Coding assistants: tools for developers

Programming assistants, code generation tools and developer copilots. An entry can appear under several use cases when its topics or description provide several explicit signals.

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Mixed ranking: measured growth takes priority; entries without two snapshots are estimated. Raw values keep their source-specific window, shown under each tool; a change requires at least two snapshots from the last 7 days.

  1. 1

    Skill
    Active

    Skills for controlling Android, iOS and cloud phones

    License: MIT
    • ai-harness
    • claude-code
    • codex
    • mobile-ai
    • mobile-development

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/droidrun/mobile-harness ~/.claude/skills/mobile-harness

    331GitHub stars+1 (+0.30 %)
  2. 2

    Skill
    Active

    J-Space Cognition Suite V3.7 - AI cognitive-enhancement Skills based on Anthropic's J-space global workspace research. | 哔哩哔哩：Tiger380 (UID 3494375382321675) — https://space.bilibili.com/3494375382321675

    PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
    • agent-skills
    • ai
    • ai-agent
    • ai-agents
    • claude-code

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/Tiger3807861189/J-Space-Cognition-Suite-V3.7 ~/.claude/skills/J-Space-Cognition-Suite-V3.7

    2 998GitHub stars-19 (-0.63 %)
  3. 3

    CLI
    Active

    Rust-powered code intelligence CLI for AI coding agents. Builds call graphs and hybrid semantic search indexes (Dense + Sparse + RRF + Reranker) across 7 languages. Ships as native MCP tools for Claude Code and Codex CLI.

    RustLicense: MIT
    • agent-tools
    • ai-development-tools
    • ai-tools
    • bm25
    • call-graph

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    764GitHub stars-1 (-0.13 %)
  4. 4

    Agent
    Active

    Open-source app builder engine — intent to working app

    PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
    • agents
    • ai
    • app-builder
    • code-generation
    • llm

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    322GitHub stars-20 (-5.8 %)
  5. 5

    Other
    Active

    OkkMax — independent review & directory for AI API relay providers: authenticity checks that catch silent model swaps, uptime monitoring, real user reviews. okkmax.com

    TypeScriptLicense: MIT
    • api-relay
    • claude
    • claude-code
    • codex
    • gemini

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    256GitHub stars-3 (-1.2 %)
  6. 6

    MCP
    Active

    Stop re-explaining your data to your AI every session. The individual-analyst context layer, delivered over MCP (Claude Code / Cursor / Codex).

    TypeScript
    • ai-agents
    • analytics
    • claude-code
    • context-engineering
    • cursor

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    92GitHub stars-5 (-5.2 %)
  7. 7

    Skill
    Active

    World's first open-source, agentic video production system. 12 production pipelines, 100+ tools, 700+ agent skill and production-knowledge files. Turn your AI coding assistant into a full video production studio.

    PythonLicense: AGPL-3.0
    • agent
    • agentic-ai
    • ai
    • claude
    • copilot

    githubestimated momentumOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage ~/.claude/skills/OpenMontage

    52 517GitHub stars—

Learning resources

Ranked by measured growth, normalized across sources. These resources remain available separately and do not take part in the main tool ranking.

  1. 1

    ai-coding-project-boilerplate

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Agentic coding TypeScript boilerplate for Claude Code: sub-agent workflows with built-in quality checks and context engineering.

    JavaScriptLicense: MIT
    • agent-skills
    • agentic-ai
    • agentic-workflow
    • ai-agents
    • anthropic
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/shinpr/ai-coding-project-boilerplate ~/.claude/skills/ai-coding-project-boilerplate

    Resourcemeasured growth
    227GitHub stars+1 (+0.44 %)
  2. 2

    awesome-skills

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Community collection of Apify agent skills for AI coding assistants

    PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
    • actor
    • agent-skills
    • ai-agents
    • apify
    • awesome-list
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/apify/awesome-skills ~/.claude/skills/awesome-skills

    Resourcemeasured growth
    248GitHub stars+1 (+0.40 %)
  3. 3

    TRAE-Skills

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    A curated collection of 150+ specialized AI Skills for software development, frontend, backend, automation, UI/UX, SEO, and DevOps. Each skill encapsulates a focused capability: generating code, templates, scripts, and production-ready…

    • ai-skills
    • claude-code
    • claude-skills
    • collection
    • cursor-skill
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/HighMark-31/TRAE-Skills ~/.claude/skills/TRAE-Skills

    Resourcemeasured growth
    283GitHub stars+1 (+0.35 %)
  4. 4

    awesome-claude

    MCP
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    HeyClaude is a curated registry and distribution surface for Claude and AI-workflow assets: agents, MCP servers, skills, commands, hooks, rules, guides, tools, jobs, Raycast feeds, static data exports, and an npm MCP package.

    MDXLicense: MIT
    • agent-skills
    • ai-agents
    • ai-directory
    • ai-tools
    • anthropic
    githubResourcemeasured growth
    294GitHub stars+1 (+0.34 %)
  5. 5

    the-startup

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    The Agentic Startup - A collection of Claude Code commands, skills, and agents.

    ShellLicense: MIT
    • claude-code
    • claude-code-plugin
    • claude-marketplace
    • claude-plugin
    github

    Install /plugin marketplace add rsmdt/the-startup

    Resourcemeasured growth
    511GitHub stars+1 (+0.20 %)
  6. 6

    smart-illustrator

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    AI-powered article illustrations with intelligent position detection and cover learning system. Claude Code Skill.

    TypeScriptLicense: MIT
    • ai-illustration
    • best-effort
    • claude-code
    • claude-skills
    • content-creation
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/axtonliu/smart-illustrator ~/.claude/skills/smart-illustrator

    Resourcemeasured growth
    553GitHub stars+1 (+0.18 %)
  7. 7

    claude-engineer

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    A version of command line interface(CLI) that leverages the power of Claude Opus(3-4.7). This framework lets Claude create and manage its own tools on the fly, continuously growing its capabilities through the course of a conversation

    Python
    • ai
    • claude
    • claude-ai
    • claude-code
    • claude-engineer
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/bawadou/claude-engineer ~/.claude/skills/claude-engineer

    Resourcemeasured growth
    954GitHub starsstable
  8. 8

    awesome-devtools

    Skill
    DormantOpen source ↗

    A curated list of awesome developer tools and services — from cloud platforms and IDEs to AI-powered coding assistants and productivity utilities.

    License: Unlicense
    • alternatives
    • antigravity
    • awesome
    • awesome-devtools
    • awesome-lists
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/devtoolsd/awesome-devtools ~/.claude/skills/awesome-devtools

    Resourcemeasured growth
    676GitHub starsstable
  9. 9

    vexjoy-agent

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    VexJoy AI Agent with Intelligent Routing - /do routes plain-English requests to the right specialist agent and gates the work with reviews, tests, and a learning loop.

    PythonLicense: MIT
    • ai
    • ai-agents
    • ai-pipelines
    • ai-skills
    • ai-workflows
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/notque/vexjoy-agent ~/.claude/skills/vexjoy-agent

    Resourcemeasured growth
    417GitHub starsstable
  10. 10

    explore-claude-code

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Learn Claude Code by exploring it as it was designed - interactive IDE-style docs for commands, MCP, skills, CLAUDE.md and more.

    JavaScriptLicense: MIT
    • claude
    • claude-code
    • claude-skills
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/LukeRenton/explore-claude-code ~/.claude/skills/explore-claude-code

    Resourcemeasured growth
    309GitHub starsstable