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POSIX shell scripts powering CLIs, dotfiles, and DevOps tooling.

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    obra/superpowers★ 288,929 · ⑂ 25,847

    An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works.

    • ai
    • brainstorming
    • coding
    • obra
    • sdlc
    • skills
  2. 2
    mattpocock/skills★ 266,005 · ⑂ 22,441

    Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .agents directory.

  3. 3
    ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh★ 189,838 · ⑂ 27,199

    🙃 A delightful community-driven (with 2,500+ contributors) framework for managing your zsh configuration. Includes 300+ optional plugins (rails, git, macOS, hub, docker, homebrew, node, php, python, etc), 140+ themes to spice up your morning, and an auto-update tool that makes it easy to keep up with the latest updates from the community.

    • shell
    • zsh-configuration
    • theme
    • terminal
    • productivity
    • zsh
  4. 4
    msitarzewski/agency-agents★ 153,595 · ⑂ 24,776

    A complete AI agency at your fingertips - From frontend wizards to Reddit community ninjas, from whimsy injectors to reality checkers. Each agent is a specialized expert with personality, processes, and proven deliverables.

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    d3/d3★ 113,746 · ⑂ 22,645

    Bring data to life with SVG, Canvas and HTML. :bar_chart::chart_with_upwards_trend::tada:

    • visualization
    • data-visualization
    • charts
    • svg
    • chart
    • d3
  7. 6
    papers-we-love/papers-we-love★ 109,861 · ⑂ 6,426

    Papers from the computer science community to read and discuss.

    • computer-science
    • read-papers
    • meetup
    • papers
    • programming
    • theory
  8. 7
    nvm-sh/nvm★ 95,137 · ⑂ 10,464

    Node Version Manager - POSIX-compliant bash script to manage multiple active node.js versions.

    • nvm
    • nodejs
    • node
    • node-js
    • version-manager
    • posix
  9. 8
    base/node★ 68,371 · ⑂ 3,265

    Everything required to run your own Base node

  10. 9
    tw93/Mole★ 67,842 · ⑂ 2,386

    🐹 Clean, uninstall, analyze, optimize, and monitor your Mac. Free open-source CLI, plus a native Mac app.

    • clean
    • cleaner
    • macos
    • mac
    • shell
    • analyzer
  11. 10
    youngyangyang04/leetcode-master★ 62,523 · ⑂ 12,303

    《代码随想录》LeetCode 刷题攻略：200道经典题目刷题顺序，共60w字的详细图解，视频难点剖析，50余张思维导图，支持C++，Java，Python，Go，JavaScript等多语言版本，从此算法学习不再迷茫！🔥🔥 来看看，你会发现相见恨晚！🚀

    • leetcode
    • programmer
    • interview
    • offer
    • algorithm
    • cpp
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    pi-hole/pi-hole★ 60,988 · ⑂ 3,319

    A black hole for Internet advertisements

    • pi-hole
    • ad-blocker
    • shell
    • blocker
    • raspberry-pi
    • cloud
  14. 12
    romkatv/powerlevel10k★ 55,123 · ⑂ 2,442

    A Zsh theme

    • zsh
  15. 13
    dockur/windows★ 53,332 · ⑂ 4,829

    Windows inside a Docker container.

    • docker
    • docker-container
    • windows
    • windows-virtual-machines
    • windows-virtual-desktop
    • windows-virtual-machine
  16. 14
    sickcodes/Docker-OSX★ 52,941 · ⑂ 2,884

    Run macOS VM in a Docker! Run near native OSX-KVM in Docker! X11 Forwarding! CI/CD for OS X Security Research! Docker mac Containers.

    • docker
    • osx
    • macos
    • x11
    • container
    • kvm
  17. 15
    acmesh-official/acme.sh★ 47,674 · ⑂ 5,672

    A pure Unix shell script ACME client for SSL / TLS certificate automation

    • acme
    • acme-protocol
    • certbot
    • shell
    • ash
    • bash
  18. 16
    pyenv/pyenv★ 45,100 · ⑂ 3,273

    Simple Python version management

    • python
    • shell
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  20. 17
    omacom/omarchy★ 42,206 · ⑂ 4,856

    Beautiful, Modern & Opinionated Linux

  21. 18
    dylanaraps/pure-bash-bible★ 41,716 · ⑂ 3,649

    📖 A collection of pure bash alternatives to external processes.

    • bash
    • shell
    • script
    • guide
    • list
    • bible
  22. 19
    open-guides/og-aws★ 36,467 · ⑂ 3,880

    📙 Amazon Web Services — a practical guide

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The list above ranks the most-starred public Shell repositories, drawn from the public GitHub graph. Across 12,346 Shell repositories in the public graph, the maintainers, top contributors, and recurring committers are a powerful signal for where Shell expertise lives.

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Refolk searched GitHub for public repositories whose primary language is Shell, ranked them by stargazer count, and kept those with at least 100 stars. The list refreshes once a day.

Last refreshed: Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:41:33 GMT

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