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HOLDS UP “Open-source repos I install on almost every project” — a modest toolbox list that survives fact-checking
The claimOpen-source repos installed on almost every project: vibe-kanban (run multiple agents in parallel), n8n-mcp (automate n8n workflows), opcode (GUI, sessions), ccstatusline (token tracking), hooks-mastery (custom hooks), “+2 more must-have repos” in the carousel.
Every named repo exists, is substantial, and does what the caption says: BloopAI/vibe-kanban at 27,828 stars really is a kanban for running coding agents in parallel, n8n-mcp at 22,710 builds n8n workflows from Claude and was pushed the day we checked, opcode at 22,383 is a real Claude Code GUI with agents and sessions, ccstatusline at 12,438 is an actively maintained statusline with token display, and hooks-mastery at 3,889 is the reference repo for Claude Code hooks. Just as important, the verbs are modest — “install on projects,” “part of my daily workflow” — and match reality; there isn't an invented number anywhere. Minor caveats rather than sins: opcode has migrated owners and hasn't been pushed since Oct 2025, so “must-have” is dated for that one; hooks-mastery is a learning repo you read, not a tool you install; and the mystery “+2 more” live only in the carousel — standard save-bait. The account sells an AEO/brand service, but this particular list is clean.
What holds up
- All five named repos real: vibe-kanban 27,828 / n8n-mcp 22,710 / opcode 22,383 / ccstatusline 12,438 / hooks-mastery 3,889 stars (GitHub API, Aug 17)
- n8n-mcp and ccstatusline both pushed Aug 17 — actively maintained
- The claims use modest verbs that match reality — no revenue screenshots, no “superpowers,” no invented numbers
What doesn't
- opcode migrated owners (getAsterisk → winfunc) and hasn't been pushed since Oct 2025 — ~10 months dormant for a “must-have”
- hooks-mastery is a reference you read, not a tool you install — a small miscategorization
- “+2 more must-have repos” exist only inside the carousel — save-bait by design
The catch
Nothing to catch — which is itself the lesson: honest tool posts use small verbs, and small verbs are what survive an audit.
How to actually do it
- If you run parallel agents, vibe-kanban and ccstatusline are the two worth trying this week
- Take n8n-mcp only if you already run n8n — it automates a tool, it doesn't replace having the tool
- Read hooks-mastery like documentation, then write your own hooks — that's what it's for
Verified — a daily-workflow list where the only dings are one dormant repo and a save-bait carousel.
- Confidence
- High
- Posted by
- an AEO/brand-visibility agency account — the list is clean even if the account is a funnel
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