SilentStars

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// under the radar, still shipping

Not famous. Not abandoned. Just building.

SilentStars tracks 426 open source projects with recent commits and 500 stars or fewer. Ranked by how much work ships relative to the attention it gets.

426 projects tracked

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391 actively building

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311 solo builders

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★ 17.9k combined stars

🌟 Star of the day

Thriving Thriving

TypeScript TS

↑ 47 ?

unorouter unorouter/unorouter

Storefront for unorouter.com. Next.js 16, React 19, Tailwind v4 frontend for browsing and purchasing AI model access.

// hidden gem

sara farena-ai/sara

Free, open-source AI companion and coding partner. Self-host Sara with your own models: memory, voice, documents, coding tools and optional shared business workspaces. MIT licensed.

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rover-slim SankarGaneshb/rover-slim

Autonomous container optimization engine (Python, Java, .NET, Node.js) with AST dependency segregation, GoA Sentinel verification, cloud-native asset decoupling, MCP server, Docker/Rancher Desktop extension, and GitHub Action.

// solo// help wanted// hidden gem// funded

Quiet Quiet

TypeScript TS

↑ 73 ?

fast-balance richie-rich90454/fast-balance

An exact-arithmetic stoichiometric equation balancer for JavaScript and TypeScript available as an npm package for both CJS and ESM imports.

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Newborn Newborn

JavaScript JS

↑ 71 ?

gh-pull shiqicao/gh-pull

GitHub CLI extension for a local pull request dashboard. Group PRs by repository, monitor reviews and CI checks, and merge from your browser.

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Novera TRON-ABS/Novera

Novera — Espace de travail IA local/cloud : texte, images, musique et vidéo. Version 1.0.3 : Windows, Linux, macOS et Android. CLI et portable Windows disponibles. Web 1.0.3 expérimental. 120 langues et variantes d’interface. Paquets Mac non notariés par Apple. iOS en attente. TRON-ABS — L’art de l’humain avec l’IA.

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Newborn Newborn

TypeScript TS

↑ 67 ?

baipix baipix/baipix

Baipix is a free, browser-based pixel art editor with animation, isometric drawing and SVG export. Alternative to Aseprite and Piskel.

// solo// help wanted// hidden gem// release machine// fork magnet

Newborn Newborn

Python PY

↑ 67 ?

solaris-dev-shop Shaisolaris/solaris-dev-shop

61 specialist workflows with executable local tools, evidence checks and an explainable task router. Free under MIT.

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xflog aatbit/xflog

Self-hosted X activity tracker.

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business-ai-recipes aichance/business-ai-recipes

State Lens adds selected localStorage/IndexedDB changes, screenshots and per-step diffs to your existing Playwright tests. One local HTML report. Experimental, MIT; no account or API key.

// solo// hidden gem// release machine// under pressure

kwant alexsergivan/kwant

Your own team of AI bots in one self-hosted binary: spaces, every account you have, handoffs, approvals and routines. Open-source, self-hosted alternative to Grok Bot, Claude Duet and OpenAI dots. Rust + React.

// solo// funded// release machine

Thriving Thriving

TypeScript TS

↑ 31 ?

buzz-app block/buzz-app

A new desktop/web app experience for buzz

// release machine// fork magnet

Thriving Thriving

Python PY

↑ 83 ?

site2md CamiloMartinezM/site2md

A powerful CLI tool that mirrors entire websites or local directories and converts them into a single, clean Markdown file. Perfect for generating LLM context (RAG), offline documentation reading, and web archiving.

// solo// hidden gem// release machine

Thriving Thriving

NI MA

↑ 85 ?

moul moul/moul

profile's README

// solo// help wanted// legacy hero// funded

Thriving Thriving

Python PY

↑ 81 ?

grelmicro grelinfo/grelmicro

Keep your async Python service correct on more than one replica: scheduled jobs, locks, rate limits and circuit breakers on Redis, PostgreSQL or SQLite. FastAPI, Litestar, FastStream.

// solo// help wanted// hidden gem// under pressure

Monochromatic Aquaticats/Monochromatic

TypeScript and Rust monorepo: Claude Code and Pi coding-agent plugins, a minimal MCP stdio server framework, custom oxlint plugins and a pluggable Rust linter, policy-aware git tooling, core TS libraries, Wayland desktop apps (GTK4 file manager, Slint terminal, true-peak music player), OpenTofu infra automation, and a personal site.

// solo// help wanted// hidden gem// fork magnet

Thriving Thriving

C++ C+

↑ 75 ?

GRTeclyn GRTLCollaboration/GRTeclyn

A performance portable numerical relativity code built on AMReX (successor to GRChombo)

// help wanted// hidden gem// fork magnet

Newborn Newborn

JavaScript JS

↑ 62 ?

agent-role-contracts suirindo/agent-role-contracts

Catch out-of-scope coding-agent tasks, declared self-review, and stale handoffs before execution. Offline, model-agnostic Node.js CLI.

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Newborn Newborn

Python PY

↑ 52 ?

loom ClickHouse/loom

Shared long-term memory, document search and a code index for AI agents, linked to your code. Memories point at the files and symbols they're about and surface when an agent edits them. MCP server, Claude Code and Codex plugins, SDKs. Self-hosted on ClickHouse.

// solo// help wanted// hidden gem

Newborn Newborn

TypeScript TS

↑ 52 ?

flisk flisk-sh/flisk

The local runtime your AI coding agent can start, check and fix. One command runs your multi-service app from a Compose file or plain commands, and an MCP server gives Claude Code, Cursor and Codex its health, logs and controls. MIT, no account.

// help wanted// hidden gem// funded// release machine// community hub// fork magnet

Newborn Newborn

Python PY

↑ 49 ?

memory-poison-lab RishabhPande/memory-poison-lab

Local test range for agent memory poisoning - watch a planted memory steer an agent, then prove the repair. Synthetic targets, scripted deterministic agent.

// solo// help wanted// hidden gem

Thriving Thriving

C++ C+

↑ 84 ?

libtracer avatarsd-llc/libtracer

Lightweight zero-copy decentralized graph-based networking protocol for AI era

// solo// hidden gem// under pressure

Thriving Thriving

Swift SW

↑ 53 ?

M1K3 Round-Tower/M1K3

Local, offline AI for your Machine. Punk intelligence — no data centers required.

// solo// hidden gem// funded// under pressure

Newborn Newborn

Kotlin KT

↑ 52 ?

aqara-s1-unleashed GlassworksHQ/aqara-s1-unleashed

Turn the Aqara Panel Hub S1 Plus into a local Home Assistant wall panel: kiosk, voice, Music Assistant, Zigbee/Thread. Installs from your browser over USB, with backup and undo.

// solo// hidden gem// release machine// under pressure

Thriving Thriving

Go GO

↑ 43 ?

spool enes-alatas/spool

A fleet of persistent Claude Code coworkers you talk to in Telegram and Slack. Each in its own container, on your own plan without API costs.

// solo// hidden gem// release machine// under pressure

Thriving Thriving

TypeScript TS

↑ 43 ?

envilder macalbert/envilder

One envilder.json maps env vars to secrets in AWS SSM or Azure Key Vault. The same contract works in local dev (CLI), CI/CD (GitHub Action) and at runtime (Node.js, Python, .NET SDKs). Validate the mapping, run apps with secrets in memory. No SaaS: secrets stay in your cloud.

// funded// under pressure

Quiet Quiet

Python PY

↑ 60 ?

pCobra Alphonsus411/pCobra

Lenguaje de Programación en español creado con Python y librerías holográficas

// solo// hidden gem// under pressure

sahilrajput03 sahilrajput03/sahilrajput03

Source code for sahilrajput.com — my personal tech blog and notes hub featuring essays, productivity tools, programming resources, links, and more, built to share thoughts, learning resources, and code.

// solo// legacy hero// fork magnet

Thriving Thriving

Python PY

↑ 97 ?

circulatory_autogen physiomelinks/circulatory_autogen

This project aims to automate the process of combining CellML modules into a system model, then doing parameter identification to calibrate to clinical data. Common use cases include generating coupled neuron models, generating neuron to cardiomyocyte models, generating patient specific 0D blood flow networks and more.

// solo// hidden gem// legacy hero// release machine// fork magnet

Thriving Thriving

Python PY JU

↑ 89 ?

particula uncscode/particula

Particula is an open-source, aerosol simulation library.

// solo// legacy hero// fork magnet

Quiet Quiet

C# C#

↑ 88 ?

OracleOfDereth advis61/OracleOfDereth

An Asheron's Call Decal plugin. Displays character status, buffs, and progression, along with quest details, exploration markers, titles, and Void Mage DoT timers.

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Thriving Thriving

TypeScript TS

↑ 68 ?

metagraphed JSONbored/metagraphed

Bittensor didn't ship with a map. We drew one — chain-direct block explorer, developer registry, and an agent toolkit built right in.

// solo// hidden gem// funded// fork magnet

Quiet Quiet

Rust RS

↑ 64 ?

git-internal libra-tools/git-internal

Internal Git infrastructure, experiments, and foundational components for Git-compatible monorepo systems

// hidden gem// fork magnet

Thriving Thriving

TypeScript TS

↑ 63 ?

core tscircuit/core

Create electronics with Typescript and React. Compile Typescript to Circuit JSON

// hidden gem// fork magnet

infill hackclub/infill

a 3D printer YSWS (You Ship, We Ship) by Hack Club. Everyone who gets a benchy printed will be flown to RMRRF in Colorado. Run by @qcoral

// solo// hidden gem// fork magnet

Thriving Thriving

TypeScript TS

↑ 88 ?

sokosumi masumi-network/sokosumi

This is the monorepo of the Sokosumi Marketplace, the web-app is built with Next.js and TypeScript, with a strong focus on UX and security

// hidden gem// release machine// fork magnet

croupier cuihairu/croupier

Croupier is a Server / Agent / SDK platform for game operations and control, designed for multiple games and multiple environments within a single game company.

// solo// hidden gem// release machine

Quiet Quiet

Lua LU

↑ 86 ?

debind mundi4/debind

Layered keybindings for World of Warcraft. Set a key once for every character, then override it on one class, one spec, or a single alt.

// solo// hidden gem

Thriving Thriving

SY

↑ 85 ?

uhdm2rtlil alainmarcel/uhdm2rtlil

Yosys SystemVerilog Synthesis that matches Verilator (RTL matches gate-level simulation)

// solo// hidden gem// release machine

Newborn Newborn

Python PY

↑ 15 ?

triagekit BYPASS-IDC/triagekit

Open-source Python security triage for GitHub pull requests, repositories, and authorized web apps. Combines static and heuristic analysis, taint tracking, OSV dependency intelligence, risk scoring, and AI-assisted findings.

// solo// hidden gem// funded

Newborn Newborn

TypeScript TS

↑ 29 ?

pine pmndrs/pine

a reactive harness for agents

// solo// release machine

Newborn Newborn

TypeScript TS

↑ 71 ?

locale-ai khabouss/locale-ai

Translate i18n JSON locale files locally, on CPU, for free with AI

// hidden gem// release machine

OpenCAFDMap shamair28/OpenCAFDMap

Readable coding names in E-Sys again: community name list + launcher that labels trimmed CAFDs from your own psdzdata, plus a BimmerCode backup editor

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Newborn Newborn

C C

↑ 27 ?

infamous2-port SamiEnazi/infamous2-port

inFAMOUS 2 (PS3) as a native PC program for Windows and Linux: Setup recompiles YOUR copy on your PC (static recompilation, Vulkan). No game files included.

// solo// hidden gem// release machine// under pressure

Newborn Newborn

TypeScript TS

↑ 23 ?

PerkRadar luobinger/PerkRadar

PerkRadar — A self-hosted deals aggregator that fetches freebies, limited-time offers, and discounts from multiple sources every two hours, with source status tracking, expiration handling, and personal bookmarks.

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