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📊 GitHub Trending — June 05, 2026

Top 10 trending GitHub repos with expert analysis — token compression, AI agents, OCR, and more.

Jun 05, 2026/2 min read
  1. chopratejas/headroom · Python · 12.6K⭐ +3.1K — Compress tool outputs, logs, files, and RAG chunks before they hit the LLM — 60-95% fewer tokens with identical answers. Ships as a library, proxy, and MCP server, making it pluggable into virtually any LLM pipeline.
  2. NousResearch/hermes-agent · Python · 181K⭐ +1.9K — The agent that grows with you — Hermes continues its meteoric rise as the go-to local agent platform. Skills, memory, multi-agent orchestration, and cron scheduling make it a complete alternative to cloud-locked coding assistants.
  3. affaan-m/ECC · JavaScript · 207K⭐ +1.8K — An agent harness performance optimization system bundling skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development. Works across Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor, and beyond.
  4. PaddlePaddle/PaddleOCR · Python · 79.9K⭐ +141 — Battle-tested OCR toolkit that turns any PDF or image into structured data for AI consumption. Supports 100+ languages and bridges the stubborn gap between scanned documents and LLM-ready text.
  5. github/spec-kit · Python · 109K⭐ +321 — GitHub's official toolkit for Spec-Driven Development — define specs, generate implementation plans, and keep AI coding agents aligned with intent rather than guessing.
  6. NVIDIA/cosmos · Jupyter Notebook · 9K⭐ +133 — NVIDIA's open platform of world models, datasets, and tools for building Physical AI. Targets robots, autonomous vehicles, and smart infrastructure with pretrained models.
  7. lfnovo/open-notebook · TypeScript · 25.1K⭐ +212 — Open-source reimplementation of Notebook LM with more flexibility and features. Lets you build your own research assistant that synthesizes across documents with source-grounded responses.
  8. Open-LLM-VTuber/Open-LLM-VTuber · Python · 9.6K⭐ +581 — Talk to any LLM hands-free with voice interaction, interruption, and Live2D avatars — all running locally across platforms. Brings the VTuber aesthetic to open-source voice AI.
  9. jwasham/coding-interview-university · 350K⭐ +632 — The legendary computer science study plan continues to attract engineers preparing for technical interviews. A complete, self-paced curriculum for breaking into big tech.
  10. github/copilot-sdk · Java · 9K⭐ +38 — Multi-platform SDK for embedding GitHub Copilot Agent into apps and services. Signals GitHub's push to make Copilot an embeddable platform rather than just an editor plugin.