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• eyrefree/eyrefreeA personal GitHub profile page that displays a 3D visualization of the user's contribution history using an au
• f4bc0d3/huggingmes-hermes-webuiA ready-to-deploy package that lets you run a personal AI chat agent on Hugging Face Spaces for free, combinin
• fabio-rovai/vjepa2-mlxA port of Meta's V-JEPA 2 video AI model to run natively on Apple Silicon Macs without needing PyTorch install
• facchinm/openocdA tool that connects your computer to a microcontroller so you can upload code, debug it line by line, and fla
• fadyelkbeer/sirenalarmspeakerA Mindustry game mod that adds a Speaker block which plays looping siren sounds, flashes warning lights, and s
• fahad19/reactA JavaScript library for building interactive websites and apps out of small, reusable UI components.
• fahimahmedx/b20-benchmarkA gas-cost benchmark comparing Base's native B20 token standard against a standard Solidity ERC-20 implementat
• faizanfirdousi/alchemyst-assignTerraform setup for a three-EC2 LLM inference service on AWS Mumbai. Nginx and a Rust orchestrator sit in publ
• falcn8/acctpassA command line tool that generates strong, unique passwords for your accounts using a master password and an e
• fanmixco/career-signalA local CV review app that scores your resume for concrete evidence before using AI to build a job-specific im
• fardinsabid/spectronResearch PyTorch implementation of an FFT-based replacement for self-attention that claims O(n log n) cost and
• fariello/ocmanA command-line and terminal dashboard tool for managing OpenCode AI agent sessions: clean old sessions, recove
• fat/package-bootstrapThis repository has no README or documentation, so its exact purpose can't be confirmed — the name suggests a
• fcakyon/mmcvA foundational toolkit of shared utilities for computer vision projects, handling image/video processing, visu
• fciaf420/dlmm-quantAn automated bot that provides liquidity to Solana trading pools, only entering positions when fee income is c
• fciaf420/meteora-quant-lensA read-only Chrome extension that overlays risk and fee signals on Meteora liquidity pool pages to help judge
• federicobarrosgiuffrida/fluxinferA command line tool that benchmarks your hardware and automatically finds the fastest settings for running AI
• felipefontoura/acme-store-sddA reference project showing how a team can practice Spec-Driven Development using a visible GitHub Projects bo
• felixrieseberg/ghostA self-hosted blogging platform that gives writers a clean, no-bloat space to publish posts, built on Node.js
• felixrieseberg/sailsA Node.js web framework like Ruby on Rails for building real-time apps and APIs fast, using Express, Socket.io
• fengmk2/hydrogenHydrogen is Shopify's React-based toolkit for building fully custom, headless online storefronts while still c
• fengmk2/labsA collection of step-by-step Docker tutorials, organized by skill level and scenario, teaching how to containe
• ferrants/gimp-pyrogenA GIMP plugin that lets you generate and edit images with Google Gemini or OpenAI directly inside your image e
• ferrants/skill-ttsA Claude Code plugin that turns written text into spoken audio using OpenAI's text-to-speech. It narrates docu
• fi-mihej/codebase-agent-mcpA tool that offloads codebase reading and searching from your AI coding assistant to a cheaper model, cutting
• fibermoose/ender5plus-skr-mini-e3A firmware configuration that lets a Creality Ender 5 Plus printer run on an upgraded control board while keep
• fieldju/aerogear-otp-javaA Java library that generates and verifies time-based one-time passwords, letting you add Google Authenticator
• fieldju/cerberus-lifecycle-cliA command-line control panel that automates setting up, running, and maintaining Nike's Cerberus secrets-manag
• fieldju/commonsA dependency-free personal Java utility library packaging common helper functions the author kept rewriting ac
• fieldju/space-traderA TypeScript recreation of the classic Space Trader trading game, rebuilt for the Playdate handheld gaming dev
• finalbillybong/index-inboxA self-hosted server that receives, organizes, and lets you edit and export voice notes recorded on a Pebble I
• flejz/pinentry-winA lightweight Windows password-entry dialog for GnuPG, written in Rust using native Win32 APIs, with no Cygwin
• foca/rest-clientRestClient is a Ruby library that lets your code easily talk to web services using simple commands like get an
• foca/tomdocA Ruby tool that turns plain-English code comments into clean documentation you can read in the terminal or as
• forage409/authcoreSelf hosted authentication system on Cloudflare Workers with signup, login, refresh, OpenID Connect, brute for
• formlesstree4/aerieA browser tool that renders 3D scenes with an old school, dreamy ray traced look inspired by 1996 software Bry
• foxtrotdev/codex-butler-bellA macOS Codex plugin that shows an animated bell overlay and plays a sound when Codex is waiting for your perm
• francesco149/luckymasenA one-command English fan-translation patcher for a 2007 Japanese Windows XP desktop companion app, restoring
• francescobbo/nosA custom operating system built from scratch in C++ and Assembly, paired with an online guide that teaches you
• franciskid/jellyfin-plugin-ai-searchA Jellyfin plugin that lets you search your media library with plain language questions using a local semantic
• francislavoie/client-jsA JavaScript library that lets web apps send requests to servers using JSON-RPC. It supports multiple communic
• frankyyouchill/meme-remix-studioA local demo app that turns one uploaded photo into 2 or 4 AI-generated meme variants using StepFun's chat and
• frayoshi/blender-pinned-modifiersA Blender add-on that lets you pin your favorite modifiers to the Add Modifier menu for one-click access inste
• frdinkoi/messygitA cheat sheet listing 43 common Git mistakes and the exact terminal commands to fix each one, organized for qu
• freakynit/llm-calcA dependency-free command line calculator designed for AI agents to call so they get accurate scientific-calcu
• frozenpepper/fp-background_obliteratorLocal PyQt6 app and MCP server that removes image backgrounds with InSPyReNet, supports layers and masks, and
• full-stack-tech/emdash-plugin-twilio-smsA Twilio SMS plugin for EmDash CMS that handles subscriber broadcasts, STOP/START opt-out compliance, delivery
• furszy/basic_threadpoolA minimal C++ thread pool that keeps worker threads alive and ready to grab queued tasks, letting programs run
• future-agi/workshop-demoA hands-on workshop demo showing how to improve AI assistants using FutureAGI. It compares basic chatbots agai
• fxxkscript/hiringA hiring repo from mind-mapping company XMind where candidates apply by completing take-home assignments inste
• fynxiu/ddnsA Docker-based tool that automatically updates your Aliyun domain's DNS record whenever your IP address change
• fynxiu/go-sciterGo bindings for Sciter, a lightweight HTML/CSS renderer, so Go developers can build cross-platform desktop app
• g00x/idlekubeA command line tool that scans a Kubernetes cluster to find idle or overprovisioned workloads worth reviewing
• gabchess/kagebA prototype on Solana that groups four real trading orders together, cancels opposing ones internally, and onl
• gaearon/atproto-websiteThe source for atproto.com, the official documentation site explaining the AT Protocol that powers Bluesky's d
• gaearon/backbone.localstorageA lightweight adapter that makes Backbone.js apps save data to the browser's localStorage instead of a server,
• gaearon/cancellationA JavaScript library that lets you cleanly stop a running async operation, like an HTTP request or long loop,
• gaearon/flux-comparisonThe same simple online shop app built thirteen different ways using different Flux architectural patterns, so
• gaearon/jest-babel-issueA minimal bug-report repo reproducing a Jest/Babel error where the spread operator syntax isn't recognized in
• gaearon/jest-mock-issue-reproA minimal repository created to reproduce a specific bug in Jest's mock functionality, containing only the bar
• gaearon/redux-loopA Redux library that lets reducers declare side effects like API calls alongside state updates, in one traceab
• galiyo118/magic-arenaA browser-based multiplayer wizard PvP game with five spell classes, room codes, and a server that runs the en
• gallifre/grok-build-desktopA desktop app that runs an AI coding agent on your own computer using local Ollama models, with permission che
• gargron/pgheroA visual performance dashboard for PostgreSQL databases that shows slow queries, bottlenecks, and overall heal
• garnerm91/scope_appA desktop app for pulling and visualizing data from Tektronix oscilloscopes (test instruments that graph elect
• gatikash/jobpilot-aiA Chrome extension that fills job application forms from your saved profile, scores resume matches, and drafts
• geamztheangrybirds727/transformers-forged-to-fight-offline-versionA reverse engineering package that lets the shut-down mobile game Transformers: Forged to Fight boot offline,
• geckovision/ayuda-venezuela-botA Spanish-language Telegram bot that gives Venezuelans real-time emergency information about shelters, water,
• genforai/obsidian-timepointAn Obsidian plugin that turns your daily Markdown notes into a visual, zoomable timeline of events from midnig
• getaskclaw/xarcA local command-line tool that lets you search, browse, and export your X (Twitter) data archive without uploa
• ghandhitechnology/munbenchMunBench tests whether AI language models can write naturally in Korean through creative writing, roleplay, an
• ghost9887/dataseaA command-line tool with its own simple language for generating realistic fake SQL test data with random value
• ghostoftrade/aizen-multi-agent-workflowLibrary of seven Markdown AI agent skills for crypto launch ops: a router plus specialists for market briefs,
• ghostwrittenstudios/ai-against-humanityA Cards Against Humanity style party game where every card is written live by a local AI instead of a fixed de
• ghr-arash/authnetA drop-in login and account management package for ASP.NET Core apps, including admin screens, roles, and two-
• giammabasedresearchers/acoustic-radar-using-wind-turbinesA browser-only tool that turns a live wind turbine YouTube stream's sound into a real-time 3D radar display an
• gictorbit/hugo-theme-zzoZzo is a free blog theme for Hugo that gives you a polished website with dark and light modes, search, galleri
• gictorbit/meshellMeShell is a student-built command-line shell created for an operating systems course assignment. It serves as
• gildo/haiA personal learning project building a toy compiler from scratch using Flex, Bison, and LLVM to understand how
• gitlares/fs-pdf-compressorA desktop app for macOS and Linux that shrinks PDF file sizes locally on your computer, ensuring your document
• giveen/project-blackbeardA narrow fork of llama.cpp optimized specifically for NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, keeping the same local LLM infere
• gksander/gks-pokedex-nextA searchable Pokédex website built with Next.js, Framer Motion, and TailwindCSS to learn modern web dev while
• gl-tches/altais-mcpRead-only MCP server with 132 security tools across 24 modules that lets AI coding agents scan code, model thr
• gnana997/periscope-demo-eks-antipatternsTerraform plus shell scripts that stand up a deliberately broken AWS EKS cluster with 12 IAM antipatterns and
• goekmenai/local-llm-matrixA local Streamlit app for comparing Ollama-installed AI models on your own hardware, with task-based benchmark
• gogo6969/kinaiA Mac app that lets a family share one person's local AI model across all their devices, with private chats an
• gokayfem/micro-uiA browser based 3D recreation of the OpenAI x Work Louder Codex Micro device interface, built entirely with pr
• gokunwu/cm_omnicm_omni is a training codebase for building a multimodal text-and-audio AI model from scratch through a three-
• goodnight77/mnemo-cognee-hackA hackathon project that gives AI agents a persistent memory of past runs, using that history to judge new run
• goofrey/zoom-searchA Python tool that lets AI agents rewrite search queries, zoom into the best source domains, and return source
• gopiy3k/growth-osAn open source platform that queues and runs AI-powered jobs reliably, keeping storage, orchestration, and the
• gordensun/swordartSwordArt lets you control 3D particle visual effects using hand gestures captured by your camera, running dire
• gordonmurray/browser-sim-towerA free browser based tower building simulation game where you construct offices, condos, and hotels, run eleva
• gotnukesgit/gtnh-biome-tagsA Minecraft mod for the GTNH modpack that shows a biome's Forge tags, like HOT or JUNGLE, as an on-screen HUD
• gproxynet/free-proxy-listAn auto-updated list of free public HTTP and SOCKS proxies, refreshed every 30 minutes with country and latenc
• grafana/dsconfigAn experimental project from the Grafana team for testing new ways to manage data source configurations. It is
• grafickks/raisonneA local, no-cloud app that automatically archives your Midjourney images and prompts, with search, version com
• grecinto/tensortreeA Go library that adds hierarchical category structure to semantic vector search, letting you organize knowled
• gregyoung14/openmarketA frozen open-source Rust research project and dataset that pairs millisecond-level Polymarket Bitcoin predict
• grokys/xamlxXamlX compiles XAML UI markup into C# code ahead of time, so apps get compiled-code performance instead of par

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