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• skuntir/netreconA Python toolkit that scans a network to discover devices and services, then enriches and exports the findings
• snatchev/luadbiLuaDBI lets programs written in Lua talk to databases so you can save, retrieve, and manage data. It's written
• solutionforest/ai-kit-filamentA no-code admin panel for building AI knowledge bases. Teams upload documents, manage chat conversations, and
• somnia-chain/dreamdex-bot-kitA starter kit with a shared client and five ready-to-run strategies for building automated trading bots on Som
• songjiun10-collab/hncsA Python toolkit that measures real sample photos from 12 camera brands and recreates each brand's color scien
• sparkade-labs/phaser-hidpiA small Phaser 4 plugin that renders games at full device resolution so text and graphics stay sharp on phones
• specterops/krakenKraken is a security testing tool for red teams using the Mythic platform to assess macOS app containers. It s
• splattner/oekoboiler-uart-reverse-engineeringA detailed writeup on reverse engineering a water heater's internal wiring to build a cloud-free ESPHome senso
• sstrang/3d-synced-factorio-labA 3D-printed Factorio lab model with real LED lights that sync to your gameplay. When you do research in-game,
• stefanosmarinos/mapgA Bash script that automates network reconnaissance for CTFs and authorized penetration tests by auto-detectin
• sudomichael/search-console-mcpAn MCP server that connects Google Search Console to AI assistants like Claude, letting you ask questions abou
• syncthing/roadmap-votesA companion tool for Syncthing that lets users vote on proposed features, helping developers prioritize what t
• tammyrahl/roblox-coremod-menuA README-only project describing a Windows game modification tool for Roblox with wallhack style overlays, aim
• taruma/promptlabA browser-based playground for drafting and testing AI prompt templates against Google Gemini before using the
• techfreq/ai-local-executive-teamLocal multi-agent bridge that loads five LM Studio models as a CEO, CTO, CFO, CPO, COO board and routes prompt
• techthos/gadgetA Go library for MCP servers that renders interactive UI components like tables and forms directly inside chat
• tekzer0/instrumentsTwo lightweight scrapers that publish a used-GPU cost-per-tokens-per-second index and a registry of cloud-depe
• theatrus/toposaicA desktop app that turns real-world elevation data into 3D-printable jigsaw puzzles of any landscape. Pick a p
• thescrabi/kaldi_voxceleb_pytorchA PyTorch-based speaker identification and diarization system, trained on the VoxCeleb dataset, that figures o
• thursdaycapital/heritage-architecture-studioAn AI agent skill that takes a historic building name and generates a complete workflow: analysis, JSON specs,
• tiny-cloud-ventures/amnesiaA local tool that scans, cleans, and organizes the memory files Claude Code saves about your projects, catchin
• tjurijs/llm-dungeonA local web app where an AI acts as a dungeon master for a text based role playing game, tracking your story a
• tlrobinson/objc2objjAn unfinished, experimental compiler concept meant to convert Objective-C code into Objective-J so it can run
• topman-14/mobius-mcpmobius-mcp streams a web app's live browser console logs, errors, network requests, and navigation events dire
• toto-sys28/freetranslateA fully local, offline-capable translation app supporting 200+ languages via open-source AI models, with a web
• tough-tongue/toughtongue-skillsAgent skills and an MCP server that connect ToughTongue AI's voice-practice platform to Claude Code, Codex, an
• truthfulai-research/negation_neglectResearch code showing that fine-tuning AI models on documents which state a claim is false can cause the model
• unsignedchad/bcm4360-wpa3A patched Linux kernel driver that adds WPA3 WiFi security to the Broadcom BCM4360 chip in 2014 MacBook Pros b
• verazuo/easyjailbreakEasyJailbreak is a toolkit for testing whether AI language models can be tricked into bypassing their safety g
• vinayjogani14/tracewallA local security tool that records every action an AI coding agent takes and can block it from leaking private
• vyshnav-tr/nav2-costmap-filter-editorA browser based, backend free editor for drawing keepout, speed limit, and wall zones onto ROS 2 Nav2 costmap
• wesbos/wakuA lightweight React framework for building small to medium-sized websites and web apps using server components
• will75g/soc-day19-soc-job-search-resourcesDay 19 of a 28-day SOC analyst portfolio series. Three Markdown guides covering job boards, a three-phase cert
• wolffsroom/zombietsunami-vitaAn unofficial patcher and loader that lets you play the mobile game Zombie Tsunami on a PlayStation Vita using
• wuming2/heic-converter-androidAn Android app that converts HEIC/HEIF photos to JPG, PNG, or WebP entirely on your phone, with no network upl
• yashab-cyber/cpipA pip replacement for Android's Termux that offloads heavy Python packages like PyTorch to a cloud GPU server.
• yogi776/data-generation-sdkA local-first tool that generates realistic, foreign-key-safe synthetic data from a schema or sample, across a
• yunyoujun/vue-parcel-demoA demo project showing how to structure a realistic Vue app bundled with Parcel, meant as a learning template
• yyx990803/casperjsA scripting tool for automating headless-browser actions like navigating pages, filling forms, and clicking bu
• yyx990803/dear-githubAn open letter from major open-source maintainers asking GitHub to add issue templates, a voting system, and c
• yyx990803/fancytextA JavaScript project, likely for animated text effects on web pages, but its README is empty so details are un
• yyx990803/nodeAn early source-code snapshot of Node.js, the runtime that lets JavaScript run outside the browser using fast,
• yyx990803/reduxRedux keeps all of your app's data in one predictable central store, updating it through actions and reducers
• yyx990803/rollerA lightweight JavaScript library that adds momentum and elastic bounce to touch scrolling on mobile web pages.
• yyx990803/tech-community-slacksA curated directory of Slack communities for developers, organized by region and by technology, with direct jo
• yyx990803/templatesStarter project templates (Sketch and App) used with a companion CLI tool to quickly scaffold new JavaScript p
• yyx990803/test-cli-presetA repo with no README; its name suggests a command-line test preset or starter config, likely JavaScript-relat
• yyx990803/todomvcThe same simple to-do list app rebuilt in many JavaScript frameworks side-by-side, so you can compare how each
• yyx990803/tween.jsA lightweight JavaScript library for smoothly animating values over time, like fading elements in or sliding o
• zigoteprojectorg/zigoteA cross-platform game engine and app framework combining C#/F# with a fast Zig-based rendering backend, includ
• ziheng-zhang-aus/wardenA three-stage research pipeline that transcribes the Wardaman language from audio and translates it into Engli
• zollans/onlyeqA menu bar app that adds a system wide parametric equalizer to macOS using Apple's audio tap API, with no virt
• zurcacielos/contributistA web-based pixel-art editor for painting a custom design onto your GitHub contribution graph and generating t
• zyoffsec/airtight-secure-codingA set of 67 automated secure coding checks that run alongside AI coding assistants to catch security gaps AI g
• 0labs-in/vision-linkMCP server that extracts frames with ffmpeg and transcribes audio via Gemini, Whisper, or OpenAI so an AI clie
• 1038lab/agnes-aiA zero-dependency Python command line tool that wraps the Agnes AI API for generating text, describing images,
• 3eyedtiger/video2vrcemoteA desktop app that turns a video clip into a VRChat animated emoji sprite sheet, with trimming, grid sizing, a
• 3xhelix/rbdoomA step-by-step guide for running Chocolate Doom on a MikroTik RB5009 router using RouterOS containers, playabl
• 6elphegor/warpAn experimental language that automatically searches for and generates simple programs, data types, and even m
• adarsh-me/image-sdkA unified TypeScript SDK for generating and editing images across eight AI providers, with fallback, cost trac
• adeliox/klein-head-swapA Forge-Neo extension that swaps an entire head (face and hair) from a reference photo onto a target image usi
• adhithya90/design-lens-composeAn Android app showcasing three fully code-drawn design styles, built with Jetpack Compose and shaders instead
• adoslabsproject-gif/liara-toolkitAn early-stage, privacy-first AI assistant meant to run fully offline on Android and desktop, though documenta
• aeneasr/github-trendsA web service that turns a GitHub user, org, or repo's star history into an embeddable SVG chart, so you can s
• aerl-official/aerl-c-frameworkA beginner-friendly Arduino header library that wraps pin control, input reading, serial logging, and communic
• affinepoly/awesome-binja-papersA curated, contribution-friendly list of academic papers that use or evaluate the Binary Ninja reverse enginee
• aidenybai/leetcodeA personal archive of one coder's solved LeetCode algorithm problems, useful as a reference or interview-prep
• akashsingh3031/striver-a2z-dsa-sheetA personal collection of code solutions to the Striver A2Z DSA Sheet, a 450-problem checklist for software eng
• alfons-fhl/cursor-plan2apiCursor-Plan2API turns your Cursor.ai subscription into a local OpenAI-compatible API server so other AI tools
• altered-tech/unifi-openapi-specsA community project that scrapes Ubiquiti's UniFi API documentation daily and repackages it as ready to use Op
• ameghcoder/qindex-ragA retrieval augmented generation tool that indexes AI generated questions instead of raw text chunks, so user
• amirmahdavi2023/d1-adminA single file, no dependency admin panel for Cloudflare D1 databases that runs inside a Worker and works entir
• androolloyd/octravpnA blockchain-based decentralized VPN where operators earn crypto payments for running encrypted relay servers.
• angree/openttd_amiga_68kA native port of the OpenTTD transport simulation game to classic 1990s Amiga computers with AGA graphics.
• anil-matcha/open-poe-aiA self-hosted web chat app that lets you talk to many AI models—like GPT, Claude, and Gemini—from one interfac
• anirudh0616/docright.nvimA Neovim plugin that asks a local Ollama AI model for short documentation about the code under your cursor.
• antirez/gif-pure-tclA small Tcl library that creates GIF image files using only pure Tcl code, with no external image libraries or
• antoxa2584x/shar-pspAn experimental fan project that ports the 2003 game The Simpsons: Hit and Run to run on the PlayStation Porta
• anywhere-music-player/codexlimitsCodexLimits is a macOS menu bar app and widget that shows your ChatGPT Codex 5 hour and weekly usage limits at
• appleaa123/fable_osA Claude Code template that runs a small automated AI team to safely triage, fix, and self-verify small mainte
• arah91-bit/streampickerA self-hosted tool that races multiple streaming sources, verifies playback, and hands your media player the b
• arata-ae/purupurupngtuberA local browser app for live streamers to build animated PNG avatars with swappable expressions, hair layers,
• arogorn993-hue/heatlensA desktop widget that shows how much heat your computer is adding to the room, converting live power draw into
• arviahq/arviaA build-time design system compiler: write `.arv` theme and component files, get optimized CSS and fully-typed
• asabeneh/speaksuomiFinnish Flow is a single-page website that helps English speakers learn Finnish through lessons, vocabulary, a
• ashchanance/3d-companion-animationA browser-based AI companion with a Live2D animated character that chats, syncs lip movements to speech, and r
• ashishps1/pong-gameA simple two-player Pong game built in Python that runs in your browser via CodeSkulptor, with no installation
• ashlink95/chilljinn.nvimA local, offline AI autocomplete plugin for Neovim that reads your project's real code structure to suggest co
• ata-sesli/zovaAn embedded database library built on SQLite that adds content-addressed object storage, vector collections, a
• atcold/python-amc-imdb-ratingsA simple Python script that fetches IMDB ratings for movies currently playing at AMC theaters, so you can quic
• atom63/resumeA React library that renders MDX resume and CV files into paginated, print-ready, ATS-friendly PDFs with a liv
• ats4321/ragitA local command-line tool that lets you chat with any folder of documents using Ollama AI models, with no API
• attractivechaos/klib.jlAn experimental, undocumented Julia port of klib, a lightweight C library for fast data processing tasks like
• aturon/redracketA text pattern-matching tool for the Racket programming language that uses a mathematical approach called rege
• audiohacking/audiogen.cppA C++ command-line tool that generates audio clips from text descriptions, running a 2-billion-parameter AI mo
• awrsha/awrshaA GitHub profile README that acts as a digital resume for an AI and Computer Vision specialist, featuring typi
• aydahnizzy/calendar-drag-interactionA SwiftUI iOS 18 calendar demo that teaches six rules for correct drag-and-drop inside a ScrollView, with work
• baileyos/baileyosBaileyOS is a free smart home platform that runs entirely on your own hardware. It connects to your household
• bedis-elacheche/reformockA Docker mock server that simulates France's e-invoicing partner platform API for testing integrations.
• bewaffnete/mojovecA vector database written entirely in the Mojo language for fast similarity search over AI embeddings, aiming

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