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.

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    Active

    从孙割19年白月光的痛彻心扉中蒸馏出来的无上心法

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/KKKKhazix/sun-style-writing ~/.claude/skills/sun-style-writing

    359GitHub stars+248 (+223.4 %)
  2. 2
    Active

    Agent skills for useful HTML artifacts, wireframes, interactive prototypes, plans, and diagrams.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/plannotator/effective-html ~/.claude/skills/effective-html

    2 845GitHub stars+297 (+11.7 %)
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    Skill
    Active

    A framework-agnostic, git-native standard for defining AI agents

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/open-gitagent/opengap ~/.claude/skills/opengap

    2 921GitHub stars+1 (+0.03 %)
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    Active

    Claude Code Guide - Setup, Commands, workflows, agents, skills & tips-n-tricks from beginner to power user!

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    4 598GitHub stars+5 (+0.11 %)
  5. 5

    Skill
    Dormant

    Speech-to-text input for Claude Code with live streaming dictation

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install /plugin marketplace add jarrodwatts/claude-stt

    364GitHub starsstable
  6. 6

    Agent
    Active

    Collaborative multi-agent AI coding workspace: aggregate sessions from Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, Pi, Grok Build, etc. Desktop app, self-hosted server, or Docker.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    3 091GitHub stars+71 (+2.4 %)
  7. 7

    Skill
    Active

    Intelligent Skill routing and workflow orchestration for AI agents — +21.12 pp reward, −29.6% tokens on SkillsBench with DeepSeekV4Flash-VE.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/foryourhealth111-pixel/Vibe-Skills ~/.claude/skills/Vibe-Skills

    3 122GitHub stars+93 (+3.1 %)
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    Active

    Persistent memory for Claude Code and 6 other CLI agents, stored as plain markdown in your Obsidian vault. Stop re-explaining your projects, decisions and people every session. 45 commands: hybrid semantic search, self-rewriting notes,…

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/eugeniughelbur/obsidian-second-brain ~/.claude/skills/obsidian-second-brain

    4 292GitHub stars+66 (+1.6 %)
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    Active

    This package implements Agent Skills (https://agentskills.io) support with progressive disclosure for Pydantic AI. Supports filesystem and programmatic skills.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/DougTrajano/pydantic-ai-skills ~/.claude/skills/pydantic-ai-skills

    365GitHub stars+4 (+1.1 %)
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    Skill
    Active

    Agent Skills for NVIDIA products — install into Claude Code, Codex, and other coding agents to run Physical AI, robotics, simulation, CUDA, and RAG workflows end to end.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

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

    3 172GitHub stars+53 (+1.7 %)
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    Active

    Multi-modal Generative Media Skills for AI Agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Gemini CLI). High-quality image, video, and audio generation powered by muapi.ai.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/SamurAIGPT/Generative-Media-Skills ~/.claude/skills/Generative-Media-Skills

    4 204GitHub stars+29 (+0.69 %)
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    Skill
    Active

    🇰🇷 한국 정부 지원사업 전수조사 에이전트 스킬 [Claude Code·Codex·agy(Antigravity)·Cursor·Gemini CLI·Grok Build 지원] K-Startup·기업마당·NIPA·KOCCA·SMTECH 크롤링 + 즉시/로드맵/변형 3분류 (Korea-only)

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/djfksjd/ir-search ~/.claude/skills/ir-search

    365GitHub stars+3 (+0.83 %)
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    Skill
    Active

    Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, understands your codebase, and helps you code faster by executing routine tasks, explaining complex code, and handling git workflows - all through natural language commands.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

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

    3 293GitHub stars+18 (+0.55 %)
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    Active

    A single hub to find Claude Skills, Agents, Commands, Hooks, Plugins, and Marketplace collections to extend Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Agent SDK and OpenClaw

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    3 403GitHub stars+27 (+0.80 %)
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    Skill
    Dormant

    Claude Code plugin that generates individualized knowledge systems from conversation. You describe how you think and work, have a conversation and get a complete second brain as markdown files you own.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install /plugin marketplace add agenticnotetaking/arscontexta

    3 486GitHub stars+4 (+0.11 %)
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    Active

    Run multiple AI models against the same research, design, or coding task. Surface disagreements before you ship.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install /plugin marketplace add nyldn/claude-octopus

    4 030GitHub stars+17 (+0.42 %)
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    MCP
    Dormant

    Daymon puts your favorite AI to work 24/7. It schedules, remembers, and orchestrates your own virtual team. Free.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    365GitHub stars-1 (-0.27 %)
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    Active

    Markdown to WeChat CLI | 一键排版发布到微信公众号:支持 40+ 排版样式和专业主题 、AI 配图 、批量发布 、多账号管理

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    3 614GitHub stars+18 (+0.50 %)
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    Skill
    Dormant

    Turn approved specs into long-running autonomous implementation. A minimal, adaptable SDD harness with Agent Skills for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, and Antigravity.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/gotalab/cc-sdd ~/.claude/skills/cc-sdd

    3 646GitHub stars+5 (+0.14 %)
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    Where people and agents build in tune.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    3 666GitHub stars+141 (+4.0 %)
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    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+205 (+5.4 %)
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    Active

    Desktop app that records your on-screen work session and uses the GitHub Copilot CLI to reconstruct it as an intent + ordered steps, then builds a reusable Skill or Automation for Microsoft Scout, Microsoft Copilot Cowork, or Copilot…

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/microsoft/skill-recorder ~/.claude/skills/skill-recorder

    3 738GitHub stars+153 (+4.3 %)
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    Skill
    Active

    The first vision plugin for DeepSeek Harness, and the vision bridge for every text-only coding agent. Paste an image, get structured JSON evidence (OCR, layout, semantics). | 全网最强 DeepSeek Harness 外挂视觉插件,为 DeepSeek、GLM…

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/liustack/modlens ~/.claude/skills/modlens

    3 829GitHub stars+98 (+2.6 %)

Learning resources

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

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    ActiveOpen source ↗

    MCP server and Claude plugin for Postgres skills and documentation. Helps AI coding tools generate better PostgreSQL code.

    githubResourcemeasured growth
    1 830GitHub stars+5 (+0.27 %)
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    ActiveOpen source ↗

    A curated list of Plugins that let you extend Claude Code with custom commands, agents, hooks, and MCP servers through the plugin system.

    githubResourcemeasured growth
    1 917GitHub stars+10 (+0.52 %)