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howie /

openspectra

OpenSpectra: a Rust CLI for managing specs, changes, and implementation tasks

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10#092
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scascino4 /

dither

Ordered dithering command-line tool

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10#093
own2pwn-fr /

wp2shell-detect

Wp2shell-detect, a non-intrusive detector for the WordPress core pre-auth RCE

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10#094
zuhayrb /

dexpose

Dexpose: A Pure-Go CLI to Scan APKs for Leaked Secrets (No JVM, No Jadx)

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10#095
514-labs /

dnsglobe

DNSGlobe – Rust TUI to watch DNS propagate around the world

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10#096
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plannotator /

2n

2n – write directory based notes in the terminal

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10#097
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markg-05 /

git-buoy

Git Buoy – A living terminal harbor for Git worktrees

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10#098
getmaat /

maat

A docs-as-code convention with a CLI that enforces it in CI

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10#099
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Arthur-Ficial /

translate

Translate – offline translate CLI for Mac

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10#100
Kenzy-Zero /

kenze

Kenze – An interactive shell for wrangling files bigger than your RAM

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10#101
RohanRatwani /

envlockr-cli

EnvLockr – local secrets CLI that tells you which stored API keys are still live

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10#102
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ZachRouan /

agent-desktop-interface

GUI-tool – zero-dependency Rust CLI for desktop GUI automation

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10#103
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tsl0922 /

ttyd

ttyd – Share your terminal over the web

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10#104
pimalaya /

himalaya

Himalaya – CLI to Manage Emails

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10#105
vlaaad /

ghosttyfx

GhosttyFX – JavaFX terminal powered by libghostty

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10#107
darkmatter /

prelude

Prelude – Fancy devshells for your Nix Flakes

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10#108

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