Argusic daily report, 18 October 2026

On 18 October 2026 (UTC) an AI agent tried to install and run 96 open-source projects on clean machines, with nobody helping: 126 attempts in all, 3 of them cut short by our own tooling and not counted.

Verdicts as they stood at the end of that day. A project tested again since may have moved; its own page always shows the current verdict. Written 2026-10-19.

The day in numbers

Projects: 96
Attempts: 126
Runs: 61
Runs with mocks: 23
Could not verify: 10
Not yet verified: 2

Five from the day

Chosen by a fixed rule, not by hand: the three most starred projects of the day, then the most starred one that runs, then the most starred one that could not be verified.

solidcraft5,498 stars, runs
reelmimic3,622 stars, runs
Switchyard3,400 stars, runs with mocks
dashi-taskboard3,362 stars, runs
agentty620 stars, could not verify

All 96 projects, most starred first

subject	verdict	topic	stars	attempts	evidence
solidcraft	Runs	3d-modeling	5,498	1	log and recording
reelmimic	Runs	2d-animation	3,622	1	log and recording
Switchyard	Runs with mocks	Rust	3,400	1	log and recording
dashi-taskboard	Runs	claude-code	3,362	1	log and recording
rebrowser-patches	Runs	automation	1,441	2	log and recording
B	Runs with mocks	ai	1,133	1	log and recording
Noria	Runs with mocks	ai-agent	1,104	1	log and recording
Jantt	Runs	ai-tools	1,052	1	log and recording
Tracely-ai	Runs	agent-evaluation	1,016	1	log and recording
agentty	Could not verify	agentic-coding	620	2	log and recording
phi	Runs	ai	576	2	log and recording
vaahcms	Runs	admin	573	1	log and recording
xcov	Could not verify	ci	573	2	log and recording
mongoose	Runs	javascript	572	1	log and recording
devopness	Runs	aws	571	1	log and recording
map-machine	Runs	icons	571	1	log and recording
sightline	Runs	geo-osint	571	2	log and recording
yomikiru	Runs	comic-reader	569	1	log and recording
magic-nix-cache-action	Could not verify	caching	567	2	log and recording
ha-google-home	Runs with mocks	google-assistent	566	1	log and recording
Codync	Runs	acp	565	1	log and recording
Stealth-Requests	Runs	data	565	1	log and recording
dubbo-go-pixiu	Runs	api-gateway	565	1	log and recording
freeproxy	Runs	996icu	564	1	log and recording
dsh-univer-office	Runs with mocks	deepseek-harness	563	1	log and recording
geek-life	Runs	cli-app	563	1	log and recording
jmxterm	Runs	command-line	563	1	log and recording
HAsmartirrigation	Runs with mocks	crop	562	1	log and recording
aisearch-openai-rag-audio	Runs with mocks	ai-azd-templates	562	1	log and recording
Home-Assistant_Config	Runs	hacktoberfest	561	1	log and recording
ComfyUI-OmniVoice-TTS	Runs	comfyui	560	2	log and recording
aws-lambda-fastify	Runs	amazon	560	1	log and recording
renamer	Runs	batch	560	1	log and recording
pinloop-cli	Runs with mocks	ai-agents	559	1	log and recording
smart-ralph	Runs	agentic-coding	559	1	log and recording
app-tailscale	Could not verify	addon	558	2	log and recording
giselle	Runs with mocks	agent	558	1	log and recording
reader	Runs	ai	558	1	log and recording
Open-Workflow-Library	Runs	ai-agents	557	2	log and recording
castor	Runs	cli	557	1	log and recording
node-vault	Runs with mocks	api	557	1	log and recording
Kiri	Could not verify	annotation	556	2	log and recording
kiri	Runs with mocks	annotation	556	2	log and recording
deerflow-book	Runs	agent-framework	555	1	log and recording
lazyskills	Runs	agent-skills	555	1	log and recording
pi-dynamic-workflows	Not yet verified	agentic-workflows	554	3	log and recording
quickdraw	Runs	canvas	554	1	log and recording
remarshal	Runs	cli	554	1	log and recording
VoxCity	Runs	3d-city-model	553	2	log and recording
autopulse	Runs	autoscan	553	1	log and recording
tmux-ide	Runs	agent-orchestration	553	2	log and recording
docker-mc-backup	Could not verify	backup	550	2	log and recording
ethora	Runs with mocks	ai-chat	550	1	log and recording
n8n-workflow-builder	Runs with mocks	ai-assistant	549	1	log and recording
parchi	Runs with mocks	agent	549	2	log and recording
claude-ops	Runs	agent-teams	548	1	log and recording
ha-linky	Runs with mocks	enedis	548	2	log and recording
markdowndb	Runs with mocks	awesomeness	548	1	log and recording
geo-golang	Runs with mocks	arcgis	547	1	log and recording
Walrus	Runs	backup	546	1	log and recording
Markdown-Viewer	Runs	client-side	545	2	log and recording
epiq	Runs	cli	544	2	log and recording
oc	Runs	ai-agents	544	1	log and recording
claude-code-hooks	Runs	ai-tools	543	1	log and recording
indie-wiki-buddy	Could not verify	extension	543	2	log and recording
openreader	Runs with mocks	document	543	2	log and recording
concord-mcp	Runs with mocks	agentic-coding	542	1	log and recording
foremerge	Runs	ai-agents	541	2	log and recording
f-flow	Runs	angular	540	1	log and recording
patent	Runs	ai	540	1	log and recording
sveltepress	Runs	blog	540	1	log and recording
ai-avatar-system	Runs	ai-avatar	539	1	log and recording
forge-film	Runs	ai	539	1	log and recording
agentbox	Runs	claude	538	1	log and recording
aiodocker	Runs with mocks	aiohttp	538	2	log and recording
app-ssh	Could not verify	addon	538	2	log and recording
sdk-rust	Runs	rust	538	1	log and recording
HASmartThermostat	Runs	air-conditioner	537	1	log and recording
MerossIot	Runs with mocks	automation	537	1	log and recording
mco	Runs	ai-agents	537	1	log and recording
browser-search	Runs with mocks	agent-skills	536	1	log and recording
port-buddy	Runs	localhost-tunnel	536	1	log and recording
MonsterMusic	Could not verify	android-app	535	2	log and recording
Rythe-Engine	Not yet verified	3d-audio	534	1	log and recording
appworld	Runs	acl-2024	534	1	log and recording
connet	Runs	firewall	534	1	log and recording
WikiDocs	Runs	angular	532	1	log and recording
go-sse	Runs	go	532	2	log and recording
maintenant	Runs	alerting	532	1	log and recording
token-tracker	Runs	ai-agent	532	1	log and recording
node-red-contrib-uibuilder	Runs	css	529	1	log and recording
localthings	Runs	custom-component	528	1	log and recording
ytm-player	Runs with mocks	cli	528	1	log and recording
Light-A-Video	Could not verify	video-editing	527	2	log and recording
RedMatic	Runs	addon	527	2	log and recording
clsh	Runs	claude-code	527	2	log and recording

How a verdict is reached: the methodology. Every project tested so far: the subjects. GPU cloud and VPS prices: servers. Laptops and desktops for programming and AI: hardware. Earlier days: the daily archive.