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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Tool ranking

Ranked by known GitHub stars, highest first; archived repositories come after maintained repositories. 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

    A browser inside your terminal

    RustLicense: MIT
    • browser
    • claude-code
    • claude-skills
    • cli
    • codex

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/zenbu-labs/terminal-browser ~/.claude/skills/terminal-browser

    2 496GitHub stars+200 (+8.7 %)
  2. 2

    Agent
    Active

    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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    2 390GitHub stars+71 (+3.1 %)
  3. 3

    Skill
    Active

    The Fable Workflow: how Claude Fable 5 worked, distilled into skills any model can run, with the eval that keeps it honest. Think / act / prove.

    PythonLicense: MIT
    • agent-skills
    • ai-agents
    • claude
    • claude-code
    • claude-md

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/Sahir619/fable-method ~/.claude/skills/fable-method

    2 272GitHub stars+19 (+0.84 %)
  4. 4

    Skill
    Active

    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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/Alisa0808/vox-director ~/.claude/skills/vox-director

    1 693GitHub stars+102 (+6.4 %)
  5. 5

    Other
    Active

    ⚡ A native app for all your coding agents.

    RustLicense: GPL-3.0
    • agent
    • amp
    • claude-code
    • codex
    • coding

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    1 323GitHub stars+61 (+4.8 %)
  6. 6

    Agent
    Active

    A terminal workbench in pure Rust: shells, persistent sessions, SSH, coding agents. GPU-rendered on Zed's gpui, VT core from Alacritty.

    RustLicense: Apache-2.0
    • ai-agents
    • alacritty
    • claude-code
    • coding-agent
    • cross-platform

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    805GitHub stars+11 (+1.4 %)
  7. 7

    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 starsstable

Learning resources

Ranked by known GitHub stars, highest first; archived repositories come after maintained repositories. These resources remain available separately and do not take part in the main tool ranking.

  1. 1

    awesome-claude-plugins

    MCP
    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.

    JavaScript
    • anthropic
    • claude-ai
    • claude-code
    • claude-code-plugin
    • claude-code-plugin-marketplace
    githubResourcemeasured growth
    1 917GitHub stars+13 (+0.68 %)
  2. 2

    pg-aiguide

    MCP
    ActiveOpen source ↗

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

    PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
    • ai
    • ai-agents
    • ai-coding
    • claude-code-plugin
    • claude-code-plugins
    githubResourcemeasured growth
    1 830GitHub stars+5 (+0.27 %)
  3. 3

    awesome-llm-skills

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    A curated list of awesome LLM and AI Agent Skills, resources and tools for customising AI Agent workflows - that works with Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and your custom AI Agents

    Python
    • anthropic
    • awesome-list
    • awesome-lists
    • claude-code
    • claude-skills
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/Prat011/awesome-llm-skills ~/.claude/skills/awesome-llm-skills

    Resourcemeasured growth
    1 708GitHub stars+13 (+0.77 %)
  4. 4

    mex

    MCP
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Persistent project memory for AI coding agents. Structured scaffold + drift detection CLI.

    TypeScriptLicense: MIT
    • claude-code
    • claude-code-skills
    • cli-tool
    • code-graph
    • codex
    githubResourcemeasured growth
    1 541GitHub stars+14 (+0.92 %)
  5. 5

    claude-reflect

    Skill
    DormantOpen source ↗

    A self-learning system for Claude Code that captures corrections, positive feedback, and preferences — then syncs them to CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md.

    PythonLicense: MIT
    • claude-code
    • claude-skills
    • memory
    • productivity
    • self-learning
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/BayramAnnakov/claude-reflect ~/.claude/skills/claude-reflect

    Resourcemeasured growth
    1 425GitHub stars+8 (+0.56 %)
  6. 6

    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 %)
  7. 7

    engram

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Evidence-based learning engine — first-principles curricula, free-recall verification with receipts, FSRS-scheduled memory, and explorable artifacts. Learn anything; keep it.

    PythonLicense: MIT
    • claude-code
    • claude-code-plugin
    • education
    • fsrs
    • learning
    github

    Install /plugin marketplace add nagisanzenin/engram

    Resourcemeasured growth
    1 391GitHub stars+16 (+1.2 %)
  8. 8

    awesome-claude-plugins

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Automated collection of Claude Code plugin adoption metrics across GitHub repositories using n8n workflows

    TypeScript
    • awesome-list
    • claude-code
    • claude-code-plugin
    • claude-code-plugins
    • claude-code-plugins-marketplace
    github

    Install /plugin marketplace add quemsah/awesome-claude-plugins

    Resourcemeasured growth
    1 261GitHub stars+26 (+2.1 %)
  9. 9

    Pretty-mermaid-skills

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    AI Agent Skill to generate and render beautiful Mermaid diagrams as SVG or terminal ASCII — 15 themes, 6 diagram types, batch CLI, no browser.

    JavaScriptLicense: MIT
    • agent-skills
    • ai-agents
    • ascii-art
    • claude-code
    • codex
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/imxv/Pretty-mermaid-skills ~/.claude/skills/Pretty-mermaid-skills

    Resourcemeasured growth
    1 173GitHub stars+15 (+1.3 %)
  10. 10

    antivibe

    Other
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Learn what AI writes, not just accept it. A Claude Code skill that turns AI-generated code into educational deep dives.

    ShellLicense: MIT
    • ai
    • claude-code
    • claude-code-skill
    • code-explanation
    • education
    githubResourcemeasured growth
    1 098GitHub stars+4 (+0.37 %)
  11. 11

    Awesome-Journal-Skills

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Journal-specific Claude Code/Codex skill packs covering mainstream journals — AER, QJE, Nature, Cell, 管理世界, 经济研究 & 200+ more — your fast track to getting published. ｜ 覆盖主流期刊的 Claude Code/Codex 期刊技能包，从选题、识别策略到表格规范与审稿回复全流程，助你快速发论文。

    StataLicense: MIT
    • academic-research
    • academic-writing
    • agent-skills
    • ai-agents
    • anthropic
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills ~/.claude/skills/Awesome-Journal-Skills

    Resourcemeasured growth
    1 050GitHub stars+23 (+2.2 %)
  12. 12

    awesome-claude-design

    Skill
    DormantOpen source ↗

    Claude Design DESIGN.md prompts by aesthetic family, remix recipes, skills, video teardowns, X signal, honest community takes.

    License: MIT
    • ai-design
    • anthropic
    • awesome
    • awesome-list
    • claude-code
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/rohitg00/awesome-claude-design ~/.claude/skills/awesome-claude-design

    Resourcemeasured growth
    1 040GitHub stars+14 (+1.4 %)
  13. 13

    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
  14. 14

    AI-Product-Development-Toolkit

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    User-Centered Product Development Prompt Templates & Agent Configurations

    License: MIT
    • agent-skills
    • agentic-ai
    • ai
    • claude-code
    • claude-desktop
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/TechNomadCode/AI-Product-Development-Toolkit ~/.claude/skills/AI-Product-Development-Toolkit

    Resourcemeasured growth
    948GitHub stars+3 (+0.32 %)
  15. 15

    awesome-claude-code-plugins

    MCP
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Awesome Claude Code plugins — a curated list of slash commands, subagents, MCP servers, and hooks for Claude Code

    JavaScriptLicense: Apache-2.0
    • awesome-claude-code
    • awesome-list
    • awesome-plugins
    • awesome-resources
    • claude-code
    githubResourcemeasured growth
    929GitHub stars+5 (+0.54 %)
  16. 16

    claude-code-skills-zh

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    面向中文开发者的 Claude Code Skills / Agents / Plugins 精选与原创技能库｜按场景分类｜复制即装｜持续更新

    PythonLicense: MIT
    • ai-agent
    • awesome-list
    • claude-code
    • claude-skills
    • developer-tools
    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    811GitHub stars+14 (+1.8 %)
  17. 17

    awesome-gamedev-agent-skills

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    67 game-dev skills for AI coding agents — Godot, Unity, Unreal, Phaser, PixiJS, three.js, Bevy, pygame, LÖVE, Roblox. Portable SKILL.md Agent Skills (the format Anthropic launched as Claude Skills), with a router that loads the right skill…

    PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
    • agent-skills
    • ai-agents
    • antigravity
    • awesome-list
    • claude-code
    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    788GitHub stars+143 (+22.2 %)
  18. 18

    awesome-human-distillation

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    A curated catalog of human distillliation agent skills

    Python
    • agent-skills
    • awesome-list
    • claude-code
    • claude-code-skills
    • digital-life
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/mliu98/awesome-human-distillation ~/.claude/skills/awesome-human-distillation

    Resourcemeasured growth
    740GitHub stars+10 (+1.4 %)