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Jakubantalik/thinking-orbs (3.7k stars, +112 this week): Dotted thought-orb loading indicators for AI & agent UIs, 9 tuned types, two sizes, auto dark/light. 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 thinking-orbs, 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. rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch

    +3k/wkest.

    Learn AI Engineering! Learn it. Build it. Ship it for others. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    69k stars · Python · shared topics: ai, ai-agents

  2. 2. deeplethe/solid-glass

    +2.4k/wkest.

    A design system for AI applications. Material, physical, tactile, technical. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    589 stars · TypeScript · shared topics: ai, ai-agents

  3. 3. thedotmack/claude-mem

    +2.1k/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, ai-agents

  4. 4. NousResearch/hermes-agent

    +1.9k/wkest.

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

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

  5. 5. MadsLorentzen/ai-job-search

    +1.3k/wkest.

    The job search that runs on your machine. AI job application framework built on Claude Code: evaluate postings, tailor CVs, write cover… Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    47k stars · Python · shared topics: ai, ai-agents

  6. 6. open-webui/open-webui

    +693/wkest.

    User-friendly AI Interface (Supports Ollama, OpenAI API, ...). Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    156k stars · Python · shared topics: ai, ui

  7. 7. unclecode/crawl4ai

    +546/wkest.

    Open-source web crawler and scraper for LLMs and AI agents: any website into clean, LLM-ready Markdown. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    86k stars · Python · shared topics: ai, ai-agents

  8. 8. iOfficeAI/AionUi

    +541/wkest.

    Open-source 24/7 Cowork app for OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and 20+ more CLI Agent | Customize your assistants | Team… Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    34k stars · TypeScript · shared topics: ai, chat

  9. 9. mem0ai/mem0

    +399/wkest.

    The Memory Layer for AI Agents - Drop-in memory infrastructure for AI agents and apps. Context that persists. Built for production. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    67k stars · Python · shared topics: ai, ai-agents

  10. 10. langchain-ai/langgraph

    +392/wkest.

    Build resilient agents. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    43k stars · Python · shared topics: ai, ai-agents

  11. 11. unslothai/unsloth

    +350/wkest.

    Local UI to run and train LLMs and diffusion models. Supports GGUF, MLX, Qwen3.8, DeepSeek-V4, MiniMax-H3, Gemma 4, FLUX and more. Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.

    78k stars · Python · shared topics: ai, ui

  12. 12. asgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks

    +343/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, ai-agents

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