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LLM-Adapters is a framework for Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT) that integrates multiple adapter types (LoRA, AdapterH, AdapterP, Prefix Tuning, etc.) into Large L.
Insight LLM-Adapters is a framework for Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT) that integrates multiple adapter types (LoRA, AdapterH, AdapterP, Prefix Tuning, etc.) into Large Language Models.
github.com/AGI-Edgerunners/LLM-Adapters ↗XMem is a multi-modal, multi-agentic long-term memory layer that provides persistent context for AI agents and LLM interfaces.
Insight XMem is a multi-modal, multi-agentic long-term memory layer that provides persistent context for AI agents and LLM interfaces.
github.com/XortexAI/XMem ↗QMedia is an open-source AI content search engine designed for content creators to search and analyze multi-modal data including text, images, and short videos.
Insight Installed cleanly on the first try.
github.com/QmiAI/Qmedia ↗OWASP Nettacker is an automated penetration testing and information-gathering framework written in Python.
Insight The demo actually ran and produced real output.
github.com/OWASP/Nettacker ↗RHA-RAG is an agentic Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system that forces LLMs to build explicit, verifiable proof chains instead of just retrieving and summarizing t.
Insight The project has a complete structure, including a Docker configuration, LangGraph orchestration, and web UI.
github.com/YufSunny/RHA-RAG ↗A TypeScript framework for building deterministic CLI tools that LLM agents can interact with using structured Zod schemas.
Insight Installed cleanly on the first try.
github.com/beogip/code-first-agents-tool ↗Nowness will tell you whether that trending repo actually works — with the evidence.