January 02, 2026 AI-DIGEST BY MAURO SICARD
From Product Hunt
Product Hunt

MCP integrations, macOS power tools, and security-minded dev utilities.

Community Figma MCP Server

Unofficial Figma MCP server that allows AI agents to CREATE and EDIT Figma designs, not just read them like the official version. Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor.

Free and open source. The missing link for AI-powered design workflows.

github.com · 287 votes
Blober.io — Transfer Files Between Cloud Providers Local-first cloud file transfer tool. Move files between storage providers (S3, Azure, etc.) without subscription or transfer fees. One-time purchase. Runs locally, secure.
▲ 95 · blober.io
Radial — macOS Pie Menu with Automation Modern pie menu for macOS with macro automation. Create custom shortcuts and workflows triggered by gestures. Context-aware (adapts to active app). Requires macOS 15+.
▲ 92 · radial.appverge.net
CalPal — Literate Calculator with AI Combines text editor with calculation engine. BYOK Gemini AI to draft budgets and plans from natural language. Free, browser-based, local data. Like Soulver but cross-platform.
▲ 88 · trycalpal.app
Supaguard — Security Scanner for Supabase Detects exposed PII, PCI data, API keys, and RLS misconfigurations in your Supabase apps. Instant alerts. 2 free scans on launch.
▲ 81 · supaguard.pro
From Reddit
r/singularity r/LocalLLaMA

Big research drops: a new paradigm for long context, and improvements to residual connections that could speed up training.

Recursive Language Models (RLM)

Prime Intellect unveils a paradigm shift for handling long context. Treats input as a Python variable, model recursively calls itself over snippets. Handles 2 orders of magnitude beyond context windows.

GPT-5-mini with RLM outperforms standard GPT-5 on long-context tasks.

primeintellect.ai · r/singularity
OpenAI's First Consumer Device Details New details on the upcoming hardware designed by Jony Ive. Pen-shaped device codenamed "Gumdrop" plus separate audio companion. Manufacturing shifted from Luxshare to Foxconn. Launch expected 2026-2027.
DeepSeek's mHC Improves ResNet Architecture Manifold-Constrained Hyper-Connections (mHC) paper improves the 10-year-old residual connection design. Allows dynamic signal routing between layers. Faster convergence, better performance, could accelerate future model training.
LLM Madness — Web UI for Local Training Build datasets, config files, run training, inspect outputs. Inspired by minGPT.
From Reddit
r/StableDiffusion r/comfyui

Local tools for audio and video workflows, plus a handy grid splitter.

BookForge Studio — Local Voiced Audiobooks Create fully voiced audiobooks using open-source models. Uses local TTS and AI for narration. No cloud dependencies. Runs entirely on your machine.
SVI Pro 2.0 — Infinite Video Extension ComfyUI workflow for infinite length video extension with consistency. Keep seed locked to branch action infinitely. Works with WAN 2.2.
GridSplitter — Extract Tiles from Grid Images Free tool for 3x3 grids from Nano Banana etc. Toggle detection, adjust sensitivity, download as zip.
From Reddit
r/macapps r/selfhosted r/SideProject

Strong week for self-hosted auth solutions, music players, and macOS utilities.

Audiio — Self-Hosted Music Player Privacy-first music platform. Mobile remote with E2E encryption, ML-powered recommendations, karaoke mode with AI vocal removal. Customizable themes.
Pocket ID v2.0.0 — SCIM Provisioning Major update to self-hosted SSO. New features: SCIM Provisioning for auto user sync, multi-factor authentication. Breaking changes — check upgrade guide.
VoidAuth — Simple Self-Hosted SSO Open source SSO provider. Easier to set up than Authentik/Authelia. OIDC support, user management, no paywalls.
Octo-Fiesta — Subsonic Proxy with Deezer Fills gaps in your library with Deezer. Play songs not in your collection, then auto-download for permanent keeping. Works with Navidrome.

Quick hits — smaller tools and utilities.

Sidecar Portrait — iPad as Portrait Display Open source macOS app that captures virtual portrait display, rotates it, shows on Sidecar.
Swiparr — Tinder for Jellyfin Swipe UI for your Jellyfin library. Help decide what to watch with friends. Docker deployable.
ffdash v0.3.0 — ffmpeg TUI Dashboard Video encoding over SSH. Now supports AV1 and NVENC. brew and AUR available.
OpenScript — Open Source Descript Alternative Local-first video editor in browser. AI transcription, text-based editing. Coming soon.