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• 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
• ckl75/semantic-manifest-specificationAn open NDJSON based data standard that lets AI crawlers and language models read a whole site's content map e
• claudio-medeiros/codex-folder-moveA command line tool that safely moves your OpenAI Codex app history and settings when you relocate a project f
• cmatthwilkes-debug/trading-strategy-graveyardA public log of 26 pre-registered trading strategy backtests, most of which failed once real trading costs wer
• cmpute/chainer-voxelnetA Python implementation of VoxelNet, an AI model that turns raw LiDAR point cloud data into a 3D grid so it ca
• cockroachdb/field-eng-powertoolsA shared internal toolbox of reusable Go code packages used by Cockroach Labs field engineers across multiple
• cockroachdb/snappyA custom fork of Google's Snappy compression library, maintained by the CockroachDB team to support internal d
• code-byte404/microantA reproducible testing tool that measures how much a compressed, quantized AI model loses in real capability,
• code-my-spec/ear_witnessA privacy focused desktop app that records audio, transcribes it locally with no data leaving your machine, an
• codeitlikemiley/poem-apiA Rust starter template for building backend APIs with the Poem framework. It comes pre-configured with Swagge
• codeitlikemiley/spin-apiA Rust starter template for building backend APIs with built-in interactive API documentation and a clean sepa
• codeitlikemiley/ws-cliA Rust command-line tool that scaffolds and manages Rust workspaces for gRPC server projects, automating the r
• coderleixiaoshuai/coderleixiaoshuaiA personal profile page for developer Lei Xiaoshuai, serving as a digital business card with links to his tech
• codingstark-dev/decantA Rust command-line tool that mirrors websites for offline use and produces structured AI-readable files for c
• compuficial/grok.nvimA Neovim plugin that runs the Grok Build AI coding assistant in a sidebar, with file edits shown as a native d
• conradgarnett/delta-terminalA free, open source markets and world-data terminal that pulls about 48 live public data feeds into one live-u
• controllerarts/gnm-controllerAn early-stage Blender addon that lets you shape a realistic 3D human head using sliders instead of manual scu
• cosmiir/logiaAn offline desktop app for tracking your progress across movies, anime, manga, games, and any other media in f
• cpntodd/hoi4-mcpAn MCP server that gives AI coding assistants deterministic tools and a learning memory for modding the game H
• csnyder256/rag-osA build guide for a personal AI operating system. Paste the guide into a coding agent like Cursor and it build
• csr632/angular-aot-demo-with-ngc-rollupA learning demo showing how Angular's ahead-of-time compiler and Rollup bundle an app, with the intermediate c
• ctgl1987/n64-to-sohA browser tool that converts N64 emulator save files into the format used by the Ship of Harkinian PC port, wi
• cytoscape/cx-viz-converterA JavaScript tool that converts network data from CX format into formats that Cytoscape.js and Large Network V
• d2phap/flip-cardsA lightweight CSS project that creates smooth 3D card-flip animations for websites, letting you show different
• d4l3k/upassA small self-hosted web service that automatically reactivates your monthly UPass transit pass so you never fo
• daedalus/impactguardA tool that scans a code change to a function's interface, finds every call site that could break, and scores
• dakshlohchab/risc_v_32iA modular 5-stage pipelined RISC-V RV32I processor built in SystemVerilog for FPGA simulation and learning com
• damonscaife/reddit-to-youtube-pipelineA Python pipeline that automatically turns viral Reddit story posts into narrated, edited YouTube videos and u
• dan-calin/shared-agent-memoryAn MCP-based tool that gives Claude Code, Codex, and other AI agents a single shared memory file so knowledge
• dangerousyams/muxerA Claude Code plugin that routes coding tasks to different AI models by cost and capability, keeping an expens
• daniel-farina/grokscopeA local monitoring toolkit that reads the Grok CLI's session files to show token usage, cost, and code changes
• danikishin/sharptlsSharpTls is a C# library for crafting custom TLS handshakes — the secure-connection protocol used across the i
• danium/lateral-thinkingA set of skills that give AI coding agents eight structured brainstorming techniques, plus a router that picks
• daniyyell-dev/winlolbin-gt-datasetA ten-million-row labelled dataset and Python scripts for training ML models to detect Windows Living-Off-the-
• danoszz/pentheraA security scanner for web apps that runs from your AI coding agent or the command line, checking for exposed
• danterolle/loqiA Go command-line tool that translates text, files, and documents locally using Ollama, llama.cpp, or Argos Tr
• dariia-m/r-ladies-rome-text-analysisSlides and code for an R-Ladies Rome talk on text analysis in R, covering the tidytext pipeline, dictionary se
• darula-hpp/memgrepA local memory and job scheduling tool that lets Cursor coding agents recall past chats and repeat saved workf
• dasclown/strompreis-mcpAn MCP server that gives AI assistants real-time German electricity price forecasts from SMARD, letting agents
• datacompose/toblerA search tool for AI coding agents that adjusts how much code context it returns based on how confident the ma
• datavorous/boidsA browser-based animation that simulates flocking behavior — birds or fish moving together from three simple r
• davidkhala/chfdA study guide organizing the six exam domains for the Certified Hyperledger Fabric Developer (CHFD) certificat
• davidkhala/cloud-regionA simple CSV reference file mapping cities to their nearest cloud provider regions across AWS, Google Cloud, A
• davidzhao/libjingleA C++ library implementing the Jingle protocol for peer-to-peer voice and video calling, forked from Google's
• daviian/ooe-impf-alertA Go tool that watches Upper Austria's COVID-19 vaccination booking system and sends a phone alert when an ear
• davorpa/musical-surveyor-springboot-apiA Spring Boot backend API that lets a radio station collect, store, and analyze listener votes and ratings on
• dawoodtrumboo/claude-video-exportA local tool that exports Stage-based Claude Design and Artifact animations to 4K/60fps MP4 files by rendering
• dbhagen/inovelli-scene-pairingA Home Assistant integration that lets you group Inovelli Blue smart switches so they mirror each other's on/o
• dco-study-guide/aws-dco-interview-prepA community written study guide covering behavioral and technical prep for the AWS Data Center Technician inte
• debabrata100/reactcanvasA VS Code extension that live previews a single React component file instantly, with no project or build setup
• delan/worstpracticeA browser-based viewer that turns Best Practice (Bp Premier) patient medical record XML exports into a readabl
• devchef87/seismic-labAn experimental real-time earthquake monitoring dashboard that fuses data from 27 sources and scores each new
• developer2507/cresumelyCresumely is a web app that uses AI to generate job-specific resumes and cover letters from one reusable profi
• deveshchauhan1231-glitch/gradgigA student-only freelance marketplace where campus members post and find gigs for design, coding, writing, and
• devmatei/shhA self-hostable, zero-knowledge app for sharing a secret through a link that works exactly once.
• dfkhelper/token-goatA Python tool that reduces token usage in long AI coding sessions by compressing images, avoiding duplicate fi
• dhravya/dhravyaapiA Python API that hands back fun, random content — jokes, memes, compliments, QR codes, OCR text — via simple
• dinopandaa30/pokemon-alpha-sapphire-ghibli-styleA Ghibli-style HD texture pack for Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, with a step-by-step guide for instal
• dipak-ahirav/ngarchitectA browser-only Angular architecture review dashboard that analyzes a project ZIP and scores its maintainabilit
• dippys/restaurant-city-clientThe decompiled ActionScript source of the old Flash game Restaurant City, set up to recompile back into a work
• distractable2/printwiseA free local tool that analyzes a 3D model and generates ready-to-use OrcaSlicer printer, filament, and proces
• ditlied/lia-trustA safety layer that intercepts and vets actions from AI coding agents, refusing risky ones by default and logg
• djenta/blendyA local AI tutor for Blender that gives guidance based on your scene and screenshots, without ever writing or
• do-md/homekbA local-first Markdown knowledge base that AI assistants can search and edit through a standard connector, whi
• doctorgonzo/textadventureengineA Unity toolkit for building text adventure games where rooms, items, combat, and dialogue are authored as dat
• document97/comfy-int4-hiptestA ComfyUI plugin that lets AMD graphics cards load and run heavily compressed AI image and video generation mo
• dogeshitmeme/dogeshit-walletA Chrome extension wallet for Ethereum and EVM chains that supports EIP-7702 smart contract delegation and dec
• dongzhuoyao/awesome-state-space-modelLikely a curated list of resources about state-space models for machine learning, but the README is empty so i
• douglascorrea/syscall-agentA coding agent written in pure C, compiled to a single binary, that uses OpenRouter models and raw system call
• douo/lims_dot_emacsA heavily customized personal Emacs configuration with note-taking, remote SSH workflows, and browser web-clip
• drewmerc302/nam-a2a1-converterA desktop app that converts newer Neural Amp Modeler (A2) guitar amp files into the older A1 format used by Va
• dschaper/dotsA personal collection of command-line configuration files managed by YADM, a dotfiles manager. It lets the own
• dsebastien/countries-cities-landmark-images-skillsTwo Claude Code skills plus a Node script that call Google Gemini 3 Pro Image to make photo-realistic country
• ducha-aiki/ds-sacA Python tool that lines up two images by finding matching points between them. Unlike standard methods, it gi
• duguyue100/planning.nvimA lightweight, dependency free Neovim plugin that adds a floating month calendar for jotting quick tasks with
• dvictorps/wolcen-mod-editorA Windows desktop app for visually editing skills and the passive skill tree in the game Wolcen, then exportin
• earonesty/boxpdfA TypeScript library for generating PDF documents using a flexbox-style layout system, so you describe nested
• edmire2k/fortnitecinematicenablerA Windows utility that edits Fortnite's settings file to unlock hidden cinematic-quality graphics presets.
• edualvarado/obsteroA three-stage Python pipeline that classifies your Zotero papers with Claude, generates structured research su
• edywerder/nut-backupA shell script that backs up a Proxmox server's NUT (UPS monitoring) configuration and diagnostic info into on
• efschu/htsglangA fork of sglang that lets a large AI model be split unevenly across mismatched GPUs and adds GGUF loading wit
• eggplants/y2mA Python CLI tool that converts YouTube Live stream URLs into m3u playlist files playable in any media player.
• eh-a0/polytreadA local desktop app for manually trading Bitcoin five-minute prediction markets on Polymarket. It streams live
• eid0lon/zero-slopA set of three AI agent skills that detect, fix, and prevent generic-looking AI-generated user interfaces.
• el-sheikhai/flowwatchA self-hosted status page for n8n workflows: give clients a URL showing live workflow health, run history, and
• elbruno/elbruno.foundrylocalmonitorA Windows system tray tool that shows real-time notifications when any app loads or unloads AI models through
• elementmerc/senbonzakuraA research tool that permanently removes refusal behavior from open-weight AI language models by adjusting the
• eliasforge/fable-agent-orchestrationA collection of reusable workflow skills for coordinating multiple AI coding agents on large software projects
• elithrar/xgecu-webA browser toolkit, built with a Zig and WebAssembly core, that lets JavaScript read and write chips using XGec
• elreydetoda/uncc-itis_4221Course materials and Docker/Vagrant lab setups for a university penetration testing class, giving every studen
• elvi7major/pyunidbgA pure Python tool that emulates Android and iOS native library files on your desktop for reverse engineering,
• emergentknowledgegroup/codex_auditA read-only auditing tool that explains why a Codex AI coding task used so much of your usage allowance and su
• emmanuelmelvin/ratter-engineA local development tool that gives your services clean domain names like app.local instead of port numbers, b
• emotions-research/lunarfsA Rust filesystem tool that creates isolated, copy-on-write repository workspaces in milliseconds by storing c
• enforza/enforza-cockpitA free web plugin that lets you build and manage a Linux nftables firewall visually through your browser.
• engnhn/docktureDockture is a tool that watches your Docker containers for crashes, high resource usage, and error logs, then
• enidpinxit/pinxit-comfycloud-mcp-codexA set of skills and setup instructions that connect OpenAI Codex to Comfy Cloud, so the AI agent can generate
• enmeiryuudev/world_cup_bracket_2026An interactive radial (circular) bracket visualization for following the FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament.

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