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• abhishek-kumar09/upgradeTools and guides to help DevOps teams safely upgrade OpenEBS storage systems and migrate older storage configu
• abhishek-kumar09/zAn HTML-based project on GitHub with no README, no description, and no documentation. It appears to be a perso
• abhixramm/link-mindA Chrome extension that saves and organizes your web bookmarks using AI to automatically sort them into catego
• abidoo22/pixelorama-mcpMCP server that lets an AI assistant draw pixel art inside Pixelorama by exposing 30+ drawing, layer, palette,
• abirpahlwan/superscrapeSuperScrape scrapes a web page, uses a local Ollama model to extract structured JSON data from it, and saves t
• abrown/aomAn experimental fork of the AV1 video codec exploring how to compile it to WebAssembly with SIMD acceleration
• abugarr21/screenstereov1.0.1A Linux utility that splits stereo audio across two monitors' speakers by left and right channel, or mirrors t
• abyo-software/ferro-stashA Rust-native Logstash replacement that runs your existing pipeline.conf files unchanged, without a JVM, using
• acip/slack-claude-agentA self-hosted Slack bot that brings Claude AI into your workspace, streams replies into threads, and requires
• acost1a/future-regretA Claude Code skill that role-plays future-you interrogating an architecture decision, then files a dated regr
• adamgordonbell/transcript-tilerA tool that cleans up sloppy speech to text word timestamps and finds filler words like um and uh that are saf
• adams549659584/my-openwrt-actionsLikely a set of Shell scripts and GitHub Actions automation for building or managing OpenWrt router firmware,
• adamyasingh-05/codeablyA bring-your-own-key autonomous coding agent with 60 tools, support for 8 AI providers, and desktop, CLI, and
• addyosmani/browser-perf-runnerSubmit a pull request on GitHub and get automated web page rendering performance metrics back — no local tools
• adeliox/forge-neo-image2promptAn add-on for the SD WebUI Forge Neo image generator that looks at any picture and writes a text description o
• adii0906/supportiqAn AI support tool that detects a customer's language and replies with a lip-synced avatar video speaking thei
• aditya-an1l/agenttoolA terminal coding assistant that auto-discovers local Ollama or LM Studio models and runs an agentic tool-call
• aditya-developer19/ai-personal-assistant-agentPython FastAPI and Gradio chat agent that reads your resume and LinkedIn PDFs to answer visitor questions abou
• aditya-pandey/slateAn open-source PDF editor that runs fully in the browser with no uploads, supporting in-place text editing, OC
• adoshi-6/snapchat_automationA Python and ADB tool that automates sending daily Snapchat Streak photos on Android emulators, devices, or he
• adrian7411374113/agent-team-brainA file based operating system that gives AI agent teams persistent roles, shared task tracking, and a way to c
• adroxz1122/injected-host-enumerationA Windows security research project demonstrating DLL injection using an RC4-encrypted, UUID-obfuscated payloa
• adumont/opencode_status_pluginA small opencode plugin that updates your terminal title with icons showing whether the current coding session
• advayc/wrappedWrapped is a macOS command line tool that reads your local iMessage history and generates a Spotify Wrapped st
• adventuresincausality/game-development-constitutionA field guide of 143 sourced principles covering general game development, published as a searchable website a
• aegrail/aegrail-engineA Go sidecar that enforces which network destinations an AI agent running in Kubernetes is allowed to reach, r
• aei-soli/claude-skillsA Claude plugin that helps you manage many AI-assisted projects at once by tracking next steps and scheduling
• aeneasr/formA Go library that converts URL-encoded form data into typed Go structs and back, handling nested arrays and ma
• aeneasr/markdownA fast, dependency-free Go library that converts Markdown text into HTML, with support for tables, footnotes,
• aeneasr/webpackWebpack bundles all your project's JavaScript, CSS, and other assets into a small set of optimized files that
• aerwynn/signspeakA webcam app that reads hand gestures in the browser and uses AI to turn them into a spoken English sentence i
• aether-synth-dev/core-stream-processorA dependency free Node.js library that sanitizes incoming data against common attack patterns while recording
• aevri/dotfilesA personal collection of configuration files (dotfiles) for setting up a Vim-based development environment on
• afwassysteem/enablebanking-to-ofxA Python script that downloads your bank transactions through the Enable Banking API and converts them into OF
• aganmar/pixel-fixerA drag-and-drop desktop tool that fixes AI-generated pixel art by snapping pixels back to a clean grid and red
• agarrharr/tshirt-calculatorA small JavaScript library that calculates the per-shirt price of custom t-shirt screen printing orders by add
• agentpietrucha/ks_affiliationPrestaShop 8 module that tracks affiliate links via cookie attribution, ties orders back to the referring code
• agg23/apple-py-musicA Python tool that lets you look up song details from Apple Music — like title, artist, album, artwork, and au
• aglio-lab/context-engineering-toolsA curated, monthly-reviewed directory of over 160 tools for managing, compressing, retrieving, and evaluating
• aglio-lab/rag-retrieval-toolsA curated, monthly-reviewed directory of over 200 tools covering every layer of a RAG stack: vector databases,
• agz2806/apexbot_by_agz_liteAn automated crypto trading bot for Binance Futures that trades pairs like BTC/ETH using statistical arbitrage
• ai-guy404/system-foundryA browser-based sandbox game where you build spaceships out of physics-simulated blocks, including engines, wi
• aidenybai/streamlit-exampleA minimal starter template for Streamlit that lets Python developers turn a single script into a shareable int
• aimakers-co/ai-opsA local Mac dashboard and menubar app that shows usage across multiple Claude and Codex accounts, lets you swi
• aiport-ops/aiport-verifyA command line tool that independently re-checks whether an AI agent payment on the Agent Commerce Protocol wa
• airtasystems/genbounty-llm-hunter-community-freeA free toolkit for authorized whitehat testers to run a repeatable pipeline of AI security tests against chatb
• aitx-codex-hackathon/reel_studioA Python app that turns real estate photos into a beat-synced, professionally sequenced property video reel us
• aizxz-ai/splicingNext.js 16 plus shadcn/ui starter described as an image-stitching tool. The README is a Chinese contributor gu
• ajay6601/embedcacheA single Go binary that sits in front of embedding APIs like Ollama or OpenAI and stops duplicate requests fro
• akarshsatija/all_nodeA personal collection of practice code someone wrote while learning Node.js fundamentals, not a tool or librar
• akarshsatija/beastBeast moves streaming data from Kafka into Google BigQuery in batches, handling retries and errors so teams do
• akarshsatija/php-whoisphp-whois is a lightweight PHP class that looks up WHOIS domain registration data and checks whether a domain
• akarshsatija/stencilStencil is a schema registry for protobuf data that lets applications fetch updated data definitions at runtim
• akashsingh3031/githubgraduation-2022A digital yearbook for GitHub Graduation 2022 where verified students submit a pull request with their name an
• akashsingh3031/leetcode-arrayA personal collection of solutions to array-based algorithm problems from LeetCode. It serves as a study log a
• akashsingh3031/leetcode-backtrackingA collection of LeetCode problem solutions focused on backtracking, a problem-solving technique that explores
• akashsingh3031/leetcode-breadth-first-searchA collection of completed Breadth-First Search (BFS) coding solutions from LeetCode. It serves as a personal s
• akashsingh3031/leetcode-matrixA progress-tracking tool for LeetCode practice problems that organizes solved and unsolved problems into a gri
• akashsingh3031/leetcode-pandasA collection of pandas solutions for LeetCode data manipulation problems, serving as a study guide and answer
• akashsingh3031/leetcode-shellA personal collection of shell script solutions to LeetCode's command-line challenges, using tools like awk, s
• akashsingh3031/leetcode-sliding-windowA collection of code solutions for the 'sliding window' algorithm pattern, aimed at software engineers practic
• akashsingh3031/leetcode-stackA personal project with no documentation that appears to contain LeetCode practice solutions focused on stack
• akashsingh3031/leetcode-stringA collection of code solutions to string-related LeetCode problems, meant as a study reference for learning te
• akigarage/autonomous-project-run-skillAn AI agent skill that runs a whole multi-ticket GitHub project end to end, from spec to merged pull requests,
• akovari/winetopA command line tool like htop, but for monitoring and safely stopping Wine, Proton, Lutris, and other Windows-
• akshayskrishna/immich-backup-snapshotA shell script that backs up an entire self-hosted Immich photo library, database and all, on a schedule you c
• akshayskrishna/immich-incremental-snapshotA space-saving shell script that backs up a large Immich photo library incrementally, hardlinking unchanged fi
• aksugat/comfyui-int8-fast-rocmA ComfyUI node that speeds up AI image model inference on AMD RDNA3 graphics cards using int8 and int4 quantiz
• alaa-alawi/qA terminal tool written in C that lets you ask an AI language model questions alongside normal shell commands.
• alan13367/opensnapxA private macOS screenshot and annotation app that captures screens, recognizes text on-device, and keeps a se
• alan69/gay-modeA Claude Code Skill that makes Claude answer in a playful, dramatic, camp style while keeping technical answer
• alantsev/ds4A narrow, C based local inference engine built only to run the DeepSeek V4 Flash model fast on Mac Metal or NV
• albertofettucini/faithgateA local testing tool that scores whether an AI app's answers still match their source material and fails CI wh
• alchemistchaos/tasteloop-v2-self-improving-slidesAn experiment where an AI agent generates presentation slides, checks them against brand rules, and uses a kno
• aleenz1102/agentstateA self-hosted proxy that checkpoints AI agent runs so a crashed agent can resume from where it failed instead
• aleju/numpyNumPy is the foundational Python library for fast, large-scale number crunching, powering data analysis, machi
• alemtuzlak/journal-stackA documentation website template built on Remix that gives you a pre-made starting point for publishing writte
• alerque/que-zathuraA personal configuration file collection for the Zathura keyboard-driven document viewer, managed across machi
• alexanderdaly/neurofhe-relayResearch package and pitch deck for a hybrid privacy gateway that combines neuromorphic spike preprocessing wi
• alexeygrigorev/codeforces-solutions-javaA personal archive of Java solutions to Codeforces competitive programming puzzles and university algorithm co
• alexeygrigorev/kfserving-keras-transformerA helper service that prepares images for AI models hosted with KFServing. You send it an image link and it re
• alexeygrigorev/rseqRseq is a Java library for pattern-matching over sequences of objects, bringing regular-expression-like search
• alexsjones/kubelordKubelord is a command-line dashboard that shows a live, visual view of your Kubernetes environment so you don'
• alfred-skyblue/vscode-leetcodeA VS Code extension that lets you view, solve, test, and submit LeetCode coding problems without leaving your
• ali-ahmad-khan/understudyA tool that blocks AI coding agents like Claude Code from ending a turn with unverified completion claims, usi
• alibabadevx/glintAn open source Windows game launcher for organizing installed games, launching them with custom profiles, and
• alicankiraz1/ms-swiftSWIFT is a toolkit that lets you customize and train large AI models (text, image, video, audio) on your own d
• alish3r/claude-deckA physical Stream Deck Plus controller that lets you turn knobs to switch the AI model or reasoning effort in
• allentdan/fastchatAn open-source toolkit for training, running, and evaluating AI chatbots, including the models behind Chatbot
• allentdan/shape_based_matchingA fast C++ algorithm that finds objects in images by matching shape gradient patterns, robust to rotation, sca
• allquixotic/ajaxlifeA web-based client that lets you access the Second Life virtual world through a browser instead of the full de
• allquixotic/njdiscordcalendarbotA Discord bot that logs into an Enjin website, takes a screenshot of today's event calendar, and posts it in a
• alpenmilch411/fulgurminerA terminal-based BrowserCoin miner that runs a native Rust or WASM engine on all CPU cores, mines headless in
• altrusianco/ironcontextIronContext scans AI agent tool manifests for prompt injection and other security risks, and trims verbose too
• altuzar/sonicflowA free macOS menu bar app that lets you set a separate volume level for each running application.
• alvinzh04/loop-tttResearch code studying looped language models, showing accuracy peaks at a trained depth then declines, and te
• alwaysreadyallies/wardenA security proxy that sits in front of AI tool servers, logging calls tamper evidently, enforcing approval pol
• amaury1093/iframe-500usd-challengeA $500 coding challenge: build a proxy server that lets StartPage load inside an iframe despite its anti-embed
• amilajack/clickhouseA fast, open-source database built for analyzing huge amounts of data in real-time. It stores data by column i
• amirmushichge/wasteland-arenaA single file, zero dependency browser shooter, a Fallout skinned Quake III style isometric arena fight agains

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