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• nutllwhy/hyperframes-motion-libraryA library of parameterized, locally rendered video motion templates for things like charts, counters, and tran
• zimengxiong/tinytouchA DIY ESP32 device that lets you unlock and authenticate on a Mac with a fingerprint sensor instead of buying
• aayan555/ds4windowsA Windows tool that makes a PlayStation controller work as an Xbox controller so PC games recognize it automat
• signal-probability-engine/weather-predictionAn automated trading bot that bets on Polymarket's daily city temperature markets using live weather forecast
• wubing2023/paperspineSkill suite for Codex and Claude Code that drives a structured academic-paper rewrite or build, producing a fu
• ww085213/mineradio-lx-musicAn unofficial Windows desktop music player and lyric visualizer built on local files and user supplied playlis
• arbitragebot-group/polymarket-trading-botA Node.js bot that automatically trades short-term Bitcoin Up/Down bets on Polymarket, including copying anoth
• bradtraversy/electronshoppinglistA simple desktop shopping list app built with Electron that runs as a native program on Windows, Mac, or Linux
• qwenlm/qwen-vlaAn Alibaba research model that lets one set of AI weights control different types of physical robots from came
• trading-2028/polymarket-ai-tradingA research and paper-trading toolkit that runs mean-reversion strategies against live Polymarket data without
• encod3d-sec/claudebrainAn Obsidian based knowledge base and Claude Code automation toolkit for authorized penetration testing and bug
• gamedevgrzesiek/gamefundsA curated, regularly updated directory of game publishers, investors, and grants, plus plain-language guides t
• germondai/trawlTRAWL is a self-hosted web scraping server that bypasses Cloudflare, reCAPTCHA, and other anti-bot systems, wi
• shibco/ableton-linuxAn unofficial patched Wine setup that lets you run Ableton Live 12, Max for Live, and Push hardware natively o
• suyancc/openai-plus-vxtWXT browser extension that auto-fills ChatGPT signup, US address, PayPal, and checkout pages, and can fetch Ou
• ant-design/ant-design-cliAn offline command-line tool that gives developers and AI coding assistants instant, version-accurate lookup o
• jimliu/science-skillsA bundle of skills, agent profiles, and MCP server connectors that power Claude Science, an AI assistant for s
• liangdabiao/liurun-bookwriter-skillsA pair of AI agent skills that write long Chinese business essays in the distinct styles of writers Liu Run an
• paperguru-ai/paperguru-benchmarkA research paper and benchmark for a new AI memory system that helps agents track information across very long
• zonghaoyuan/infiplotAn AI-powered interactive story game that generates every scene, dialogue line, and image live as you play, wi
• keyai/calculusmadeeasy-zhAn unofficial Simplified Chinese translation of the classic math book Calculus Made Easy, readable as HTML fil
• lgug2z/komokanaA Windows utility that automatically switches your custom keyboard layout based on which app you're using, act
• openjdk/mobileOpenJDK Mobile lets you run existing Java applications on iPhones and iPads by adapting the standard Java engi
• qwilxy/paralives-releaseAn unofficial repository hosting a download link for the life simulation game Paralives, not an official sourc
• satomoit/lce-emerald-launcherA Windows desktop launcher that installs and runs community recreations of Minecraft Legacy Console Edition on
• zarazhangrui/beautiful-feishu-whiteboardA library of 35 color palette styles an AI coding agent can use to build polished whiteboards inside Feishu or
• ceoharvey242/cheat-engine-7.5An unofficial download link for Cheat Engine 7.5, a memory scanning and editing tool for single-player PC game
• davidpdrsn/axum-live-viewBuild interactive real-time web apps without JavaScript. Your Rust server stays connected to the browser and p
• deepika-builds/liquid-glassA one file, zero dependency JavaScript library that gives web elements a realistic bending glass look, with a
• intercom/2x-skillsA marketplace of installable Claude Code skills covering skill review, GitHub Actions security, cost analysis,
• luolangaga/tubatoolA Windows launcher that organizes 82 third-party PC hardware diagnostic tools into one searchable interface.
• mumuy/gobangA browser-based Five-in-a-Row board game where you play against a built-in AI opponent. No downloads needed —
• ninjahawk/subtextA live visual tool that shows the words a language model is internally leaning toward, moment by moment, befor
• dev-ocr/polymarket-arbitrage-trading-botA TypeScript bot that arbitrages Polymarket's 15-minute crypto price markets using a dump-and-hedge strategy,
• freertos/freertos-plus-tcpA networking library that lets small embedded devices running FreeRTOS communicate over the internet using sta
• gaearon/promise-loaderA webpack loader that splits JavaScript into smaller chunks loaded on demand via promises, so users only downl
• gajus/zod-compilerA build-time compiler that turns Zod validation schemas into fast, direct-check functions, claiming up to 75x
• moh4696/build-ai-agents-freeA free, beginner friendly step-by-step guide to building a real AI agent using LangChain and a free Groq API k
• polymarket-trader-lab/polymarket-trading-botA Node.js bot that automates arbitrage and copy trading on Polymarket's short-term Bitcoin Up/Down markets.
• rindig/icm-architectA Claude skill that turns a described process or an existing folder into an organized workspace where folder s
• ruanyf/react-testing-demoA hands-on tutorial that teaches React component testing using a Todo app, showing three approaches from shall
• rust-lang/lang-teamA digital filing cabinet where the Rust language design team stores planning documents, meeting notes, and dec
• stvir/pmtdAutomatically finds and outlines text in images at multiple scales, using mask shapes to follow curved or angl
• tencent/opensourcetalentThe home page for Tencent's annual Rhino-bird program, which trains university students and developers in open
• facebookresearch/flowdecAn AI audio codec that compresses speech or music to roughly 100-200x smaller sizes while using a flow-matchin
• simon-he95/vue-tuiA Vue component library for building terminal-style user interfaces that can run either in a web browser or as
• vikingmute/webpack-react-codesA collection of working code samples that accompany a book about building web apps with React and webpack. Rea
• yanliudesign/offer-toolkit-skillA bundle of three AI assistant skills covering the whole job hunt: judging a job posting, building a resume, a
• hasoftware/wintrashA single PowerShell script that scans Windows for 18 kinds of leftover app clutter and lets you clean them int
• maxucheng0/grok-auto-registerA Python tool that automates creating Grok chatbot accounts through a browser, using temporary emails and para
• mondo-robotics/pmtA research codebase for training a humanoid robot to imitate human motions like flips and dances using reinfor
• unprovable/shadowcatA single offline HTML page that transfers files between two devices by flashing QR codes at a camera, for phon
• evokoa/pggraphA Rust-based PostgreSQL extension that adds fast graph search and relationship queries to your existing databa
• openbmb/minicpm-robotAn open-source family of small, on-device AI models that let robots perceive, decide, and act, including one f
• baiyuetribe/glinkGlink removes watermarks from short videos on platforms like Douyin, TikTok, and Kuaishou. Paste a share link
• dennis960/backappA self-hosted web dashboard for scheduling and monitoring SSH backups of remote Linux servers, no scripts or c
• future-agi/traceaitraceAI is an open-source monitoring tool that traces every step your AI application takes — prompts, tool cal
• shengshu-ai/vidu-s1A real-time interactive video generation model where a digital character reacts live to spoken voice commands,
• vitsoonyoung/spritestack2dA Godot 4 addon that turns a single sheet of flat pixel art views into a rotatable pseudo 3D sprite, optimized
• zjp1997720/wechat-article-searchA command line tool that searches WeChat public account articles by keyword and returns structured results, no
• erezshahaf/loreA private, local-only desktop second brain that captures notes and to-dos by voice or text and answers questio
• hieunc229/mailflareA self-hosted email inbox you deploy to Cloudflare, letting you receive and send mail on your own domain throu
• owasp/www-project-secure-headersA free guide and toolkit that explains browser security headers and helps you configure them correctly to prot
• atom/snippetsA built-in tool for the Atom text editor that lets you create custom keyboard shortcuts to instantly insert fr
• databufflabs/databuffDataBuff is an open-source AI-native monitoring tool for microservices that uses OpenTelemetry for data collec
• nvlabs/mobilitygenMobilityGen generates labeled training data for mobile robots by simulating them in realistic 3D environments,
• rjx18/codorCodor gives multiple AI coding agents, such as Claude Code and Codex, one shared local channel to coordinate w
• chubbyguan/chubbyskillsA personal collection of AI agent skills for transcribing videos, managing an Obsidian knowledge base, trackin
• nilbuild/kamranahmedse.github.ioA starter template for a personal blog hosted free on GitHub Pages, where you write posts as Markdown files an
• wesbos/twitter-unfollowerA JavaScript tool that automatically unfollows inactive or stale Twitter accounts based on a threshold you set
• dexhorthy/shannonA command-line tool and library that drives Claude Code sessions from scripts and captures the output as struc
• giovapanasiti/active_canvasA Ruby on Rails plugin that adds a drag-and-drop CMS with AI content generation directly into your existing ap
• placenl2026/best-of-algorithmic-tradingA curated, ranked directory of 109 open-source algorithmic trading tools, libraries, and learning resources.
• basemulti/basemultiA local-first desktop app that connects to your database and instantly builds a spreadsheet-like admin panel f
• echasnovski/nvimA personal, hand-crafted Neovim editor configuration optimized for fast startup, using plugins, custom keybind
• leonxlnx/lumenshadersA single-file browser tool that generates real-time looping abstract art using WebGL2 shaders, with export to
• polymaxi2/polymarket-arbitrage-trading-botA sales listing disguised as a repo, advertising paid Polymarket trading bots with screenshots as proof, but n
• yeachan-heo/gajae-codeA command-line tool that wraps an AI coding agent in a four-step interview, plan, execute, verify workflow to
• atlassian/gajiraAutomated GitHub Actions that sync code activity with Jira issues — closing tickets on merge, creating issues
• cloudflare/doomA multiplayer version of the classic game Doom that runs in the browser using WebAssembly and Cloudflare's edg
• freecodecamp/2016-new-coder-surveyA public dataset of over 15,000 people learning to code, capturing their backgrounds, goals, and expectations.
• sac-y/identity-skillAn AI agent skill that builds a personal website by first generating and locking approved reference images per
• thiago-code-lab/aws-certified-solutions-architect-associate-brasilA Brazilian Portuguese study guide with 31 modules of theory, practice questions, flashcards, and labs coverin
• vercel/git-hooksA lightweight tool that automatically runs your chosen checks like linting or tests before Git commits, catchi
• addyosmani/yeoman-examplesA collection of four sample web apps — todo lists and URL shorteners built with Angular and Backbone — generat
• ept/invoicingA Ruby on Rails framework that handles invoice generation, tax calculations, and commission tracking for e-com
• iptvorganization/tv-autobuildTV AutoBuild automatically builds, tests, and signs customized Android TV APKs (Mobile and Leanback) for the F
• lancezpf/awesome-papers-awesomeA curated directory of other GitHub repositories that collect research papers, organized by field so you can f
• xiaozhou26/icloud-hmeA self-hosted Go server for creating, listing, and reading mail from Apple Hide My Email aliases outside the o
• callous-0923/agent-studyA 36-chapter Chinese-language course teaching AI agent engineering through runnable Python files, from core th
• gordensun/learningcellAn interactive 3D biology teaching website with rotatable, zoomable models of a plant cell, animal cell, white
• justjavac/magnet-and-torrent-search-engineA search engine for magnet links and torrent files that gathers data using both a web crawler and a passive DH
• kunchenguid/whathappenedwhathappened is a Grok Build agent skill that turns a flood of X posts about a topic into a short briefing: wh
• liriliri/tinkerA cross-platform desktop app bundling over 60 everyday tools — calculator, password generator, image compresso
• mre/prettyprintA Rust library that adds syntax highlighting, line numbers, and polished formatting to code printed in a termi
• openzeppelin/openzeppelin-skillsA set of instruction modules that teach AI coding assistants like Claude how to safely build, scaffold, and au
• albert-weasker/niubi_guardAn open-source tool that scans GitHub issues and comments for spam, harassment, and coordinated abuse, then le
• macpass/macpasshttpMacPassHTTP is a plugin for the MacPass password manager on macOS that lets browser extensions automatically r
• ohad6k/emuloEmulo reads your past AI coding assistant logs and turns them into a private profile so new agent sessions alr
• ostris/comfyui-krea2-ostris-editCustom ComfyUI nodes for running Krea 2 image editing LoRAs, letting the model use reference images as visual

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