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• lnenad/radiochatterA Nuclear Option flight sim mod that adds live, dynamically spoken radio chatter from Tower, AWACS, and ground
• loktar00/visual-llmA browser tool that visualizes how a Mixture-of-Experts LLM routes tokens through experts, plus scripts to pru
• lordraw77/llmproxyA lightweight proxy server that lets your AI tools talk to any major AI provider by pretending to be a local r
• losefor/pg-explainA CLI and web tool that turns PostgreSQL query plans into readable reports and flags performance problems with
• lostinlatency/reactorx2fullworkflowA worked example showing how to build a multi-character video using Reactor X2, a real-time video-to-video AI
• lugga1s/oxidellmA Rust gateway for OpenAI-compatible AI APIs that forwards streaming responses with minimal overhead by keepin
• macav/mangledA fast-paced browser word puzzle game built with AngularJS where you guess words against the clock. It is ligh
• maco30001/mirror-mirrorA self-hosted app that mirrors a Windows PC's screen and audio to your phone over local Wi-Fi, with touch base
• maddhruv/raspteleA private Telegram bot that lets you monitor and control a Raspberry Pi Docker homelab, including Pi-hole, wit
• magic-bubblez/deja-luA local tool that quietly saves every chat you have with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Grok, then lets you sear
• magimetal/ez-local-llama-cpp-macA set of shell scripts that build and run a local, OpenAI-compatible AI model server on macOS using llama.cpp
• major101x/nimbus-dataA learning project that streams simulated weather data through Kafka on Kubernetes, with Prometheus and Grafan
• malept/cross-spawn-promiseA Node.js library that runs external programs and returns a promise, giving cleaner async/await code and bette
• mamajiaa/claude-code-cliproxy-advisorA setup guide and Go plugin that reroutes Claude Code through a local proxy so its Sonnet, Haiku, and Advisor
• marcellm01/pinpointA VS Code extension that lets you click a broken web page element to capture its full context for your AI codi
• marcoceppi/lexieThis repo has no README, so its purpose is unclear — the name suggests something related to LXD hosting, but d
• markrai/llmigoOne-shot install scripts for Windows and Linux that set up a curated toolkit of CLI tools so AI coding agents
• markshenouda/markcodesosA personal portfolio website built as a tiny operating system, drawn pixel by pixel in C and compiled to WebAs
• martian7777/opencode-studioA visual chat interface inside VS Code and similar editors for the terminal-only opencode AI coding agent.
• martinmol2007/dice-simA C++ command-line dice simulator that rolls a 6-sided die N times and writes per-roll ASCII art history and a
• martinwoodward/haharvstA Home Assistant integration that connects to the Harvst greenhouse irrigation panel over your local network,
• mastodon/webpushA Ruby gem that sends push notifications from a Ruby backend straight to a user's web browser, handling the en
• mathdroid/bioskopA Chrome extension showing now-playing movies, showtimes, formats, and ticket prices for Indonesian cinemas in
• matonhp5108/termiviewTermiview is a browser-based tool for managing files, running terminal commands, and monitoring server resourc
• mattdf/dgx-spark-stuffA 3D printable OpenSCAD design for a rack that holds four DGX Spark computers stacked together, with heat resi
• mattiaf95/codebase-analysis-aiAn AI agent skill that keeps project documentation synced with code changes, updating only what actually needs
• mattkae/layer_shell.dartA Flutter library for building Wayland desktop panels, docks, and wallpapers on Linux using the Layer Shell pr
• mattpocock/twoslash-1Twoslash is a tool that automatically adds type annotations, error messages, and hover hints to your TypeScrip
• mattpocock/xstateXState lets you describe your app's behavior as state machines — clear diagrams of states and transitions — in
• maur3ra/thinknode-ttnmapperFirmware that turns the ThinkNode M1 hardware device into a portable GPS mapper for TTNMapper, a community pro
• maxellis/orcaslicerA 3D printing slicer that converts 3D models into printer instructions, with advanced calibration tools and su
• mc-acoustics/isolateA free Windows app that splits a song into vocals, drums, bass, and other stems, then lets you remix them in a
• mccoyspace/autoclaudeA Claude skill that rewrites text to look like generic, dismissable AI writing on purpose, hiding the original
• melo-gonzo/cyclopsFirmware for ESP32 microcontroller boards that streams live video and audio to a browser dashboard, detects mo
• meritman/espotifyESP32 firmware that displays your currently playing Spotify song, album art, and synced lyrics on a small TFT
• mfarook2/netbox-grafana-annotations-pluginA NetBox plugin that automatically posts a Grafana graph annotation the moment a tracked NetBox object changes
• mfarzanansari/praxis-workflow-osPraxis Workflow OS is a personal productivity system that interviews you about how you work, builds a custom A
• mianabubaker/sparrowgateA lightweight Python proxy that saves you money on AI API calls by caching repeated prompts and routing simple
• michalwolanin/noslowA Node.js middleware that watches your database queries and sends alerts with specific SQL fixes when it finds
• midhunharikumar/ferroloadA Rust-powered dataset format and loader for machine learning that streams image and audio data from disk or c
• migueltorrezd/os-taxonomy-frAn open dataset that breaks France's national school curriculum into 6,051 linked micro-topics with an interac
• mikefarah/yamlA Go library that reads and writes YAML configuration files. It converts YAML text into Go data structures and
• mikesxp/sprk32An early stage fantasy retro computer emulator, assembly language, and compiler inspired by late 1980s home co
• miketromba/ploofA CLI that generates images, video, and audio using AI providers like OpenAI and fal.ai, built to be driven by
• mikpoly/cryptogotchiCryptoGotchi turns a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with a small LCD screen into a crypto market tracker that shows sim
• milovance23/jwt-lensA single offline HTML file for decoding and verifying JWT login tokens without sending them over the network.
• mindon/biuA zero-config web bundler powered by Bun that takes HTML files with TypeScript/JavaScript, bundles and minifie
• minetorpia/codex-hueA small tool that turns a Philips Hue smart light room into a live status indicator, glowing blue while the Co
• minh1997/yt-realtime-translateA Chrome extension that captures audio from an open YouTube tab and shows a live, locally generated transcript
• miragias/discordcasinobotA Python Discord bot that lets server members play blackjack in chat, tracking virtual money balances that per
• misfits-rebels-outcasts/mlxuiA macOS app for running AI models locally on Apple Silicon. Browse, download, and chat with models without a t
• missionsquad/browseraiA TypeScript SDK that runs small AI models directly in the browser using WebGPU, with no server or built-in in
• misterdigifox/snesfoxDesktop toolkit for SNES ROMs on macOS with a lightweight emulator, debug window, disassembler, coverage recor
• misterio77/hackathon-mgc-factorio-terraformCode that automatically creates and configures a private Factorio game server on Magalu Cloud using text files
• mitamat/elite-dangerous-tools-hubA Windows desktop hub that gathers popular Elite Dangerous community tools, web and desktop, into one sidebar
• mli/depsA small Shell-based repo named "deps" with an essentially empty README, so its exact purpose (likely dependenc
• mockbatheborg/runvtA minimal VT100/ANSI terminal emulator window for running command-line programs, built as a console for a CP/M
• mohamadomar-ai/kairos-engineA rigorous backtesting pipeline that tests FX and metals trading strategies against real broker costs and reje
• mohamedzhioua/rulesentryA scanner that finds hidden malicious instructions embedded in AI coding assistant configuration files like CL
• mojeebdev/stackbriefA local command-line tool that maps how a file connects to the rest of a codebase before you change it, with f
• monks103/tellonoAn open-source Android FPV controller for the Ryze Tello drone with live video streaming, dual joystick touch
• moonai-kr/gcp-trainingA hands on GCP training course that walks you through building, authenticating, and deploying a personalized A
• moonhighway/backbone-chatA simple real-time chat app built with Backbone.js and Socket.io, designed as a hands-on learning exercise for
• moonhighway/graphql-restTraining workshop materials for developers learning to combine GraphQL and REST APIs into one unified data lay
• moritzheiber/apprenticeA small health-check tool for MySQL and MariaDB databases that tells your load balancer whether a database ser
• mortensi/redis-shellRedis Shell is a friendlier command-line tool for managing Redis databases, with multiple connections, data ex
• mortezabahmani/luci-app-adg-dnslookupAn OpenWrt router plugin that automatically keeps AdGuard Home's DNS rewrite rules synced to the correct IPs f
• mpenet/uplinkA lightweight API gateway that combines several backend OpenAPI services into one endpoint with a merged schem
• mrbrain314/e-commerce-analysisA data cleaning and exploratory analysis of a British online retailer's transaction history, covering 542,000
• mriiot/jspace-scopeA self hosted web app that shows and lets you edit the hidden thoughts inside an open weight language model as
• mtojek/prometheus-instrumentation-in-goA quick-start Go project that shows you how to add Prometheus performance monitoring to a Go server in about f
• muhammadomarmuhdhar/opencode-dashA self-hosted, local-only dashboard that visualizes your opencode CLI usage: sessions, tokens, costs, and mode
• multiplehats/eve-studioA local browser dashboard for watching and debugging what your eve AI agent is doing in real time.
• mungell/jiraboxJirabox sets up a private copy of Atlassian's Jira project management tool on your own computer using Vagrant
• murfshake/daily-date-resolver-repoA self-hosted Stremio addon that fixes streaming for daily shows like Jeopardy by matching episodes to their r
• musabali314/onslamA Windows app that turns a ROS1 LiDAR and IMU recording into a downloadable 3D point cloud map, all processed
• muscularcrab/dreamchamberremixedA browser app that recreates a Fortnite Daft Punk remix station, letting you mix and share Daft Punk stem base
• myned-ai/nyxclawA self-hosted Rust server that gives any AI agent a real-time animated, lip-synced avatar on your phone, with
• myrobotproject/dtof-lidar-hm-ld1-gesture-recognitionA real-time pipeline that detects hand landmarks from a DToF LiDAR camera's depth data for contactless control
• myselfsiddharth/spotify-music-mapA web app that maps your Spotify library onto an interactive globe, showing where each artist you listen to ac
• mytechnotalent/x86-controlled-inputA tiny 32-bit x86 assembly program that reads up to four keystrokes and checks them against a hardcoded sequen
• n8n-io/imapA simplified library for reading, searching, and managing email over IMAP without dealing with the raw protoco
• n8n-io/traefik-cloudflarewarp-pluginA Traefik plugin that restores real visitor IP addresses when your site sits behind Cloudflare, so logs and an
• namelesserlx/codeless-blogA self-hostable full-stack blog and CMS monorepo with Next.js, an admin dashboard, AI summaries, and site sear
• naoto256/logicapps-lintA command line linter that checks Azure Logic Apps workflow files for errors before you deploy them.
• narcissus29/motion-fighter-controlA webcam tool that lets you control keyboard games with hand gestures, like fists for punches and open palms f
• natayadev/pdfmagusA Windows desktop app for viewing, annotating, and editing PDFs, including merging, splitting, rotating, and O
• nativescript/android-upload-serviceA library for Android apps that handles file uploads in the background with a progress notification, so users
• nativescript/chrome-devtools-test-appA small NativeScript test app that makes network requests so developers can verify Chrome DevTools properly sh
• ncat-yan/ollama-translate-alfredAn Alfred workflow for macOS that translates text and looks up English words using a locally running Ollama AI
• nebarik/esp32-nfc-readerTemplate files and a guide for building an ESP32 NFC reader that automatically plays albums in Home Assistant
• neocturne/net-dnsA pure-Ruby library for looking up domain name (DNS) information in code, instead of shelling out to tools lik
• nettoandtetto/osu-ai-detectorOsu-ai-detector runs four independent local checks on osu! beatmaps to flag signs of AI generation, without pr
• neuroforge/gameshipGameship takes a Python game made with pygame and turns it into downloadable apps for Windows, Mac, and Linux,
• nexgencoder3/maya-persona-architectureA modular collection of text files and a Python loader that gives a local AI model a deep fictional persona, c
• ni-cobra/simple-claude-widgetA Windows desktop overlay that shows Claude Code's live activity and usage limits as flask style meters and pe
• nickserv/cdnmA command-line tool that finds and updates the CDN-linked JavaScript/CSS library versions inside your HTML fil
• nicoruedaa/ia-hubA desktop app that logs into Claude, ChatGPT's Codex, Gemini, and OpenCode Go for you and shows all your AI us
• nirdiamant/awesome-generative-ai-1A curated, community-maintained directory of links to generative AI tools, research papers, courses, and artic
• nishant04-dev/aurix-cmsA full-stack SaaS platform for agencies to manage clients, projects, invoices, and team members in one app, wi

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