Observed arrival · 2026-09-27

look-what-i-can-do: animated README heroes

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A tool that turns a public GitHub README’s console example into an animated SVG hero you can embed in the README.

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For: Maintainers of public GitHub repositories
Worth noticing: The default image reads public README files; a separate `--live` mode runs the command for real.

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The renderer can target alternate README locations with `?path=`, branches or tags with `?ref=`, and a line with `?highlight=`. The site says edits to the README appear in the image within about seven minutes. It also offers `--gif` output and a separate `--live` flag that runs the command for real.

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