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• joliang17/vcsdA research codebase for training vision-language models to pay closer attention to images by comparing model p
• joow0n-kim/collabvrA research framework that pairs a reasoning AI with a video-generating AI so they check and correct each other
• joshuakgoldberg/github-username-to-emails-siteA web app that finds publicly visible email addresses associated with a GitHub username by looking at public c
• kdn251/uva-1A collection of Java solutions to programming problems from UVa Online Judge, a competitive programming platfo
• kelseyhightower/anthos-empathy-sessionA Go repository with no README or documentation, likely related to Google Cloud's Anthos platform, but its act
• kelseyhightower/go-at-coreosA 2015 slide deck, viewable with Go's present tool, from a FOSDEM talk about why CoreOS chose Go to build dist
• kelseyhightower/mysql-healthzA lightweight Go tool that checks whether a MySQL database is actually reachable and exposes the result as a h
• kelseyhightower/pixie-daySource code for a live Go demo tied to a Pixie Day presentation, likely showing how to set up observability wi
• kooroshrh/photoquiltResearch code that generates very high resolution, photomosaic style images from diffusion models like FLUX an
• krishnaik06/the-best-chatbotAn educational project showing how to build a simple conversational AI chatbot using TensorFlow and the Seq2Se
• ktktktkt1234/funf-sosexy-mcpAn unofficial bridge that lets an AI assistant remotely control a specific Bluetooth personal device via MCP.
• leofmarciano/agentctlA command line bridge that lets you hand off one coding task between the native Claude Code and Codex terminal
• libretro/gliden64A graphics plugin for Nintendo 64 emulators that improves how classic N64 games look on modern computers, rend
• linguine2552/kenshifpA plugin that turns Kenshi into a true first-person game with WASD movement and mouse-look, without touching a
• liyana31811/delve-ai-companionA roleplay script for an AI chat companion that pretends to mine underground and reports back with maps, colle
• loafdaddy/discoverr-botDiscord bot that posts daily movie and TV recommendations from TMDb and adds request buttons that submit to yo
• maddylaneeee/shengjiA free macOS app that turns audio and video into text and subtitles entirely on your own machine. It keeps you
• magicpages/podA Ghost blogging theme that turns your existing Ghost site into a full podcast host, generating an Apple and S
• mattpocock/full-stack-uiA starter template for creating videos with code using Remotion and Tailwind CSS, letting you build animated o
• maxjendrall/read_pdf_toolA command-line tool that converts PDF files into clean Markdown text and a PNG image per page, designed to fee
• maxswinkels/busybar-emulatorAn unofficial local emulator for the Flipper BUSY Bar LED gadget, matching its real HTTP API, fonts, and anima
• meetshahco/foraA local pipeline that turns a job description into a personalized application landing page built around your p
• melonwithglasses/melon3dA dependency-free 3D physics engine for games that simulates rigid bodies with zero overlap and deterministic
• meshdeck-os/meshdeckFree open source firmware for the LilyGo T-Deck that adds offline chat, mapping, and mesh radio tools built on
• miramocha/extended-vrm-specsA documentation-only repository defining draft specifications for Extended VRM, an optional extension to the V
• mitchellh/xidlA small Ruby library that parses XIDL files — a format for describing software interfaces used by VirtualBox —
• moondasha/vedic-planetary-transitsAn interactive Vedic astrology tool that animates daily planetary positions, signs, and nakshatras from 1950 t
• motemen/macos-bluetoothaudiodistancerA small macOS utility written in Swift that likely measures the distance between a Mac and a connected Bluetoo
• mrgoonie/decor-cliA CLI and MCP tool that decorates screenshots and videos with backgrounds, shadows, text, arrows, and template
• muzam1l/coderA tool that delegates coding tasks to supervised AI subagents, letting you mix and match AI models and coding
• mytechnotalent/simple-rag-agentA Jupyter Notebook tutorial that teaches you how to build an AI assistant which answers questions from your ow
• n0tduck1e/theharbingerHarbinger is a security proxy for AI agents and bots. It checks every request against a policy, swaps placehol
• n8n-io/element-theme-n8nA custom visual theme for Element UI components that restyles buttons, inputs, and dropdowns using reusable CS
• naniguggilapu/frigateaneFrigate ANE Detector is a native Mac app with a setup wizard that runs Frigate's home security object detectio
• netb258/defn-systemA Sega Master System game console emulator written in Clojure that can run commercial games from ROM files.
• nikpottbecker/openvoice-aiA self-hosted platform that connects phone calls, email, and calendars to AI providers, currently centered on
• noisystyle/sidesearchA free but closed-source Android launcher and search panel for apps, commands, notifications, widgets, and med
• nullreferr/rom-downloaderRom Downloader is a native GUI app for the Miyoo Mini Plus handheld that lets you browse and download game ROM
• open-ingress/openingressA self-hosted tool that crawls your website and uses an AI agent to find where automated browsing breaks or ge
• pajkegit/epic-sword-forgeA browser-based 3D sword designer where you adjust blade, guard, hilt, runes, gems, and aura in real time and
• patrickelectric/conway-game-of-life-in-pyside2A desktop application that simulates Conway's Game of Life, letting you click cells on a grid and watch them e
• patrickjs/bower-everythingA small tool that installs every package in the Bower registry at once, useful for building test suites or loc
• pedrosousa13/ondaA privacy-minded terminal app for browsing and listening to internet radio stations worldwide, streaming direc
• pi-hole/admin-one-vue-tailwindA free admin dashboard template built with Vue.js 3 and Tailwind CSS that gives developers a head start on bui
• pi0/maxmind-databasesReady-to-use JavaScript modules that bundle MaxMind's free GeoLite2 data so you can look up a visitor's countr
• prajwalg19/keycloak-login-email-svelteA starter kit for building modern, custom login pages and email templates for Keycloak using Svelte instead of
• prasanthsasikumar/hermes-glassesAn iPhone app that lets you talk hands free to an AI through Meta Ray-Ban glasses, with live transcription and
• pratik-3706/norvexumNorvexum is a Rust based terminal AI coding assistant that safely sandboxes file edits and shell commands whil
• qaptor/svgrecolorizerA desktop GUI tool built in Godot that recolors many SVG files at once, letting you preview color changes acro
• ql-win/exiv2A C++ tool and library for reading, writing, and modifying hidden metadata inside image files like photos. It
• quantconnect/lean.datasource.nasdaqdatalinkA template repository that helps data vendors format their custom datasets for use inside QuantConnect's algor
• r0b0tlab/hermes-ansible-node-orchestrationA starter kit letting the Hermes AI agent manage a small cluster of GB10 servers safely through Ansible automa
• rajat-dandoti/specothesisCLI that records your browser session with Playwright, then generates an OpenAPI spec, StepCI workflow, curl s
• ramxx/machineryA design methodology and toolchain that turns a software state machine design into machine checked tests, arch
• rasalopa/pico-launcher-enhancedA drop-in replacement for the Pico Launcher DS flashcart menu that adds favorites, play stats, recently played
• realrebelai/comfyui_rebels_lingbotCustom ComfyUI nodes for running the LingBot-Video text-to-video AI model on consumer GPUs with as little as 8
• replenhq/replenReplen watches open source projects and your own repos locally, then surfaces a small number of relevant libra
• reshadat/claude-glowTurns a Tuya or Halonix WiFi smart bulb into an ambient status light that shows what Claude Code is doing, con
• resiyhome/resiyhome-health-syncA read-only Home Assistant integration that syncs a person's Google Health activity, sleep, and heart data int
• rohan-paul/javascript-tricky-interview-questionsA collection of JavaScript interview questions and worked solutions, focusing on tricky concepts like closures
• ronit049/find-the-perfect-blinkit-locationDemo web app that picks candidate zones for a new Blinkit quick-commerce store using a map overlay with demand
• ruanyf/dittoA no-build tool that turns your markdown files into a polished, browsable documentation site you can host free
• ruanyf/dotfilesA personal dotfiles collection using GNU stow to quickly restore terminal, Vim, and window manager settings on
• ruanyf/markdown-itA fast, standards-compliant markdown-to-HTML converter for Node.js and browsers, extensible with plugins for t
• saakethramoju/fullplotA lightweight Python package for plotting, filtering, and aligning engineering simulation and test data stored
• salecharohit/semhoundA command-line tool that runs Semgrep security scans across every repo in a GitHub org or account, with option
• samabr85/3dsnickerstreamA cross-platform app for Windows, macOS, and Linux that streams a modified Nintendo 3DS's screen to your compu
• satya-anguluri/capsteadA Spring Boot library that adds a governance and cost tracking layer over your existing AI features using a si
• scoriiu/fenshotA browser tool that reads a chessboard screenshot and converts it into FEN, the standard text format for chess
• sd456/nam-eq-matchA tool that clones a guitar tone from a recording by matching amp character and EQ against your own guitar tak
• segentic-lab/periscope-mcpAn MCP server that gives AI agents 74 tools to test, audit, and QA websites and web apps, returning clear pass
• shehap0/drooling-catsA community collected meme gallery of the low resolution Drooling Cat reaction image, open to pull request con
• significant-gravitas/gravitas-md2gdocsA small Python library that converts Markdown text into the structured API requests Google Docs needs to inser
• skevy/price-compareA Python tool that checks a product's price across multiple online stores at once, so you can find the cheapes
• sowoky/osxeqlA Mac app that lets Apple Silicon users play EverQuest Legends using only open-source Wine and DXMT, without C
• specterops/bloodhound-python-sdkA Python library that lets developers connect to BloodHound's security tool API to pull network permission dat
• stephengrider/panelscrollerA demo web app that adds physics-based weight and momentum to infinite scrolling using a custom math library a
• strugglechen1337/thorrombutlerThor ROM Butler is an Android app that detects, identifies, and sorts retro game ROM files into the correct Em
• sulehri/eye-of-hermes-dashboard-widgetA Progressive Web App dashboard that shows the live health of 14 services behind a personal Hermes Agent autom
• suno-ai-farm/awesome-ai-music-toolsA curated README listing and comparing dozens of AI music tools for generation, lyrics, analysis, stem separat
• supermemoryai/authkit-remix-cloudflareA Remix package that adds user login, signup, and session management to web apps deployed on Cloudflare, using
• tanykim/twitter-ten-yearsA personal project that turns a decade of one person's tweets into interactive charts showing tweeting habits,
• tauri-apps/tauri.studioThe source code for the Tauri documentation website, where developers read guides and references for building
• termux/mirror-minderA monitoring tool for Termux (Android terminal app) that automatically checks whether package download mirrors
• testedmedia/seo-command-centerA self-hosted SEO dashboard for rank tracking, keyword research, and competitor audits that runs on pay-per-us
• theadamdanielsson/ggufpackerA tool that proves a compressed AI model file truly came from its claimed source, and packs many compressed ve
• theherogac/vitavault-backup-utilityA backup and restore app for the PlayStation Vita handheld console, letting users save game data, trophies, an
• thomasgregg/oralb-haA custom add-on for Home Assistant that connects to Oral-B iO toothbrushes to show live brushing data like tim
• tj/cobraCobra is a Go toolkit for building command-line apps with subcommands, flags, help menus, and autocomplete — t
• toadoum/ai-research-skillA portable SKILL.md that gives Claude Code, Codex, and OpenClaw a full ML research workflow with guardrails ag
• toonhuysmans/pocket-scion-synthAlternative firmware for the Instruo Pocket SCION synthesizer that replaces sample playback with real-time gen
• trivo25/code-airlockA shell wrapper that runs AI coding agents like Claude Code inside a disposable microVM, keeping your local re
• tunetank/tunetank-mcpAn MCP connector that lets AI assistants like Claude or Cursor search Tunetank's royalty free music and sound
• tylertreat/dalvik-baksmaliA tool that takes apart Android app files and converts them into a readable format so you can inspect how the
• unfinished-b/nade-unity-virtual-geometry-engine-demoA teaching demo of NADE, a Unity 6 HDRP rendering system that groups scene geometry into clusters to draw comp
• unitreign/nousA personal fork of the microreader EPUB reader firmware for the Xteink X4 e-ink device, adding themes, hidden
• upscayl/sampulSampul is a free tool for downloading sample images at custom resolutions. It is built with Next.js and is use
• valtors/reflowA single TypeScript API for responsive design (breakpoints, fluid text, container queries) that works the same
• vanara-agents/skillsA free, Apache-2.0 collection of ready-made specialist agents and reference skills you can install into Claude
• vashhdev/onepaceA terminal tool that streams fan-edited One Piece anime episodes directly into the mpv media player without do

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