AI and LLM Tools
The largest cluster of trending repos today centers on building with, running, and securing large language models.
- THU-MAIC/OpenMAIC - Open multi-agent interactive classroom for immersive learning in one click (+3128)
- stablyai/orca - Agent development environment for running fleets of parallel coding agents on desktop, mobile, or VPS (+883)
- jingyaogong/minimind - Train a 64M-parameter LLM from scratch in roughly two hours (+1005)
- K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills - Library of 165 validated agent skills covering biology, chemistry, medicine, and drug discovery (+912)
- MakazhanAlpamys/Soup - Fine-tune LLMs from a single YAML file, targeting low-VRAM consumer GPUs (+280)
- Osmantic/ODS - Turns a personal machine into a local AI server with LLM inference, RAG, voice, and image generation (+497)
- anthropics/claude-code - Agentic coding tool that lives in the terminal and handles routine dev tasks through natural language (+130)
- Imbad0202/academic-research-skills - Claude Code skill set covering the full research-to-finalize writing pipeline (+193)
- inkeep/open-knowledge - AI-native markdown IDE and LLM wiki with a polished editing interface (+58)
- 0xPlaygrounds/rig - Modular Rust library for building scalable LLM applications (+18)
- HKUDS/DeepTutor - Lifelong personalized tutoring system built on AI (+197)
- noonghunna/club-3090 - Community GPU configs for serving Qwen and Gemma models on RTX 3090 through 5090 cards (+11)
Agent Security and Research Skills
- NVIDIA/SkillSpector - Security scanner that detects prompt injection, data exfiltration, and supply-chain risks in agent skills before install (+113)
- handsomestWei/patent-disclosure-skill - Agent skill for Chinese patent drafting, policy monitoring, and review response (+501)
- apurvsinghgautam/robin - AI-powered dark web OSINT tool (+113)
Web Crawling, Scraping, and Data
- unclecode/crawl4ai - Open-source LLM-friendly web crawler and scraper (+145)
- D4Vinci/Scrapling - Adaptive web scraping framework handling single requests through full-scale crawls (+210)
- KnockOutEZ/wigolo - Local-first search, fetch, crawl, and research over MCP with no API keys or cloud costs (+26)
- firecrawl/pdf-inspector - Fast Rust library for PDF classification and text extraction with scanned-vs-text routing (+541)
- vitali87/code-graph-rag - RAG system for monorepos using knowledge graphs to query multi-language codebases (+20)
- VectifyAI/PageIndex - Vectorless, reasoning-based RAG document index (+23)
Self-Hosted Infrastructure and Deployment
- oblien/openship - Self-hosted deployment platform (+80)
- Dokploy/dokploy - Open-source alternative to Vercel, Netlify, and Heroku (+25)
- rmyndharis/OpenWA - Free, self-hosted WhatsApp API gateway (+54)
- firecracker-microvm/firecracker - Secure, fast microVMs for serverless workloads (+30)
- langgenius/dify - Collaborative workspace for agentic workflows and RAG pipelines, deployable on cloud or self-hosted (+113)
Developer Workflow and Productivity
- raine/workmux - Combines git worktrees with tmux windows for frictionless parallel development (+45)
- rtk-ai/rtk - CLI proxy that cuts LLM token consumption by 60 to 90 percent on common dev commands (+163)
- YishenTu/claudian - Obsidian plugin that embeds Claude Code as an AI collaborator inside a vault (+17)
- dongdongbh/Mindwtr - GTD app for desktop and mobile to capture tasks and surface the next action (+29)
- colinhacks/zod - TypeScript-first schema validation with static type inference (+26)
Web Frameworks and Open-Source Alternatives
- every-app/open-seo - Open-source alternative to Semrush and Ahrefs (+460)
- Gitlawb/openclaude - Runs anywhere, uses anything (inferred: open Claude-compatible runtime) (+80)
- openclaw/openclaw - Cross-platform personal AI assistant (+333)
- iptv-org/iptv - Collection of publicly available IPTV channels worldwide (+86)
- apache/iggy - Hyper-efficient message streaming system (+91)
- Zackriya-Solutions/meetily - Local-first AI meeting assistant with live transcription and summarization (+50)
- 3b1b/manim - Animation engine for explanatory math videos (+86)
- browser-use/video-use - Edit videos using coding agents (+472)
- mujocolab/mjlab - Isaac Lab API powered by MuJoCo-Warp for RL and robotics research (+19)
Editorial Perspective
Today's trending list makes clear that the dominant builder concern in late 2026 is control: control over where AI runs, what data it touches, and how much it costs per query. The concentration of self-hosted infra, local-first tools, and agent security scanners alongside raw LLM training repos suggests technical founders are moving past prototype curiosity and into production hardening.