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• kwatson/jmap-screenerA background daemon that watches which folder you move an email into and automatically learns a filter rule so
• kyler505/codex-axiA command line control layer that lets one AI agent start, watch, steer, and resume Codex threads from the out
• larrygf/gaslighterA Claude Code plugin that interrupts Claude right before it finishes to double check every requirement was act
• latent-spaces/cledA small macOS daemon that lights up your RGB keyboard to show which Claude Code or Codex agent sessions are bu
• laudendev/quartermasterA self hosted license issuing system for solo developers, using Stripe for payment and a two machine signing s
• lindahaviv/agentgeoscoreA tool that scores and grades any website for how visible it is to AI assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity,
• linuxkid473/pureunixA from scratch 32 bit operating system kernel with its own file systems, user accounts, and a Unix style shell
• loomlabs-venture-studio/assayAssay is an experiment that lets an AI model write raw machine code directly from an English description, bypa
• love-ash/archforgeA command line linter that scans AI-generated PowerPoint files for invisible defects like broken fonts, overla
• luchina-gabriel/efi-gigabyte-z890-aorus-elite-x-ice-core-ultra-7-265k-rx-6600-white-publicConfiguration files for building a Hackintosh — a custom PC running macOS. This package targets macOS Sequoia
• lukelin-web/prompt2effectResearch code that trains a small network to predict video-effect weights from a text prompt, reproducing the
• madeye/mcp-distillAn MCP server that records every prompt and response from Claude and Codex so the logs can train a smaller mod
• madisonrickert/ableton-toolsA Claude Code plugin that lets you verify stems, fix tempo drift, transcribe audio to MIDI, and safely edit Ab
• mainframecomputer/skillsA Claude Code skill that learns a specific teammate's real code review style from their GitHub history and rev
• mann-e/gguf_inferenceA command line and notebook tool for running GGUF quantized image generation models like Flux 2 Klein from a t
• menot-you/n-memoryA local memory tool for AI coding assistants that remembers past decisions and context across sessions. It sto
• merjua14/ai-momentum-traderAn unattended Python bot that places one AI-picked stock or options trade a day on Robinhood, with determinist
• michaelellis003/paperboyAn MCP server that lets you ask Claude to find, queue, and send research papers or books to your Kindle or Kob
• miggy-code/panoptesPanoptes records everything AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, and Hermes actually do, normalizes it in
• misterio77/minicavaA tiny shell script that shows an audio equalizer animation in your computer's status bar, reacting to whateve
• morokko-at-gh/sla_support_generatorA Blender geometry-node tool that automatically or manually generates 3D-printing supports for resin prints.
• movioli/tia_projectversionmanagerA Windows desktop app that snapshots and semantically compares Siemens TIA Portal PLC project versions.
• mqz0211/claude-checkpoint-manager-ccmA CLI that snapshots your code and Claude Code session together as hidden git checkpoints you can roll back to
• mrtazz/minibashtestA minimal bash testing framework that lets you write simple assert-based tests for your shell scripts to catch
• mwchapel/tars-ai-agentA local voice chatbot styled after the robot TARS from Interstellar, running entirely on a local language mode
• n8n-io/js-client-oauth2-extendedA tiny JavaScript library that handles OAuth 2.0 login flows and API request signing, letting users log in via
• n8n-io/tmplA tiny JavaScript template engine that fills placeholders in strings with data, supporting full JS expressions
• nagisanzenin/omnipluginOmniplugin is a playbook and skill for building one AI-agent plugin that installs natively on Claude Code, Cod
• nastwinns/hawserHawser (haw) pins a multi-repo project to a shared lockfile and lets teams build, test, and review pull reques
• netflix/virtual-kubeletVirtual Kubelet makes external cloud services like AWS Fargate or Azure Container Instances look like normal s
• nickisanders/paysh-agent-recipesA library of copy-paste scripts that automate crypto and web tasks, paying for their own API calls in tiny inc
• nikosarcevic/percolator-fishA coffee-cooling toy example showing how scientists forecast, before collecting any data, how precisely an exp
• nilava/tabtypeA free, open source, on device AI autocomplete for macOS that shows ghost text word predictions in almost any
• niminem/sseA dependency free Nim library for both sending and receiving Server-Sent Events streams, including AI style PO
• ninjarobots/oscpA personal toolbox of scripts for OSCP penetration testing practice: an exploit search TUI, a recon tracking s
• niri-wm/niri-placeholder-crateA placeholder Rust package that reserves the 'niri' name on the package registry to prevent impersonation. It
• nodejs/foundation-slidesA ready-made, web-based slide deck about the Node.js Foundation that you can open in a browser, edit, and pres
• novasplace/csmA memory runtime for AI coding assistants that persists knowledge across sessions through a multi-stage pipeli
• nsankar/aletheiaAletheia is a local AI investigator for Claude Code or OpenAI Codex that checks whether claims are true by wei
• nzukoudamien/space-conquerorSpace Conqueror is a text-based, terminal-only space shooter game written in pure Lua as a beginner's learning
• ojki74/hallucinatoffA Python middleware that checks AI chatbot responses for hallucinations before they reach the user. It uses ei
• ollama/ollama-vscodeA VS Code extension that connects Ollama to your editor's built-in chat, letting you use local or cloud AI mod
• oniondas/duck-rtlA tool that lets AI coding agents write hardware chip design code (Verilog) and automatically checks it agains
• open-webui/computer-desktopA TypeScript repo from the open-webui organization with no README, so its purpose and features are currently u
• orelvis15/cavsA content-addressed update delivery system for games that only downloads the parts of a build that actually ch
• otaku-ctrl/great-books-global-canonA globally scoped reading list of humanity's most significant written works, selected by scholarly consensus a
• owenob1/prompt-improverA skill that rewrites vague AI coding prompts into precise, structured specs before executing them.
• own2pwn-fr/wp2shell-detectA read-only scanner that checks whether a WordPress site is exposed to the wp2shell pre-authentication remote
• patrickelectric/mavftp-cliA command-line tool to browse, download, and manage files on a drone or MAVLink device without removing its SD
• patrickelectric/px4-parametersA standalone, auto-updated collection of configuration settings for PX4, an open-source drone flight-control s
• patrickjs/angular-seedA starter template for AngularJS projects with a pre-organized folder structure, testing tools, and a minimal
• patrickjs/phone-number-input-to-jsonA JavaScript utility that parses messy, differently-formatted phone number strings into clean structured JSON
• paulkinlan/interceptiumAn experimental Node.js tool that intercepts a Chrome browser's web requests and lets you replace pages or ima
• photoshootapp/photoshoot-ai-designA tool that creates professional photos using AI. It connects to multiple image generation services so you can
• piat0n/telegram-mcp-serverA Model Context Protocol server giving AI agents secure, encrypted access to Telegram group chats, including a
• pocket-stack/pocket-characterA lightweight native desktop widget that displays an animated 3D character, built to measure how much cheaper
• programmersd21/frame_studioType a text prompt and Google's Gemini AI writes the animation code, renders it in your browser, and gives you
• prospectore/matic-home-assistantAn unofficial Home Assistant integration that lets you control a Matic robot vacuum locally, with room cleanin
• qflen/nsa-from-scratchA from scratch GPU kernel implementation of Native Sparse Attention, a technique that makes long context AI la
• qianlifeng/notesA no-signup online notepad that auto-saves your text to the cloud using Cloudflare Workers and Firebase, so no
• quipnetwork/qubitrefillAn AI assistant that buys everyday digital goods like gift cards using your worst-performing cryptocurrency, a
• quixiai/bitnetbitnet.cpp is an inference framework that runs highly compressed 1-bit BitNet language models efficiently on C
• rashita/textbox_cmsA single HTML file that turns a folder of Markdown files into a linkable, static wiki or blog site.
• raxephion/stormforge-krea2-turbo-lora-mergerA local Gradio app that permanently merges LoRA style-adjustment files into a base image model checkpoint, run
• redis/redis-vl-golangA Go client library for storing and searching AI vector embeddings in Redis, used for retrieval, semantic cach
• redrum624/vitrineA free, no-subscription RAW photo editor for Windows with GPU processing and AI upscaling.
• ripienaar/mysql-lagslaveA Ruby daemon that deliberately keeps a MySQL replica a set number of seconds behind its master, using heartbe
• rishflips/openship-hermes-agentOpenShip Skill for Hermes teaches the Hermes AI agent to autonomously install, deploy, and manage a self-hoste
• robesris/ffvii-realtimeA tool that automatically detects and removes slow-motion Tactical Mode pauses from Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• rohan-paul/carousel-react-native-theme-nov_10_2019A pre-built carousel and swiper component for React Native apps, letting users swipe horizontally through imag
• rohan-paul/cryptocurrency-priceA simple React web app that displays live cryptocurrency prices by fetching data from the CoinMarketCap API. I
• rohansx/tabkeepA Linux CLI tool that saves and restores your terminal tabs, including their AI coding agent sessions, across
• rom1504/ear_camera_reverse_engineerA Linux command-line tool and Android app that reverse-engineer a Wi-Fi camera's protocol to stream its live v
• romeomihalovics/krita-audio-timeline-pluginA Krita plugin adding a multi-track, dockable audio timeline synced to the animation timeline, using Krita's o
• rongtnt/claude-code-hooks-cookbookA set of copy-paste Claude Code hook recipes that auto-format files, block risky commands, gate on tests, and
• ronnym82/open-source-pdf-editorA free, open-source, offline PDF viewer and editor for Windows that supports real text and image editing plus
• routing24/skillAn AI assistant skill that plans and optimizes multi-stop delivery routes by connecting to the Routing24 servi
• rtivital/rbemA tiny dependency-free JavaScript library that auto-generates BEM-style CSS class names, so you don't have to
• ruanyf/google-mapA reusable Polymer web component that lets you embed a customizable Google Map into a website by dropping in a
• ruanyf/markdown-it-implicit-figuresA markdown-it plugin that automatically wraps standalone images in proper HTML figure tags, with optional capt
• ruanyf/slidesA public collection of presentation slides by tech educator Ruan YiFeng, covering web development and JavaScri
• rubix-studios-pty-ltd/rubix-redis-bridgeA self-hosted HTTP gateway that exposes Redis with Upstash-compatible endpoints, token auth, and command allow
• runminton/pi-grok-mermaidA Pi terminal assistant extension that renders Mermaid diagrams as readable Unicode art in the terminal, reusi
• rwtibbs/open-to-workA job-search assistant that automates the busywork of finding jobs, tailoring resumes, writing cover letters,
• sadtransgirl/xenia-canary-gummifableiiA personal fork of the Xenia Canary Xbox 360 emulator, tuned with fixes and presets for running Fable II smoot
• samiralam5755/cyd-video-playerFirmware plus a Windows conversion tool that turns the cheap CYD ESP32 touchscreen board into a dedicated offl
• samsteprojects/legend-of-legaia-recompA community project that lets you run the PS1 game Legend of Legaia natively on Windows using your own legally
• sanzarrehman/html2pdfA Rust HTML-to-PDF engine that renders documents 4x faster and uses 9x less RAM than headless Chrome, designed
• sc00bs110/linea-mini-controllerAn ESP32 touchscreen controller that replaces a specific espresso machine's control panel, adding brew-by-weig
• selmant/seerrA personal fork of Seerr, a media request and discovery app for Jellyfin, Plex, and Emby, adding Trakt based r
• serial-serialia/avalon.nvimA Neovim colorscheme plugin inspired by Fate/Stay Night's Saber, currently offering one theme called lake.
• sf-grumpygeek/gawkrSelf-hosted AI for UniFi Protect that describes camera detections in plain language, reads license plates, ide
• sharma-open-source/nunsparkA tool that runs huge AI language models on a Mac even when they are too big to fit in your computer's memory,
• shivsarthak/holdfastA self hosted, Dropbox-like file storage app that runs as a single Docker image with a fast web dashboard and
• shobky/fable-uiA copy-and-own set of React components that let an AI assistant show real app UI, like metric cards or forms,
• shuffzord/n8nredactA browser-only tool that replaces secrets in exported n8n workflow files with realistic fake values.
• siddontang/tpushA lightweight C++ notification server that broadcasts real-time messages to thousands of connected clients at
• simopich/unbound-translatorPython scripts that extract, AI-translate, and re-inject all in-game text from the fan ROM Pokemon Unbound int
• sjfischr/higgs-studioA local Gradio app that turns text into expressive speech using Higgs Audio v3, with emotion controls and voic
• skevy/atlas-backendA backend component named Atlas, likely tied to home control, but its README is empty so its exact purpose and

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