Argusic daily report, 21 October 2026

On 21 October 2026 (UTC) an AI agent tried to install and run 105 open-source projects on clean machines, with nobody helping: 123 attempts in all, 4 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 2026-10-22.

The day in numbers

Projects: 105
Attempts: 123
Runs: 70
Runs with mocks: 28
Could not verify: 4
Not yet verified: 3

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.

X66,736 stars, runs
anti-defensive-writing-Skill3,632 stars, could not verify
qwen21-nsfw-pose-skill3,573 stars, runs
hex469 stars, runs
kurento442 stars, could not verify

All 105 projects, most starred first

subject	verdict	topic	stars	attempts	evidence
X6	Runs	antv	6,736	1	log and recording
anti-defensive-writing-Skill	Could not verify	academic-writing	3,632	2	log and recording
qwen21-nsfw-pose-skill	Runs	agent-skill	3,573	2	log and recording
twitter	Runs with mocks	api-client	950	1	log and recording
hex	Runs	dictation	469	1	log and recording
CharDesk	Runs	ai-context	453	1	log and recording
fetch-php	Runs with mocks	fetch	450	1	log and recording
Hypha	Runs	agent-framework	449	1	log and recording
wiki	Runs with mocks	documentation	449	1	log and recording
Frame	Runs	ade	448	1	log and recording
ash-agents	Runs	ai-agents	448	1	log and recording
bitly	Runs with mocks	api-client	448	1	log and recording
U3D	Runs	game	447	1	log and recording
csp	Runs	cpp	447	1	log and recording
elevenlabs-js	Runs with mocks	artificial-intelligence	446	2	log and recording
lazyspotify	Runs with mocks	cli	446	1	log and recording
bazar	Runs	ecommerce	445	1	log and recording
node-red-contrib-homekit-bridged	Runs	home-automation	445	1	log and recording
abell	Runs	abell	444	1	log and recording
bundlewatch	Runs	build-tools	444	2	log and recording
skPlayer	Runs	audio	443	1	log and recording
kurento	Could not verify	stream-processing	442	2	log and recording
linode-cli	Runs with mocks	cloud	442	1	log and recording
sagify	Runs with mocks	ai-gateway	442	1	log and recording
HGM	Runs with mocks	coding-agents	441	1	log and recording
ai-skills	Runs with mocks	agent-skills	441	1	log and recording
mediabox	Could not verify	bash	441	2	log and recording
pyrosm	Runs	geopandas	441	1	log and recording
OpenTagViewer	Runs with mocks	airtag	440	1	log and recording
elastic-ci-stack-for-aws	Runs	aws	439	1	log and recording
sdk-java	Runs	durable-execution	439	1	log and recording
dramaxis	Runs	ai-video	438	1	log and recording
gemini	Runs with mocks	backup	438	1	log and recording
kiji-proxy	Runs	ai-gateway	438	1	log and recording
quicky	Runs	automation	438	2	log and recording
splicr	Runs	ai-video	438	1	log and recording
drone-cli	Runs with mocks	continuous-delivery	437	1	log and recording
pipe-rename	Runs	command-line-tool	437	1	log and recording
ruoyi-office	Not yet verified	antdv	437	3	log and recording
wormhole	Runs with mocks	cli	437	1	log and recording
InPlayerEpisodePreview	Could not verify	jellyfin	436	2	log and recording
ai4j	Runs with mocks	agent	436	1	log and recording
apm-studio	Runs	agentic-ai	436	1	log and recording
openwhyd	Runs	bandcamp	436	1	log and recording
pinout	Runs	diagram	435	1	log and recording
rootprint	Runs	full-text-search	435	1	log and recording
codify	Runs	agent	433	1	log and recording
wmux	Runs	agentic-ai	433	1	log and recording
redis-vl-python	Runs with mocks	anthropic	432	2	log and recording
restic-backup-docker	Runs	backup	432	1	log and recording
meilisearch-rust	Runs	crate	431	1	log and recording
ownmem	Runs	agent-memory	431	2	log and recording
VoiceFlow	Runs	audio-recording	430	1	log and recording
GameDesignOS	Runs	agent-skills	429	1	log and recording
free-proxy-list	Runs	anonymous-proxy	429	1	log and recording
IntuneCD	Runs	azure-devops	428	1	log and recording
app-examples	Runs with mocks	live-embed	428	1	log and recording
yii2-httpclient	Runs	curl	427	1	log and recording
ccLoad	Runs	ai	426	1	log and recording
dryforge	Runs	agent-harness	426	1	log and recording
life-kline	Runs	ai	426	1	log and recording
project-raven	Runs	ai	426	1	log and recording
prompt-cache	Runs with mocks	ai	426	1	log and recording
camofox-browser	Runs	ai-agent	425	1	log and recording
email-sleuth	Runs with mocks	cold-email	425	1	log and recording
gpt-image2-ecommerce	Runs with mocks	advertising	424	1	log and recording
memento-mcp	Runs with mocks	claude-desktop	424	1	log and recording
thing-editor	Runs	2d-game	424	2	log and recording
wikmd	Runs	docker	424	2	log and recording
MxPage	Runs	ai-agents	423	1	log and recording
okf-skills	Runs	agent-skills	423	1	log and recording
php-redmine-api	Runs	api-client	423	2	log and recording
Odevio-CLI	Runs with mocks	agent-skills	422	1	log and recording
flowforge	Runs	admin-panel	422	1	log and recording
django-bakery	Runs with mocks	class-based-views	421	1	log and recording
harness-remote	Runs	acp	420	2	log and recording
UniEmployee	Runs	agent-orchestration	419	1	log and recording
premiere-pro-mcp	Runs with mocks	adobe	419	1	log and recording
sparkler	Runs	crawler	419	1	log and recording
ShiguReader	Runs	comics-reader	418	1	log and recording
academic-file-converter	Runs	academic	417	1	log and recording
litefin	Runs	jellyfin	417	1	log and recording
flowcraft	Runs	agent-framework	416	1	log and recording
geo-downloader	Runs	3dtiles	415	2	log and recording
parakeet-rs	Runs	asr	415	1	log and recording
twitch4j	Runs	api	415	1	log and recording
gspread-pandas	Runs	data	414	1	log and recording
jenkins-rest	Runs	cd	414	1	log and recording
martin-loop	Runs	agent-runtime	414	1	log and recording
wreq-js	Runs with mocks	anti-detection	414	1	log and recording
itemsjs	Runs	aggregations	412	1	log and recording
esphome-panasonic-ac	Runs	ac	410	2	log and recording
goshop	Runs	authentik-integrations	410	1	log and recording
metis	Runs with mocks	agent-orchestration	410	1	log and recording
roommind	Runs with mocks	climate-control	410	1	log and recording
ocpp	Runs	hacs	409	1	log and recording
laravel-cart	Runs	basket	408	1	log and recording
pyreqwest	Runs	http	408	1	log and recording
workflowbuilder	Runs	ai-agent-workflow	408	1	log and recording
youtube-tutorials	Runs with mocks	agent-skills	408	1	log and recording
majordomo	Not yet verified	diy	407	1	log and recording
jeddict-modeler	Not yet verified	ddl	404	1	log and recording
meridian	Runs	agents	404	1	log and recording
CumulusCI	Runs	cicd	403	1	log and recording
opencode-primer	Runs	agent-skills	403	1	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.