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.

185 entries in this view.

Tool ranking

Ranked by measured growth, normalized across sources. Raw values keep their source-specific window, shown under each tool; a change requires at least two snapshots from the last 7 days.

1
appllama-skills
MCP
ActiveLast commit 2 days ago · 2026-09-01
A builder, not just a researcher. Agent skills that turn top-grossing app patterns into native-quality mobile screens.
License: MIT
- agent-skills
- ai-agents
- claude
- claude-code
- claude-code-skill
githubcreated 21 days agonewmeasured growthOpen source ↗
489GitHub stars+127 (+35.1 %)
2
cindy
Agent
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-03
Consider it done. The open-source AI agent that works out of the box · 想到，就能做到。开源、开箱即用的 AI Agent。
TypeScriptLicense: Apache-2.0
- agent
- ai-agent
- ai-assistant
- android
- claude-code
githubcreated 42 days agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
2 398GitHub stars+67 (+2.9 %)
3
CopilotKit
Agent
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-02
The Frontend Stack for Agents & Generative UI. React, Angular, Mobile, Slack, and more. Makers of the AG-UI Protocol
TypeScriptLicense: MIT
- agent
- agent-native
- agentic-ai
- agents
- ai
githubcreated 3 years agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
37 169GitHub stars+87 (+0.23 %)
4
happy
Other
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-03
Mobile and Web client for Codex and Claude Code, with realtime voice, encryption and fully featured
TypeScriptLicense: MIT
- claude-code
- claude-desktop
- claude-mobile
- codex
- codex-cli
githubcreated 13 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
23 610GitHub stars+84 (+0.36 %)
5
orca
Other
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-03
Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and VPS.
TypeScriptLicense: MIT
- ade
- agent-ide
- ai-agents
- claude-code
- cli
githubcreated 5 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
60 162GitHub stars+4 740 (+8.6 %)
6
Claude-AD
Skill
ActiveLast commit 9 days ago · 2026-08-24
Active Directory pentest methodology for Claude Code: skills, agents and slash commands for internal AD red-team work (Kerberoasting, ADCS ESC1-17, DCSync, ACL abuse, NTLM relay, delegation), with per-technique OPSEC/telemetry notes. Drives…
License: MIT
- active-directory
- active-directory-security
- adcs
- bloodhound
- claude
githubcreated 9 days agonewmeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install /plugin marketplace add ADScanPro/Claude-AD
143GitHub stars+13 (+10.0 %)
7
ECC
Agent
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-03
The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.
JavaScriptLicense: MIT
- ai-agents
- anthropic
- claude
- claude-code
- developer-tools
githubcreated 7 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
246 431GitHub stars+2 650 (+1.1 %)
8
nanoclaw
Skill
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-03
A lightweight alternative to OpenClaw that runs in containers for security. Connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Gmail and other messaging apps,, has memory, scheduled jobs, and runs directly on Anthropic's Agents SDK
TypeScriptLicense: MIT
- ai-agents
- ai-assistant
- claude-code
- claude-skills
- openclaw
githubcreated 7 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/nanoclaw
30 685GitHub stars+57 (+0.19 %)
9
SkillSpector
Skill
ActiveLast commit 1 day ago · 2026-09-01
Security scanner for AI agent skills. Detect vulnerabilities, malicious patterns, security risks, prompt injection, data exfiltration, and supply-chain risks in Claude Code, Codex, and MCP skills before you install them.
PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
- agent-security
- agent-skills
- agentic-ai
- ai-security
- claude-code
githubcreated 5 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector ~/.claude/skills/SkillSpector
15 726GitHub stars+675 (+4.5 %)
10
Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills
Skill
ActiveLast commit 3 days ago · 2026-08-31
817 structured cybersecurity skills for AI agents · Mapped to 6 frameworks: MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF 2.0, MITRE ATLAS, D3FEND, NIST AI RMF & MITRE F3 (Fight Fraud) · agentskills.io standard · Works with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex CLI,…
PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
- ai-agents
- claude-code
- cloud-security
- cybersecurity
- devsecops
githubcreated 6 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills ~/.claude/skills/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills
32 043GitHub stars+630 (+2.0 %)
11
Agentic-Bug-Hunter
Other
ActiveLast commit 2 days ago · 2026-09-01
AI-powered bug bounty hunting toolkit that works with or without subscription.
PythonLicense: MIT
- ai-security
- bug-bounty
- bugcrowd
- claude-ai
- claude-code
githubcreated 5 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
4 673GitHub stars+200 (+4.5 %)
12
drawio-ai-kit
Skill
ActiveLast commit 23 days ago · 2026-08-11
Teach your AI to draw correct, beautiful draw.io diagrams — declarative layout engine, ground-truth stencils, structural validator, vision self-check. AWS · Azure · GCP · Databricks · BPMN. Zero dependencies.
JavaScriptLicense: MIT
- agent-skills
- ai-agents
- architecture-diagrams
- aws
- azure
githubcreated 2 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/sparklabx/drawio-ai-kit ~/.claude/skills/drawio-ai-kit
638GitHub stars+3 (+0.47 %)
13
vox-director
Skill
ActiveLast commit 22 days ago · 2026-08-11
Turn one topic into a finished Vox-style paper-collage explainer/ad video — automated end to end on Atlas Cloud + ffmpeg. An agent skill.
PythonLicense: MIT
- ai
- ai-video
- claude-code
- claude-skill
- collage-video
githubcreated 54 days agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/Alisa0808/vox-director ~/.claude/skills/vox-director
1 698GitHub stars+86 (+5.3 %)
14
go-zero
Library
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-02
A cloud-native Go microservices framework with cli tool for productivity.
GoLicense: MIT
- ai-native
- ai-native-development
- cloud-native
- code-generation
- framework
githubcreated 6 years agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
33 300GitHub stars+19 (+0.06 %)
15
html-share
App
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-02
Claude Codeの生成結果、ぜんぶ見やすくまとめよう
HTMLLicense: Apache-2.0
- aws
- claude-code
- html
- mobile
- self-hosted
githubcreated 20 days agonewmeasured growthOpen source ↗
90GitHub stars+5 (+5.9 %)
16
awsl
Other
ActiveLast commit 13 days ago · 2026-08-20
Codex-verified, Claude-compatible durable local runtime for Claude Code Workflow JS, with resume, checkpoints, budgets, and Git worktrees
TypeScriptLicense: Apache-2.0
- agentic-workflows
- ai-agents
- claude-code
- cli
- codex
githubcreated 36 days agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
107GitHub stars+22 (+25.9 %)
17
clarilayer
MCP
ActiveLast commit 24 days ago · 2026-08-10
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
githubcreated 2 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
92GitHub stars-5 (-5.2 %)
18
xonsh
Other
ActiveLast commit 1 day ago · 2026-09-01
🐚 Python-powered shell. Full-featured, cross-platform and AI-friendly.
Python
- anthropic
- claude
- claude-code
- cmux
- data-engineering
githubcreated 11 years agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
9 630GitHub stars+8 (+0.08 %)
19
terminal-browser
Skill
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-03
A browser inside your terminal
RustLicense: MIT
- browser
- claude-code
- claude-skills
- cli
- codex
githubcreated 58 days agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/zenbu-labs/terminal-browser ~/.claude/skills/terminal-browser
2 519GitHub stars+166 (+7.1 %)
20
cc-switch
App
ActiveLast commit 1 day ago · 2026-09-02
A cross-platform desktop All-in-One assistant for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, OpenClaw, Grok Build & Hermes Agent. Only official website: ccswitch.io
RustLicense: MIT
- ai-tools
- claude-code
- codex
- desktop-app
- grok
githubcreated 13 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
130 781GitHub stars+996 (+0.77 %)
21
rtk
CLI
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-02
CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies
RustLicense: Apache-2.0
- agentic-coding
- ai-coding
- anthropic
- claude-code
- cli
githubcreated 7 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
78 349GitHub stars+703 (+0.91 %)
22
waku
Other
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-02
⚡ A native app for all your coding agents.
RustLicense: GPL-3.0
- agent
- amp
- claude-code
- codex
- coding
githubcreated 33 days agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
1 332GitHub stars+65 (+5.1 %)
23
oh-my-openagent
Skill
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-03
omo/lazycodex: The coding agent for tokenmaxxers;the one and only agent harness for complex codebases. For your Codex, for your OpenCode
TypeScript
- ai
- ai-agents
- anthropic
- chatgpt
- claude
githubcreated 9 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent ~/.claude/skills/oh-my-openagent
68 622GitHub stars+169 (+0.25 %)
24
J-Space-Cognition-Suite-V3.7
Skill
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-02
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
githubcreated 43 days agomeasured 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 %)
25
headroom
MCP
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-02
Compress tool outputs, logs, files, and RAG chunks before they reach the LLM. 20% fewer tokens for coding agents, 60-95% fewer tokens for JSON, same answers. Library, proxy, MCP server.
PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
- agent
- ai
- anthropic
- claude-code
- compression
githubcreated 7 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
68 629GitHub stars+784 (+1.2 %)

Coding assistants: tools for developers

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appllama-skills

cindy

CopilotKit

happy

orca

Claude-AD

ECC

nanoclaw

SkillSpector

Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills

Agentic-Bug-Hunter

drawio-ai-kit

vox-director

go-zero

html-share

awsl

clarilayer

xonsh

terminal-browser

cc-switch

rtk

waku

oh-my-openagent

J-Space-Cognition-Suite-V3.7

headroom