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• rebornix/gistpadA VS Code extension that lets you create, edit, and manage GitHub Gists and repositories right inside your edi
• redis/hiredis-rs-sysA low-level Rust package that connects Rust programs to the C library Hiredis, the standard tool for talking t
• reederey87/dgx-spark-2x-deepseek-v4-flashA documented setup kit to run a large DeepSeek AI model across two linked NVIDIA DGX Spark machines.
• reescalder/agent-memory-supabaseA long-term memory system for AI agents built on Supabase Postgres. Agents store, deduplicate, and recall memo
• reinchek/dx5A Rust based blog engine that stores posts as YAML files and TOML config, rendered with Rocket and Tera, and e
• reinventinglikes/relikesA JavaScript library that lets readers Like or Dislike specific passages of text on a page, not just the whole
• relequestual/json-schema-fundamentalsA learning resource with example files and schemas that teach the core concepts of JSON Schema, a way to descr
• renn-labs/frontierfuseFrontierFuse pairs a frontier AI model for advice with a separate coding executor model, letting you mix provi
• requarks/wiki-azureAn Azure deployment template for Wiki.js that automates spinning up servers and databases so you can host a pr
• resonantiq/resonantforgeA Python command-line tool that generates synthetic, deterministic two-party conversation transcripts for test
• responsiblparty/twitterverseA Python tool that turns your local X reply history into an orbital SVG diagram of your closest posting friend
• rgreenblatt/which_claude_is_k3An AI-generated research project investigating which frontier model Moonshot's Kimi K3 may have been trained o
• richardlitt/2025-07-17-vuwA GitHub template for building a Carpentries workshop website with schedules, instructor info, and venue detai
• rjt-gupta/page-cache-corruption-lpesThree proof-of-concept exploits for the Linux kernel that let a normal user gain root access in seconds by cor
• rkique/caveman-steerA research project testing whether nudging a coding model's internal activations can shrink its answers furthe
• roalfb/olivia-aiA browser app that emulates a real ESP32 hardware device to connect to the Xiaozhi AI assistant cloud without
• robertoamd90/cctv-timeline-viewerA read-only, vendor-independent viewer that lets you browse and sync recordings from multiple CCTV cameras on
• rockerritesh/nlp-remove-jspace-layerA research experiment that removes a middle layer from Llama-3.1-8B and measures how much that changes its out
• rodrigooler/claude-anchorA Claude Code plugin that stops important context, like file paths and past decisions, from being lost every t
• roee-tsur/mcp-signalA tiny, dependency-free telemetry SDK for tracking usage inside sandboxed MCP widgets in Claude, ChatGPT, and
• rohan-paul/cryptocurrency-kaggleA collection of over 26,000 CSV files capturing five-minute snapshots of the top cryptocurrencies from CoinMar
• rohan-paul/hackernews-apiA small web app that fetches the latest Hacker News stories and displays them in a sortable, filterable table
• rohan-paul/test-project-for-reporting-issueA blank Angular starter template generated with the Angular CLI, providing the foundational setup for building
• rokrak1/agentkindergartenA self-hosted relay that mirrors your AI coding agent terminal sessions and their dev servers live to your pho
• roriau0422/agentbusA small server that lets multiple AI coding agents message each other, join shared channels, and coordinate wo
• rougier/vgerA fast GPU-accelerated 2D graphics renderer for iOS and macOS that draws shapes and text with minimal CPU work
• rscnt/gorantA collection of basic algorithms and data structures implemented in Go, useful as a study reference rather tha
• rsynthlabs/sdkA toolkit that lets a robot cryptographically prove its actions happened, by anchoring signed records of its t
• ruanyf/markdown-it-emphasis-altA markdown-it plugin that relaxes markdown's emphasis rules so bold and italic markers work even with spaces a
• ruanyf/pullupA Hacker News-like community site where the only way to get an account is to contribute code via a merged pull
• rukkanova/aevum-realm-architectA free two-file AI role playing game you paste into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini to play a deterministic serf-to
• ruzin/aletheiaAletheia fine-tunes an open-weight Chinese AI model with a small LoRA adapter to shift its answers on conteste
• s0lt4u/butterdropA Windows tray app that turns your system audio into a fullscreen Milkdrop style visualizer, castable to TVs a
• s1gil0/lookingglassLooking Glass is a local AI coding CLI built around persistent, schedulable sessions: it saves full conversati
• sabialab/de-ai-flavorA Chinese-language AI assistant skill that scores writing for AI-sounding phrasing and rewrites it to read mor
• sachhg/pqc-scanA command-line and CI scanner that finds cryptography in your code that would be broken by future quantum comp
• sadasd041-collab/livegameanimatorTurns live-stream comments into interactive games on screen. Works with OBS and supports YouTube and TikTok st
• sadoway7/flaikFlaik swaps FL Studio's built in Gopher AI panel for your own LLM, letting you control the DAW with natural la
• sahel-sh/deephoneResearch code for an ACL 2026 paper studying whether AI search agents should spend compute on reranking docume
• sainitish1609/mcp-guardA local Go proxy that sits between AI coding tools and MCP servers, redacting secrets and blocking access to s
• sairohithguntupally/kubectl-why-pendingA kubectl plugin that tells you in plain English why a Kubernetes pod is stuck Pending, with specific causes a
• salt-nlp/illusion-of-robustnessResearch code showing that adding irrelevant text to questions barely changes a language model's overall accur
• samrand96/git-aiA Rust command-line tool that writes AI-generated git commit messages and reviews your staged changes before y
• sanjoydat1/p2paA toolkit that lets multiple AI coding assistants share context and divide work directly with each other, with
• sanssushi/skillsA set of instruction files for AI coding assistants that teach them how to write modern Scala 3 code, write We
• saraswat123/job-agentA Python tool that automates daily job searching, scores listings against your skills, writes tailored cover l
• saswatsroy/modelrouterAn early-stage, design-phase project aiming to be a policy-driven routing layer that picks the right AI provid
• sawdoctor/usenet-ultimateA self-hosted Usenet search platform that plugs into Stremio, Sonarr, and Radarr to find and stream verified r
• sbhooley/ainl-cortexA Claude Code plugin that adds persistent memory across sessions by storing coding interactions in a knowledge
• schlub51/mitsuhasixandahalfAn iOS customization that adds animated audio visualizer waves to Spotify, Apple Music, and the Lock Screen on
• schunckleonardo/palworld-serverAn AWS-hosted Palworld game server that starts and stops automatically via Discord slash commands to save cost
• sckasturi/lumix-mdt-repairA Python tool that repairs interrupted LUMIX camera recordings, recovering both video and audio without qualit
• selfitis/dockeros-sA Docker-based shell environment that replaces standard Unix commands with Turkish aliases, fully isolated fro
• sergedoub/x-api-free-with-grok-buildA tool that reads and searches public X posts for free using Grok Build's built in X access instead of the pai
• serial-studio/extensionsA collection of themes and plugins that extend Serial Studio, a desktop app for visualizing live data from har
• sethwoodworth/pylamaA code quality checker that bundles multiple Python linters into one tool, reporting style issues, bugs, and c
• setrathexx/next-secure-checkRule-based security scanner for Next.js projects that flags committed secrets, weak JWT setup, raw SQL, missin
• severhaak/vizwiz-electron-buildAn Electron and React desktop application described as a visualizer app, with full instructions for running in
• shadow-x78/orbiscreenTurn a spare Android tablet or phone into a real second monitor for a Linux desktop. It creates a virtual disp
• shaima-almarzooqi/accessible-manga-readerAn AI powered manga reader that turns manga pages into spoken scripts, with panel descriptions and character d
• shibinshibii/components-template-shadcnA React and TypeScript starter template packed with a large library of pre-built UI components like forms, tab
• shihanqu/qwen3-embedding-webgpu-prepackedA high-throughput WebGPU runtime that runs the Qwen3 Embedding 0.6B AI model directly in the browser, benchmar
• shilman/addon-jsxA Storybook addon that shows the live JSX/HTML code behind your UI components, updating automatically as you t
• shipitamit/llm-token-governorA gateway and dashboard that trims AI prompts to use fewer tokens while checking whether the savings are actua
• shivaism/gfw-routerConfig and build tooling that turns a Cudy WR3000 router into a firewall bypass proxy using ImmortalWrt and si
• sho-das/clear-englishA shared set of writing rules that makes Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, and Gemini CLI explain things in simp
• shubhamxranga/macsweepA free, offline terminal tool that cleans junk, finds duplicates, and organizes files on a Mac.
• shubomifashakin/devsecops-pipeline-scaffoldReady to use GitHub Actions workflows and a Claude Code skill that add secret, dependency, image, SAST, and co
• sidsharths1245/maclocksmithA macOS Finder extension that finds and force quits whatever process is locking a stuck file, right from the r
• significant-gravitas/integrationsA toolkit for developers to build integrations that connect GitBook documentation to external services like Sl
• simcal-dev/copiloto-eliteA Spanish-language voice assistant for the game Elite Dangerous that reads game logs and answers by voice.
• singhyash05/how-to-build-a-payment-gateway-for-ai-agentsA learning project showing how an AI agent can pay a merchant on a blockchain. It demonstrates requesting a pa
• sisinflab/flowletFlowLet is a research codebase that generates synthetic, age-conditioned 3D brain MRI scans using wavelet-base
• skevy/11.19.20-kotlin-1.4.20-bugA minimal reproduction repo documenting a type-inference bug in Kotlin 1.4.20, created to help the Kotlin team
• skevy/base64urlA small JavaScript library for encoding and decoding text or binary data into URL-safe base64url format, commo
• skevy/django-1A Python web framework that handles the repetitive plumbing of building websites — databases, user logins, pag
• skevy/graphiqlAn in-browser IDE for exploring and testing GraphQL APIs, with a query editor, live autocomplete, syntax check
• skevy/graphql-jsThe core JavaScript library for defining a GraphQL schema and validating/executing queries against it — the re
• skevy/graphql-playgroundA visual IDE for testing and exploring GraphQL APIs — like Postman for GraphQL, with live autocomplete, schema
• skevy/greensock-jsGSAP is a fast, GPU-accelerated JavaScript animation library for smoothly animating anything on a webpage, fro
• skevy/haste-nodeA dev tool that keeps Babel running in the background so your Node.js app restarts almost instantly after you
• skyeshark/icaa-antialiasingA single-pass anti-aliasing technique for Three.js WebGPU that smooths jagged edges more accurately than FXAA,
• slasher006/image-prompt-correctorA desktop app that uses your own local LM Studio or Ollama model to clean up and correct image generation prom
• sleeyax/stremio-1337x-torrentsA Stremio add-on that pulls torrents from 1337x, letting you stream movies and TV shows directly inside Stremi
• sm0keskreen/mcrlA Java agent that restores chat in Minecraft Java for accounts with Microsoft/Xbox chat disabled, working acro
• sm18lr88/stt-mcpA tool that lets AI assistants transcribe audio and video files into text entirely on your own computer, witho
• smigniot/treemakerwebA browser port of TreeMaker, letting you design origami crease patterns from a stick figure sketch using the o
• softboyai/resume-skillA set of twenty AI assistant skill files that guide tools like Claude Code through resume writing, ATS optimiz
• softwarebrothers/worklog-monitor-uiA React dashboard for viewing and monitoring team work logs, letting managers track project activity and time
• solutionforest/ai-kit-ui-livewireA pre-built chat interface for the ai-kit suite that lets developers add an AI knowledge base chat window to a
• sorengilkeyjohnson/lowloraA 23x25mm solar-powered circuit board that collects temperature, humidity, and pressure data and sends it over
• sparkly-quasar/field-notesA private, fully offline journal app for tracking substance use safely, with dose warnings, a local AI support
• spechtlabs/kushA command-line tool that gives each terminal shell its own isolated, temporary Kubernetes context, so switchin
• specterops/bloodhound-scim-extensionAn extension for BloodHound that adds support for SCIM, the protocol cloud identity providers like Okta and En
• specterops/openhound-jamfA Python tool that pulls device and configuration data from Jamf Pro (an Apple device management platform) and
• specterops/openhound-templateA cookiecutter template that generates a starter project for building custom BloodHound data collectors, so se
• specterops/specteropsdocsThe source code for SpecterOps' customer-facing documentation website, where guides and manuals are written as
• spookyuser/yt-transcribeA macOS command-line tool that downloads a YouTube video's audio and transcribes it to a Markdown file entirel
• stefanodenti/leaklaneA local, privacy-first desktop and web tool that scans many repositories for leaked secrets with Gitleaks and
• steph-owl/action-lockeraction-locker pins your GitHub Actions workflows to exact, verified commits and can keep local backup copies,

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