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
    Active

    The meta-skill that builds and improves all your skills, including itself. Watches your work sessions (autonomous or human-led), captures patterns, corrections and judgement calls, and turns them into skill improvements and new skill…

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/rebelytics/one-skill-to-rule-them-all ~/.claude/skills/one-skill-to-rule-them-all

    2 257GitHub stars+173 (+8.3 %)
  2. 2
    Active

    A Claude Code skill bundle for bug hunting and external red-team work - 82 skills, 15 slash commands, 681 disclosed-report patterns curated across 24 core vulnerability classes, plus enterprise identity + infrastructure attack matrices.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/elementalsouls/Claude-BugHunter ~/.claude/skills/Claude-BugHunter

    4 022GitHub stars+215 (+5.6 %)
  3. 3

    Skill
    Active

    Production-grade engineering skills for AI coding agents.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

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

    91 500GitHub stars+1 416 (+1.6 %)
  4. 4

    Other
    Active

    Where people and agents build in tune.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    3 666GitHub stars+204 (+5.9 %)
  5. 5

    Agent
    Active

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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    82 205GitHub stars+1 096 (+1.4 %)
  6. 6
    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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

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

    1 009GitHub stars+107 (+11.9 %)
  7. 7

    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.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    2 774GitHub stars+170 (+6.5 %)
  8. 8

    Skill
    Active

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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

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

    1 527GitHub stars+129 (+9.2 %)
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    Active

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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    2 122GitHub stars+149 (+7.6 %)
  10. 10
    Active

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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

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

    74 240GitHub stars+863 (+1.2 %)
  11. 11

    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.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    9 598GitHub stars+282 (+3.0 %)
  12. 12

    Agent
    Active

    The agent that grows with you

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    239 583GitHub stars+2 635 (+1.1 %)
  13. 13

    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,…

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install /plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem

    92 932GitHub stars+965 (+1.0 %)
  14. 14

    Other
    Active

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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

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

    389GitHub stars+63 (+19.3 %)
  16. 16
    Active

    GPT-Image-2 PPT Generator Skill for Creating Image-Based PowerPoint Presentations in Codex and Other Skill-Compatible Agents

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/ningzimu/codex-ppt-skill ~/.claude/skills/codex-ppt-skill

    5 466GitHub stars+216 (+4.1 %)
  17. 17

    Agent
    Active

    The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    245 821GitHub stars+2 265 (+0.93 %)
  18. 18

    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.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    68 350GitHub stars+630 (+0.93 %)
  19. 19

    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…

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install /plugin marketplace add ADScanPro/Claude-AD

    141GitHub stars+36 (+34.3 %)
  20. 20

    CLI
    Active

    CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    78 241GitHub stars+697 (+0.90 %)
  21. 21

    Other
    Active

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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    132 929GitHub stars+1 208 (+0.92 %)
  22. 22
    Active

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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    4 662GitHub stars+196 (+4.4 %)
  23. 23
    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.

    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 %)

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
    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.

    github

    Install /plugin marketplace add tigerless-labs/autoharness

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

    githubResourcemeasured growth
    70 157GitHub stars+668 (+0.96 %)