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• stephendo-dev/phantom-dancerA macOS app that lets you appear offline in League of Legends, VALORANT, and Legends of Runeterra while keepin
• stephengrider/simple-themeA minimal starter template for building the visual layer of a Statamic website. It gives you the essential fil
• stephengrider/slidetemplateappA starter template for building mobile apps with a swipeable card interface, using web technologies like Ionic
• strayber/nuvio-better-posters-addonA Nuvio addon that swaps movie and show poster artwork for alternative designs from BetterPosters. It sits bet
• strumples/comicrack-grand-comics-scraperAn offline plugin for ComicRack that scrapes comic book metadata from a local Grand Comics Database file, with
• stspanho/spectacles-yolo-ml-exampleA Spectacles smart-glasses Lens example that detects a real coffee cup via camera and shows animated steam, wi
• su-tr4/raptioRaptio CMS is a PHP-based website management tool that stores all your posts and settings as plain JSON files,
• subh05sus/cache-potCache-Pot is a Redis-compatible, single-binary in-memory store with built-in vector search and a semantic cach
• suchipi/bidoofA TypeScript tool that finds values matching patterns inside nested data structures and transforms them declar
• supe-log/writing-engineWriting Engine grades student essays like a trained human rater, scoring them against official rubrics such as
• superpapotas/synthforgeA CLI tool that uses LLMs to create or enrich BI and POS test datasets from a CSV, Excel, Parquet, or DuckDB t
• superturtlee/mcpatcher-nextA C++ project that appears to be a continuation of MCPatcher, a classic tool for applying high-resolution text
• swapitsneil/agentops-centerAgentOps Center is an open-source operations platform that helps teams debug complex AI agent workflows by rec
• swapitsneil/autonomous_data_analystA multi-agent AI pipeline that pulls live cryptocurrency data, runs statistical analysis, and produces an auto
• sworks692/clonemc-v2.0-entirely-in-c-and-open-gl-1.1A fan recreation of Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 written in C with OpenGL 1.1, built to run on very old computers and
• sxyazi/blog-pagesThis repo contains the pre-built static files for a personal blog at sxyz.blog. The pages, text, and images ar
• tabularisdb/explain-planA free, browser-based tool that visualizes database query plans as interactive graphs and tables. It works ent
• tacobench/tacoTacO is a research codebase that benchmarks four types of touch sensors on a robot hand. It trains AI models t
• tailscale/gokrazy-toolsA command-line tool that builds minimal system images from your Go programs, turning a Raspberry Pi into a sin
• tailscale/litestreamLitestream continuously backs up your SQLite database by streaming changes to local files or cloud storage, so
• tailscale/sspiA Go package that lets Windows applications use Windows' built-in authentication system, so they can verify us
• takcastel/css-calculatorA working calculator written in C, compiled to 8086 assembly, and executed inside a web browser by x86CSS, a C
• tamish560/mcprobeA command line tool that scans MCP servers for security risks like hidden prompt injection, tool name collisio
• tanujnotes/ogestureAn Android app that restores swipe-based gesture navigation on phones that block it when using a third-party l
• tanykim/julie-and-juliaAn interactive web app that turns the 'Julie & Julia' movie script into a searchable, visual experience for ex
• tanykim/quantify-your-year-data-generatorA set of Python scripts that turns your personal data exports (Facebook, Twitter, Google Maps, iPhone health,
• tauri-apps/actions-netlifyA GitHub Actions tool that automatically publishes your website to Netlify whenever you push code. It posts li
• teambit/composable-crmA modular CRM example app generated by Hope AI, showing how to build a customer management tool from interchan
• tednv/vikunja-task-hubA Home Assistant dashboard card that lets you view, organize, and manage your Vikunja tasks and projects witho
• tghastings/open-swe-bookA free, openly licensed software engineering textbook for college students, with every code example shown in s
• theadamdanielsson/overllmoverllm is a local code linter that flags places in your codebase where an AI model call could be replaced by
• thebarmaeffect/echoAn offline audio engine that rebuilds a music track as an inspectable spatial sound model and renders it as pe
• thecoolguy-2000/vellum-expense-trackerVellum is a gesture-driven Android expense tracker with a circular balance indicator, monthly analytics, and a
• theferalcode-pixel/game-master-mcpA local game server that lets you actually play six board games against an AI opponent, with full rules enforc
• thekiraproject/kira-project-siteA solo developer's blog documenting a local AI system that runs every task on one 9B parameter model, with mea
• themanyone/gimp-pluginsA set of Python plugins that bring AI background removal, upscaling, and prompt-based image editing directly i
• themcp123/mineplaceA collaborative pixel-art canvas where you log in with Discord, get 50 Minecraft-style blocks, and place them
• theselfruleorg/polyrobA self hosted AI agent that runs on your own machine, plans and carries out goals, and learns from past sessio
• thestr4ng3r/thestr4ng3rThis repository contains no code or project. It is simply a redirect note from a developer who has moved their
• thirumalaiboobathi/opentel-mcpopentel-mcp adds OpenTelemetry tracing and metrics to MCP servers so you can see which AI agent tool calls are
• thomasdye12/gatephone-conceptGatePhone Concept is a reference architecture showing how a doorbell event can ring an iPhone like a real call
• timetoeatmyice/client-onboarding-autopilot-liteA free n8n workflow that connects a client intake form to a Google Sheets CRM and fires an instant Gmail alert
• timfel/cloudpaperThis repository's README is empty, so there isn't enough information available to describe what the project ac
• timothymaarv/sticky-notesA lightweight, dependency-free sticky notes overlay you can drop into any web app, styled like macOS Stickies
• tleyden/tauri2-local-llmA prototype testing how to run the Gemma 4 12B audio-capable AI model locally inside a Tauri desktop app, comp
• tmbeaver/openstockA self-hosted warehouse and invoicing system for small manufacturers, handling multi-location stock, VAT invoi
• tobeiyyy/flip-prompt-architectA meta-prompt for Claude Projects that interviews you about your goal first, then builds the right kind of AI
• tobiasstrebitzer/keybridgekeybridge lets an AI agent run npm publish while a human approves each publish with a Touch ID tap, using a Ma
• tobymao/snabbdomA tiny, modular virtual DOM library that only updates the parts of a webpage that actually changed, keeping UI
• toeverything/intl-segmenter-polyfill-rsA backup tool for web developers that lets older browsers split text into words and sentences, especially for
• tohuw/huginnA local dashboard that tracks multiple AI coding agent sessions like Claude Code and Codex, showing which ones
• toinane/cakeisalieA Fabric-based Minecraft mod starter template, playfully named after the 'the cake is a lie' joke from Portal.
• tombeckenham/character-genA Claude Code tool that lets you describe a character in plain language and generates images, a turnaround spi
• tomerzipori/local-agent-toolkitA command line tool that lets AI coding assistants delegate small, bounded coding tasks to a local Ollama mode
• tommytranx/traceburnA local-first Python tracer that watches your OpenAI or Anthropic agent calls, flags wasted spend with dollar
• tony/awesome-pythonA huge, community-maintained directory of the best Python libraries and tools, organized by category so you ca
• toruhashimoto/3dgs-floater-cleanerA Windows desktop tool that reduces floating stray points in 3D Gaussian Splatting reconstructions by applying
• trag1c/zig-codeblocksA Python library (with a Rust core) that adds ANSI color syntax highlighting to Zig code snippets, useful for
• trailofbits/gh-action-adapt-sigstore-pypiA GitHub Actions step that converts GitHub Sigstore build-proof bundles into the format PyPI expects, so Pytho
• trashbytes/miyoo-handheld-overlaysA set of RetroArch overlay images that make emulated retro games on a Miyoo Mini handheld look like they have
• treevu-ai/cli-market-worldSingle CLI, REST API, and MCP server for AI agents to search, compare, and checkout across thousands of VTEX-b
• trelisresearch/audio-bitsA research project measuring how much information different speech-to-token methods pack into audio, comparing
• trindade7/trdhiggsv3A ComfyUI node for local, privacy-preserving text-to-speech with voice cloning, built to handle European Portu
• trinetrayelukuru/offline-ai-assistantA step by step guide for running a fully offline AI coding and image assistant on Android using Termux and lla
• tryhard-cs/reddit-download-toolA command line tool that downloads Reddit posts and comments for chosen subreddits and dates, rebuilds comment
• tryrekon/rekonA transparent proxy for the Anthropic and OpenAI APIs that logs token usage, rebuilds conversations, and estim
• tsouth89/toolport-mcp-serverstoolport-mcp-servers turns the public OpenAPI specs of Stripe, Vercel, and Clerk into full sets of AI-callable
• type666firewall/reshA Python tool that reads philosophical or theoretical texts and scores how well their arguments hold up struct
• tyrrrz/macbundleMacBundle is a .NET tool that automatically packages your macOS builds into proper .app bundles with icons and
• uddin-rajaul/brain-os-templateA folder template that lets AI coding assistants build and maintain a persistent, structured knowledge base of
• udu3324/ftxprusaA build log and config files for a hybrid 3D printer made from a discontinued Folger Tech FT-6 frame and lefto
• ujjwalchaudhary/mini-routerA self-hosted gateway that combines 16+ free AI providers into one OpenAI-compatible API, with per-user limits
• umage-ai/umage.optimizely.editorpowertoolsA NuGet package of admin and editor tools for Optimizely CMS, adding audits, bulk editing, and monitoring dash
• unkcenter/ok-dmdA Python tool that helps AI language models decide which memories to keep or forget during long conversations,
• vahabahmadvand/antigravity-editor-for-ue5A plugin that lets the Antigravity code editor open the right file and line whenever you click code inside Unr
• valeriodolci/bitbopA research project that trains small AI language models using a memory-saving technique, letting bigger models
• vallaproductionsoriginal-byte/valla-amp-modeler-gpuA GPU-accelerated guitar and bass amp modeling plug-in for Apple Silicon Macs that frees up processor power in
• venu-exe/jsscopeA command-line tool that scans JavaScript files and web pages to find endpoints, URLs, GraphQL operations, and
• vernesong/three-dotsA free collection of about fifteen CSS-only loading animations for websites. Just include the stylesheet and a
• vicmpen/markviewA Claude Code plugin that renders a folder's markdown and HTML files as a styled, browsable local web page.
• victorgomes/gbA readable C emulator for the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color, running natively or in the browser, with a
• vijaym2k6/steerplaneA runtime guardrail library that wraps autonomous AI agents with cost limits, loop detection, and observabilit
• vindeckyy/openboxA free, open-source app for Linux that organizes all your games—PC titles, ROMs, and emulator games—into one s
• viralcode/machinoA programming language built for AI agents to write in, not humans, compiling to WebAssembly so one binary run
• vireonxi-om/instagram-local-ragA fully local tool that scrapes a public Instagram account, filters and extracts text from its videos and imag
• vishal-kesharwani/job-application-trackerA job application tracker that uses three separate backend services to manage applications, schedule reminders
• vishalsingh2972/drishti-aiA browser based assistive navigation tool for visually impaired users that detects nearby obstacles, estimates
• vitoralbiero/drl_action_unit_detectionA computer vision research project that detects tiny facial muscle movements (action units) to help computers
• vitorfhc/interceptorA CLI tool that lets AI agents control your real, already logged-in Chrome browser and macOS apps like a human
• vittorioexp/praello-ai-knowledge-assistant-for-businessesPraello is a self-hosted platform that lets a business upload its documents and chat with an AI agent that sea
• vivekvar-dl/token-stampSTAMP reads your local AI coding assistant logs and turns your token usage into a shareable visual poster show
• vstorm-co/mac-cleanAn auditable, open source macOS disk cleaner that scans for wasted space and only deletes files you explicitly
• wagoodman/linux-distributionsA small Go tool that collects Linux distro identification and end-of-life data, saving it as easy-to-parse JSO
• wallentx/claude-code-termuxA Termux wrapper that lets Claude Code, Anthropic's terminal coding assistant, run natively on Android phones.
• warner-wvez/yc-knowledge-baseA personal Obsidian knowledge base of 466 linked notes built from the entire Y Combinator Startup Library of t
• wbaik/sapient.financeThe public Next.js and Convex website that renders AI-agent-written stock research and valuations for sapient.
• webxos/dungeoncrawlAn infinite, procedurally generated text RPG you play entirely in the terminal, with optional local AI narrati
• wenyuanw/a-share-heatmapAn interactive treemap that visualizes the Chinese A-share stock market, showing sector and stock performance
• wg481/miniquestAn RPG Maker style editor for building a small JRPG that compiles to run on a Nintendo DS or DSi, complete wit
• whale-agent-lab/flowscriptAn experimental runtime that turns a Markdown-defined skill into a deterministic, inspectable workflow of LLM,

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