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neomjs
neo
neomjs/neo
SElite
3.3k·JavaScript

Neo.mjs is a self-evolving software organism: a professional end-to-end AI engineering team whose cross-model swarm inhabits live apps via Neural Link, Active Hybrid GraphRAG, DreamService, and self-healing loops.

#agent-memory#ai-agent#ai-memory
93%
Merge Rate
11h
Review Time
89%
1st-Timers
4 GFI
Scorecard
conorbronsdon
avoid-ai-writing
conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing
SElite
3.1k·JavaScript

Skill that audits and rewrites content to remove AI writing patterns. Use it with your favorite agents including Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex, and Hermes.

#ai-writing#claude#claude-code
96%
Merge Rate
4h
Review Time
100%
1st-Timers
7 GFI
Scorecard
asamassekou10
ship-safe
asamassekou10/ship-safe
SElite
827·JavaScript

CLI security scanner built for the agentic era. Detects CI/CD misconfigs, agent permission risks, MCP tool injection, hardcoded secrets, and DMCA-flagged AI dependencies.

#agentic-ai#ai-security#cli
92%
Merge Rate
12h
Review Time
80%
1st-Timers
12 GFI
Scorecard
MartinDelophy
ai-video-editor
MartinDelophy/ai-video-editor
BSolid
555·JavaScript

Open-source, local-first video editor where creators and AI agents edit the same real timeline.

#ai-video-editor#ai-voiceover#browser-ai
97%
Merge Rate
1d
Review Time
100%
1st-Timers
4 GFI
Scorecard
siemens
linux-entra-sso
siemens/linux-entra-sso
SElite
212·JavaScript

Browser plugin for Linux to SSO on Microsoft Entra ID using a locally running microsoft identity broker (Intune).

#chrome-extension#entra-id#firefox-extension
90%
Merge Rate
<1h
Review Time
100%
1st-Timers
1 GFI
Scorecard
ProjectSidewalk
SidewalkWebpage
ProjectSidewalk/SidewalkWebpage
SElite
102·JavaScript

Project Sidewalk web page

#accessibility#google-streetview#mapillary
92%
Merge Rate
21h
Review Time
75%
1st-Timers
2 GFI
Scorecard
coco-research
coco
coco-research/coco
BSolid
173·JavaScript

Meet Coco. A superintelligent agent framework powered by an advisory board of 389 world-class minds. Scale your AI assistant into a complete engineering department with 142 skills, 277 commands, and persistent state. Universal compatibility. Local privacy. Free and open source.

#agent-skills#agents-md#ai
93%
Merge Rate
2h
Review Time
50%
1st-Timers
4 GFI
Scorecard
webbrain-one
webbrain
webbrain-one/webbrain
SElite
931·JavaScript

Open-source AI browser agent for Chrome and Firefox (monorepo) 🧠

#ai-agent#ai-agents#ai-tools
92%
Merge Rate
2d
Review Time
100%
1st-Timers
2 GFI
Scorecard
Foundryborne
daggerheart
Foundryborne/daggerheart
SElite
182·JavaScript

The official Foundry VTT implementation of the Daggerheart system

89%
Merge Rate
17h
Review Time
67%
1st-Timers
4 GFI
Scorecard
SandeepVashishtha
Eventra
SandeepVashishtha/Eventra
SElite
148·JavaScript

Eventra is a comprehensive event management system that empowers organizers to create, manage, and track events seamlessly. Built with a modern tech stack featuring React frontend and Spring Boot backend, Eventra provides everything needed to run successful events from creation to post-event analytics.

#collaborate#events#frontend
84%
Merge Rate
4h
Review Time
80%
1st-Timers
4 GFI
Scorecard
openyida
openyida
openyida/openyida
SElite
207·JavaScript

Your own personal YiDA AI assistant!

#agent#ai#assistant
81%
Merge Rate
20h
Review Time
87%
1st-Timers
21 GFI
Scorecard
Choices-js
Choices
Choices-js/Choices
SElite
6.8k·JavaScript

A vanilla JS customisable select box/text input plugin ⚡️

#choices#dropdown-menus#inputs
100%
Merge Rate
<1h
Review Time
100%
1st-Timers
1 GFI
Scorecard
lovasoa
ophirofox
lovasoa/ophirofox
BSolid
113·JavaScript

Une extension pour navigateur qui permet de lire les articles de presse en ligne sur le compte de bibliothèques ayant souscrit à europresse

#ens#lemonde#press
100%
Merge Rate
3h
Review Time
100%
1st-Timers
1 GFI
Scorecard
krelltunez
dayGLANCE
krelltunez/dayGLANCE
SElite
120·JavaScript

Your day, at a glance

#calendar#goals-tracker#habit-tracking
96%
Merge Rate
11d
Review Time
67%
1st-Timers
1 GFI
Scorecard
beijixiaohu
OJBetter
beijixiaohu/OJBetter
SElite
214·JavaScript

适用于在线评测系统(Online Judge)的Tampermonkey脚本,增强功能与界面。

92%
Merge Rate
1d
Review Time
83%
1st-Timers
1 GFI
Scorecard
ch-bas
cctv-camera-database
ch-bas/cctv-camera-database
SElite
238·JavaScript

Open database of 3,400+ CCTV camera specs across 77+ brands — searchable, filterable, CC0

#blue-iris#cctv#cctv-cameras
77%
Merge Rate
11h
Review Time
50%
1st-Timers
15 GFI
Scorecard
nextcloud
richdocuments
nextcloud/richdocuments
SElite
452·JavaScript

📑 Collabora Online for Nextcloud

#collabora#hacktoberfest#libreoffice
82%
Merge Rate
2d
Review Time
93%
1st-Timers
2 GFI
Scorecard
nextcloud
spreed
nextcloud/spreed
SElite
2.2k·JavaScript

🗨️ Nextcloud Talk – chat, video & audio calls for Nextcloud

#call#hacktoberfest#nextcloud
87%
Merge Rate
1d
Review Time
68%
1st-Timers
2 GFI
Scorecard
cardano-foundation
cardano-org
cardano-foundation/cardano-org
SElite
100·JavaScript

Cardano.org is the primary online resource for the Cardano community.

#cardano#cardano-community
90%
Merge Rate
1d
Review Time
92%
1st-Timers
11 GFI
Scorecard
RaspberryPiFoundation
blockly
RaspberryPiFoundation/blockly
SElite
13.5k·JavaScript

The web-based visual programming editor.

91%
Merge Rate
19h
Review Time
64%
1st-Timers
3 GFI
Scorecard

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