diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
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+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
+    <title>Marketplace</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <h1>Marketplace</h1>
+    <input type="text" id="language" placeholder="Filter by language" />
+    <input type="number" id="stars" placeholder="Minimum stars" />
+    <button onclick="applyFilters()">Apply Filters</button>
+    <ul id="repoList"></ul>
+
+    <script>
+        let repos = [];
+
+        const fetchRepos = async () => {
+            try {
+                const response = await fetch('https://api.github.com/repositories');
+                repos = await response.json();
+                displayRepos();
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.error('Error fetching repositories:', error);
+            }
+        };
+
+        const displayRepos = () => {
+            const repoList = document.getElementById('repoList');
+            repoList.innerHTML = '';
+            repos.forEach(repo => {
+                const listItem = document.createElement('li');
+                listItem.textContent = repo.name;
+                repoList.appendChild(listItem);
+            });
+        };
+
+        const applyFilters = () => {
+            const language = document.getElementById('language').value;
+            const stars = Number(document.getElementById('stars').value);
+            console.log('Filtering by:', { language, stars });
+            // Basic filtering logic can be implemented here
+        };
+
+        fetchRepos();
+    </script>
+</body>
+</html>
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diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Marketplace.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Marketplace.tsx
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+import React from 'react';
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+import axios from 'axios';
+
+const Marketplace = () => {
+    const [repos, setRepos] = useState([]);
+    const [language, setLanguage] = useState('');
+    const [stars, setStars] = useState(0);
+
+    const fetchRepos = async () => {
+        try {
+            const result = await axios.get('https://api.github.com/repositories');
+            setRepos(result.data);
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error('Error fetching repositories: ', error);
+        }
+    };
+
+    const handleFilter = () => {
+        // Basic filtering logic can be placed here.
+        console.log('Filtering by:', { language, stars });
+    };
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        fetchRepos();
+    }, []);
+
+    return (
+        <div>
+            <h1>Marketplace</h1>
+            <input
+                type="text"
+                placeholder="Filter by language"
+                value={language}
+                onChange={(e) => setLanguage(e.target.value)}
+            />
+            <input
+                type="number"
+                placeholder="Minimum stars"
+                value={stars}
+                onChange={(e) => setStars(Number(e.target.value))}
+            />
+            <button onClick={handleFilter}>Apply Filters</button>
+            <ul>
+                {repos.map((repo) => (
+                    <li key={repo.id}>{repo.name}</li>
+                ))}
+            </ul>
+        </div>
+    );
+};
+
+export default Marketplace;
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+import unittest
+
+class TestBountyPosting(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_post_bounty(self):
+        # Placeholder for testing bounty posting
+        pass
+
+    def test_retrieve_bounty(self):
+        # Placeholder for testing bounty retrieval
+        pass
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
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diff --git a/tests/test_marketplace.py b/tests/test_marketplace.py
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+# This Python script performs a unit test for the Marketplace component
+
+import unittest
+
+class TestMarketplace(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_fetch_repos(self):
+        # Test the fetch_repos function here
+        pass
+
+    def test_handle_filter(self):
+        # Test the handle_filter function here
+        pass
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()
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+{ 
+  "compilerOptions": { 
+    "target": "ES2020", 
+    "module": "commonjs", 
+    "jsx": "react", 
+    "strict": true, 
+    "esModuleInterop": true, 
+    "skipLibCheck": true 
+  }, 
+  "include": ["src/**/*"],
+  "exclude": ["node_modules"]
+}
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+declare module 'react';
+declare module 'axios';
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