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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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. 1

    Other
    Active

    Where people and agents build in tune.

    TypeScriptLicense: Apache-2.0
    • agent-collaboration
    • agent-orchestration
    • agent-workspace
    • agentic-ai
    • agentic-workflow

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    3 666GitHub stars+204 (+5.9 %)
  2. 2

    Agent
    Active

    Taste-Skill - gives your AI good taste. stops the AI from generating boring, generic slop

    JavaScriptLicense: MIT
    • agent
    • ai
    • claude
    • claude-code
    • codex

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    82 205GitHub stars+1 096 (+1.4 %)
  3. 3

    Skill
    Active

    数学建模技能 - 面向 CUMCM、MCM/ICM 等数学建模竞赛的三阶段工作流：建模分析、Python/MATLAB 编程与 DOCX 论文生成。包含丰富的算法资源库(优化/预测/评价/图论/机器学习等)、角色指导文档、论文模板和实用工具脚本

    Python
    • claude-code
    • claude-skills
    • codex
    • codex-skill
    • cumcm

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/XiaoMaColtAI/math-modeling-skill ~/.claude/skills/math-modeling-skill

    1 009GitHub stars+107 (+11.9 %)
  4. 4

    CLI
    Active

    DSH 官方公众号收录的 TUI 补位插件：Claude Code 风，鲸鱼顶栏/实时状态/流式思考/双击 Esc 回滚/上下文进度+TPS。npm 一键装。 DSH official WeChat featured TUI plugin — Claude Code style: whale bar, live status, streaming thoughts, double-Esc rollback, context bar + TPS. npm one-click.

    TypeScriptLicense: MIT
    • claude-code
    • coding-agent
    • deepseek
    • deepseek-harness
    • dsh-plugin

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    2 774GitHub stars+170 (+6.5 %)
  5. 5

    Skill
    Active

    Open-source, local-first conversational AI video editor with a professional multi-track timeline, Agent Skills, MCP integration, and Remotion rendering.

    TypeScriptLicense: AGPL-3.0
    • agent-skills
    • agentic-ai
    • ai-agent
    • ai-video-editor
    • capcut

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/0xsline/OpenChatCut ~/.claude/skills/OpenChatCut

    1 527GitHub stars+129 (+9.2 %)
  6. 6

    Other
    Active

    Find the ghost tokens. Fix them. Survive compaction. Avoid context quality decay.

    Python
    • agentskills
    • claude-code
    • claude-code-skill
    • claude-plugin
    • context-engineering

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    2 122GitHub stars+149 (+7.6 %)
  7. 7

    Skill
    Active

    A curated list of awesome Claude Skills, resources, and tools for customizing Claude AI workflows

    Python
    • agent-skills
    • ai-agents
    • antigravity
    • automation
    • claude

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

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

    74 240GitHub stars+863 (+1.2 %)
  8. 8

    Agent
    Active

    Omnigent is an open-source AI agent framework and meta-harness: orchestrate Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Pi, and custom agents — swap harnesses without rewriting, enforce policies and sandboxing, and collaborate in real time from any device.

    PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
    • agent-framework
    • agent-governance
    • agent-orchestration
    • agents
    • ai

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    9 598GitHub stars+282 (+3.0 %)
  9. 9

    Agent
    Active

    The agent that grows with you

    PythonLicense: MIT
    • ai
    • ai-agent
    • ai-agents
    • anthropic
    • chatgpt

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    239 583GitHub stars+2 635 (+1.1 %)
  10. 10

    Skill
    Active

    Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent – Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and injects relevant context back into future sessions. Works with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex, Gemini,…

    JavaScriptLicense: Apache-2.0
    • ai
    • ai-agents
    • ai-memory
    • anthropic
    • artificial-intelligence

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install /plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem

    92 932GitHub stars+965 (+1.0 %)
  11. 11

    Other
    Active

    🪨 why use many token when few token do trick — Claude Code skill that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like caveman

    Go
    • ai
    • anthropic
    • caveman
    • claude
    • claude-code

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    102 292GitHub stars+1 057 (+1.0 %)
  12. 12

    Skill
    Active

    Multi-tier framework for evaluating AI agent skills with quality gates, semantic overlap detection, synthetic evaluation dataset generation, and live agent evaluation that measures how skills affect agent behavior.

    PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
    • agent-evaluation
    • agent-security
    • agent-skills
    • agentic-ai
    • benchmark

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillEvaluator ~/.claude/skills/SkillEvaluator

    389GitHub stars+63 (+19.3 %)
  13. 13

    Agent
    Active

    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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    245 821GitHub stars+2 265 (+0.93 %)
  14. 14

    MCP
    Active

    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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    68 350GitHub stars+630 (+0.93 %)
  15. 15

    Skill
    Active

    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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install /plugin marketplace add ADScanPro/Claude-AD

    141GitHub stars+36 (+34.3 %)
  16. 16

    CLI
    Active

    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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    78 241GitHub stars+697 (+0.90 %)
  17. 17

    Other
    Active

    💫 Toolkit to help you get started with Spec-Driven Development

    PythonLicense: MIT
    • ai
    • copilot
    • development
    • engineering
    • prd

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    132 929GitHub stars+1 208 (+0.92 %)
  18. 18

    Other
    Active

    AI-powered bug bounty hunting toolkit that works with or without subscription.

    PythonLicense: MIT
    • ai-security
    • bug-bounty
    • bugcrowd
    • claude-ai
    • claude-code

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    4 662GitHub stars+196 (+4.4 %)
  19. 19

    Skill
    Active

    网文/小说写作 skill 包，覆盖长篇与短篇网络小说的扫榜、拆文、写作、去AI味、封面图全流程 | An all-in-one skill pack for long- and short-form web fiction.

    JavaScriptLicense: MIT
    • ai-agent
    • ai-writing
    • chinese-novel
    • claude-code
    • claude-skills

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/zenstory-ai/oh-story-claudecode ~/.claude/skills/oh-story-claudecode

    6 338GitHub stars+221 (+3.6 %)
  20. 20

    Skill
    Active

    Graphs that teach > graphs that impress. Turn any code into an interactive knowledge graph you can explore, search, and ask questions about. Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, and more.

    TypeScriptLicense: MIT
    • antigravity-skills
    • business-knowledge
    • claude-code
    • claude-skills
    • codebase-analysis

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything ~/.claude/skills/Understand-Anything

    81 277GitHub stars+638 (+0.79 %)
  21. 21

    Skill
    Active

    AI agents can generate code, but they still struggle to understand what they build. Reticle gives them runtime perception of web & desktop applications.

    TypeScript
    • agent-skill
    • agent-skills
    • agent-testing
    • agent-verification
    • ai-testing-tool

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/reticlehq/reticle ~/.claude/skills/reticle

    416GitHub stars+61 (+17.2 %)
  22. 22

    App
    Active

    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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    130 603GitHub stars+998 (+0.77 %)
  23. 23

    Skill
    Active

    Self-evolving second brain with 33 AI skills, 10 agents, and people CRM. Closed-loop harness: a V-model verification lifecycle where the worker never grades its own homework. Plus paired anti-slop design skills for marketing and product UI.…

    HTMLLicense: MIT
    • agent-loop
    • agent-plugins
    • agent-skills
    • agentic
    • ai-agents

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/huytieu/COG-second-brain ~/.claude/skills/COG-second-brain

    1 154GitHub stars+99 (+9.4 %)

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

    autoharness

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Autoharness — a self-learning skill layer for Claude Code — distills skills from your real sessions, updates them as you work, and prunes the ones that stop getting used. No daemon, no benchmark.

    PythonLicense: MIT
    • agent-skills
    • claude-code
    • claude-code-plugin
    • llm-agents
    • python
    github

    Install /plugin marketplace add tigerless-labs/autoharness

    Resourcemeasured growth
    1 391GitHub stars+119 (+9.4 %)
  2. 2

    ruflo

    MCP
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    🌊 The original agent meta-harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory, self-learning intelligence, RAG integration, and native Claude Code /…

    TypeScriptLicense: MIT
    • agentic-ai
    • agentic-framework
    • agentic-workflow
    • agents
    • ai-agents
    githubResourcemeasured growth
    70 157GitHub stars+668 (+0.96 %)