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EdgeRunner

EdgeRunner – run GGUF models with Swift and Metal

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Llucs /

backon

Backon – Python retry (zero deps, circuit breaker, async native)

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Morphsec88 /

vse-compute-over-storage

A simulation of a hybrid pulse-position and duration modulation concept

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asciimoo /

hister

Hister v0.17.0

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Sportacandy /

vivace

Vivace – A single-process Qt media player with interactive DVD menus

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microsoft /

quicksand

Microsoft Quicksand: Sandbox your AI agent without Docker or WSL

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Rionlyu /

spoold

Spoold - Durable curl without a database or broker

Data & databasesLicense unchecked
20#997
zackham /

plat

Plat: An embeddable infinite canvas for humans and agents

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cdiggins /

plato

The Plato Programming Language

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RimantasZ /

ctoken

Ctoken – CLI util to count LLM tokens in files, dirs or input

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rokrak1 /

agentkindergarten

AgentKindergarten – daycare for your AI coding agents

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HBarefoot /

engram

Engram – persistent memory for AI agents, in-process, no cloud

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ai-for-developers /

awesome-vibe-coding

A curated list of tools and resources for vibecoders

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rusefi /

rusefi

Rusefi – GPL internal combustion engine ECU

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kfunezc204 /

neuralpgn

NeuralPGN – local-first chess repertoire trainer with FSRS (Tauri)

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fristovic /

snitch

Snitch – Deterministic prose claim verifier for coding agents. (OSS)

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20#1008

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