AI Hardware & On-device Models (AI Tools & LLM Clients): open-source projects that exist because someone reverse engineered a closed product, sorted by GitHub stars.
Open-source reimplementation of Google Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) hardware
Messenger browser extension acting as an unofficial API for Meta Ray-Ban glasses
Self-hosted transcription interface for Plaud Note recordings
Reverse engineering of Google's Gemma 3n edge-optimized model architecture
Turns the OpenAI Dot device into an OpenAI- and Claude-compatible API
Reverse-engineered BLE protocol of Even Realities G2 smart glasses
Extracts and displays data from Windows 11 Copilot+ Recall snapshots database
LLM inference on the Apple Neural Engine
Local runtime for training and running small LLMs on the Apple Neural Engine
Reverse engineering the Rockchip RK3588 NPU
n8n support and local sync for Plaud devices
Reimplementation of the Snowboy hotword detection engine
Reverse engineering the Allwinner V831 NPU
Obsidian plugin syncing Plaud recordings via reverse-engineered API
Unofficial BLE Codex Micro firmware turning M5Stack Core2 into a ChatGPT Desktop controller
Rabbit R1 reverse engineering; runs the R1 launcher on any Android device
Write and run custom C kernels on Intel Core Ultra NPUs
Documents the boot process of the Rabbit R1 (MediaTek mt6765, Android 13)
Makes the discontinued Humane Ai Pin usable again with a replacement software stack
Community docs for Rokid AR glasses incl. YodaOS internals and reverse-engineered details
TypeScript library, CLI and MCP server for the Plaud API
Modular assistant replacing Humane's cloud assistant on the jailbroken Ai Pin
Apple Neural Engine LLM inference using reverse-engineered private APIs
Free alternative app for the Omi AI wearable
Local-first Plaud Note Pro vault with direct Bluetooth import
Android BLE controller implementing ChatGPT Desktop's Codex Micro HID-over-GATT protocol
tinygrad on Coral Edge TPU with reverse-engineered ISA and USB driver
Self-hosted replacement for the Omi wearable's cloud pipeline
Direct-to-PC BLE interoperability research for PLAUD Note Pro/NotePin S
Browser flasher and recovery console for Even Realities G2 and R1
C++ dumper for Microsoft Recall database and screenshots
Python implementation and protocol map of Even Realities G2 glasses
Unofficial Python client for Plaud AI recorders
Self-hosted cloud and device runtime for an operator-owned Humane Ai Pin
macOS app/CLI for PLAUD Note: BLE sync, Opus decode, Whisper
Rabbit R1 flashing guides, scripts and hardware docs (CipherOS, LK analysis)
Hardware interposer for Humane AI Pin debug access
Hooks Humane's Ai Pin software so it functions after the cloud shutdown
Downloads and decodes audio from Anker Soundcore Work and Plaud
Patched Even app + frida-gadget routing G2 voice commands to a custom AI agent
Reverse engineering findings on the Humane Ai Pin
Local-first assistant talking to Even Realities G2 over BLE
Environment for reverse engineering Humane AI Pin APKs
Go reimplementation of the Rabbit R1 backend and API endpoints
Installer for the PenumbraOS platform on the Humane Ai Pin
USB interposer hardware for accessing the Humane Ai Pin
Offline CLI for the Plaud Note voice recorder, no cloud or app
Impersonates an OpenClaw gateway so a Rabbit R1 can drive Claude Code/Codex
Clean-room Rabbit R1 node client bridging to agents
Agent-first CLI to export and download Plaud recordings
Swift library for the Rabbit R1 protocol, used by an iOS app emulating the R1
Reverse engineering the Even G2 app and BLE system
RE tools and guides for Even G2 glasses and R1 health ring
CLI for hole.rabbit.tech: export Rabbit R1 photos and journal
API client for the Rabbit R1 RabbitHole service
Reverse engineering tools for the Rockchip RK356x/RK3588 NPU