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DietrichGebert/ponytail (163k stars, +1.3k this week): Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

Below are 12 other LLM tooling repos tracked by OSS Radar that share at least two GitHub topics with ponytail, ordered by how many topics overlap, then by stars gained in the last 7 days. Topic overlap means a similar problem space, not a drop-in replacement, so check each project's README.

  1. 1. jnMetaCode/agency-agents-zh

    +28/wkest.

    🎭 277 个即插即用的 AI 专家角色 — 支持 Claude Code/Cursor/Copilot 等 20 种工具，覆盖工程/设计/营销/金融等 20 个部门。含 64 个中国市场原创智能体（小红书/抖音/微信/飞书/钉钉/Qt 上位机/机械设计）。 Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    21k stars · Shell · shared topics: ai-agents, claude, claude-code, cursor-rules, llm, prompt-engineering

  2. 2. affaan-m/ECC

    +945/wkest.

    The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code… Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    279k stars · JavaScript · shared topics: ai-agents, claude, claude-code, developer-tools, llm

  3. 3. lemomo-ai/lemo-opuscar

    +259/wkest.

    Claude Code skill for short films with no video model: 43 film styles, each a style prompt plus a demo film made entirely in code by Claude… Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    2.2k stars · JavaScript · shared topics: agent-skills, ai-agents, claude, claude-code, claude-code-plugin

  4. 4. asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks

    +77/wkest.

    Documented system prompts from Anthropic - Claude Fable 5.1, Opus 5.5, Claude Design, Claude Code. OpenAI - ChatGPT GPT-6-Astra, Codex. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    70k stars · Python · shared topics: ai-agents, claude, claude-code, llm, prompt-engineering

  5. 5. Nanako0129/sepia

    +42/wkest.

    De-AI writing skill for any Agent Skills-compatible agent (77+ via the Skills CLI), with native plugins for Claude Code, Codex, Grok Build… Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    3.2k stars · Python · shared topics: agent-skills, claude-code, developer-tools, llm, prompt-engineering

  6. 6. thedotmack/claude-mem

    +609/wkest.

    Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent – Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and injects… Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    101k stars · TypeScript · shared topics: ai-agents, claude, claude-code, claude-code-plugin

  7. 7. NousResearch/hermes-agent

    +539/wkest.

    The agent that grows with you. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    254k stars · Python · shared topics: ai-agents, claude, claude-code, llm

  8. 8. JuliusBrussee/caveman

    +525/wkest.

    🪨 why use many token when few token do trick. Viral skill + proxy for coding agents that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like a caveman. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    112k stars · Go · shared topics: claude, claude-code, llm, prompt-engineering

  9. 9. Graphify-Labs/graphify

    +392/wkest.

    Turn any codebase, with its docs, SQL schemas, configs, and PDFs, into a queryable knowledge graph. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    126k stars · Python · shared topics: ai-agents, claude-code, developer-tools, llm

  10. 10. trailhq/Trail-Code

    +119/wkest.

    Turbocharge Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini & every coding agent: faster, cheaper, with contextual understanding specific to your… Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    10k stars · TypeScript · shared topics: ai-agents, claude-code, developer-tools, llm

  11. 11. nyldn/claude-octopus

    +109/wkest.

    Run multiple AI models against the same research, design, or coding task. Surface disagreements before you ship. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    4.2k stars · Shell · shared topics: ai-agents, claude-code, claude-code-plugin, developer-tools

  12. 12. lidge-jun/opencodex

    +84/wkest.

    Universal provider proxy for OpenAI Codex & Claude Code — use any LLM (Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Ollama…) with Codex CLI, App, SDK… Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    17k stars · TypeScript · shared topics: claude, claude-code, developer-tools, llm

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