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        <title><![CDATA[Stack Gems]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Helix: MPL-2.0 modal terminal editor — tree-sitter + LSP]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Helix is the modal terminal editor when you want tree-sitter and LSP without a GPU IDE.

Verdict: MPL-2.0 terminal editor. Free forever; not Zed/Cursor.]]></description>
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            <category><![CDATA[Rust]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TanStack Query: MIT server-state cache for async data (React Query lineage)]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[TanStack Query is the server-state cache when fetching, caching, and invalidation should not live in your UI store.

Verdict: MIT server-state cache. Free library; not a BaaS.]]></description>
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            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Argo CD: Apache-2.0 CNCF declarative GitOps CD for Kubernetes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Argo CD is the app-centric GitOps CD UI when your team wants to sync Kubernetes apps from git with a dashboard.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 GitOps CD. Free on-cluster; Flux is the toolkit cousin.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/argo-cd</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[pnpm: MIT content-addressable Node pkg manager]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[pnpm shares a content-addressable store across monorepo installs.

Verdict: MIT Node pkg manager. Free forever; Bun is a different lane.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/pnpm</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vitest: MIT Vite-native unit/integration test runner]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Vitest is the test runner when your app already lives in Vite and Jest feels like a second bundler tax.

Verdict: MIT Vite test runner. Free forever; Vite itself is the bundler gem.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/vitest</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Astro: MIT content-first web framework with islands]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Astro is the content-first framework when you want zero JS by default and islands for the interactive bits.

Verdict: MIT islands framework. Free forever; Next is the RSC cousin.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/astro</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Playwright: Apache-2.0 cross-browser library and CLI]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Playwright is the cross-browser library when tests and scripts need Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit from one API.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 browser library. Free; MCP wrapper is a separate gem.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/playwright</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SvelteKit: MIT full-stack Svelte framework]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SvelteKit is the full-stack Svelte lane when you want file-based routing, adapters, and SSR without React.

Verdict: MIT Svelte full-stack. Free forever; Remix/Hydrogen are React cousins.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/sveltekit</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Helm: Apache-2.0 Kubernetes package manager]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Helm is the chart package manager when you want to install and upgrade Kubernetes apps as versioned releases, not raw YAML sprawl.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 K8s packaging. Free forever; GitOps tools are a different layer.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/helm</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[k9s: Apache-2.0 terminal UI for Kubernetes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[k9s is the Kubernetes TUI when kubectl get/describe loops are slower than navigating pods live.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 K8s TUI. Free forever; you still bring the cluster.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/k9s</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[fzf: MIT command-line fuzzy finder]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[fzf is the fuzzy finder when shell history, files, and git refs should be filterable without leaving the keyboard.

Verdict: MIT fuzzy finder. Free forever; you compose the workflows.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/fzf</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[sqlc: MIT type-safe code gen from SQL]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[sqlc turns annotated SQL into typed query code when you want SQL as source of truth, not an ORM DSL.

Verdict: MIT SQL codegen. Free forever; not an ORM.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/sqlc</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Elysia: MIT ergonomic Bun-first web framework]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Elysia is the Bun-native web framework when you want end-to-end types and OpenAPI without Express ceremony.

Verdict: MIT Bun framework. Free forever; Hono is the multi-runtime cousin.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/elysia</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turborepo: MIT Rust monorepo build system (JS/TS)]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Turborepo is the monorepo task runner when JS and TS workspaces need a shared build graph.

Verdict: MIT monorepo builds. Free locally.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/turbo</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Traefik: MIT dynamic reverse proxy for Docker/K8s ingress]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Traefik is the label-driven load balancer when containers appear and disappear faster than you rewrite nginx.conf.

Verdict: MIT dynamic proxy for Docker/K8s. Free core; Hub is optional paid.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/traefik</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Penpot: MPL-2.0 Figma-class design; self-host forever + Cloud Professional $0]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Penpot is the serious open-source design tool when Figma seats and Excalidraw whiteboards are the wrong shape of problem.

Verdict: MPL-2.0 design suite. Self-host free; Cloud Pro $0 then Unlimited ~$7/editor.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/penpot</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vite: MIT next-gen frontend tooling — dev server + build]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Vite is the default frontend toolchain when Next.js is the full framework and you still need a fast SPA/library build.

Verdict: MIT frontend toolchain. Free forever; framework and lint are adjacent gems.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/vite</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zod: MIT TypeScript-first schema validation with static type inference]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Zod is the schema you write once that becomes both runtime checks and TypeScript types.

Verdict: MIT TS schemas. Free library; you own the call sites.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/zod</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lefthook: MIT Go manager for polyglot repo git-hooks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Lefthook is fast parallel pre-commit automation when your monorepo is not a Node-only Husky shop.

Verdict: MIT polyglot hooks. Free CLI; not CI.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/lefthook</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[just: CC0-1.0 command runner — modern Makefile replacement]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[just is the project command runner when Make build-system brain tax is the thing you are trying to delete.

Verdict: CC0 command runner. Free forever; Taskfile is a different gem later.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/just</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zellij: MIT Rust terminal workspace with layouts and plugins]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Zellij is the Rust terminal workspace agents actually layout when tmux.conf archaeology is the blocker.

Verdict: MIT Rust terminal workspace. Free forever; layouts over tmux nostalgia.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/zellij</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Rust]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flux: Apache-2.0 CNCF GitOps Toolkit for Kubernetes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Flux is the CNCF GitOps reconciler when your source of truth is a git repo and the cluster must converge itself.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 K8s GitOps. Free on-cluster; not a VM deploy tool.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/flux</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ollama: MIT local model runner — free forever; Pro cloud $20/mo]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ollama is the local free-forever model runner when you want models on your machine without a coding-agent shell.

Verdict: MIT local runner. Free on device; Pro is optional cloud.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/ollama</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Continue: Apache-2.0 open-source coding assistant — GitHub is source of truth]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Continue is the open-source coding assistant whose GitHub remains the source of truth after the Cursor acquisition.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 coding assistant. Free OSS; site is memorial, repo is real.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/continue</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[lazygit: MIT Go terminal UI for git]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[lazygit is the Go git TUI when staging hunks in a terminal is faster than fighting a GUI.

Verdict: MIT git TUI. Free forever; terminal-native git UX.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/lazygit</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Starship: ISC cross-shell prompt — needs a Nerd Font]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Starship is the minimal cross-shell prompt when you want git/lang context without writing a theme engine.

Verdict: ISC prompt. Free forever; font + shell still yours.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/starship</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Rust]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Uptime Kuma: MIT self-host uptime monitoring and status pages]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Uptime Kuma is the self-host uptime + status page stack when Datadog-class APM is the wrong bill for HTTP checks.

Verdict: MIT self-host uptime. Free forever; you own the box on 3001.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/uptime-kuma</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Observability]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bun: MIT JS runtime + install + test + bundle (JSC linked)]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bun is the all-in-one JS toolkit when Node plus a separate installer/test/bundler stack is the tax you want to delete.

Verdict: MIT JS toolkit. Free forever; Node parity is the real catch.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/bun</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spree Commerce: BSD-3-Clause Ruby commerce OS; Free Sandbox, no platform fees]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Spree is the Ruby commerce OS you run when Medusa Node stack is the wrong shape.

Verdict: BSD-3 Ruby commerce. Self-host free; Sandbox has no CC. Not Medusa.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/spree</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sylius: MIT Symfony commerce; Plus is the commercial add-on]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sylius is headless PHP commerce when the stack is Symfony, not Node.

Verdict: MIT PHP commerce on Symfony. Self-host is free; Plus is paid.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/sylius</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kanidm: MPL-2.0 Rust IdP aiming to replace needing Keycloak]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Kanidm is the Rust identity provider that wants you to stop needing Keycloak.

Verdict: MPL-2.0 Rust IdP. Self-host free. Not Keycloak.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/kanidm</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Rust]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NATS: Apache-2.0 subject-based messaging and streaming fabric]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[NATS is the subject-based messaging fabric you run when sockets alone are the wrong layer.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 messaging fabric. Free as in you run the server. Not Socket.IO.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/nats</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AnyCable: MIT realtime for Action Cable with delivery guarantees]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[AnyCable is Action Cable that survives scale without pretending to be Pusher.

Verdict: MIT Action Cable path. OSS tier is free; not Soketi, not Socket.IO.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/anycable</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[mediasoup: ISC embeddable SFU as a Node module or Rust crate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[mediasoup is the SFU you embed, not the rooms product you rent.

Verdict: ISC embeddable media router. Free as in you wire it. Not LiveKit.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/mediasoup</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[melonJS: MIT 2D engine: WebGPU to WebGL2 to Canvas AUTO, zero deps]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[melonJS is the Canvas2D-shaped 2D engine when Phaser plugin zoo is too much.

Verdict: MIT zero-dep 2D engine. Not Phaser.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/melonjs</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tone.js: MIT Web Audio: synths, Transport, effects, sample-accurate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tone.js is musical Web Audio when howler.js is only sprites.

Verdict: MIT musical Web Audio. Not howler.js sprites.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/tonejs</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[InvoiceShelf: AGPL-3.0 self-host invoices, estimates, expenses, client portal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[InvoiceShelf is Crater continued — SMB invoices on your server, not a billing OS.

Verdict: AGPL SMB invoicing you host. Free forever; not a metering engine.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/invoiceshelf</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bagisto: MIT Laravel/Vue commerce with marketplace and B2B]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bagisto is the Laravel/Vue commerce twin when Medusa Node is the wrong stack.

Verdict: MIT Laravel commerce. Self-host free. Not Medusa Node.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/bagisto</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PrestaShop: OSL-3.0 classic PHP cart; pitch the core, not the module store]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[PrestaShop is the classic PHP cart when headless Node commerce is overkill.

Verdict: OSL-3.0 PHP cart. Core is free; ignore the module upsell in the installer.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/prestashop</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cerbos: Apache-2.0 authZ PDP: YAML policies, run anywhere]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Cerbos is the YAML policy decision point when your IdP should not also be your authorization brain.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 authorization PDP. Free to run; not an IdP.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/cerbos</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OpenFGA: Apache-2.0 Zanzibar-style ReBAC with a Check API]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[OpenFGA is Google Zanzibar-shaped authorization when YAML ABAC is the wrong model.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 ReBAC. Self-host free. Not Cerbos YAML.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/openfga</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PeerJS: MIT browser P2P WebRTC with free cloud or self-host signaling]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[PeerJS is browser-to-browser WebRTC when you do not want to stand up a media-server room product.

Verdict: MIT P2P WebRTC. Free signaling path; not a rooms SFU.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/peerjs</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rapier: Apache-2.0 Rust/WASM physics: 2D+3D, joints, SIMD]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rapier is the Rust/WASM physics engine when Matter.js stops at 2D MIT.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 2D+3D physics. Not Matter.js 2D.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/rapier</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/rapier</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Mautic: GPL-3.0 self-host marketing automation; hosted trial is not free]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mautic is marketing automation you self-host when Listmonk is only newsletters.

Verdict: GPL-3.0 marketing automation. Self-host free; hosted trial is not forever-$0.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/mautic</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/mautic</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Topaz: Apache-2.0 authZ: OPA Rego + embedded Zanzibar in one container]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Topaz is authorization in one container when you refuse to pick only ABAC or only ReBAC.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 combined authZ. Self-host free; not a single-model PDP.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/topaz</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/topaz</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Pion WebRTC: MIT embeddable Go WebRTC library — not a rooms product]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pion is pure-Go WebRTC you embed when LiveKit is a product and mediasoup is a Node media server.

Verdict: MIT Go WebRTC library. Free to embed; not a rooms stack.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/pion-webrtc</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/pion-webrtc</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Janus Gateway: GPL-3.0 plugin-core WebRTC gateway (SIP, VideoRoom, streaming)]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Janus is the plugin-core C gateway when you need SIP, VideoRoom, streaming, and recording — not an opinionated rooms SaaS.

Verdict: GPL-3.0 WebRTC gateway. Self-host free; commercial options exist — pitch the OSS core.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/janus-gateway</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/janus-gateway</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[SocketCluster: MIT Node pub/sub+RPC+JWT with SCC scale-out]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SocketCluster is Node realtime with pub/sub, RPC, and JWT when Socket.IO is only sockets.

Verdict: MIT Node realtime cluster. Self-host free; not Socket.IO alone.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/socketcluster</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/socketcluster</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Inkvoice: MIT freelancer invoicing; self-host primary, tiny Cloud Free]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Inkvoice is freelancer invoicing you self-host when InvoiceShelf is SMB and Kill Bill is a billing OS.

Verdict: MIT freelancer invoices. Self-host free; Cloud Free is a teaser cap.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/inkvoice</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/inkvoice</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Edgepush: AGPL server + MIT SDK: BYO APNs/FCM on Cloudflare Workers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Edgepush is device push on Cloudflare Workers when you bring your own APNs and FCM keys.

Verdict: AGPL Workers push. Self-host $0; Hosted Free is capped — ignore Pro.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/edgepush</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/edgepush</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Notifications]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Defold: Source-available Lua game engine; forever free, not OSI Open Source]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Defold is the forever-free Lua engine for HTML5 and native when Phaser is JS-only canvas.

Verdict: Forever-free Lua engine. Source-available — not OSI OSS; do not ship it as your own engine product.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/defold</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/defold</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Shove: MIT end-to-end Go device-push relay]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Shove is MIT Go device-push when Edgepush is AGPL on Workers.

Verdict: MIT Go push relay. Self-host free; not Edgepush AGPL Workers.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/shove</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/shove</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Notifications]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Postal: MIT self-hosted mail delivery: SMTP + HTTP API]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Postal is the self-hosted mail server when Resend is hosted API and Listmonk is newsletters.

Verdict: MIT self-host mail. Free to run; deliverability is your ops.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/postal</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/postal</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Notifications]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hyvor Relay: AGPL-3.0 email relay; Self-Hosted Free Forever unlimited]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hyvor Relay is AGPL email relay you self-host forever when Postal is a full mail stack.

Verdict: AGPL email relay. Self-host free forever; no Cloud free claim.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/hyvor-relay</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/hyvor-relay</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Notifications]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Cute Framework: zlib/Unlicense C/C++ native-first framework + Emscripten]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Cute Framework is native-first C/C++ games when Phaser is JS canvas and Pixi is a renderer.

Verdict: Permissive C/C++ game framework. Native-first; web via Emscripten.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/cute-framework</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/cute-framework</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Godot: MIT engine with HTML5/Wasm+WebGL2; Compatibility mode for embeds]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Godot is the MIT full engine on the web when Phaser is a JS framework and you want an editor too.

Verdict: MIT Godot. Web works in Compatibility/WebGL2; plan COOP/COEP only if you need threads.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/godot</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/godot</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Unleash: AGPLv3 feature flags; OSS caps 1 project / 2 environments]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Unleash is AGPLv3 feature flags you self-host when PostHog flags are bolted onto analytics.

Verdict: AGPLv3 flags. Self-host with OSS caps; Cloud trial is not free forever.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/unleash</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/unleash</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Flagsmith: BSD-3-Clause flags; Cloud Free 50k req/mo, self-host uncapped]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Flagsmith is BSD-3 feature flags with a real Cloud Free and uncapped self-host.

Verdict: BSD-3 flags. Cloud Free is real but capped; self-host for scale.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/flagsmith</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/flagsmith</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[GrowthBook: MIT-core flags+experiments; Cloud Starter Free, self-host unlimited users]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[GrowthBook is MIT-core flags and A/B when PostHog owns the warehouse-native analytics seat.

Verdict: MIT-core flags+experiments. Cloud Starter Free is real; ignore Pro seats.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/growthbook</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/growthbook</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[WorkOS: Proprietary AuthKit: first 1M MAUs Free — LOUD not OSS]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[WorkOS is enterprise-ready AuthKit when Clerk is consumer auth and you need SSO/Directory Sync later.

Verdict: Proprietary AuthKit. First 1M MAUs Free; not open source.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/workos</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/workos</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Descope: Proprietary auth: Free Forever 7500 MAUs / 10 tenants / 3 SSO]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Descope is drag-drop auth flows when you want Free Forever MAUs without standing up Keycloak.

Verdict: Proprietary auth. Free Forever 7.5k MAUs — not open source.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/descope</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/descope</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Casdoor: Apache-2.0 UI-first IdP; Hosted Free 25k MAU, self-host primary]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Casdoor is Apache-2.0 identity with a web UI when Keycloak feels like an ops novel.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 IdP. Self-host primary; Hosted Free 25k MAU.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/casdoor</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/casdoor</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Laravel Reverb: MIT first-party Laravel WebSocket server]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Laravel Reverb is first-party WebSockets when Soketi is a Pusher clone and you already live in Laravel.

Verdict: MIT Laravel WebSockets. Free with your Laravel stack.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/laravel-reverb</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/laravel-reverb</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Tuwunel: Apache-2.0 Matrix homeserver; official conduwuit successor]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tuwunel is the maintained Matrix homeserver after conduwuit was archived.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 Matrix homeserver. Maintained successor; skip beta Conduit dual-keep.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/tuwunel</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/tuwunel</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bevy: MIT/Apache Rust ECS engine with first-party Web]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bevy is Rust ECS games on the web when Phaser and Pixi stay in JavaScript.

Verdict: MIT/Apache Rust game engine. Web via Wasm; not a JS canvas framework.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/bevy</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/bevy</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Rust]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Textbee: MIT Android SMS gateway; Hosted Free 1 device/50 msgs/day]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Textbee is SMS through your Android phone when Twilio trial credits are the wrong free path.

Verdict: MIT Android SMS gateway. Hosted Free is capped; keep the phone online.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/textbee</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/textbee</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Notifications]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Heaps: MIT Haxe+HashLink engine; HTML5/WebGL; Dead Cells stack]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Heaps is the Haxe game engine behind Dead Cells when Phaser is JS and Godot is GDScript.

Verdict: MIT Haxe engine. HTML5/WebGL path; not a JS canvas framework.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/heaps</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/heaps</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SimpleWebAuthn: MIT passkeys ceremony library — not an IdP]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SimpleWebAuthn is the WebAuthn ceremony kit when you already have an IdP and only need passkeys wired correctly.

Verdict: MIT WebAuthn helpers. Library only; bring your own IdP.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/simplewebauthn</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/simplewebauthn</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[raylib: zlib/libpng C game library + Emscripten web]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[raylib is simple C gamedev with an Emscripten web path when you refuse a JS engine.

Verdict: zlib C game library. Web via Emscripten; not a JS framework.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/raylib</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/raylib</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mailu: MIT full mailbox stack: SMTP/IMAP/webmail — not tx API]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mailu is full email hosting you self-host when Postal is outbound delivery and Resend is transactional API.

Verdict: MIT mailbox suite. Free to run; ops-heavy vs a tx email API.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/mailu</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/mailu</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Notifications]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[GDevelop: MIT event/no-code engine + HTML5; Pro required above $50k revenue]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[GDevelop is event-sheet games with HTML5 export when you want no-code scenes instead of Phaser code.

Verdict: MIT no-code/HTML5 engine. Free until revenue/account rules force Pro.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/gdevelop</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/gdevelop</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[matrix-js-sdk: Apache-2.0 Matrix client library — needs a homeserver]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[matrix-js-sdk is the browser/Node Matrix client when Tuwunel is the homeserver you still have to run.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 Matrix client. Free library; bring a homeserver.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/matrix-js-sdk</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/matrix-js-sdk</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ParadeDB: AGPL-3.0 Postgres search + analytics; Community free forever]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[ParadeDB puts search inside Postgres when a separate search server is the wrong box.

Verdict: AGPL Postgres search. Community self-host free forever. Cloud is not the free path.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/paradedb</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/paradedb</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Eclipse Mosquitto: EPL-2.0 / BSD-3 MQTT broker; OSS self-host forever free]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mosquitto is the MQTT broker you run when NATS subjects are the wrong protocol.

Verdict: Eclipse MQTT broker. Self-host free forever. Not NATS, not Soketi.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/mosquitto</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/mosquitto</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[RPG-JS: MIT browser RPG/MMORPG TypeScript framework; Free Engine $0]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[RPG-JS is the TypeScript RPG kit when Phaser alone is not enough MMORPG shape.

Verdict: MIT Free Engine for browser RPGs. Studio is optional paid; engine is free.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/rpg-js</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/rpg-js</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Garage: AGPL-3.0 S3-compatible store for small geo-distributed hosts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Garage is the S3-compatible binary you run when Ceph or MinIO-scale is the wrong weight.

Verdict: AGPL S3 for small clusters. Self-host free. Not MinIO-scale.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/garage</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/garage</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Infisical: MIT secrets; Cloud Free forever 5 identities; ee/ needs LICENSE_KEY]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Infisical is secrets with a PostHog-shaped free path when Vault is the wrong shape.

Verdict: MIT secrets with a real Free forever Cloud hatch. ee/ is the paid carve-out.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/infisical</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/infisical</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Valkey: BSD-3-Clause forever-OSS Redis-protocol KV after the license fork]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Valkey is the Redis-protocol store you pick when forever-OSS is the requirement, not a speed claim.

Verdict: BSD-3 forever-OSS Redis protocol. Fork lane, not a speed upgrade.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/valkey</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/valkey</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Litestream: Apache-2.0 SQLite WAL replication to S3 or local disk]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Litestream is the WAL stream that makes a single SQLite file survivable off-box.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 SQLite WAL stream. Replication tool, not a DB product.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/litestream</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/litestream</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OpenBao: MPL-2.0 Vault-compatible secrets engine after the Vault fork]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[OpenBao is the Vault-shaped secrets engine you run when the HashiCorp license line is the problem.

Verdict: MPL Vault-compat engine. Fork for license, not Infisical DX.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/openbao</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/openbao</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Temporal: MIT self-host workflow engine; Cloud is credits then paid]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Temporal is durable workflow execution when the job outlives a request and a retry queue.

Verdict: MIT self-host durable workflows. Cloud is not a free forever hatch.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/temporal</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/temporal</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Caddy: Apache-2.0 reverse proxy with automatic HTTPS by default]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Caddy is the reverse proxy that gets TLS right before you open a config file.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 auto-HTTPS proxy. The missing piece under self-host PaaS.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/caddy</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/caddy</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Oxc: MIT Rust JS/TS toolchain: parser, linter, and friends]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Oxc is the Rust JS/TS compiler substrate when you want parser/linter pieces, not a Biome replacement pitch.

Verdict: MIT Rust JS/TS toolchain. Substrate and oxlint, not Biome.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/oxc</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/oxc</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Deno: MIT TypeScript runtime forever; Deploy free tier is real but separate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Deno is the MIT TypeScript runtime you can keep when Node tooling tax is the complaint.

Verdict: MIT runtime forever. Deploy free tier is real; do not merge the two.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/deno</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/deno</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ty: MIT Astral Python type checker (beta) in Rust]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[ty is Astral Rust type checker when mypy or Pyright is the baseline you are measuring against.

Verdict: MIT Astral type checker. Fast and young — measure it; do not invent scores.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/ty</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/ty</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ory Open Source: Apache-2.0 modular Go IAM: Kratos, Hydra, Keto, Oathkeeper]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ory Open Source is the modular Go IAM stack you compose instead of adopting one Java realm.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 modular Go IAM. Compose pieces; their table still says prototyping.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/ory</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Galacean Engine: MIT Ant Group TypeScript WebGL engine + browser Editor]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Galacean is the Ant Group TypeScript WebGL engine when Babylon or PlayCanvas is the wrong cultural fit.

Verdict: MIT Ant Group WebGL engine. Editor + minigame path, not Babylon.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/galacean</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/galacean</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sockudo: MIT Rust Pusher V1 edge + Protocol V2 recovery/history/push]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sockudo is the Rust realtime server that keeps Pusher clients and adds durable Protocol V2 when you outgrow fire-and-forget.

Verdict: MIT Rust Pusher-compat with V2 durability. Not AGPL Soketi.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/sockudo</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/sockudo</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Paymenter: MIT hosting billing; self-host free, cloud PaaS $5/mo paid]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Paymenter is the hosting webshop + provisioning panel when Kill Bill or Lago is the wrong shape.

Verdict: MIT hosting billing. Self-host free; cloud PaaS is $5/mo paid.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/paymenter</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/paymenter</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pocket ID: BSD-2-Clause passkey-only OIDC IdP; self-host only]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pocket ID is the passkey-only OIDC IdP when Hanko still offers passwords and Authelia is proxy SSO.

Verdict: BSD-2-Clause passkey-only OIDC. Self-host; not enterprise IAM.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/pocket-id</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/pocket-id</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tinyauth: AGPL-3.0 one-binary proxy auth + Certified OIDC]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tinyauth is the single statically linked binary you put in front of Traefik when Authelia is the heavier portal.

Verdict: AGPL one-binary proxy auth + Certified OIDC. Self-host forever.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/tinyauth</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/tinyauth</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SolidInvoice: MIT Symfony invoicing; self-host free, Cloud trial paid]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SolidInvoice is Symfony/PHP freelancer+SMB invoicing when InvoiceShelf is the Laravel cousin.

Verdict: MIT Symfony invoicing. Self-host $0; Cloud trial/from $9 is paid.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/solidinvoice</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/solidinvoice</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SpiceDB: Apache-2.0 Google Zanzibar permissions DB; AuthZed Cloud optional]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SpiceDB is the AuthZed Zanzibar permissions database when OpenFGA is the CNCF twin and Cerbos is YAML ABAC.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 Zanzibar permissions DB. Self-host free; AuthZed Cloud optional.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/spicedb</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/spicedb</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Atlas: Apache-2.0 schema-as-code CLI; Cloud CI/governance is paid]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Atlas is Terraform-for-schemas when hand-written migrate files or ORM-only diffs are the pain.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 schema CLI. Cloud CI/governance is paid; CLI is the free path.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/atlas</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/atlas</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hatchet: MIT durable tasks/agents on Postgres; Cloud free tier real]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hatchet is durable workflow/agent orchestration on the Postgres you already run when Temporal is the heavier cluster.

Verdict: MIT durable tasks on Postgres. Cloud free tier real; self-host forever.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/hatchet</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/hatchet</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LiteLLM: MIT OpenAI-compatible gateway to 100+ LLMs; Enterprise SSO paid]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[LiteLLM is the self-host OpenAI-format proxy when every agent SDK speaking a different provider API is the mess.

Verdict: MIT LLM gateway. Self-host free; Enterprise SSO/governance is paid.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/litellm</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/litellm</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Electric: Apache-2.0 Postgres read-path sync; Cloud PAYG under $5 waived]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Electric is Postgres→clients sync over HTTP shapes when you refuse to invent your own CDC fan-out.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 Postgres sync. Self-host free; Cloud hobby under $5 waived.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/electric</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/electric</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Autumn: Apache-2.0 Stripe billing layer; Free to 8K billing volume]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Autumn is attach/check/track billing infra on top of Stripe when you are tired of webhook state machines.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 Stripe billing layer. Free tier real; still bring Stripe.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/autumn</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/autumn</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OpenTofu: MPL-2.0 Linux Foundation Terraform fork; truly OSS IaC]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[OpenTofu is the MPL drop-in when Terraform BSL license risk is the actual procurement problem.

Verdict: MPL-2.0 Terraform-compatible IaC. The OSS license answer to BSL.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/opentofu</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/opentofu</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SigNoz: MIT-core OTel APM (logs/metrics/traces); Cloud from $49/mo]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SigNoz is the OpenTelemetry-native single pane when stitching Grafana+Prometheus+Jaeger is the tax.

Verdict: MIT-core OTel observability. Self-host free; Cloud from $49/mo.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/signoz</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/signoz</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Observability]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meilisearch: MIT typo-tolerant search engine; Cloud managed, EE sharding paid]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Meilisearch is the single-binary search engine when Elasticsearch ops are the complaint and SQL LIKE is a joke.

Verdict: MIT search CE. Self-host free; EE sharding and Cloud are paid.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/meilisearch</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/meilisearch</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Payload: MIT Next.js-native headless CMS; Cloud new deploys paused]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Payload is the code-first Next.js CMS when Strapi is the Node admin cousin and Sanity is the hosted Content Lake.

Verdict: MIT Next.js CMS. Self-host is the free path; Cloud new-signups paused.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/payload</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/payload</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Headscale: BSD-3 self-hosted Tailscale control server]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Headscale is the control plane you run when Tailscale clients are fine but Tailscale Inc coordination is not.

Verdict: BSD-3 Tailscale-compatible control plane. Self-host; clients stay Tailscale.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/headscale</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/headscale</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Woodpecker CI: Apache-2.0 container-native CI; self-host forever, no paid tier]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Woodpecker is the Drone-shaped CI you keep when Harness licensing is the reason you left.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 container CI. Self-host free forever; no SaaS tier.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/woodpecker</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/woodpecker</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bytebase: MIT-core DB change governance; Community free to 20 users/10 instances]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bytebase is the PR-for-schema control plane when Atlas is the schema CLI and Flyway is the changelog runner.

Verdict: MIT-core DB DevSecOps. Community free (20/10); Pro/Enterprise for SSO/masking/scale.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/bytebase</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/bytebase</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Knock: Hosted notification workflows; Developer free to 10k messages/mo]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Knock is the managed cross-channel notification fabric when Novu is the self-host twin and you refuse to own the inbox plumbing.

Verdict: Hosted notification workflows. Free to 10k msgs; Starter $250. Not self-hostable.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/knock</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/knock</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Notifications]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Windmill: AGPLv3 scripts→workflows/UIs/agents; CE free self-host unlimited runs]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Windmill is scripts-as-jobs with auto UIs and agent steps when Temporal is the heavy cluster and n8n is the fair-code canvas.

Verdict: AGPLv3 workflow/agent platform. CE self-host free with caps; EE for audit/SAML/scale.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/windmill</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/windmill</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trivy: Apache-2.0 all-in-one vuln/IaC/secret/SBOM scanner; no paid tier]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Trivy is the single binary that scans images, repos, IaC, and K8s when stitching four scanners is the tax.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 security scanner. Fully free CLI; Aqua Platform is the paid cousin.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/trivy</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/trivy</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[dbmate: MIT framework-agnostic SQL migration CLI; single Go binary]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[dbmate is plain-SQL migrations in one binary when ORM migrate and Atlas schema-as-code are both heavier than you need.

Verdict: MIT SQL migration CLI. Tiny free forever; not a schema platform.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/dbmate</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/dbmate</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[NetBird: WireGuard mesh ZTNA; Cloud free 5 users/100 machines, self-host AGPL plane]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[NetBird is the full WireGuard mesh control plane you can self-host when Headscale is Tailscale-client-only coordination.

Verdict: WireGuard ZTNA. Cloud free 5/100; self-host AGPL core; HA extras paid.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/netbird</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/netbird</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Excalibur.js: BSD-2 TypeScript 2D HTML5 game engine; free forever]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Excalibur is the batteries-included TypeScript 2D engine when Phaser is the bigger ecosystem and KAPLAY is the playground cousin.

Verdict: BSD-2 TS 2D engine. Free forever; pre-1.0, Phaser still wins ecosystem size.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/excalibur</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/excalibur</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PartyKit: MIT realtime rooms on Cloudflare Durable Objects; pay CF Workers only]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[PartyKit is stateful multiplayer rooms as code when Liveblocks is the hosted collab suite and raw WebSockets are the weekend you lose.

Verdict: MIT CF realtime rooms. Free software; hosting is Workers/DO billing.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/partykit</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/partykit</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cosign: Apache-2.0 Sigstore keyless container/artifact signing CLI]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Cosign is keyless OCI signing when long-lived Notary keys are the supply-chain liability.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 Sigstore signing. Free CLI; policy engines are separate.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/cosign</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/cosign</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FusionAuth: Source-available CIAM; Community self-host free unlimited users]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[FusionAuth is the downloadable auth server when Keycloak is the OSS Java IAM and Auth0 is the per-MAU SaaS bill.

Verdict: Free unlimited self-host CIAM. Not OSS; paid for premium/Cloud.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/fusionauth</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/fusionauth</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OneSignal: Multi-channel messaging SaaS; Free now capped at 1k mobile MAU]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[OneSignal is the push/email/in-app suite when Knock is workflow-orchestration-first and ntfy is self-host curl.

Verdict: Messaging SaaS. Free for tiny MAU; Growth meters mobile hard after 1k.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/onesignal</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/onesignal</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Notifications]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Paddle CLI: MIT community CLI for full Paddle Billing API; agent-native]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Paddle CLI is the missing Stripe-CLI-shaped tool for Paddle Billing when the dashboard click-ops is the bottleneck.

Verdict: MIT Paddle Billing CLI. Free tool; Paddle merchant + MoR fees separate.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/paddle-cli</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/paddle-cli</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Promptfoo: MIT LLM evals & red-teaming CLI; Community free, 10k probes/mo]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Promptfoo is declarative LLM evals and red-teaming when Braintrust is the hosted eval platform and you want YAML-in-CI first.

Verdict: MIT eval/red-team CLI. Free core; probe cap + Enterprise sales wall.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/promptfoo</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/promptfoo</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[DeepEval: Apache-2.0 pytest-style LLM/agent evals; Confident AI is the paid cloud]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[DeepEval is pytest for LLM apps when Promptfoo is YAML red-team and Langfuse is the tracing cousin.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 LLM unit tests. Free locally; Confident AI starts free then $200.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/deepeval</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/deepeval</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Graphiti: Apache-2.0 temporal knowledge graphs for agent memory; Zep's OSS engine]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Graphiti is bi-temporal agent memory as a graph when Mem0 is vector-first recall and Letta is self-editing agent state.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 temporal memory graphs. Free self-host; Zep Cloud is the paid path.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/graphiti</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/graphiti</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gitleaks: MIT secret scanner for git/dirs/stdin; CLI free, org Action needs free key]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Gitleaks is the regex-first secrets detector when Trivy secrets are one of many scanners and you want git-history depth.

Verdict: MIT secrets CLI. Free forever; org Action wants free license key.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/gitleaks</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/gitleaks</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Grype: Apache-2.0 SBOM-first vulnerability scanner from Anchore; free CLI]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Grype is vuln matching against SBOMs when Trivy is the all-in-one and you already emit Syft/SPDX/CycloneDX.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 SBOM vuln scanner. Free CLI; Enterprise is the paid cousin.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/grype</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/grype</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Saleor: BSD-3 GraphQL headless commerce; self-host free, Cloud from $1599/mo]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Saleor is Python/GraphQL headless commerce when Shopify Hydrogen is the hosted storefront stack and Medusa is the Node twin.

Verdict: BSD-3 headless commerce. Self-host free; Cloud production starts ~$1599/mo.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/saleor</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/saleor</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Shopify]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Instructor: MIT Pydantic structured outputs for any LLM; free library]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Instructor is validated structured extraction when raw JSON mode and hand-rolled retries are the weekend you lose.

Verdict: MIT structured LLM outputs. Free forever; you pay model APIs.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/instructor</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/instructor</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[smolagents: Apache-2.0 minimal code-agent framework from Hugging Face]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[smolagents is the few-thousand-line agent kit when LangGraph is the heavy graph runtime and you want agents that write Python to call tools.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 code-first agents. Free library; sandbox/ops are yours.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/smolagents</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/smolagents</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[MagicBell: Multichannel notification API + inbox; Builder free to 1k deliveries/mo]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[MagicBell is the notification inbox + routing fabric when Knock is workflow-orchestration-first and OneSignal is push-marketing-heavy.

Verdict: Notification inbox SaaS. Free to 1k deliveries; Startup $249.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/magicbell</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/magicbell</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Notifications]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stytch: Auth SaaS with no feature gates; free to 10k MAU + 5 SSO/SCIM]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Stytch is hosted auth without the Auth0 feature cliff when Clerk is consumer-polished and WorkOS is enterprise-SSO-first.

Verdict: Hosted auth, features unlocked. Free to 10k MAU/5 SSO; usage meters after.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/stytch</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/stytch</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Invoice Ninja: ELv2 source-available invoicing; self-host free, hosted Free 5 clients]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Invoice Ninja is freelancer/SMB invoicing you can self-host when SolidInvoice is the PHP twin and Stripe Billing is the subscription engine.

Verdict: ELv2 invoicing. Self-host free for your biz; hosted Free 5 clients / Pro paid.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/invoice-ninja</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/invoice-ninja</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Gemini CLI: Google open-source terminal agent powered by Gemini]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Gemini CLI is Google open-source answer to terminal coding agents.

Verdict: Google terminal agent. OSS CLI remains, but consumer quota was cut 2026-06-18; Antigravity (agy) is the consumer path. Gemini-bound by design.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/gemini-cli</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/gemini-cli</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Chrome DevTools MCP: Official Chrome DevTools as an MCP server for coding agents]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Chrome DevTools MCP gives Cursor, Claude, and Copilot a real Chrome browser with DevTools attached.

Verdict: The MCP browser for agents that need real DevTools, not just clicks.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/chrome-devtools-mcp</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/chrome-devtools-mcp</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Crush: Charm-grade TUI coding agent with LSP and mid-session model switch]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Crush is the terminal coding agent that looks and feels like a Charm app.

Verdict: The beautiful, model-flexible TUI coding agent. Charm quality.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/crush</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/crush</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Pydantic AI: Typed Python agent loop with a snap-on Coder harness]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pydantic AI is how the Pydantic team does agents—typed end to end, not another wrapper around the validator.

Verdict: The typed Python agent SDK. Not the validator. ACP is still experimental.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/pydantic-ai</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/pydantic-ai</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Worktrunk: Git worktrees that spawn an agent in one switch]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[`wt switch -c -x claude feat` creates the worktree and starts the agent in it.

Verdict: The worktree CLI for running several agents at once. On Windows, call git-wt.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/worktrunk</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/worktrunk</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[agent-browser: Vercel Labs Rust CLI with compact a11y refs for agents]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[agent-browser snapshots a compact accessibility tree and lets the agent click `@e1` instead of a CSS selector.

Verdict: The CLI browser for agents that want refs, not a full DOM dump. Restore or lose the session.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/agent-browser</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/agent-browser</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[PostHog: Product analytics, flags, replay, and errors in one MIT-core stack]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[PostHog is the product OS we actually run. Open-core; Cloud is the free path that matches the bar.

Verdict: The honest Mixpanel/Amplitude alternative. MIT core, real free Cloud, ee/ is not MIT.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/posthog</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/posthog</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Observability]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Better Auth: TypeScript auth that lives in your app, not a rented IdP]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Better Auth is the MIT library that replaced Auth.js for people who still want to own the database.

Verdict: The MIT auth library to reach for before Clerk. Framework is free; the dashboard is the upsell.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/better-auth</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/better-auth</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Hono: Tiny TypeScript web framework that runs on every runtime]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hono is Express if Express had been designed for Workers, Deno, Bun, and Node at once.

Verdict: The TypeScript HTTP framework when Next is the wrong shape.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/hono</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/hono</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Stripe CLI: Official Stripe terminal for webhooks, events, and API objects]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Stripe CLI is how webhook development stops being a ngrok folklore.

Verdict: Install it. Then still pay Stripe when money moves.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/stripe-cli</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/stripe-cli</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[ntfy: HTTP pub-sub notifications you can curl from cron]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[ntfy is push notifications without an account, a SDK, or a sales call.

Verdict: The notification CLI that is actually free. curl it from a cron job.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/ntfy</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/ntfy</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Notifications]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Phaser: MIT HTML5 2D game framework with scenes, physics, and tilemaps]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Phaser is still the 2D browser-game framework a builder should start with.

Verdict: Default 2D HTML5 game framework. MIT engine; Editor is paid and optional.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/phaser</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/phaser</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Polar: Apache-2.0 merchant-of-record billing for indie and AI products]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Polar is payments for people who do not want to become a tax department.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 MoR for indie and AI products. Free Starter, honest take-rate, real SDKs.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/polar</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/polar</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PocketBase: SQLite backend, auth, and admin UI in one Go binary]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[PocketBase is Firebase if Firebase were one file you scp to a $5 VPS.

Verdict: The one-binary BaaS. Perfect until you need Postgres.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/pocketbase</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/pocketbase</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Biome: Rust formatter and linter that replaces Prettier plus ESLint]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Biome is the JS toolchain that finally made format and lint one binary.

Verdict: The default JS format+lint binary in 2026. Fast, dual-licensed, not ESLint.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/biome</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/biome</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Kamal: Deploy Docker containers to your own VMs with one CLI]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Kamal is Capistrano for Docker, from the people who still run their own hardware.

Verdict: The honest alternative to a PaaS when you already have VMs.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/kamal</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/kamal</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[n8n: Fair-code workflow automation you can self-host]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[n8n is Zapier you can run yourself — until you try to sell it as a service.

Verdict: The workflow engine with a catch in the LICENSE.md. SUL, not OSI.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/n8n</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/n8n</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hyperswitch: Apache-2.0 payment orchestrator you can self-host]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hyperswitch is the payments switch you run when Stripe-as-the-whole-stack is the lock-in.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 payments orchestration. Self-host is free; PCI is not optional.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/hyperswitch</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/hyperswitch</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Logto: MPL-2.0 identity platform with a 50k-MAU free Cloud]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Logto is Auth0-shaped identity you can self-host, with a Cloud that is actually $0 to start.

Verdict: The MPL-2.0 Auth0-shaped stack. Use it when Clerk MAUs are the product.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/logto</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/logto</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[SuperTokens: Apache-2.0 session auth you can self-host with no MAU cap]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SuperTokens is session-centric auth that does not meter your self-hosted MAUs.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 auth with no self-host MAU cap. Architecture is three pieces.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/supertokens</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/supertokens</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Novu: MIT notification workflows with a real 0 USD Cloud]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Novu is notification infrastructure that publishes MIT — and a default branch with no LICENSE file.

Verdict: MIT notification layer with a 0 USD Cloud. Default-branch LICENSE 404 is the catch.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/novu</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/novu</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Notifications]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LiveKit: Apache-2.0 realtime rooms, SFU, and agents]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[LiveKit is the Apache-2.0 realtime stack OpenAI used for ChatGPT Advanced Voice.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 voice/video/agent runtime. Self-host is the free path; Cloud is unverified.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/livekit</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/livekit</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chatwoot: MIT-core support inbox you can self-host for $0/agent]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Chatwoot is Intercom-shaped support you can run on your own metal.

Verdict: The MIT-core inbox. Self-host is the free forever path; Cloud Hacker is a cap, not a product.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/chatwoot</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/chatwoot</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Socket.IO: MIT realtime library with fallbacks, not a hosted product]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Socket.IO is still the WebSocket library people actually ship when the connection has to survive a proxy.

Verdict: The MIT socket library. Free as in you run it.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/socket-io</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/socket-io</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Listmonk: AGPL-3.0 self-hosted newsletters and transactional mail]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Listmonk is Mailchimp if Mailchimp were a single binary and a Postgres database.

Verdict: The self-host newsletter stack. AGPL, fully free, you run the mail.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/listmonk</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/listmonk</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Notifications]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PixiJS: MIT 2D WebGPU/WebGL renderer, not a game engine]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[PixiJS is the 2D renderer studios ship when they already have a game engine in their head.

Verdict: The 2D WebGPU/WebGL renderer. Not Phaser. Not a product.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/pixijs</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/pixijs</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Babylon.js: Apache-2.0 3D engine for the web, now on v9]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Babylon.js is the production-grade open 3D engine Microsoft, Mojang, and Nike already shipped.

Verdict: The open 3D game and rendering engine for the web. Apache-2.0, on v9.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/babylonjs</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/babylonjs</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PlayCanvas: MIT WebGL2/WebGPU engine plus an optional hosted Editor]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[PlayCanvas is an OSS engine with a hosted Editor that charges for private projects.

Verdict: OSS engine, optional Editor. Public projects are free; private cloud is not.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/playcanvas</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/playcanvas</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Colyseus: MIT Node multiplayer rooms with state sync]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Colyseus is the authoritative multiplayer server a browser game can self-host for nothing.

Verdict: MIT multiplayer rooms. Self-host is the free path; Cloud is paid from dollar one.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/colyseus</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/colyseus</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[KAPLAY: MIT successor to Kaboom for playground-first 2D games]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[KAPLAY is Kaboom, still alive, still MIT, still the 2D library when Phaser is too much surface.

Verdict: The living Kaboom successor. MIT, playground-first, not Phaser.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/kaplay</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/kaplay</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[oRPC: MIT end-to-end typed TypeScript RPC]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[oRPC is typed RPC that does not pretend to be tRPC with extra steps.

Verdict: The typed TS RPC library. MIT, no meter, you bring the server.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/orpc</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/orpc</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SST: MIT infrastructure-as-code for AWS, with live Lambda dev]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SST is the AWS toolkit that makes Lambda feel like a local server.

Verdict: MIT IaC for AWS. Live dev is the feature; the bill is still Amazon.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/sst</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/sst</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zed: GPL-3.0 GPU-accelerated editor with first-party agents]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Zed is the Atom team's next editor — fast, collaborative, and licensed GPL-3.0.

Verdict: The fast open editor. GPL-3.0, agents in-process, no invented Cloud giveaway.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/zed</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/zed</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mise: MIT polyglot runtime manager, the asdf successor that is fast]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mise is asdf without the wait, plus tasks and env in one TOML file.

Verdict: The version manager to install in 2026. MIT, fast, one toml.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/mise</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/mise</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dagger: Apache-2.0 CI as containers, programmable in your language]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Dagger is CI you can run on a laptop because the graph is containers.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 portable CI. The pipeline is code; Cloud is optional and unverified here.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/dagger</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/dagger</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Excalidraw: MIT virtual whiteboard with the hand-drawn look]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Excalidraw is the whiteboard architecture reviews actually use.

Verdict: The MIT whiteboard. Use the OSS app; Plus is a different SKU.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/excalidraw</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/excalidraw</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TigerBeetle: Apache-2.0 financial-transactions database, not general OLTP]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[TigerBeetle is a database for money, with a safety model Postgres was not designed for.

Verdict: The financial transactions database. Apache-2.0, specialized on purpose.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/tigerbeetle</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/tigerbeetle</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bento: MIT slide decks as a single HTML file]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Bento is a slide deck you can email as one HTML file and open offline.

Verdict: One-file MIT slides. Useful, small, not a productivity suite.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/bento</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/bento</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kill Bill: Apache-2.0 in-house subscriptions and payments, no % take-rate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Kill Bill is the billing engine you run so nobody takes a cut of your revenue.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 billing you run. Free until Aviate or the AMI; never a take-rate.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/killbill</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/killbill</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lago: AGPLv3 usage and entitlements metering you self-host]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Lago is usage billing that meters events, not a Stripe dashboard with extra fields.

Verdict: AGPLv3 metering. Self-host or talk to sales — there is no hobby cloud.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/lago</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/lago</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Plunk: AGPL-3.0 transactional email, workflows, and broadcasts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Plunk is Resend plus campaigns, if you can live with AGPL and a branded footer.

Verdict: AGPL email with a real 1k hosted free tier. Branding stays until you pay.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/plunk</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/plunk</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Centrifugo: Apache-2.0 Go realtime server binary, not in-process Socket.IO]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Centrifugo is the Go realtime server you run next to your app, not a library inside it.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 realtime binary. Free as in you operate the server.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/centrifugo</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/centrifugo</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Apprise: BSD-2-Clause CLI that talks to a hundred notifiers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Apprise is one CLI, many notifiers, zero product page.

Verdict: The notification Swiss Army CLI. BSD, no meter, no product SKU.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/apprise</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/apprise</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Notifications]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[authentik: MIT-core self-hosted IdP; enterprise/ is not MIT]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[authentik is the IdP you self-host when Okta is the lock-in and Keycloak is the other mountain.

Verdict: MIT-core IdP. Self-host is the free path; there is no authentik Cloud.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/authentik</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/authentik</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hanko: AGPLv3 passkeys-first auth with a 10k-MAU free Cloud]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hanko is passkeys first, passwords optional, and the Cloud actually starts at $0.

Verdict: Passkeys-first auth. 10k MAU is free; the license split is the other catch.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/hanko</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/hanko</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[howler.js: MIT audio sprites for the browser, tagged 2.2.4 in 2023]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[howler.js is still the audio-sprite library you drop next to Phaser or Pixi.

Verdict: The browser audio sprite library. MIT, quiet, still the default next to Phaser.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/howler</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/howler</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[ZITADEL: AGPLv3 identity Cloud at US$0/Month — 100 DAU, not Logto 50k MAU]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[ZITADEL is the AGPL IdP whose Cloud is actually US$0 — until the 100th daily user.

Verdict: AGPL identity with a real $0 Cloud. 100 DAU is the meter; self-host if that is a joke.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/zitadel</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/zitadel</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kinde: Hosted auth plus billing, $0 forever, 10,500 MAU, no OSS]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Kinde is Clerk-shaped auth that also meters subscriptions — and Free is actually $0 forever.

Verdict: Hosted auth+billing with a real $0 forever plan. No repo to fork; branding until Pro.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/kinde</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/kinde</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Authelia: Apache-2.0 reverse-proxy SSO, not a full IdP like authentik]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Authelia is the SSO portal you put behind Traefik when authentik is the other mountain.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 proxy SSO. Free as in you operate the reverse proxy.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/authelia</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/authelia</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Liveblocks: Hosted collab rooms; Free $0 pauses at the cap]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Liveblocks is the hosted collab layer you rent when Socket.IO is the wrong job.

Verdict: Hosted collab with a real $0 Free. Caps pause the feature; Pro is $30; self-host is sales.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/liveblocks</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/liveblocks</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Yjs: MIT CRDT library, not a hosted collab product]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Yjs is the CRDT you import. There is no Yjs Cloud, no SKU, no watermark.

Verdict: The MIT CRDT. Pair with Liveblocks for hosted rooms; this is the library, not the meter.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/yjs</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/yjs</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Gotify: MIT self-host push server; Android-first, no ntfy.sh twin]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Gotify is ntfy without the public hosted twin — you run the server or you do not get push.

Verdict: MIT push you self-host. No ntfy.sh-shaped public instance; Android is the client.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/gotify</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/gotify</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Notifications]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Matter.js: MIT 2D rigid-body physics, not a Phaser replacement]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Matter.js is the 2D physics engine Phaser already vendors — grab it when you are not on Phaser.

Verdict: The MIT 2D rigid-body lib. Use it off Phaser; on Phaser you already have Matter.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/matter-js</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/matter-js</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Libraries]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[BTCPay Server: MIT self-hosted Bitcoin/LN, 0% fees to your wallet]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[BTCPay Server is Bitcoin checkout without a processor taking a cut.

Verdict: MIT Bitcoin/LN checkout. 0% to the software; the node is yours.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/btcpay-server</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/btcpay-server</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Medusa: MIT commerce OS you self-host; Cloud from $29/mo]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Medusa is the MIT commerce engine you run when Stripe Billing is the wrong shape.

Verdict: MIT commerce OS. Self-host is free; Cloud starts at $29/mo.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/medusa</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/medusa</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[pretix: AGPL-3.0-with-additional-terms event tickets and POS]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[pretix sells conference tickets. It does not sell SaaS subscriptions.

Verdict: Event tickets with a loud AGPL addendum. 500 free tickets/year hosted; 2.5% after that.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/pretix</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/pretix</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OpenMeter: Apache-2.0 usage-event metering; Cloud is Kong Konnect now]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[OpenMeter meters usage events first. The hosted twin is no longer a standalone Cloud page.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 metering you compose locally. Hosted path is Kong; README is beta.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/openmeter</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/openmeter</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Payments]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Keycloak: Apache-2.0 CNCF-incubation Java IAM: OIDC, OAuth, SAML, LDAP]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Keycloak is the CNCF IdP the JVM shops already run — not authentik with a different coat.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 CNCF IdP. Heavy, complete, self-host. Not authentik.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/keycloak</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/keycloak</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dex: Apache-2.0 federated OIDC IdP that owns no user state]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Dex is the OIDC adapter in front of GitHub, LDAP, or SAML — it does not keep your users.

Verdict: Apache-2.0 OIDC facade. Connectors in, standards out, no user table.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/dex-idp</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/dex-idp</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Soketi: AGPL-3.0 Pusher Protocol v7 server you run yourself]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Soketi is the Pusher protocol without the Pusher invoice.

Verdict: AGPL Pusher-protocol server. Free as in you run it; do not assume a Cloud SKU.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/soketi</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/soketi</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mercure: AGPL-3.0 SSE hub; homepage still says MIT]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mercure is the SSE hub whose marketing page has not caught up with its LICENSE file.

Verdict: AGPL SSE hub. Believe the LICENSE file, not the MIT line on the homepage.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/mercure</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/mercure</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Claude Code: Terminal-first coding agent with deep repository context]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Claude Code lives in your terminal and rewrites your entire codebase while you watch.

Verdict: The best terminal agent for complex multi-file work. Budget for Max tier.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/claude-code</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/claude-code</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Cursor: The AI-first code editor that understands your codebase]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Cursor is what VS Code would be if Microsoft had bet everything on AI from day one.

Verdict: The best all-in-one AI coding experience. Worth the editor switch.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/cursor</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/cursor</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Devin: Autonomous AI engineer for defined engineering tasks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Devin takes a ticket, clones the repo, writes the code, and opens the PR while you sleep.

Verdict: Best for clean, well-defined tickets you want to hand off entirely.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/devin</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/devin</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stagehand: AI-native browser automation that mixes code and natural language]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Stagehand lets you write Playwright scripts, then swap in natural language when the selectors break.

Verdict: The right abstraction for browser automation that needs to survive UI changes.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/stagehand</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/stagehand</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Browser Use: Open-source framework for LLM-driven browser agents]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Browser Use turns any LLM into a browser agent that navigates, clicks, and extracts like a human.

Verdict: The open-source foundation for browser-based AI agents.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/browser-use</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/browser-use</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Browserbase: Managed browser infrastructure for AI agents at scale]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Browserbase runs the browsers so your agents can focus on the task.

Verdict: The browser infrastructure that lets you focus on the agent, not the fleet.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/browserbase</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/browserbase</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Playwright MCP: Official Microsoft MCP server for Playwright browser automation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Playwright MCP gives Claude Desktop and every MCP client real browser control.

Verdict: The standard way to give MCP clients browser access.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/playwright-mcp</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/playwright-mcp</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mem0: Memory infrastructure for AI agents that actually persists]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mem0 gives your agents memory that survives across sessions, users, and deployments.

Verdict: The memory layer most agent teams should use instead of building.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/mem0</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/mem0</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Braintrust: Eval-first LLM platform that blocks bad prompts in CI]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Braintrust blocks your merge when the prompt makes the model worse.

Verdict: The platform for teams whose deployment loop is change-measure-ship.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/braintrust</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/braintrust</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Langfuse: Open-source LLM observability you can self-host]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Langfuse is the observability platform you can run on your own infrastructure.

Verdict: The LLM observability platform for teams who want to own their data.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/langfuse</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/langfuse</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Aider: AI pair programming in your terminal with any model]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Aider is the open-source terminal coding assistant you run with your own API keys.

Verdict: The open-source terminal coding assistant for API-key purists.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/aider</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/aider</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cline: VS Code extension for human-in-the-loop AI coding]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Cline asks before every action, making it the safest agentic coding tool available.

Verdict: Maximum control for developers who approve everything.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/cline</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/cline</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Letta: Episodic memory for agents that think across sessions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Letta gives agents memory that pages in and out like an operating system.

Verdict: The memory architecture for agents that need to think long-term.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/letta</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/letta</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vercel AI SDK: Unified TypeScript SDK for building AI applications]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Vercel AI SDK is the abstraction layer that makes model providers interchangeable.

Verdict: The SDK for AI applications in the Next.js ecosystem.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/vercel-ai-sdk</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/vercel-ai-sdk</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Inngest: Background jobs and workflows with zero infrastructure]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Inngest makes serverless background jobs possible without running workers.

Verdict: The missing piece for serverless background processing.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/inngest</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/inngest</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Trigger.dev: Open-source background jobs for Next.js]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Trigger.dev is the open-source alternative to serverless job queues.

Verdict: Open-source background jobs with a self-host escape hatch.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/trigger-dev</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/trigger-dev</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Textual: Build TUIs like web apps]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Textual brings CSS layouts and reactive widgets to the terminal.

Verdict: TUI development that feels like modern web dev.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/textual</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/textual</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shopify App JS: Official Node.js library for Shopify apps]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Shopify App JS handles OAuth so you do not have to think about it.

Verdict: The foundation every Node Shopify app needs.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/shopify-app-js</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/shopify-app-js</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Shopify]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Supabase: Open-source Firebase alternative built on Postgres]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Supabase is Postgres with auth, realtime, and storage bolted on.

Verdict: The Firebase alternative for developers who want real Postgres.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/supabase</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/supabase</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Turso: SQLite at the edge with libSQL]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Turso puts SQLite at the edge, globally replicated.

Verdict: SQLite for the edge era, with surprising capabilities.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/turso</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/turso</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Redis: The in-memory data store everyone uses]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Redis is the cache, queue, and session store you already need.

Verdict: The default choice for caching and session storage.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/redis</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/redis</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Upstash: Serverless Redis and Kafka]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Upstash is Redis that scales to zero and bills per request.

Verdict: Redis that fits the serverless model perfectly.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/upstash</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/upstash</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pinecone: Vector database for AI applications]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pinecone is where your embeddings live.

Verdict: The managed vector database for production AI.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/pinecone</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/pinecone</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Qdrant: Open-source vector database with filtering]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Qdrant is the vector database you can actually self-host.

Verdict: Self-hostable vector search with production-grade features.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/qdrant</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/qdrant</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ClickHouse: Column-oriented database for analytics]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[ClickHouse makes billion-row queries feel instant.

Verdict: The analytics database when Postgres is too slow.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/clickhouse</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/clickhouse</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Timescale: Time-series superpowers for Postgres]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Timescale is Postgres that handles time-series at scale.

Verdict: Time-series data without leaving Postgres.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/timescale</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/timescale</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[DuckDB: In-process OLAP database]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[DuckDB is SQLite for analytics—fast, embedded, and serverless.

Verdict: Local analytics that just works.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/duckdb</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/duckdb</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SQLite: The most deployed database in the world]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SQLite is good enough for more than you think.

Verdict: Good enough for more applications than you realize.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/sqlite</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/sqlite</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Databases]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[GitHub Actions: CI/CD that lives where your code does]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[GitHub Actions is CI/CD without leaving GitHub.

Verdict: The default CI/CD for GitHub repositories.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/github-actions</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/github-actions</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Docker: Container runtime that changed deployment]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Docker made "works on my machine" a solvable problem.

Verdict: Containers are table stakes; Docker is how most start.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/docker</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/docker</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Kubernetes: Container orchestration at scale]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Kubernetes is what you need when Docker Compose is not enough.

Verdict: Powerful but only worth it at scale.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/kubernetes</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/kubernetes</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Terraform: Infrastructure as code that actually works]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Terraform turns cloud infrastructure into version-controlled code.

Verdict: The standard for infrastructure as code.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/terraform</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/terraform</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pulumi: Infrastructure as code in real languages]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pulumi lets you write infrastructure in TypeScript, Python, or Go.

Verdict: IaC for developers who want real programming languages.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/pulumi</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/pulumi</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Fly.io: Deploy apps to VMs close to your users]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Fly.io gives you VMs at the edge without the edge constraints.

Verdict: Full VMs globally for developers who need more than serverless.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/fly-io</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/fly-io</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Railway: Deploy from GitHub with zero configuration]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Railway is Heroku for the GitHub generation.

Verdict: The simplest path from code to production.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/railway</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/railway</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Coolify: Self-hosted Heroku alternative]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Coolify is the self-hosted platform you can actually run.

Verdict: Self-hosted PaaS that is actually usable.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/coolify</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/coolify</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[CapRover: Free PaaS you can run anywhere]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[CapRover turns any VPS into a Heroku-like platform.

Verdict: Simple self-hosted PaaS for small deployments.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/caprover</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/caprover</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[DevOps]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Tailwind CSS: Utility-first CSS that developers love]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tailwind is CSS for developers who hate CSS.

Verdict: The CSS framework that made styling productive.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/tailwindcss</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/tailwindcss</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[shadcn/ui: Copy-paste components built on Radix]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[shadcn/ui is the component library you own, not install.

Verdict: The component approach that makes customization natural.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/shadcn-ui</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/shadcn-ui</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Radix UI: Unstyled, accessible React components]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Radix handles accessibility so you can focus on styling.

Verdict: The accessibility foundation for custom design systems.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/radix-ui</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/radix-ui</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Framer Motion: Production-ready React animations]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Framer Motion makes React animations feel natural.

Verdict: The animation library that makes movement feel right.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/framer-motion</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/framer-motion</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Figma: Collaborative design tool in the browser]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Figma is the browser design file the industry standardized on — and a subscription that adds up.

Verdict: Default for product design. Budget the seats; it is not a free Figma clone.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/figma</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/figma</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Storybook: UI component workshop]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Storybook is where you develop components in isolation.

Verdict: Essential for component-driven development.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/storybook</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/storybook</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Lucide: Beautiful open-source icons]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Lucide is the Feather Icons successor you need.

Verdict: The default icon set for modern interfaces.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/lucide</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/lucide</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Panda CSS: CSS-in-JS with build-time extraction]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Panda CSS is CSS-in-JS without the runtime cost.

Verdict: CSS-in-JS for the RSC era.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/panda-css</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/panda-css</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Sentry: Error tracking that actually helps]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sentry tells you about errors before users do.

Verdict: The error tracking service most teams use.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/sentry</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/sentry</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Observability]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Grafana: Dashboards for everything observable]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Grafana visualizes metrics from anywhere.

Verdict: The universal observability dashboard.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/grafana</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/grafana</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Observability]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Prometheus: Time-series metrics for cloud-native]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Prometheus is how you collect metrics at scale.

Verdict: The foundation of cloud-native metrics.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/prometheus</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/prometheus</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Observability]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OpenTelemetry: Vendor-neutral observability framework]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[OpenTelemetry is the observability standard that might actually win.

Verdict: The standard for future-proof instrumentation.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/opentelemetry</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/opentelemetry</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Observability]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Datadog: Unified observability platform]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Datadog is the observability platform with everything.

Verdict: The everything platform—if you can afford it.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/datadog</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/datadog</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Observability]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Axiom: Log management without limits]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Axiom ingests logs without worrying about volume.

Verdict: Log management that does not punish you for logging.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/axiom</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/axiom</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Observability]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Better Stack: Uptime monitoring and incident management]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Better Stack combines uptime, logs, and incidents.

Verdict: Unified uptime and incident management.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/betterstack</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/betterstack</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Observability]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Highlight.io: Open-source session replay and monitoring]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Highlight.io is full-stack observability you can self-host.

Verdict: Open-source alternative covering replay, errors, and logs.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/highlight-io</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/highlight-io</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Observability]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rust: Systems programming without the footguns]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rust is C++ that does not let you shoot yourself.

Verdict: The systems language for the next decade.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/rust-lang</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/rust-lang</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Rust]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tokio: Async runtime for Rust]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tokio is the async foundation everything Rust builds on.

Verdict: The async runtime that powers production Rust.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/tokio</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/tokio</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Rust]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Axum: Web framework from the Tokio team]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Axum is web development that feels like Rust.

Verdict: The web framework that embraces Rust idioms.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/axum</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/axum</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Rust]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Actix Web: Fast Rust web framework]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Actix Web is raw performance in a web framework.

Verdict: Maximum performance when benchmarks matter.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/actix-web</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/actix-web</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Rust]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title><![CDATA[Serde: Serialization framework for Rust]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Serde makes serialization feel magical.

Verdict: The serialization library every Rust project uses.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/serde</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/serde</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Rust]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SQLx: Compile-time checked SQL for Rust]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SQLx verifies your queries at compile time.

Verdict: SQL that the compiler actually checks.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/sqlx</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/sqlx</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Rust]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tauri: Build desktop apps with web tech and Rust]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Tauri is Electron without the memory footprint.

Verdict: Desktop apps that do not need 200MB of Chromium.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/tauri</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/tauri</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Rust]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leptos: Full-stack Rust web framework]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Leptos is React written in Rust.

Verdict: Full-stack Rust for the web with a familiar model.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/leptos</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/leptos</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Rust]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[clap: Command line argument parser for Rust]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[clap turns structs into command-line interfaces.

Verdict: The CLI argument parser most Rust projects use.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/clap</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/clap</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Rust]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OpenAI Codex CLI: Terminal coding agent from OpenAI]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[OpenAI Codex CLI is the terminal rival to Claude Code, backed by OpenAI infrastructure.

Verdict: OpenAI answer to terminal agents. Open CLI, paid models.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/openai-codex-cli</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/openai-codex-cli</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Goose: Local-first Rust agent with MCP at its core]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Goose is the local-first, MCP-native agent from the Linux Foundation AAIF.

Verdict: Local-first, MCP-native, model-agnostic. Bring your own brain.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/goose</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/goose</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OpenHands: Self-hostable autonomous software engineer]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[OpenHands is the open-source, self-hostable counterpart to Devin.

Verdict: Self-hosted Devin alternative for teams who want control.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/openhands</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/openhands</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[OpenClaw 2.0: Coding and personal agent across 29 messaging channels]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[OpenClaw 2.0 brings coding agents to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and 26 other channels.

Verdict: AI assistant in your existing chat apps. Mind the security surface.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/openclaw</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/openclaw</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Needle 2: 14MB on-device tool-calling model]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Needle 2 is a 14MB model that runs tool-calling on-device.

Verdict: Tiny on-device tool-caller. One job, done locally.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/needle</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/needle</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mastra: TypeScript agent runtime with typed agents and workflows]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Mastra is the TypeScript runtime for building typed agents, workflows, and evals.

Verdict: TypeScript agent framework for teams building agent systems.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/mastra</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/mastra</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[E2B: Firecracker sandboxes for untrusted agent code]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[E2B gives agents a safe place to run untrusted code.

Verdict: Safe sandboxes for agent-generated code. Hosted convenience.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/e2b</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/e2b</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Convex: Reactive TypeScript backend with real-time sync]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Convex is the reactive TypeScript backend that syncs in real-time.

Verdict: Reactive backend that feels like the future. Not Postgres.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/convex</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/convex</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LangChain: The OG LLM orchestration framework]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[LangChain is the Swiss Army knife of LLM development.

Verdict: Essential for complex LLM apps, overkill for simple ones.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/langchain</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/langchain</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LangGraph: Stateful multi-actor agent workflows]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[LangGraph is the operating table for agents that need to loop, branch, and remember.

Verdict: The right tool when agents need memory and branching logic.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/langgraph</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/langgraph</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CrewAI: Role-playing agents that actually ship]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[CrewAI makes multi-agent collaboration as simple as defining who does what.

Verdict: Best DX for multi-agent systems if you embrace the paradigm.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/crewai</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/crewai</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Haystack: Production NLP pipelines from deepset]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Haystack was doing RAG before RAG was cool, and it shows.

Verdict: The mature choice for document-centric AI applications.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/haystack</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/haystack</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LlamaIndex: Data framework for LLM applications]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[LlamaIndex connects LLMs to data sources that are not just documents.

Verdict: The best data plumbing for LLM applications.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/llamaindex</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/llamaindex</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[AI Agents]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Vercel: The platform that made Next.js deployment trivial]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Vercel made deployment someone else problem, and charges accordingly.

Verdict: Worth the premium if you ship fast and iterate often.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/vercel</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/vercel</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prisma: Type-safe database access with killer DX]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Prisma autocomplete is addictive—once you have experienced it, raw SQL feels medieval.

Verdict: The DX is addictive; just watch your query patterns.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/prisma</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/prisma</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Drizzle ORM: TypeScript ORM that feels like SQL]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Drizzle is type-safe SQL for developers who think Prisma is too much magic.

Verdict: SQL-first type safety for the abstraction-allergic.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/drizzle</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/drizzle</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[tRPC: End-to-end typesafe APIs without codegen]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[tRPC eliminates the API contract layer you did not want to maintain anyway.

Verdict: TypeScript APIs as they should be—type-safe by default.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/trpc</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Clerk: Auth that actually ships with your UI]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Clerk solves auth completely—not just the backend, but the actual forms.

Verdict: Auth-as-a-feature ships faster than auth-as-a-library.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/clerk</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Auth.js: Authentication for the web, framework-agnostic]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Auth.js is authentication you own—with all the maintenance that implies.

Verdict: Maximum control for teams willing to own their auth.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/authjs</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[UploadThing: File uploads that do not make you cry]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[UploadThing turns file uploads into twenty lines of code.

Verdict: Delightful until you need S3-level control.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/uploadthing</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/uploadthing</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Resend: Email API designed for developers]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Resend made email feel like a modern API for the first time.

Verdict: Email finally feels like a modern API.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/resend</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/resend</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Neon: Serverless Postgres that branches]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Neon is Postgres that branches like git.

Verdict: Postgres for the serverless era, with game-changing branching.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/neon</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/neon</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[PlanetScale: Serverless MySQL with Vitess DNA]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[PlanetScale is YouTube-scale MySQL for the rest of us.

Verdict: MySQL that scales like the big apps, with safer deploys.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/planetscale</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/planetscale</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Next.js]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FastAPI: Modern Python APIs at startup speed]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[FastAPI is the Python API framework you will actually enjoy using.

Verdict: The Python API framework you will actually enjoy.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/fastapi</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/fastapi</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pydantic: Data validation using Python type hints]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pydantic is Python data validation solved. Just use it.

Verdict: Python data validation solved. Just use it.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/pydantic</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/pydantic</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[uv: Python packaging at Rust speed]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[uv makes Python packaging not terrible for the first time.

Verdict: Finally, Python packaging that does not waste your time.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/uv</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/uv</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ruff: Python linter faster than your test suite]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Ruff replaces your entire Python lint stack and runs faster than any piece of it.

Verdict: One fast tool to replace your entire lint toolchain.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/ruff</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/ruff</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Polars: DataFrames that respect your CPU]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Polars is what pandas would be if designed today.

Verdict: What pandas would be if designed today.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/polars</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/polars</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Typer: CLI apps with type hints and zero effort]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Typer turns type hints into a CLI without you doing anything.

Verdict: CLI tools in minutes instead of hours.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/typer</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rich: Beautiful terminal output without the pain]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Rich makes terminals look like they belong in 2026.

Verdict: The easiest way to make terminals beautiful.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/rich</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/rich</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[HTTPX: Async HTTP client for modern Python]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[HTTPX is requests for the async era.

Verdict: The requests replacement for the async era.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/httpx</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/httpx</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SQLModel: SQL + Pydantic in one elegant package]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[SQLModel is one model for both your database and your API.

Verdict: One model for database and API—elegant when it fits.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/sqlmodel</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/sqlmodel</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Litestar: The FastAPI alternative with batteries]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Litestar is FastAPI with more opinions and more built-in.

Verdict: More opinionated FastAPI alternative worth considering.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/litestar</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/litestar</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Python]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hydrogen: Shopify React framework for headless commerce]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Hydrogen is the headless path Shopify actually wants you to take.

Verdict: The official path for Shopify headless—for better and worse.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/hydrogen</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/hydrogen</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Shopify]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Remix: Full stack React that Shopify acquired]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Remix brought web fundamentals back to React development.

Verdict: Web fundamentals meet React, now with Shopify backing.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/remix</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/remix</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Shopify]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sanity: Headless CMS that developers actually like]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sanity is structured content done right.

Verdict: Structured content done right—worth the learning curve.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/sanity</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/sanity</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Shopify]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Shopify CLI: The development tool every Shopify dev needs]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Shopify CLI is not optional—just install it.

Verdict: Not optional—just install it and move on.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/shopify-cli</link>
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            <category><![CDATA[Shopify]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Polaris: Shopify design system for embedded apps]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Polaris makes embedded apps look native to Shopify admin.

Verdict: Mandatory for embedded apps, pointless elsewhere.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/polaris</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/polaris</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Shopify]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Checkout UI Extensions: Customize Shopify checkout safely]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Checkout Extensions are the only supported way to customize Shopify checkout.

Verdict: The only way to customize checkout—work within the limits.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/checkout-extensions</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/checkout-extensions</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Shopify]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[GraphQL Code Generator: Type-safe Shopify API without manual typing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[GraphQL Codegen writes the TypeScript so you do not have to.

Verdict: Essential infrastructure for typed Shopify GraphQL.]]></description>
            <link>https://stackgems.com/gems/graphql-codegen</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">https://stackgems.com/gems/graphql-codegen</guid>
            <category><![CDATA[Shopify]]></category>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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