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Patchwork is a Rust CLI for AST-native code refactoring without LLMs. It can find, replace, delete, and insert code by structure instead of regex, with support for Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and TSX.

Open-source agentic mesh for governing AI agents across enterprise systems, with identity, policy enforcement, audit trails, observability, and Kubernetes-native deployment.

A research article from Applied Compute on how agentic, tool-using workloads differ from traditional LLM benchmarks, with production observations, workload profiles, and an open-source harness for replaying traces.

A CLI for the Slack Web API built for coding agents. It exposes Slack methods through a single command format, supports JSON stdin, dry runs, pagination, and discovery commands, and installs via npm.

Open-source authorization engine for AI agents that adds confidence-based gating, human review, policy-as-code, and audit logging. The repo shows quickstart code, local demo steps, SDK installs, and self-hosting options.

Rust-based PostgreSQL MCP server with 135 tools for Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible AI tools. Supports stdio, TCP, and HTTP/2 transports, plus quick-start install and setup instructions.

CrankGPT is a fully offline voice assistant built on a hand-crank-powered Raspberry Pi setup. The page explains the hardware stack, local speech recognition, on-device LLMs, text-to-speech, power smoothing, and latency measurements for running the system without cloud dependency.

NILScript is an open standard and CLI toolkit for letting AI agents act on real systems through a gated propose → approve → commit → rollback flow. The page shows a live playground, quickstart commands, and benchmark claims around unauthorized writes.

An MCP server for the PostFast API that lets AI tools schedule, manage, and analyze social media posts across major platforms.

MakerChecker is a self-hosted governance layer for AI agents that enforces roles, approvals, and tamper-evident audit logs. The repo shows quickstart commands, a demo flow, and SDK/connectors for TypeScript, Python, and LangChain-style integrations.

ctx is a local-first desktop workbench for coding agents, now open source under GPL-3.0. The page explains that it runs agents in a desktop environment with worktrees, transcripts, artifacts, diff review, container boundaries, and a local merge queue.

A macOS menu bar app that helps users pace Claude Code and Codex usage against weekly and 5-hour quota windows.

Claude for Foundation Models is a Swift package that brings Claude to Apple’s Foundation Models framework on supported beta OS releases. The page includes requirements, install steps, quick-start code, model selection, authentication options, streaming, structured output, and a runnable example reference.

Go-native framework for building, orchestrating, and observing AI agents with native OpenTelemetry, an embedded dashboard, replay, and first-party MCP/A2A support.

An AI API gateway/proxy in Go that sits between coding clients and upstream LLM providers, with request routing, secret redaction, context handling, MCP tool integration, and transparent SSE streaming.

A Rust-based checker that compares a changed function against its prior version on deterministically generated inputs and reports counterexamples when behavior changes. It includes a PR gate via GitHub Actions, CLI usage, signed receipts, and docs for release/signing.

An MCP server for SharkClean and SharkNinja robot vacuums that lets MCP clients start cleanings, target rooms, dock the robot, and check status. The repo also includes setup steps, authentication guidance, CLI commands, and notes on supported models and cloud backend behavior.

Open-source AI-powered desktop automation agent that gives an LLM a fully isolated Ubuntu workspace with browser-based supervision, MCP access, audit logs, and OS-level control.

Open-source voice-driven multi-agent assistant for building real projects on a Mac, with voice, web chat, and WhatsApp channels plus CLI-based task runners.

Open-source agentic end-to-end browser testing tool for web apps. It runs JSON-defined test journeys in Docker and can be used as a CLI or optional self-hosted web app.

Go-based multi-source search CLI for LLM agents with session-based workflows, paginated result reading, and support for web, HN, Reddit, GitHub, YouTube, and multiple search APIs.

Local-first agent OS that lets you run and steer Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode from a browser or chat app while keeping code and keys on your own machine.

Nanocode is a terminal-based AI coding assistant written in Python. The repo shows CLI install and usage instructions, runtime commands, configuration options, supported providers, and a detailed description of its context and file-editing workflow.

Open-source interface for running coding agents from phone, desktop, web, and CLI. Supports multiple providers, runs locally on your own machine, and includes a daemon plus client apps.