Weekly notes: code maps, a video pipeline, config sprawl, and one sensing project to read carefully

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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

   Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything : Explore an unfamiliar codebase as an interactive map

   TypeScript

   A Claude Code plugin that turns files, functions and dependencies into an interactive code map with explanations. The generated map can be shared with teammates, making an unfamiliar repository easier to explore together.

   +1,479
2. 2

   harry0703/MoneyPrinterTurbo : Turn a topic into a first-cut short video

   Python

   Connects script generation, footage, narration and subtitles into a short-video production workflow. Useful for quickly assembling a first cut from a topic, then reviewing the script, media rights and pacing before deciding what to publish.

   +1,093
3. 3

   colbymchenry/codegraph : Let your coding agent follow the call chain

   TypeScript

   Builds a local index of code symbols, calls and dependencies for AI assistants to query through MCP. Useful for tracing related code before making a change; try it on your own repository to see whether its answers are more helpful than ordinary file search.

   +1,020
4. 4

   microsoft/markitdown : Turn a pile of mixed documents into Markdown

   Python

   Converts documents such as PDFs and Office files into Markdown for text-processing tools. Useful when you want to feed a folder of mixed documents into search or an AI workflow while retaining headings, lists and other readable structure where supported.

   +803
5. 5

   multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills : Give your coding agent a few rules it can actually follow

   A compact set of coding-agent instructions about stating assumptions, keeping changes small and defining verifiable goals. This community interpretation of Karpathy-inspired advice is useful if you want a few clear rules instead of a large workflow package.

   +791
6. 6

   Leonxlnx/taste-skill : Show your AI the look you want before it builds the UI

   Shell

   A skill collection for improving the layout, typography and motion of AI-built interfaces. It also supports making visual references before coding, useful when a clear example would communicate your design intent better than another long prompt.

   +735
7. 7

   affaan-m/ECC : Give your coding agent a plan, tests and a memory

   JavaScript

   A collection of coding-agent workflows for planning, tests, review and remembering useful context. If your assistant jumps straight into edits or forgets earlier decisions, this gives you reusable routines to adapt to your project.

   +709
8. 8

   rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch : Learn AI engineering by building and checking real projects

   Python

   A structured AI-engineering curriculum with routes for fundamentals, LLM applications and agents. It pairs reading with building and checking results, useful when you want to learn toward a working project instead of collecting disconnected tutorials.

   +700
9. 9

   NousResearch/hermes-agent : An assistant that can turn past tasks into reusable skills

   Python

   A personal AI agent with persistent memory, accessible from a terminal or chat apps. It can save skills from completed tasks and search earlier conversations, making it interesting for recurring work that benefits from remembering previous attempts.

   +647
10. 10

    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.

    +584
11. 11

    esengine/DeepSeek-Reasonix : Review a coding agent's work and roll back to a checkpoint

    Go

    A coding assistant available through terminal and graphical interfaces, with checkpoints for reviewing or undoing changes. Useful for longer tasks where you want the agent to keep working while preserving places to inspect what happened and recover from a bad edit.

    +557
12. 12

    DigitalPlatDev/FreeDomain : Give your side project its first web address

    HTML

    Offers domain names under shared suffixes such as dpdns.org, with the option to use your own DNS provider. It gives a hobby project or a DNS experiment a public address without first buying a standalone domain.

    +523
13. 13

    obra/superpowers : Give a multi-step coding task checkpoints you can inspect

    Shell

    A skill collection that guides a coding assistant through requirements, planning, implementation, tests and review. Useful for longer features where you want explicit checkpoints before the agent moves from an idea to a large set of code changes.

    +514
14. 14

    farion1231/cc-switch : Stop editing the same model settings in several tools

    Rust

    A desktop control panel for the model providers, MCP servers and skills used by several AI coding tools. Useful if you alternate between Claude Code, Codex and similar tools and are tired of keeping their configuration files in sync by hand.

    +464
15. 15

    pewdiepie-archdaemon/odysseus : Bring AI chat, research and notes into one workspace

    Python

    A self-hosted workspace that brings AI chat, research, documents, notes and planning tools together. Useful for exploring whether keeping these activities in one application helps your daily workflow, with feature maturity checked against the tasks you need.

    +446
16. 16

    byoungd/English-level-up-tips : Move from collecting English tips to actually using them

    An open learning guide that began with English study and has expanded into learning with AI. It connects study to a real task and a review of what you learned, useful when you collect plenty of learning material but rarely put it to work.

    +444
17. 17

    codecrafters-io/build-your-own-x : Understand your tools by building a small version yourself

    Markdown

    A collection of step-by-step tutorials for rebuilding tools such as a database, shell, Git or web server. Pick something you use daily and build a small version of it to understand the mechanisms that a finished product normally hides.

    +395
18. 18

    nexu-io/open-design : Keep your AI's visual work tied to one design brief

    TypeScript

    A desktop workspace that connects coding agents to visual tasks such as prototypes and presentations. It uses a shared design-instructions file, useful for keeping colors, typography and other preferences available across several related outputs.

    +351
19. 19

    BigPizzaV3/CodexPlusPlus : Switch model providers without losing track of your tasks

    Rust

    An external launcher for the Codex and ChatGPT desktop apps that adds provider switching and session management. Useful if you move between model services and want those controls in one place without patching the installed app.

    +332
20. 20

    Imbad0202/academic-research-skills : Check whether your paper's citations back its claims

    Python

    A collection of Claude Code workflows for planning research, reviewing literature and drafting papers. Citation checks are a notable feature: an optional audit retrieves cited sources to examine whether they support a claim, while you remain responsible for the paper.

    +325
21. 21

    anthropics/skills : Package a repeated task into a skill Claude can reuse

    Python

    Anthropic's examples of reusable Claude skills, with instructions and resources for tasks such as document work and web testing. Useful for learning how to package a repeatable task, then adapting the relevant example to your own requirements.

    +322
22. 22

    ruvnet/RuView : Explore what Wi-Fi signals might reveal about movement

    Rust

    Explores sensing presence and movement from Wi-Fi signals rather than camera images. Its claims about pose and vital-sign sensing make it an interesting research project, but it needs compatible sensing hardware and independent validation, not just an ordinary router.

    +296
23. 23

    earendil-works/pi : Build a coding assistant around the parts you actually need

    TypeScript

    A coding assistant toolkit with reusable pieces for model access, tool execution and terminal interfaces. You can use its agent directly or add extensions, useful if you want to tailor a small assistant to your workflow without building every component yourself.

    +296
24. 24

    anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins : Adapt Claude to the way your team actually works

    Python

    Role-specific Claude plugin templates for work such as sales, finance and customer support. Their instructions and connector configuration are readable files, useful as a starting point for adapting an assistant to the tools and terminology your team already uses.

    +292
25. 25

    safishamsi/graphify : Map your code and docs, with inferred links marked

    Python

    Maps code and mixed project documents into a graph that you can browse and query. It labels connections as extracted or inferred, useful for investigating how two concepts relate while keeping source evidence separate from the tool's interpretation.

    +289