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Resources for Full-stack / Indie or DevOps / SRE or ML / AI or Hardware engineering or Research / Academia: 896 items.

> - Full-stack / Indie: General software work: coding-agent workflows, code review, debugging and Git collaboration.
> - DevOps / SRE: Deployment, monitoring, cloud resources and reliability.
> - ML / AI: Model training, evaluation and LLM application development.
> - Hardware engineering: Part and assembly modeling, schematics and PCB review, simulation, and BOM and production files.
> - Research / Academia: Literature search and reviews, experimental data analysis, paper writing and submission.

- [Home Assistant MCP Server (ha-mcp)](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/ha-mcp.md): [MCP] Lets agents operate Home Assistant: control devices, query state and history, create and debug automations and edit dashboards, with 80+ tools. Community-maintained (unofficial); requires your own Home Assistant instance, and running via uvx needs a long-lived access token.
- [Mistral Vibe](https://hebbmind.com/cli/mistral-vibe.md): [CLI] Mistral's official open-source terminal coding assistant: uses Mistral models to read and write code, run commands and search the codebase, with multiple agent profiles and subagents, plus Skills, MCP and a --prompt scripting mode. Needs a Mistral API key.
- [WP-CLI](https://hebbmind.com/cli/wp-cli.md): [CLI] WordPress's official CLI: install and update plugins and themes, manage posts and users, import and export content, run database search-replace and configure multisite from the terminal, without opening wp-admin. Requires PHP 7.2.24 or later.
- [Exa MCP Server](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/exa-mcp-server.md): [MCP] Gives agents Exa web search and page content fetching, with an optional multi-step research agent and advanced filtered search. Maintained by Exa; the hosted service works anonymously with limits, and signing in or adding an API key raises them.
- [PPTAgent Skill](https://hebbmind.com/skill/pptagent.md): [Skill] From ISCAS's Chinese Information Processing Lab: Claude Code or Codex write slides from your brief, render each page to check layout, and export an editable PPTX, for lectures and academic talks. Needs macOS, Linux or WSL with Python (uv), npm and LibreOffice; install per the README.
- [MCPorter](https://hebbmind.com/cli/mcporter.md): [CLI] CLI and TypeScript runtime for discovering and calling MCP servers from the terminal and scripts: list tool signatures and call tools directly, or generate a standalone CLI or typed client from a server. Auto-imports existing MCP configs from Claude Code, Codex and others.
- [YouPlot](https://hebbmind.com/cli/youplot.md): [CLI] Draws bar charts, histograms, line charts, scatter plots and box plots in the terminal from CSV/TSV on stdin, so you can glance at data distributions at the end of a shell pipeline. The command is uplot.
- [Claude Plugins Community](https://hebbmind.com/plugin/claude-plugins-community.md): [Plugin] Read-only mirror of the community plugin marketplace maintained by Anthropic, with 2,000+ community plugins that passed submission review and automated security scans, for Claude Code and Claude Cowork.
- [Auto-Empirical Research Skills (AERS)](https://hebbmind.com/skill/auto-empirical-research-skills.md): [Skill] Empirical social science skills from Stanford REAP and CoPaper.AI, bundling 77 in-house and third-party collections: topic selection, literature reviews, DID/RD/IV identification, regression tables in Python, Stata or R, robustness audits and paper writing. Stata flows need Stata installed.
- [Azure CLI](https://hebbmind.com/cli/azure-cli.md): [CLI] Microsoft's official Azure CLI (az) for managing VMs, storage, resource groups and other Azure resources, with JMESPath queries, table or JSON output and clear exit codes for scripting. Run az login first.
- [Wrangler](https://hebbmind.com/cli/wrangler.md): [CLI] Cloudflare's official Workers CLI: develop and debug Workers locally, deploy them, manage D1, R2, KV and other resources, and tail live logs. Cloudflare recommends installing it per project; requires a Cloudflare account.
- [trash-cli](https://hebbmind.com/cli/trash-cli.md): [CLI] Moves files to the trash instead of deleting them, with commands to list, restore and empty trashed files, so anything an agent deletes by mistake can be recovered. Follows the FreeDesktop.org trash spec and shares the trash with GNOME and KDE.
- [proselint](https://hebbmind.com/cli/proselint.md): [CLI] English prose linter that turns usage guides such as Garner's and advice from great writers into rules, flagging clichés, redundancy, bad comparisons and usage errors line by line, with JSON output for agents. Runs locally with Python; English only.
- [mcp-obsidian](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/mcp-obsidian.md): [MCP] Uses Obsidian's community Local REST API plugin so agents can list, read, search, append to and delete notes, and insert content at a heading, block reference or frontmatter field. Install that plugin and configure its API key first.
- [Firebase CLI](https://hebbmind.com/cli/firebase-tools.md): [CLI] Firebase's official CLI: deploy Hosting, Cloud Functions and security rules, run local emulators, read and write databases and import or export users. The same repo also provides the official Firebase MCP server. Requires a Firebase sign-in.
- [Firebase MCP Server](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/firebase-mcp.md): [MCP] Lets agents manage Firebase projects: read and write Firestore and Realtime Database, manage Auth users, validate security rules, and check Crashlytics crashes and function logs. Maintained by Firebase; sign in to the Firebase CLI first.
- [mgrep](https://hebbmind.com/cli/mgrep.md): [CLI] Mixedbread's official semantic grep: search code, text, PDFs and images in natural language, and hook it into Claude Code, Codex and other coding agents in one step to cut token use. Requires a Mixedbread sign-in, and files are synced to its cloud index.
- [Basic Memory](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/basic-memory.md): [MCP] Stores agent memory as local Markdown notes that both people and AI can read, write, search and link, and you can open them directly in Obsidian. Local-first, open source and free, with a paid cloud sync option.
- [Gemini API Dev](https://hebbmind.com/skill/gemini-api-dev.md): [Skill] Teaches agents to code against the latest Gemini API and Python/TypeScript SDKs: multi-turn chat, function calling, structured output, and image and speech generation, while avoiding deprecated older models. Maintained by Google's Gemini team.
- [Gemini Skills](https://hebbmind.com/skill/gemini-skills.md): [Skill] Gemini API development skills: gemini-api-dev (core API and SDKs), gemini-live-api-dev (real-time bidirectional audio/video streaming) and gemini-omni-flash-api (Omni video generation and editing), filling in APIs released after model training cutoffs. Maintained by Google's Gemini team.
- [Spec Workflow MCP](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/spec-workflow-mcp.md): [MCP] Spec-driven development MCP: the agent writes requirements, design and task docs in three steps, then implements task by task. A web dashboard or VS Code extension lets PMs review, comment, approve and track progress. Needs Node.js; launch the dashboard separately via npx.
- [Jupyter Book](https://hebbmind.com/cli/jupyter-book.md): [CLI] Builds Markdown and Jupyter notebooks into online textbook sites with a TOC, math, citations and cross-references, plus publication-quality PDF export; popular for course notes. A Jupyter subproject installed via pipx or npm; PDF export needs Typst or LaTeX.
- [Nali](https://hebbmind.com/cli/nali.md): [CLI] Terminal tool for offline IP geolocation and CDN provider lookup, supporting QQwry, GeoIP2, ip2region and other databases. Pipe output from dig, nslookup and similar commands through it to annotate IPs automatically.
- [Container Use](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/container-use.md): [MCP] From Dagger: gives every coding agent an isolated container and Git branch so several agents can work in parallel, and you can view command logs, take over the terminal or discard results anytime. Needs Docker and Git locally; still experimental.
- [Container Use](https://hebbmind.com/cli/container-use.md): [CLI] From Dagger: gives each coding agent its own container and git branch so multiple agents work in parallel without interfering, with command logs and the ability to take over the terminal at any time. Connects via MCP; needs Docker and Git. Still experimental.
- [Unlazy](https://hebbmind.com/skill/unlazy.md): [Skill] Keeps agents from reporting done too early on substantial work: writes acceptance gates with runnable checks before starting, runs only user-approved commands, splits large jobs into a depth tree of verified leaves, and re-checks evidence before reporting. Optional Claude Code Stop hook.
- [lychee](https://hebbmind.com/cli/lychee.md): [CLI] Fast async link checker written in Rust that scans websites and Markdown, HTML and other files for broken links and email addresses, with JSON output, config files and an official GitHub Action, often wired into docs CI.
- [Simple English](https://hebbmind.com/skill/simple-english.md): [Skill] Writes or rewrites English docs in the spirit of ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English: short sentences, active voice, condition before command, one word one meaning, terms defined at first use. Plain mode by default, Strict mode for STE compliance, plus a rule-by-rule check mode.
- [Hugging Face CLI](https://hebbmind.com/cli/huggingface-hub.md): [CLI] Hugging Face's official hf CLI: search, download and upload models and datasets, manage repos and storage buckets, and run jobs on Hugging Face's cloud. Output adapts automatically for agents, and hf skills add installs companion skills. Uploads and similar actions need a login.
- [Anti-Defensive Writing](https://hebbmind.com/skill/anti-defensive-writing-skill.md): [Skill] Fixes defensive academic writing full of hedging and preemptive disclaimers, organizing abstract, introduction, experiments and conclusion around your strongest contribution. Also helps trim length and self-check before a rebuttal. English and Chinese versions, plus a prompt for any AI chat.
- [qsv](https://hebbmind.com/cli/qsv.md): [CLI] Fast Rust toolkit for tabular data with nearly 80 subcommands for querying, stats, cleaning, validation, joins and format conversion on CSV and Excel. Also offers an MCP server and a Claude Cowork plugin.
- [Azure MCP Server](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/azure-mcp-server.md): [MCP] Microsoft's official Azure MCP: one server covering dozens of Azure services, including Storage, Cosmos DB, AKS, App Service, Key Vault and Monitor, so agents can query and manage cloud resources. Sign in to Azure first.
- [Browserbase Skills](https://hebbmind.com/skill/browserbase-skills.md): [Skill] Browserbase's official skills: drive a local or cloud browser with the browse CLI for web scraping and search, turning site traffic into an OpenAPI spec, adversarial UI testing and competitor research. Cloud features need a Browserbase account.
- [DBHub](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/dbhub.md): [MCP] One server connecting PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, Oracle and SQLite, exposing just two tools by default to save context, with read-only mode and SSH tunneling. From Bytebase.
- [NVIDIA Agent Skills](https://hebbmind.com/skill/nvidia-skills.md): [Skill] NVIDIA's official, verified catalog of hundreds of skills covering CUDA-X libraries, NeMo training, NIM and Dynamo inference, RAG blueprints, Jetson, Omniverse and robotics simulation. The install adds only nvidia-skill-finder, which recommends other skills and installs them once you confirm.
- [NVIDIA Agent Skills](https://hebbmind.com/plugin/nvidia-skills.md): [Plugin] NVIDIA's official plugin that finds and installs the right skills from NVIDIA's catalog for your task, spanning CUDA acceleration, NIM inference, NeMo training, RAG blueprints, Omniverse simulation and robotics. Listed in both the Claude and Codex official marketplaces.
- [Build with Claude](https://hebbmind.com/plugin/buildwithclaude.md): [Plugin] Community plugin marketplace bundling hundreds of subagents, slash commands, hooks and skills by category, installable individually or all at once, with the buildwithclaude.com site for browsing community plugins and MCP servers.
- [Obsidian Visual Skills Pack](https://hebbmind.com/plugin/axton-obsidian-visual-skills.md): [Plugin] Visualization skills for Obsidian that turn text into Excalidraw hand-drawn diagrams, Mermaid charts and Obsidian Canvas mind maps. Marked experimental by the author; the Excalidraw skill needs the matching Obsidian plugin.
- [Grafana MCP Server](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/mcp-grafana.md): [MCP] Grafana's official MCP: search and edit dashboards, query Prometheus, Loki and other data sources, and view alerts, incidents and OnCall schedules to help with troubleshooting. Needs a Grafana URL and a service account token.
- [Ars Contexta](https://hebbmind.com/plugin/arscontexta.md): [Plugin] Learns your domain and working style over a few rounds of conversation, then generates a personalized Markdown knowledge system (folders, note templates, processing pipelines, hooks and maps) so agents remember knowledge across sessions. First setup takes about 20 minutes and is token-heavy.
- [Research Writing Assistant](https://hebbmind.com/skill/research-writing-skill.md): [Skill] Thesis workflow for undergrad and grad students: Q&A to settle topic and outline, then chapter drafting, literature reviews, pre-submission self-review and AI-tone polishing, with modules for law, medicine and social sciences. Outputs Markdown or compilable LaTeX; won't fabricate citations.
- [GeoAI MCP Server](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/geoai-mcp-server.md): [MCP] MCP server from the opengeos GeoAI project: segment buildings, roads and vegetation in satellite imagery from text prompts, detect vehicles and ships, spot changes between images, estimate canopy height and fetch NAIP, Sentinel-2 and Landsat imagery. Install from the repo (Python 3.10+).
- [Postgres MCP Pro](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/postgres-mcp.md): [MCP] PostgreSQL MCP server with database health checks, index tuning, EXPLAIN plan analysis and hypothetical index simulation, plus safe read-only SQL execution in restricted mode.
- [kubectl](https://hebbmind.com/cli/kubectl.md): [CLI] Kubernetes' official CLI for inspecting and managing Pods, Deployments, Services and other cluster resources, reading logs, executing commands in containers and applying YAML manifests. Requires a working kubeconfig for cluster access.
- [Science Skills](https://hebbmind.com/skill/science-skills.md): [Skill] About 40 research skills from Google DeepMind: search arXiv, PubMed and OpenAlex, query UniProt, PDB, ClinVar, ChEMBL and more, run AlphaGenome variant analysis and render structures in PyMOL. Requires uv; AlphaGenome needs an API key, and keys raise limits for OpenAlex, ClinVar and others.
- [Pix2Text](https://hebbmind.com/cli/pix2text.md): [CLI] Recognizes images or whole PDFs (including scans) with math formulas and tables into Markdown and LaTeX, strong on English and Chinese and supporting 80+ languages, handy for digitizing exams, lecture notes and study notes. An open-source Mathpix alternative that runs locally with Python.
- [Playwright Skill](https://hebbmind.com/skill/playwright-skill.md): [Skill] Lets agents write and run Playwright scripts on the fly for browser testing and automation, auto-detecting local dev servers, with screenshots, responsive checks, login flows and link checking. After installing, run npm run setup in the skill directory.
- [Playwright Skill](https://hebbmind.com/plugin/playwright-skill.md): [Plugin] Lets agents write and run Playwright scripts on the fly for browser automation: page tests, UX checks and multi-step flows, opening a visible browser by default and auto-detecting local dev servers. After installing the plugin, run npm run setup in the skill directory.
- [arXiv MCP Server](https://hebbmind.com/mcp/arxiv-mcp-server.md): [MCP] Search and download arXiv papers and read the authors' LaTeX source section by section, export BibTeX and follow topic updates, with papers cached locally. No API key needed.
- [textlint](https://hebbmind.com/cli/textlint.md): [CLI] Pluggable natural-language linter that checks Markdown and plain text for wording, punctuation and terminology consistency like code, with auto-fix, and can also run as an MCP server. Rules are installed separately, mostly for Japanese and English; requires Node.js 20+.

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