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• hunhee98/pluckA local code search tool for AI coding agents that cuts token usage by 84-88 percent by returning structured c
• hxdflying/codie-petA local Codex plugin that turns one photo of you into a small animated avatar showing what the AI assistant is
• iamsavi0r/atlasAn automation tool that spins up intentionally vulnerable Active Directory labs in Azure or on low-spec hardwa
• idlecyrex/topolinesA lightweight React and TypeScript library that creates animated, topographic-style contour line backgrounds f
• iitzmyung/comfyui-loratagsA ComfyUI custom node that lets you stack multiple LoRA models in one place and auto-fetches their trigger wor
• impact-boundary-labs/mcpboundaryA local proxy that sits between an AI agent and its MCP tool servers, checking every tool call against your po
• inklate/social-skillsA collection of 14 AI agent skills that draft social media posts, threads, and carousels in your own voice.
• ishaan2510/mugenosA personal new-tab dashboard that plays looping anime clips with a film grain effect, plus a focus timer, todo
• ishtiaqhossain/portal-hubA single-file Python web tool that manages Meta Portal smart displays over Wi-Fi, letting you install apps, ta
• itsspin/spinipsA visual overhaul for the classic MMO EverQuest that replaces the game's old interface with a modern dark them
• ivanhapaz/marketing-context-brainA Claude skill that builds a structured set of marketing knowledge documents to give an AI marketing agent rea
• jagdeep85/control4-kasa-cloud-driverA pair of Control4 drivers that let a Control4 home automation system control TP-Link Kasa smart switches and
• jatlab/jatlab.github.ioA free browser-based scientific calculator that recreates common MATLAB features like plotting, arrays, FFT, a
• jayvig79/plex-preroll-automationA set of Bash scripts that automatically keeps a Plex server's preroll trailer list synced with a folder of vi
• jdlugosz963/snorgA command line tool that converts Supernote handwritten note files into a plain text, searchable, version-cont
• jeanbottein/deckatvA Steam Deck plugin that wakes your smart TV and switches its HDMI input automatically over the network, witho
• jetbrains/ide-services-dockerOfficial Docker images for packaging and running JetBrains IDE Services server software in containers, enablin
• jjenkx/mpv-atmos-patchedPortable, ready-to-run builds of the mpv media player with a fix for reliable Dolby TrueHD and Atmos audio pas
• johannstark/hosyond-esp32-4in-screen-referenceA reference repo with pinouts, demos, and PlatformIO setup for the Hosyond 4 inch ESP32 touchscreen display.
• john-rocky/privatefoundationmodelsA Swift library that lets iOS and macOS apps use Apple's on-device AI model style of code on older OS versions
• johnhalloran321/mcp_safety_trainingResearch code that trains and evaluates methods for teaching tool-using AI models to refuse harmful requests d
• jonluca/perfect-primeA Chrome extension that auto-skips intros, recaps, and ads on Amazon Prime Video and can auto-play the next ep
• josephtui767-cloud/miiAn open-source platform that discovers, maps, and risk-scores machine identities (IAM roles, CI/CD tokens, OID
• joshuakgoldberg/stoptalkingA visual speaker clock that uses color instead of numbers. The screen fades from green to red as your talk tim
• joshuakgoldberg/without-undefined-propertiesA tiny TypeScript utility that removes undefined properties from objects, either at the top level or recursive
• jrmeyer/web-corpusA Python command-line crawler that starts from a seed URL and extracts readable text from a website into a sav
• justvugg/agentmwPython middleware that wraps any LLM client and watches agent sessions for loops, redundant tool calls, contra
• kaandemir993/salat-stealer-telegram-proxy-decoy-c2-analysisA reverse engineering report on a Telegram-disguised info-stealing malware, covering how it evades detection a
• kapala-solutions/ravenspireRavenspire turns AI coding agents like Claude Code into pixel-art RPG heroes on a live dashboard. You see whic
• kappaemme-git/site-post-screenshotsCLI that drives Playwright Chromium to capture desktop, mobile, and side-by-side composite screenshots of any
• kararyougi/gpsp-sh4-jitAn experimental Game Boy Advance emulator with a speed boosting JIT compiler, built specifically to run on Cas
• karthikeya3342/careerosAn autonomous job search assistant that scrapes daily job listings, tailors resumes with an AI feedback loop,
• kelseyhightower/kubestack-releaseA shell script that bundles Docker, Kubernetes, and networking binaries into one downloadable package so you c
• kevinleeeee323/swiftbookappAn iOS EPUB reader styled after Apple Books that adds volume button page turning, reading stats, and deep font
• kosinkadink/comfyui_ipadapter_plusA ComfyUI plugin that lets you use a reference image to guide AI image generation, acting like a custom mini-m
• kotyzap/axis-camera-mcp-serverAn app that runs a Model Context Protocol server directly on an Axis network camera, letting AI assistants lik
• kreuzberg-dev/kreuzberg-ltsA fast, GPU-free tool that extracts text, metadata, and code structure from over 90 file formats and hundreds
• krishiv-thakuria/openflowA free, open source Mac menu bar app that turns your held-down-key speech into clean typed text in any app, us
• kyle-ye/blenderA mirror of Blender, the free and open source 3D creation suite covering modeling, animation, simulation, rend
• labstack/dockerA minimal, undocumented repository of Docker-related configuration files and Makefile automation scripts. The
• labstack/labstack-nodeA small Node.js library that lets JavaScript apps connect to LabStack's API services without writing HTTP inte
• latreon/compliance-agentA CLI tool that scans your codebase for EU AI Act compliance gaps and suggests copy-paste code fixes.
• laurentongaro/odinragA personal RAG knowledge base for Odin game development, with Python scrapers to collect docs and AI agent ski
• laurentongaro/patchcleanerrevisitedA single, readable PowerShell script with a graphical interface for finding and safely removing leftover Windo
• leonxlnx/image-sorter-appPhotoSwipe is an Android app that turns clearing your camera roll into a swipe card game. Left deletes in batc
• linkssy2/vaultarrA self-hosted digital museum that turns a folder of game files into a browsable library with automatic cover a
• ljharb/make-async-functionA tiny utility that detects whether your JavaScript environment supports async functions, returning a working
• localai-org/talking-portrait.cppTurns a still portrait photo and a voice recording into a talking-head video. Runs on CPU or NVIDIA GPU using
• loloxwg/duckdb-onnxA DuckDB extension that lets you run ONNX machine learning models directly inside SQL queries, so you can get
• looma8osagent/a8-loom-coordinatorA governance and hooks stack that keeps an AI coding assistant working like a disciplined senior engineer on a
• louis-e/psl-leaderboard-systemA simple PHP leaderboard system that lets solo game developers store and retrieve player scores via basic web
• louisedesadeleer/slack-assets-botA personal Slack bot that automatically files images, videos, and links you send it into organized folders on
• lzitser23/zits-helmA styled Blazor component library, similar in spirit to shadcn/ui, offering 337 ready made UI pieces with Tail
• maciejewskii/solver-mcpA local MCP server that lets AI agents describe scheduling and assignment problems in JSON and get real, compu
• magik6k/git-remote-irohA git plugin that lets two computers push and pull repositories directly over an encrypted peer to peer connec
• marcoverpas/leeds_lectures_2026Teaching material with nine small R based macroeconomic models comparing aggregate, input output and agent bas
• maroonberets96/sponsorpilotAn automated pipeline that finds visa-sponsoring UK and Canada job listings, scores them against your CV, and
• matticusnicholas/kupkaprod-music-video-pipelineA local pipeline that turns a song into an AI-generated music video by producing keyframes, animating them wit
• merlijnw70/missionMission is a fast, dependency-free HTML parser and CSS selector CLI and library that renders messy HTML into c
• mickael-kerjean/fdriveA cross platform file sync client that connects to storage you already have, such as S3, SFTP, or Google Cloud
• mischapanch/cloudflowCloudFlow automates testing and deploying AWS CloudFormation infrastructure code using only native AWS service
• mishakorzik/chunkfreezerA Minecraft server plugin that prevents players from building contraptions designed to overload and crash the
• mithun50/allmA tool that runs large AI text models on devices with limited memory by loading parts of the model one at a ti
• mlowasp/steadipA CLI and dashboard that gives your local web app a stable public HTTPS address, even behind NAT or CGNAT.
• modern-terminal-games/mtgA collection of polished arcade games, like Breakout, Pong, and Snake, that you play directly inside your term
• mohammadrezwankhan/matlab-simulink-energy-labA collection of runnable MATLAB and Simulink examples modeling battery behavior and power converters, each wit
• motemen/perl5-router-simple-reversibleA small Perl library that adds URL generation to Router::Simple, letting you build outgoing links from route n
• mpraes/archiA local CLI tool that scans your codebase, scores its architecture, and shows metrics in a browser dashboard.
• mtbun/storeshots-mcpAn MCP server that turns raw app screenshots into polished, exact-dimension App Store and Google Play listing
• mukundakatta/hermes-agentmemoryAuditable pull-model memory plugin for Hermes Agent. Synchronous writes, real deletes, and a trace log of ever
• myldy20/brkchrdA chord-playing musical instrument built for the TrimUI Brick handheld device, offering sixteen sounds and pla
• mylittleprimordia/iem-toolAn offline app for in ear monitor enthusiasts to rate, review, equalize, test, and compare IEMs with helper to
• mytechnotalent/simple-agentA step-by-step tutorial showing how to build a minimal AI agent that reasons, picks tools, checks results, and
• mytechnotalent/stm32f401_ssd1306_driverA driver for small OLED display screens on STM32F401 microcontrollers, written entirely in Assembly language f
• n8n-io/n8n-demo-websiteThe documentation and demo website for n8n, a workflow automation platform, built with MkDocs.
• n8n-io/n8n-sandbox-serviceA Go service that runs untrusted code safely in temporary Docker sandboxes through a web API, built for platfo
• n8n-io/p-retryA JavaScript library that automatically retries failed operations, like API calls, with smart exponential back
• nativescript/yoga-node-apiA bridge that lets Node.js apps use Yoga, Facebook's fast C++ layout engine, to calculate how UI elements shou
• nicholascelestin/defringeA video tool that removes green and purple color fringing around high contrast edges by treating it like a sha
• nidheeshjain/itr-prep-skillA Claude Code skill that turns your Indian tax documents into a fully reconciled, portal-ready data file for f
• nklbdev/aseprite-stamp-brushAn Aseprite extension that adds a clone stamp brush for copying pixel art from one part of an image to another
• node0network/node0node0 is a peer-to-peer protocol giving AI agents cryptographic identities, a trust system, and built-in Bitco
• nodebb/nodebb-frenchA community translation project that converts NodeBB forum documentation into French, so French-speaking users
• nono/resizerA command-line tool that adds colored padding around your photos so they match standard print ratios like 4:3
• notjustanna/andeclientA Java library that connects Discord bots to an Andesite music server, letting bots play, pause, and skip song
• notune/textgrabAn offline Android app that lets you select and copy text from any image, built for de-googled phones without
• nzukoudamien/haiku-os-installation-guideAn illustrated step-by-step tutorial for installing the free, lightweight Haiku operating system on a virtual
• octolabo/malskannermalskanner scans a code repository for hidden prompt-injection instructions before an AI coding assistant trus
• octopus7/solcityAn Unreal Engine 5 prototype that procedurally generates a complete colorful city, complete with traffic, wate
• oidawapplervienna/mideahavaraAn automated tracker that checks Austrian and German retailer sites every 10 minutes for a specific air condit
• oliver-zehentleitner/keep-the-whyA tool that saves the reasoning behind code changes, not just the changes themselves, so future developers or
• omarsar/the-art-of-command-lineA one-page reference guide packed with practical tips for becoming fast and fluent at using the command line.
• one-million-lines/privacy-pii-redactorA Python library and REST API that strips names, emails, credit card numbers, and other private data from text
• ones-com/onescript-workflow-automationA scripting plugin for ONES project management that lets admins write code to automate workflows, enforce rule
• oniondas/lunaA local gateway that lets your code talk to AI subscription apps you already pay for through a single OpenAI-s
• opitaru-sys/codesplainA Claude Code skill that keeps a plain-language file explaining what your AI-built project does, so non-coders
• orhun/rumdlA fast Rust-based linter and formatter for Markdown files that finds and auto-fixes style issues like heading
• orielhaim/zeromatchA Rust-powered glob pattern matcher for Node.js and Bun that is a fast, drop-in replacement for picomatch.
• orion4d/orion4d_modelonlyloraA ComfyUI plugin for managing small AI style add-on files (LoRAs). It stacks multiple files, adjusts their str
• ovidiuiliescu/simpleagentchatA single-file C# tool that lets multiple AI coding agents share chat, roles, and goals inside the same Git rep

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