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Antiz96
arch-update
Antiz96/arch-update
SElite
436·Shell

An interactive update notifier & applier for Arch Linux that assists you with important pre / post update tasks (including a systray applet and extensive CLI).

#arch#arch-linux#arch-update
94%
Merge Rate
6h
Review Time
88%
1st-Timers
1 GFI
Scorecard
itzg
docker-minecraft-server
itzg/docker-minecraft-server
SElite
14.2k·Shell

Docker image that provides a Minecraft Server for Java Edition that automatically installs/upgrades versions, modloaders, modpacks and more at startup

#docker-image#dockerfiles#hacktoberfest
88%
Merge Rate
11h
Review Time
91%
1st-Timers
9 GFI
Scorecard
bigstack-oss
cubecos
bigstack-oss/cubecos
SElite
159·Shell

Open-source cloud native platform that automates and simplifies the deployment of virtualization, Kubernetes, and OpenStack infrastructure.

#ceph#cloud#cloudnative
88%
Merge Rate
15h
Review Time
100%
1st-Timers
12 GFI
Scorecard
MotherofallVPNs
MoaV
MotherofallVPNs/MoaV
SElite
424·Shell

Mother of all VPNs

#circumvention-tool#digital-rights#infrastructure
96%
Merge Rate
2d
Review Time
75%
1st-Timers
2 GFI
Scorecard
haikuports
haikuports
haikuports/haikuports
SElite
524·Shell

Software ports for the Haiku operating system.

#haiku#haiku-os#package-manager
91%
Merge Rate
1d
Review Time
74%
1st-Timers
1 GFI
Scorecard
pkgforge-dev
Anylinux-AppImages
pkgforge-dev/Anylinux-AppImages
SElite
230·Shell

AppImages That Truly Work On Any Linux System (Even musl-libc and non-FHS systems)

94%
Merge Rate
6d
Review Time
93%
1st-Timers
3 GFI
Scorecard
jvm-repo-rebuild
reproducible-central
jvm-repo-rebuild/reproducible-central
SElite
145·Shell

Reproducible Central: rebuild instructions for artifacts published to (Maven) Central Repository

96%
Merge Rate
13d
Review Time
80%
1st-Timers
1 GFI
Scorecard
sangrokjung
claude-forge
sangrokjung/claude-forge
BSolid
805·Shell

Supercharge Claude Code with 11 AI agents, 36 commands & 15 skills — the claude-code plugin framework inspired by oh-my-zsh. 6-layer security hooks included. 5-min install.

#agents#ai-assistant#anthropic
88%
Merge Rate
<1h
Review Time
100%
1st-Timers
12 GFI
Scorecard
tuna-os
tunaOS
tuna-os/tunaOS
AWelcoming
53·Shell

Bringing a modern cloud-native experience to the Enterprise Linux Desktop

80%
Merge Rate
15h
Review Time
100%
1st-Timers
3 GFI
Scorecard
AOSC-Dev
aosc-os-abbs
AOSC-Dev/aosc-os-abbs
AWelcoming
187·Shell

ABBS/ACBS tree for AOSC OS package metadata, build configuration, scripts, and patches

#abbs#acbs#aosc-os
83%
Merge Rate
21h
Review Time
69%
1st-Timers
1 GFI
Scorecard
armbian
build
armbian/build
AWelcoming
5.4k·Shell

The official build framework for the Armbian Linux distribution. This repository contains the complete toolchain and scripts required to compile custom OS images from source, including kernel configuration, U-Boot handling, and board-specific tweaks for various ARM and ARM64 single-board computers.

#arm#debian#framework
85%
Merge Rate
2d
Review Time
89%
1st-Timers
11 GFI
Scorecard
nextbsd-redux
nextbsd
nextbsd-redux/nextbsd
BSolid
172·Shell

No repository description available.

94%
Merge Rate
4d
Review Time
100%
1st-Timers
1 GFI
Scorecard
plengauer
Thoth
plengauer/Thoth
AWelcoming
164·Shell

No repository description available.

#agent#bash#injection
81%
Merge Rate
11h
Review Time
60%
1st-Timers
3 GFI
Scorecard
ublue-os
aurora
ublue-os/aurora
AWelcoming
769·Shell

The ultimate productivity workstation

#bootc#fedora#kde
85%
Merge Rate
15h
Review Time
75%
1st-Timers
2 GFI
Scorecard
zizmorcore
zizmor-action
zizmorcore/zizmor-action
AWelcoming
153·Shell

Run zizmor from GitHub Actions!

#github-actions#static-analysis#zizmor
91%
Merge Rate
2d
Review Time
100%
1st-Timers
1 GFI
Scorecard
fujibee
agmsg
fujibee/agmsg
AWelcoming
1.5k·Shell

Cross-vendor messaging for CLI AI coding agents — let Claude Code, Codex, Gemini & Copilot talk to each other in one team. Bash + SQLite, no daemon, no framework.

#agent-communication#agent-teams#agentic
81%
Merge Rate
21h
Review Time
41%
1st-Timers
1 GFI
Scorecard
yuting0624
antigravity-for-claude-code
yuting0624/antigravity-for-claude-code
AWelcoming
293·Shell

Claude Code plugin: run the Antigravity CLI (Gemini) as a collaborating sub-agent with intelligent model routing across the SDLC. Community project; not affiliated with Google/Anthropic.

#agy-cli#antigravity-cli#claude-code
88%
Merge Rate
3d
Review Time
100%
1st-Timers
4 GFI
Scorecard
dan-snelson
DDM-OS-Reminder
dan-snelson/DDM-OS-Reminder
BSolid
110·Shell

Mac Admins’ new favorite, MDM-agnostic, “set-it-and-forget-it” end-user messaging for Apple’s Declarative Device Management-enforced macOS update deadlines

87%
Merge Rate
18h
Review Time
100%
1st-Timers
1 GFI
Scorecard
longhorn
longhorn
longhorn/longhorn
AWelcoming
7.9k·Shell

Cloud-Native distributed storage built on and for Kubernetes

#cncf#distributed-systems#high-availability
77%
Merge Rate
1d
Review Time
69%
1st-Timers
8 GFI
Scorecard
itzg
docker-minecraft-bedrock-server
itzg/docker-minecraft-bedrock-server
BSolid
1.8k·Shell

Containerized Minecraft Bedrock Dedicated Server with selectable version

#docker-image#hacktoberfest#minecraft
100%
Merge Rate
8d
Review Time
100%
1st-Timers
2 GFI
Scorecard

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