corsa-trainer-2026A GitHub repo with no source code, only a README pointing to an external site to download a Windows Assetto Co
• shantanugoel/atarangAn iPhone app that splits any YouTube song into vocals, drums, bass, and guitar. You mute your part and practi
• shattercandlemaker/rockstar-launcher-infinite-loading-fixA GitHub page disguised as a fix for a Rockstar Launcher bug that actually just points to an external installe
• shootthesound/comfyui-kreareasonA ComfyUI node that lets Krea 2's vision language encoder rewrite prompts or describe reference images before
• sonnylazuardi/compressorCompressor is a fully native macOS and Windows desktop app, built with Zig and a Native SDK instead of a WebVi
• sourcegraph/pssourcegraphA PowerShell plugin that lets you search your code on Sourcegraph from the command line. You can find definiti

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