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• xalbert1d/ainous-teamA Claude Code plugin that adds a 12-role team of specialized coding agents with shared memory that improves ov
• xdarkzx/obs_mcpLets an AI assistant control OBS Studio streaming software directly, from switching scenes to cleaning up micr
• xiaohei210509/codexloginmanagerA macOS app that diagnoses why the Codex CLI login is broken and can restart the official ChatGPT sign in flow
• xico2k/fakerFaker is a PHP library that instantly generates realistic fake names, emails, addresses, and other test data i
• xierenyuan/ant-designA ready-made library of polished UI components for React apps, so you don't build buttons, tables, and forms f
• xona-labs/xona-cursor-pluginA Cursor plugin that gives your AI coding assistant its own crypto wallet so it can discover and pay for APIs
• xovee/thesisuestcA LaTeX template that lets UESTC students write graduation theses in Chinese or English without worrying about
• xxishikuxx/wow-hub-launcherA dark-mode desktop launcher that finds, configures, and patches old World of Warcraft clients from Vanilla th
• xxx02/android-home-serverA step by step guide and scripts for converting an old rooted Android phone into a self hosted home server rea
• xylophonez/lapee-bundler-profile-ngA configuration-only repo that defines payment profiles for the LapEE bundler on Arweave's AO network, control
• yairl/nibNib is a browser-based, client-side app for filling out, signing, redacting, merging, and splitting PDF files
• yangchao228/codex-remote-webA local-first web control panel that lets you start, watch, and stop Codex CLI tasks on your computer from you
• yangruihan/fc26-mod-installer-proA README describing a drag and drop mod installer for EA Sports FC 26, whose download link points outside this
• yaroshevych/agentsandboxA command-line tool that wraps AI coding agents like Claude Code in an isolated Docker container so they can o
• yazanm2005/ai-powered-call-center-analytics-system-using-aws-serverless-architectureA serverless AWS system that uses AI to automatically analyze call center transcripts and show results on a li
• yehiabrkt46-arch/cs2-market-scrapersA documented architecture for a system that aggregates Counter-Strike 2 skin prices from four marketplaces int
• yehudalevi/agentcityA local, deterministic tool that turns your AI coding agent activity history into a growing pixel art city, wi
• yevchyk/dancing_gorizonA Python trading system that trains machine learning models to predict the probability a trade will be profita
• yion-dev/chipxchipx is a C and SDL2 CHIP-8 emulator with a global command-line tool for fuzzy-launching classic CHIP-8 games
• yiwangxi32/fileboxFileBox is a local desktop and browser toolkit that compresses images, extracts password-protected archives, a
• ykesx/daiA desktop app for chatting with local AI models, writing code with AI assistance, and running deep research ta
• ylarod/ideviceA Rust library for talking directly to an iPhone or iPad from your computer, letting apps get device info, tak
• yoavgur/autobibA Chrome extension that finds the published version of an arXiv preprint and copies a clean BibTeX citation to
• yogiadhik/skillcheckA testing tool for AI agent skills that catches silent failures before they break in production. It lints skil
• yojiro253-del/bioforgeA free skill pack that turns AI coding assistants into research helpers for synthetic biology, aimed at studen
• yongtenglei/snippetboxSnippetbox is a small web app for creating and sharing short text snippets, like a personal pastebin. It is a
• yorukot/blosgaA ready-made blog website template built with Astro. Write posts as Markdown files and get a fast, SEO-ready b
• yorukot/fixyourmouseA simple web tool that detects if your mouse is registering unwanted double clicks when you only press the but
• yorukot/monkeytypeA free, minimal typing test website that measures your typing speed and accuracy in real time with a clean, di
• yorukot/themeA personal collection of computer configuration files for backing up and restoring a customized desktop enviro
• yubiuser/mkdocs-materialTurn plain Markdown text files into a polished, professional documentation website with built-in search, respo
• yukaitung/lgdxrobot2-rplidar-c1A ROS 2 driver written in C++ that connects the RPLIDAR C1 laser sensor to a robot, publishing its distance sc
• yunyoujun/lookie-lookieA browser-based eye tracker that uses your webcam and on-device machine learning to predict where you're looki
• yurudeveloper/explicitA written operations guide that coordinates multiple AI models on one coding project, defining who works on wh
• yusakru/binderyA fully offline mobile PDF toolkit with a detailed booklet maker, merging, page editing, and a built-in reader
• yv1cs/awesome-free-toolsA curated, community maintained list of free websites and tools that replace paid software across categories l
• zachrip/claude-bucksA playful Claude Code plugin that gives the AI a virtual wallet, earned by rated work and spent on cosmetics s
• zack-hill91/ccapib-v2026-game-scriptA Minecraft modpack that uses Create and KubeJS scripting to guide players through a structured progression of
• zaherg/wp-blockmarkup-mcp-serverAn MCP server that indexes real WordPress Gutenberg block source code so AI assistants generate valid block ma
• zalo/full-spectrumA browser-based simulator that shows how a 3D model would look printed in full color using a limited set of tr
• zalo/open3dOpen3D is an open-source toolkit for processing and visualizing 3D data like point clouds and meshes. It provi
• zaproxy/zap-media-resourcesA collection of media files like logos and graphics for ZAP, a popular open-source web application security to
• zbbsdsb/fundemetalA set of markdown thinking protocols you paste into an AI agent to force deeper problem decomposition and plan
• zblgg/configurationTanStack Router and Start provide a type-safe routing library and full-stack web framework with built-in cachi
• zbowling/dotfilesA dotfiles kit that sets up the same terminal, shell, and dev tools across macOS, Ubuntu, and Arch Linux with
• zeldaniela/chatbot-rag-vehiculosA Python chatbot that answers plain-language questions about vehicle catalogs and technical documents by searc
• zenieverse/casperlasA web platform for deploying and managing autonomous AI agents on the Casper blockchain, with tools for reputa
• zenworksza/devmcpA local MCP server that bundles file, git, Docker, and database tools so AI coding agents can operate on a dev
• zephyrwing-ai/ins-cliA command-line tool for reading and publishing Instagram content from your terminal, using web APIs with a bro
• zergtant/pufferPuffer is a free, open-source website from Stanford University that streams live TV in your browser while usin
• zfranjicc/blizzard---proxy-managerA Bash toolkit for Kali Linux that manages proxy, Tor, and routing modes for security testing, with dedicated
• zfryrgnci/compliance-audit-aiA web app that scores legal contracts for compliance risk using Google's Gemini AI, producing a 0-100 risk sco
• zfryrgnci/music-makerAn open-source AI music generator that turns a short AI-made track into a smooth, non-repeating 60-minute mix
• zhaoge8888/claude-cli-translatorA Windows side-pane tool that translates manually selected Claude Code terminal text into Chinese using a Deep
• zhenhuaw-me/shrubA Python toolkit of reusable building blocks for building and testing deep learning systems, cutting down repe
• zhhsplendid/cudaexercisesA LeetCode-style collection of CUDA coding exercises that teach GPU programming through self-contained problem
• zihaomu/gpu_notebookA hands-on exercise collection teaching GPU performance optimization for AI, covering matrix multiplication, q
• zk-templates/proof-template-libraryCatalog of starter zero-knowledge proof circuits for age gating, group membership, anonymous voting, allowlist
• 04amanrajj/netwatchA Rust command line tool for Linux that logs your network traffic to a local SQLite database and shows usage h
• 0xhassaan/nn-from-scratchPersonal study log following Andrej Karpathy's neural network video series, implementing micrograd, makemore,
• 0xkinno/astraeaA football prediction app on Solana that settles bets automatically using live match data and cryptographic pr
• 0xkinno/halcyonAn automated agent that trades on live sports odds and settles bets on Solana using cryptographic proofs inste
• 0xkinno/vellumA tool for distributing tokens on Ethereum while keeping the payment amounts encrypted, so only each recipient
• 0xpulseplay/divergence-deskA hackathon trading tool that compares live sports data against Polymarket and Kalshi prices to find pricing g
• 0xr10t/pulsefiAn educational Rust project aiming to track live crypto market and onchain trade data and store it for dashboa
• 0xradioac7iv/tempfsA file sharing service where links expire automatically after a set time, download count, or both.
• 0xweb3mayor/quantA read-only visualizer that turns a wallet's HYPE and kHYPE holdings on HyperEVM into a game-like settlement s
• 0xzgbot/hermes-comfyui-skillsThree Hermes Agent skill bundles that load multiple ComfyUI image and video model skills with a single slash c
• 10-x-eng/clankie-cadA collection of 3D printable CAD models made with a tool called Clankie, shared as STL and editable OpenSCAD f
• 123satyajeet123/bitnet-serverA systemd-managed local server that runs Microsoft's BitNet CPU-only AI model with an OpenAI-compatible API an
• 15fairmount-glitch/music-machineA self-hosted jukebox for a local network that combines a personal music library, Spotify search, and Sonos sp
• 1bl4z3r/calcliAn offline-first CalDAV manager for tasks, notes, and journals that syncs with remote servers in the backgroun
• 1tsmejp/palworld-server-managerA web dashboard for managing Palworld dedicated game servers running in Docker, including settings, mods, back
• 404-agent/codes-minerA command-line miner in Rust and Node.js that solves a computational puzzle to mint $CODES tokens on Ethereum
• 52191314/web-agent-proxy-sdkInfrastructure that routes AI agent web requests through real, consented browser sessions, with optional end-t
• 5starscripts/fivem-resource-scannerA free Python tool that statically scans FiveM and RedM Lua game server scripts for hidden backdoors, data the
• 6elphegor/dreamingA small research experiment testing a method that helps a model keep old memorized knowledge while learning ne
• 7vignesh/pgpulseA multi-tenant backend service that tracks API traffic, errors, and latency per customer, with PostgreSQL row-
• 80dark/troste-onionA local tool for sending end-to-end encrypted messages directly between two computers over the Tor network, no
• 8perezm/esuyo-qwen3-tts-rocmA self-hosted text-to-speech server that turns text into audio using the Qwen3-TTS AI model, built for AMD ROC
• a-little-hoof/dsrReference code for the Rice and Apple paper Taming Outlier Tokens in Diffusion Transformers, adding Dual Stage
• a1cst/genreg-labA research lab for training AI models purely through evolution and selection, with no gradient descent or pret
• aaddrick/aim-server-gcpA self hosted setup for running an old school AOL Instant Messenger server on cheap cloud hosting, with email
• aaditya-t/xrpl-flowA drag and drop visual builder for creating and testing XRP Ledger transactions in the browser, with safety re
• aakashvarma/geakGEAK uses coordinated Claude Code AI agents to automatically profile and speed up AI model serving and individ
• aanandmadhav/basketball-404A playful 404 error page where visitors throw a physics-based basketball through a hoop to navigate to a real
• aarondolenec/vcardA free, self hostable tool for creating shareable digital business cards that others save via QR code or NFC t
• aaryanptl/openrouter-mcpAn MCP tool that lets an AI assistant look up, compare, and estimate costs for over 300 OpenRouter AI models,
• aasheeshlikepanner/vaseGo pub/sub message broker that uses a lock-free ring buffer and per-subscriber cursors to claim much higher th
• aashish2998/langchainmultiagentresearchsystem_projectLangChain pipeline of four agents that searches the web, scrapes the best page, drafts a report with Groq Llam
• aasimmalikin/qagentA pure Python multi agent pipeline that drafts answers to vendor security questionnaires, built to show how ag
• abayomijohn273/frontend_standard_skillsInstallable rule sets that make AI coding tools like Claude Code and Cursor produce accessible, fast, consiste
• abboskhonov/hermiumA self hosted AI chat dashboard rebuilt in React, Hono, and Bun as a TypeScript port of the Hermes Web UI proj
• abdelrahman-essam-d/devtrailA command line tool that keeps a running log of a project's decisions and status so you can paste it into any
• abdullahnaeem151015-lgtm/future-sales-forecasting-using-machine-learningA machine learning project and web dashboard that forecasts future daily sales for a drugstore chain using his
• abeliansoup/latwalkA Python tool that orders a folder of images into a visually smooth sequence and renders it as an MP4, optiona
• abhay-pratapsingh-ctrl/chaptrA dating app on the Sui blockchain where AI agents called Digital Twins hold conversations with each other to
• abhi-afk-dev/kizuA tiny headless Python tool that catches unhandled crashes in your code and sends instant alerts to Discord or
• abhilashreddychitiki/memory-conciergeAn AI-powered hotel concierge prototype that generates personalized welcomes and stay plans from stored guest
• abhinavs/sqlalchemy-annotateCLI that writes Schema Information comment blocks at the top of SQLAlchemy 2.x model files, modeled after the

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