The reverse-engineering agent stays on top as a Claude skill builds concepts as working objects

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Counts come from GitHub's official stargazers/history endpoint: the stars gained on each day of the window. Project briefs and the reading notes below are editorial additions.

1. 1

   morluto/rea : Point your agent at any app and learn how it works

   TypeScript

   A toolkit that lets your coding agent reverse engineer software without source code: it inspects native binaries through Hopper or Ghidra, JavaScript and Electron apps, .NET assemblies and websites, then explains how a feature works with the evidence and the limits behind each conclusion. Analysis runs locally, and the same tools work straight from your terminal.

   +21,001
2. 2

   storytold/photocraft : Photoshop rebuilt from scratch in pure Rust, PSD files included

   Rust

   A clean-room reimplementation of Photoshop written entirely in Rust: layers, masks, adjustment layers, type and brushes, opening, editing and saving real PSD files. Every action is a command, so the same engine can be driven from the interface, the command line, a JSON control channel or an MCP server.

   +3,733
3. 3

   wheresryan22/anatomy : A Claude skill that explains an idea by building it as a working object

   JavaScript

   A Claude Code skill that explains a technical idea by inventing a physical object whose working is the concept, then building it as an interactive isometric figure in SVG and WebGL. Dozens of small shaded parts sit in a framed card, move under pointer and keyboard, and every number comes from the same model that moves the parts. Zero dependencies, only Node built-in modules.

   +2,578
4. 4

   storytold/artcraft : An IDE for AI image and video where you block the scene before generating

   Rust

   ArtCraft is an IDE for interactive AI image and video creation: compose in 2D, block scenes in 3D and pick the models that fit your work, so character identity and camera placement stay repeatable instead of lucky. You can place virtual actors in one consistent environment, pose characters before generating, transfer identity from a posed mannequin, and remove backgrounds.

   +2,325
5. 5

   boykopovar/AnyPS5 : Run PS5 games natively on Linux and Windows, with no emulation layer

   C++

   Ports PS5 executables by relinking them into the host's native format and reimplementing the system prx libraries for dynamic linking, so nothing is emulated and no separate runtime is needed. A shader recompiler produces validated SPIR-V, SDL controllers map directly, and the compatibility list tracks verified games, led by a 2D platformer at a steady 60 fps on a GTX 1050 Ti.

   +2,185
6. 6

   storytold/wordcraft : Microsoft Word rebuilt from scratch in pure Rust, ribbon and track changes included

   Rust

   A clean-room reimplementation of Microsoft Word in pure Rust: the ribbon, styles, tables, track changes with comment balloons, citations and mail merge. It reads and writes .docx plus .odt, .rtf and .md, opens legacy .doc files and exports selectable-text PDF. One codebase runs on desktop and browser over WebAssembly; every action is a command shared by the CLI and MCP server.

   +2,097
7. 7

   Ebony-Vinyl/dsh-our-free-model : A dsh plugin that puts frontier models one install away, no login or API key

   JavaScript

   A plugin for the DeepSeek Harness shell: install it and the model picker fills with free frontier models like DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Kimi K3, no login or key needed. Free lanes come straight from OpenCode's Zen and Kilo AI's public gateways, re-pulled every refresh. A local OpenAI-compatible relay port lets other tools call the same models, and usage stats stay on the machine.

   +1,477
8. 8

   mattpocock/skills : Make your AI ask the right questions before it writes code

   Shell

   Give your coding assistant a skill that asks detailed questions before implementation. Use it to clarify vague requirements before the agent builds the wrong thing.

   +1,204
9. 9

   storytold/pdfcraft : Adobe Acrobat rebuilt from scratch in pure Rust, down to the forms and passwords

   Rust

   A clean-room reimplementation of Adobe Acrobat written entirely in Rust: world scripts, vertical CJK and color emoji render faithfully, pages can be organized, combined and split, and forms, layers, threaded comments and password protection are all there. Every save appends changes and leaves the original bytes untouched.

   +1,158
10. 10

    storytold/filmcraft : Premiere Pro rebuilt in pure Rust, with editing color and sound

    Rust

    A clean-room reimplementation of the Premiere Pro workflow in pure Rust: timeline editing with titles and caption tracks, a Lumetri-style color panel, and a full audio stack with track mixing, clip effects such as EQ, dynamics, reverb and denoise, and loudness measured to broadcast standards. Native on macOS, Windows and Linux, plus a WebAssembly build for the browser.

    +1,001

Ranking window: 2026-10-11 UTC, full day.