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• stwater20/gold-hand-trainingA numbered series of Python Jupyter notebooks used to train Taiwanese high school students for a competitive p
• superalp1985/fame-knowledge-agent-gatewayAn external memory and tool-approval gateway for AI coding agents, combining a knowledge graph, project memory
• superswan/onion-irc-opsec-guideAn archived guide compiling 2016 Onion IRC class lessons on operational security, Tor, compartmentalization, m
• tenfingerseddy/semanticus-vscodeA VS Code extension for editing Power BI and Fabric data models where a human and an AI assistant work on the
• terminusakivili/codevA lightweight governance layer that pauses AI coding assistants at defined checkpoints so a human must approve
• thewtex/modern-insights-from-microscopy-imagesA tutorial series of Jupyter notebooks teaching researchers how to analyze microscopy images using web-based t
• tonyd2wild/deepseek-v4-flash-dspark-abliterated-uncensored-2x-dgx-sparkA deployment recipe for running an unrestricted variant of the DeepSeek V4 Flash DSpark language model across
• unabyss/unabyss-skillsA collection of over twenty ready made agent skills for Claude, Cursor, and similar AI tools, covering busines
• urbanratturbine/edrawmax-2026A README-only repository that links to an external site claiming to offer a free full version of paid EdrawMax
• vaalacat/ai-gatewayA self hosted gateway that sits in front of OpenAI, Claude, and other AI providers, adding token management, r
• vampiretromill/puran-data-2026A GitHub repo whose README is a download-page promoting a third-party Windows data recovery installer, not act
• vertexcabbiethunder/anthropics-portrait-2026Not a real software project. A GitHub page with no code that redirects to an external site offering a paid pho
• vivieches/open-studioA local-first AI workspace that turns a brief into a full video content package: script, thumbnails, ranked SE
• x0cban/harnessAn open-source desktop HTTP/HTTPS proxy and web security testing toolkit with traffic interception, fuzzing, s
• xiu2/stateofdecay2modmanagerA Windows desktop app for installing and removing mods in State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition, letting player
• yethesamartaka-foxy/foxyA desktop and CLI app for keeping Arma 3 game mod repositories in sync. Downloads only changed file parts, man
• yingaowang-casia/shushu-novelty-finderA tool that maps existing research papers in a field, identifies gaps, and proposes novel research ideas with
• yyx990803/angular.jsAngularJS is a JavaScript framework that automatically syncs your web page with your app's data, making it eas
• yyx990803/css-in-readme-like-watA clever trick for styling GitHub READMEs with CSS by embedding it inside SVG images, letting plain markdown l
• yyx990803/cypress-realworld-appA real, working payment web app built to teach realistic software testing, complete with logins, transactions,
• yyx990803/happypackHappyPack speeds up webpack builds by processing files in parallel across multiple worker processes instead of
• yyx990803/node-1The Node.js source code itself — the JavaScript runtime that lets you run JavaScript on servers and command li
• yyx990803/react-router-tree-shaking-compareA benchmark comparing how well ten different JavaScript bundlers tree-shake unused code from react-router, mea
• yyx990803/telekinesisTelekinesis simulates human touch gestures like taps, drags, and swipes in code, so you can automatically test
• yyx990803/turboTurbo speeds up JavaScript and TypeScript builds by only redoing the work that changed, with Turborepo for mon
• z4nzu/covid-19A simple Python command-line tool that asks about your symptoms and estimates your COVID-19 risk, then shows a
• zernio-dev/ads-dashboardAn open-source dashboard that connects to the Zernio API to display ad spend and performance data across Meta,
• zijuncui02/av-physProject page and evaluator code for AV-Phys Bench, a benchmark that tests whether audio-video generation model
• aaklon/akinatorAn open-source 20-questions guessing engine written in Go that uses probability and information theory to iden
• abhinavshrivastava950/montaraA local-first system that turns a video description into a real MP4, using one editable timeline plan across m
• abivan-tech/zvec-mcpA local server that indexes your project's source code and lets AI coding assistants search it by meaning rath
• alirezarezvani/promptorA library of ready-made AI prompt templates that turn a vague project idea into a polished PRD, architecture d
• andreicristi88/vexynA growing set of 11 free browser tools for tasks like PDF merging, image conversion, and AI background removal
• andyshrx/pdfpostPDFPost is a self hosted API that turns JSON data and a Liquid template into a pixel perfect PDF, with no per
• archledger/irlumeIrlume brings Windows Hello style face unlock to Linux login, lock screen, and sudo, storing only encrypted fa
• ardupilot/dronecan-webtoolsA web-based dashboard for monitoring and configuring drone hardware over a DroneCAN network — check ESCs, test
• armyfimenhir/minecraft-server-lag-fixA no-code README that presents itself as a download page for a paid Minecraft server lag fix tool, linking to
• avbiswas/shadow-rogue-self-playA 2D Unity game where AI characters learn to dodge and shoot by training against past versions of themselves u
• ayushk58/crawlyxA free, self-hosted website crawler that audits a site's SEO, checks for over thirty common issues, and export
• baranskyi/interrogation-partnerA Claude Code skill that questions you about your own decisions until your polished story gives way to what is
• barvhaim/pi-openwikiA Pi AI agent extension that automatically generates and keeps codebase documentation up to date.
• bettyguo/browser-skillsA pip-installable library of 15 reusable web-interaction recipes, plus an MCP server, so browser-using AI agen
• caezium/dji-mic-wispr-flowA macOS tool that turns your DJI Mic Mini 2's linking button into a hands-free remote for starting and stoppin
• calda/watchkit-for-iosA framework that lets Apple Watch apps run on iPhone by rebuilding WatchKit for iOS, requiring only a one-line
• codeitlikemiley/wazA privacy-focused terminal app that brings AI helpers like OpenAI and Claude directly into your command line w
• coder/sshA Go library that makes it easy to build custom SSH servers without dealing with low-level cryptography, wrapp
• crazycodeboy/waitscreenWaitScreen is a lightweight Android library that shows a semi-transparent loading overlay on top of your scree
• danieldoradotalaveron-rb/yolosegment-2d-to-3d-rebotarm_pick_and_placeA robotic vision pipeline that uses an Intel RealSense camera and YOLO object detection to locate objects in 3
• danterolle/tundA lightweight tool written in C that creates a private virtual LAN over UDP, mainly for LAN party gaming and d
• ddinh99/mpv-media-engineA companion desktop app that adds a visual control panel with shader, HDR, and equalizer controls to the MPV v
• deskulpt/adk-okf-grounded-chatA chat app that grounds AI answers in git-tracked Markdown knowledge files instead of a vector database, with
• didisouzacosta/gloweffectkitA SwiftUI package that adds an animated glowing border effect to any iOS or macOS view using a bundled Metal s
• diogox451/principal-software-architectAn installable AI agent skill that turns Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or Grok into a senior software architect
• doctorwkt/verilog_tic-tac-toeA Tic Tac Toe game implemented in hardware on an FPGA chip. The chip always wins or draws because every best m
• engyossefyossry-crypto/autonomous-devsecops-triage-engineAn n8n workflow that uses a team of AI models to investigate production errors, assess security risk, and noti
• ewreaslan/jwttxPython CLI for JWT security assessment: parses tokens, runs algorithm confusion and alg:none attacks, brute-fo
• eyebaseb/photoshop-scratch-disk-full-fixA Windows executable that claims to automatically fix Photoshop's scratch disk full error by clearing temp fil
• failure-fail/failure-buildA fullscreen terminal AI coding agent forked from xAI's Grok Build, letting you plug in Grok, OpenAI, Anthropi
• feder-cr/invisible_firefoxA desktop app that runs many separate Firefox browser identities, each with its own randomized fingerprint, pr
• ferrumox/rabbitA Rust tool that runs the 744 billion parameter GLM-5.2 AI model on an ordinary 25GB RAM computer by streaming
• freertos/freertos-gdbA GDB helper for FreeRTOS that lets embedded developers list all running tasks and set breakpoints that only t
• gaearon/definitelytypedA giant shared library of TypeScript type definitions for thousands of JavaScript libraries, so TypeScript can
• gaearon/reactoptA command-line tool that watches your React app while you use it and reports which components re-render more t
• gaearon/simplest-redux-exampleThe simplest possible example of Redux and React working together — a tiny teaching project stripped of all bo
• galesunprogress/remnant-2-trainer-2026A GitHub repo that functions as a download page for a paid third-party Windows trainer tool, not source code.
• glaforge/open-reasoning-formatA file-based memory system for AI agents that stores lessons learned as Markdown and YAML files, letting agent
• gregordinary/ggml-rocketA backend that speeds up AI language and speech model processing on Rockchip NPU chips by offloading the input
• grpc/psm-interopA test framework that checks whether proxyless service mesh applications work correctly on Google Kubernetes E
• gulgdev/littlebagA tiny, roughly 340 byte JavaScript framework for building reactive websites with plain functions.
• h7-v/japanese-full-sentence-trainerA local app that shows English sentences, has you type the Japanese translation, and uses an AI model to grade
• huankong233/liteloaderqqnt-hk-themeA gray-toned visual theme for BetterQQNT, a community mod that customizes the appearance of the QQ desktop cha
• hwdsl2/docker-litellmA self-hosted proxy that unifies access to 100+ AI models through one OpenAI-compatible API, with automatic se
• hygenie1228/tehor_releaseA research system that reconstructs a textured 3D human figure and object from a single photo, using text desc
• ibm/task-aware-embedding-refinementAn IBM research tool that improves zero-shot search and classification by refining a query's embedding at test
• jgx-jay/jcbuttonA small iOS library that automatically stops buttons from responding to rapid double-taps, preventing duplicat
• jordanhughesimnq4540/web-video-editor-replicaA plain HTML page that visually replicates the Filmora video editor's layout and interface, without describing
• jpoon/bootnode-registrarA Go tool that resolves a DNS name into a live list of Ethereum bootnode addresses, so new nodes on a private
• kappaemme-git/codex-startup-business-plannerA Codex skill that turns a startup idea or URL into a full business plan, pricing strategy, financial model, a
• kelseyhightower/github-webhookA small demo tool that receives GitHub webhook events like pushes and pull requests, meant for live demos and
• khenderson20/clearcoreA visual MIPS processor simulator for learning computer architecture: write assembly, step through the 5-stage
• koalalorenzo/terraforming-bitcoinA Terraform project that automatically deploys Bitcoin nodes across multiple DigitalOcean regions from a simpl
• koreader/lj-wpaclientA Lua library that lets applications communicate directly with the system's Wi-Fi software to scan for network
• krausefx/brewfileA personal list of Mac apps and command-line tools used by the author, shared as a reference for anyone settin
• kryptex/krig-minerKrig miner is a downloadable command line tool that mines the Pearl (PRL) cryptocurrency using AMD or Nvidia g
• kunal12203/higgsfreeAn open-source Python pipeline that generates a photorealistic talking-head video from a consent video and a s
• l2hyunwoo/can-it-be-done-in-compose-multiplatformA collection of Compose Multiplatform demos that recreate tricky animation effects across Android, iOS, and de
• lairlancewish/dbd-reshadeA README describing a ReShade based visual enhancement tool for Dead by Daylight, distributed only as a downlo
• lancedb/liteparse-lancedb-pdf-qaA local demo pipeline that parses messy PDF reports into text, images, and page screenshots, storing them all
• leonetienne/esp32-irrigation-computerESP32 firmware that turns a microcontroller into a local, cloud-free garden irrigation controller for up to ei
• loslos321-lab/goldwormAn experimental local AI engine in Rust that starts completely untrained and learns only through your own inte
• lxsolutions/studio-foundationA free toolkit that gives game developers a ready-made starting point to build and ship games across web, mobi
• mahimairaja/ttsA curated list of text to speech resources organized around real time streaming for voice agents versus offlin
• mattsezgin/unofficial-clay-cliAn unofficial CLI and set of Claude Code skills for safely operating the Clay data enrichment platform from yo
• maximseshuk/payload-plugin-openapiA Payload CMS plugin that auto-generates OpenAPI 3.0/3.1/3.2 documentation from your CMS config. Adds an inter
• meerzulee/generalsxwebAn experimental WebAssembly port that runs Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour entirely inside a web browser
• mergegreengine/sidify-2026A GitHub page advertising an unofficial download of paid Spotify-to-MP3 converter software from a non-official
• moduleroadspot/slickedit-2026A README only repo advertising a third party download link for the commercial SlickEdit code editor, not an ac
• moritzheiber/terraform-aws-oidc-github-actions-moduleA Terraform module that lets GitHub Actions securely access your AWS account without stored passwords by using
• mr-r3b00t/vulnerable_edge_trainerA Docker based training gateway and proxy appliance for practicing network admin, logging, and firewall rules
• mrtazz/knife-wipA Chef Knife plugin that lets ops teams tag servers as 'work in progress' so nobody steps on a manual debuggin

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