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GhostShell AI: The Haunted Terminal | Open-Source AI Challenge

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

GhostShell AI: The Haunted Terminal | Open-Source AI Challenge

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Heirloom: Turning a Loved One's Rambling Voice Memo into a Family Cookbook (100% Local, with Gemma + Whisper)

Heirloom: Turning a Loved One's Rambling Voice Memo into a Family Cookbook (100% Local, with Gemma + Whisper)

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DiffScribe: The Commit Message Writes Itself (Locally)

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

DiffScribe: The Commit Message Writes Itself (Locally)

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👻 Memoria Local: An Offline AI Digital Ofrenda for Día de los Muertos

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

👻 Memoria Local: An Offline AI Digital Ofrenda for Día de los Muertos

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AgentGuard AI: Zero-Trust Tool-Call Firewall & Indirect Prompt Injection Defense for Open-Weight Agents

AgentGuard AI: Zero-Trust Tool-Call Firewall & Indirect Prompt Injection Defense for Open-Weight Agents

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Nothing To Do: an agent that opens the mail you're avoiding

Nothing To Do: an agent that opens the mail you're avoiding

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I made a graveyard for deleted code. One of the ghosts wasn’t dead.

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

I made a graveyard for deleted code. One of the ghosts wasn’t dead.

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Ghost in a Machine

Ghost in a Machine

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Lazy King: Do Less, Grow More

Lazy King: Do Less, Grow More

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The Rootkit Exorcist: Summoning Local AI to Investigate Suspicious Scripts 👻

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

The Rootkit Exorcist: Summoning Local AI to Investigate Suspicious Scripts 👻

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Unearthing the Ghosts of the Early Internet with Local AI 🕯️

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

Unearthing the Ghosts of the Early Internet with Local AI 🕯️

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SLoTH Lazy Hacktober!!

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

SLoTH Lazy Hacktober!!

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BugLens AI

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

BugLens AI

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SlothPace 🦥: Taming Chaotic Morning Brain Dumps with 100% Offline Open-Source AI

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 3: Slow and Steady Submission 🦥

SlothPace 🦥: Taming Chaotic Morning Brain Dumps with 100% Offline Open-Source AI

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GhostCode 👻 — Resurrecting Forgotten Code with Gemma 4

Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge: Ghost in the Machine Submission 👻🌼

GhostCode 👻 — Resurrecting Forgotten Code with Gemma 4

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