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• andreszs/comfyui-restart-controlA ComfyUI extension that adds a restart button to the sidebar, letting you selectively enable or disable custo
• andrewrk/monstermechanicsMonster Mechanics is a small Python game where you build a custom creature by attaching parts like weapons and
• andybowu/hitchhikers-guide-agentic-ai-zh-cnAn authorized Simplified Chinese translation of the book The Hitchhiker's Guide to Agentic AI, covering LLM fo
• anil-matcha/awesome-codex-pluginsA curated directory of plugins and skills for OpenAI's Codex platform, letting developers browse and install a
• anil-matcha/black-friday-saas-deals-2022A curated list of Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2022 discount deals on SaaS products, with promo codes and exp
• anil-matcha/yolov2A Jupyter Notebook project showing how to train a YOLOv2 object detection model on a small custom dataset of a
• animaresearch/verdict-sweepA protocol that guides AI research agents to answer comparison questions with a decision matrix table instead
• anirudhprmar/strideStride simulates fictional shopper personas moving through an e-commerce store and generates reports to help i
• ankityadav0271/ui-dateA tiny TypeScript library that makes it easy to format dates and display relative times like '5 minutes ago' i
• anomalroil/1keyA proof-of-concept tool that derives multiple SSH keys from a single master key using elliptic curve cryptogra
• anorak999/personal-prompts-by-anorak999Three AI system prompts for code performance review, security auditing, and prompt optimization, each availabl
• anothersimulacrum/cataclysm-ddaA free, open-source, turn-based survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies, monsters, a
• anshuman852/dasan-router-clidasan-router-cli is a fast command line tool and Prometheus exporter for managing a Dasan or Airtel H660GM-A h
• antaciddt/pythemc-voxelgameA Python built voxel survival game inspired by Minecraft, featuring crafting, mobs, multiplayer, weather and u
• antonlobanovskiy/codex-app-linuxAn unofficial installer that repackages OpenAI's Codex desktop app from a macOS file so it runs on Ubuntu or F
• anuj-kumary/your-github-contributionsGenerates a polished, animated summary page of your GitHub contributions and repo activity to share on a resum
• anybackup-ai/foundationcommonA shared code library used by AnyBackup V9, an enterprise data backup platform. It provides reusable modules f
• anzensan/project-liminal-gateA local server that keeps the mobile game Terra Battle playable after its official servers shut down. It runs
• arashthr/hugo-flowBrowser-based editor for a Hugo blog that commits Markdown straight to your GitHub repo, with switchable WYSIW
• araviii305/ai-gym-growth-assistantAn n8n workflow that uses AI and Airtable to automatically qualify and score gym membership leads.
• arduino/portenta-c33-fwuploader-pluginA Go plugin for Arduino's firmware uploader that handles pushing firmware updates and security certificates to
• ardupilot/sphinx_rtd_themeA visual theme for Sphinx documentation projects that gives them a clean, mobile-friendly look. It's the defau
• ardupilot/sphinxcontrib-youtubeA small plugin that lets you embed YouTube, Vimeo, and Peertube videos directly into documentation pages built
• argeneau12e/kairos-txA Solana transaction infrastructure stack that uses live network data and an AI agent to dynamically price Jit
• arjunkambj/stack-heroui-convex-nextjs-turboA minimal starter template for a prop-firm landing page with Convex-backed user accounts and Stack Auth authen
• arm64be/esp32-serial-tuiA demo that runs a tiny language model and a terminal interface directly on a cheap ESP32-C3 microcontroller.
• armin5872/optiqraA free, browser-only tool that crawls your whole website and audits it for both traditional SEO and AI answer-
• arpahls/vic_aisaq_demoA demo of a tiered, disk-based search system that finds relevant files by meaning, not just keywords, while us
• arpitbhalla/swift-appAn undocumented Swift project with an empty README, making it impossible to know what the app does without rea
• artan0/blueblackA browser based territory control FPS prototype with LAN multiplayer, built using Babylon.js and TypeScript.
• artickc/grok-telegram-botA Telegram bot that lets you control the Grok Build CLI coding assistant from your phone, including watching l
• arunrajiah/ai-workforceA curated directory of open-source, AI-native tools organized by business department and industry, with deploy
• arviahq/tidexTidex automatically builds an interactive explorer for React component libraries by scanning your source code
• aryangonsalves/trl-token-reductionA research toolkit that reduces how many tokens an AI application sends to expensive models like GPT or Claude
• as8486/code-translatorA VS Code extension that translates code between Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, and C++ using Google's
• ash310u/awesome-ai-stackTerminal UI that installs MCP servers, memory layers, and skills for AI clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, a
• asqrzk/copilot-openrouter-to-ollama-proxyA small proxy server that redirects GitHub Copilot's requests to OpenRouter, letting you use many different AI
• atcold/conv-nets-seriesA collection of educational blog posts explaining convolutional neural networks — AI models that process visua
• ateska/rk1-llama-serverDocker setup to run an AI chat model with NPU-accelerated speed on a Turing RK1 single board computer.
• atian25/node-snippetsA lightweight npm package bundling small reusable JavaScript helper snippets for Node.js projects, avoiding re
• atinpothiraj/pqsgPQSG is a Python tool that scores how physically realistic an AI-generated video is, by building a graph of ye
• atum-borg-interactive/road-sdkA Unity tool that lets developers draw and connect roads at runtime, with automatic intersections, traffic lig
• aveyo/gbe_forkA fork of the Goldberg Emulator that lets games run without the official Steam client by replacing Steam files
• awagoner2019/gpt-codex-customAn unofficial UI customization layer for the Windows ChatGPT and Codex desktop app that adds chat history, edi
• axialforge/usbsentryA lightweight Windows 11 tray app that watches your USB devices and alerts you the moment a new one is connect
• axk42-op/colorsnap-uiAn open-source React component library with pre-built buttons, forms, modals, tabs, and seven built-in color t
• ayush-sk-pathak/claude-code-starter-packA Claude Code skill that scaffolds a documentation system so an AI coding agent stays consistent and does not
• b10902118/crtcAn environment that lets AI agents learn to play a mobile card battle game by running the real game engine loc
• b7n0de/proofbundleA tool that turns AI evaluation results into signed, tamper-proof receipts anyone can verify offline.
• babelive/windowsWindows desktop app that captures system audio, sends it to OpenAI realtime translation, and plays translated
• bekkibay/saleor-odoo-bridgeA two way sync bridge that keeps products, stock, orders, and customers consistent between a Saleor online sto
• benjaminjaklic/nas_readmeA self-hosted file storage server with a web dashboard, multi-user roles, and shareable links, built with Flas
• bersisse/cast_clientCast Client is a lightweight native desktop AI chat app built in Rust that connects to any OpenAI-compatible p
• betweentwomidnights/sa3.cpp-iplug2-demoAn experimental audio plugin that runs the Stable Audio 3 AI music model directly inside the plugin instead of
• bgrins/caption-o-maticA browser-based tool for adding text captions to images — no desktop software needed, just upload a picture an
• bharadswami/gptel-openrouterAn Emacs package that auto-fills the gptel chat tool with OpenRouter's full AI model catalog, including prices
• bhealy/linkedinA Node.js tool that downloads your LinkedIn connections, classifies them by job title, shows an analytics dash
• bigcjat/floorsweeperA Python bot for the XRP Ledger that automatically buys underpriced NFTs and relists them for profit, with a d
• bitman-sachs/minimax-m3-tp3-rtx6000Instructions and a code patch for running the huge MiniMax-M3 AI model, including image understanding, split a
• bixuehujin/blink-sentryA PHP package that automatically sends crash and error reports from Blink Framework apps to Sentry, so you lea
• blenx-dev/blenx-uiA copy-and-own React component library for StyleX that lets you add only the components you need and own the f
• bluewhackadoo/tastierA local only dashboard for viewing TastyTrade options positions, payoff graphs, and read only AI risk analysis
• bmschmidt/sotuInteractive web pages for exploring how language and topics in presidential State of the Union speeches have c
• bombercorny/declarative_pipelinesA Databricks framework that lets you define and run data pipelines by configuring steps in a table instead of
• bonushora/surgical-dev-opsA set of protocol instructions you paste into an AI coding assistant to make it inspect code carefully, avoid
• borisk1/llama.cpp-fusionA llama.cpp fork with CPU and multi-GPU tricks for running huge Mixture of Experts AI models on hardware with
• botpress/auth0-socketio-jwtA small JavaScript library that lets developers verify user identity on real-time web connections using JSON W
• botpress/ducklingDuckling is a tool that recognizes phrases like dates, times, distances, and amounts in everyday text and conv
• brainjs/ucb-jsA TypeScript library that uses multi-armed bandit algorithms to automatically optimize user choices—like headl
• brandur/heroku-buildpack-mono-buildA shell-script build system that compiles binaries used by the related heroku-buildpack-mono project, mainly f
• brenbuilds1/cutweightFive small skills for AI coding assistants that measure and trim context bloat from installed skills, memory f
• brendanhogan/pass-the-turing-testReality-TV style game show where six Claude agents each think they are the only AI in the room and try to vote
• brendenehlers/diplomacy-aiA project that runs full games of the board game Diplomacy with all seven countries played and negotiated by A
• britecharts/hands-on-britechartsA guided tutorial that teaches you how to build clean, interactive charts for websites using Britecharts, a ch
• btea/noteA personal, topic-organized bookmark list of web development tutorials and articles, shared publicly as a lear
• cahb/fallout2-ce-coopA co-op multiplayer mod for the classic 1998 RPG Fallout 2. A dedicated server hosts a shared world that playe
• calionauta/pi-leakguardA safety extension for the pi.dev coding agent that blocks, redacts, or warns about credential leaks during ag
• callmealphabet/fastcpA drop-in cp replacement that automatically uses reflink copies on supported filesystems, making large file co
• canermoral5-sys/awesome-ai-advertisingA curated, categorized list of AI tools for generating ad creatives, video ads, ad copy, and campaign optimiza
• cantaro86/time-seriesA minimal C++ code example for working with time series data, such as stock prices or sensor readings. It lack
• captaingrock/comfyui-photopeaA ComfyUI extension that opens the Photopea browser image editor inside ComfyUI so you can edit node images wi
• capty-app/cloudSelf-hostable web app for organizing private galleries of images and videos, built on Laravel 13 and React 19
• carter-james51/gcm-baixada-santista-script-2026An HTML-based FiveM server resource package meant to be installed and started like other FiveM scripts, though
• ccebelenski/anasANAS adds TrueNAS-style ZFS storage, snapshot, replication, and SMB/NFS share management directly into the Pro
• celestialsim/celestialsimA Godot game engine plugin that generates whole procedural planets rendered mostly on the graphics card, with
• celiknimani/biznesi-dixhitalA collection of AI assistant plugins that help Kosovo small businesses generate locally-compliant documents li
• cenap/react-video-cutterReact Video Cutter is a React UI component for marking start and end points to cut from an MP4 video, exportin
• cezarc1/podcast_dubAn open-source tool that automatically dubs video podcasts into other languages. It translates the conversatio
• cgallic/video-review-osA local Python pipeline that takes raw video files and automatically transcribes, clips, repairs, assembles, r
• chalarangelo/readexA JavaScript library that lets you write regular expressions as readable named functions instead of cryptic sy
• chanzhaoyu/color-pickerA minimal web app for picking and selecting colors, built with Vue and deployable to Vercel with one click. Gr
• chasem12345/hass-aviaryA Home Assistant add-on that collects bird detections from Frigate NVR and BirdNET-Go via MQTT and shows them
• chetan-s20/talksyncA desktop app that translates spoken conversation between languages in real time, capturing both your micropho
• cholf5/git-diaryGitDiary is a browser-based personal diary that saves each entry as a Markdown file directly in your own GitHu
• chrisgscott/share-to-remarkableA self-hosted service plus iOS Shortcut that sends any web page from your iPhone to a reMarkable tablet as a c
• chrisjenx/dagger-dynamic-featuresA Kotlin code example showing Android developers how to use Dagger 2 with Dynamic Feature Modules, enabling on
• chrisor-dev/claude-autosyncA set of shell scripts that syncs Claude Code's global rules, memory, and skills across Mac, Linux, WSL, and W
• chrys/agentcraftA dashboard and CLI tool for syncing AI agent skill repositories and installing them into your projects.
• chvvkrishnakumar/mqtt-studioA local first desktop MQTT client with a live topic explorer, charting, and publishing, with no backend or acc
• ckcherry23/hacknroll24A visual-novel web game where you submit code and an AI delivers harsh, in-character code reviews to prep you

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