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junaidrahim /

smolbren

Smolbren: Local search for your Markdown vaults

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skorotkiewicz /

vending-operations-portal

A multi-location vending machine operations portal

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Brokenwatch24 /

crowdmind

Crowdmind – open-source tool to test ideas against AI personas

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EveryInc /

tend

Tend turns intent into local, reviewable feeds you can inspect, steer, and teach

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PersonalJarvis /

PersonalJarvis

Personal Jarvis, an open source voice assistant that runs your PC

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herol3oy /

austen

Austen – Discover Story Relationships

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kotro-labs /

kotro-proxy-engine

Kotro – I cut my Cursor API bill by 68% with a 15MB local proxy

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wilds-land /

b10

b10 – for files

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willmeyers /

coypa

Coypa is a fun way to manage your clipboard

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itsPLK /

ps5-y2jb-autoloader

PS5 Y2JB Autoloader:Automatically loads the kernel exploit and your elf payloads

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scwsoft /

vitcam

VitCam – Self-hosted intelligent camera surveillance and NVR

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RecNes /

hn-ai-summarizer

A self-hosted AI that turns Hacker News into a daily briefing

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BraveOPotato /

FckSignups

FckSignups: Open-source tools. No accounts, emails, tracking–just tools

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ngafar /

cbxy

cbxy – A format for creating guided comic book experiences

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idlehandsdev /

pps-watch

PPS Watch: The Most Accurate Watch That Doesn't Tell Time

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leapmemory /

memory-bench

Open benchmark for memory layers vs. pasting full chat history

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robinvdvleuten /

xprsn

Tiny and CSP-safe expression language for JavaScript

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