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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  1. 1

    agentic-ai-systems

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Agentic AI explained with chickens 🐔 every pattern a runnable, CI-checked file.

    License: MIT
    • agent-sdk
    • agent-skills
    • agentic
    • agentic-frameworks
    • agentic-patterns
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/ThibautMelen/agentic-ai-systems ~/.claude/skills/agentic-ai-systems

    Resourcemeasured growth
    303GitHub stars+4 (+1.3 %)
  2. 2

    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 099GitHub stars+5 (+0.46 %)
  3. 3

    awesome-claude-code

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    A hand-picked collection of the finest of resources for the most awesome of agents, Claude Code, the undisputed champion of coding companions, from the unstoppable team at Anthropic PBC. A delectable showcase of top tier skills,…

    Python
    • agent-skills
    • agentic-code
    • agentic-coding
    • ai-workflow-optimization
    • ai-workflows
    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    53 466GitHub stars+320 (+0.60 %)
  4. 4

    Agent-Skills

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Curated Agent Skills for Microsoft & Azure – giving AI coding assistants structured, real-time expertise from Microsoft Learn docs.

    • agent
    • agent-skills
    • agentic-skills
    • agentskill
    • ai
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills ~/.claude/skills/Agent-Skills

    Resourcemeasured growth
    733GitHub stars+11 (+1.5 %)
  5. 5

    explore-claude-code

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Learn Claude Code by exploring it as it was designed - interactive IDE-style docs for commands, MCP, skills, CLAUDE.md and more.

    JavaScriptLicense: MIT
    • claude
    • claude-code
    • claude-skills
    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    308GitHub stars-1 (-0.32 %)
  6. 6

    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
    816GitHub stars+11 (+1.4 %)
  7. 7

    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
    817GitHub stars+99 (+13.8 %)
  8. 8

    smart-illustrator

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    AI-powered article illustrations with intelligent position detection and cover learning system. Claude Code Skill.

    TypeScriptLicense: MIT
    • ai-illustration
    • best-effort
    • claude-code
    • claude-skills
    • content-creation
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/axtonliu/smart-illustrator ~/.claude/skills/smart-illustrator

    Resourcemeasured growth
    553GitHub stars+1 (+0.18 %)
  9. 9

    human-skill-tree

    MCP
    DormantOpen source ↗

    🌳 AI-Powered Skill Tree for Lifelong Human Learning. 30+ skills from K-12 to career & social intelligence, built on cognitive science. | 人类养成记：AI 驱动的终身学习技能树

    TypeScript
    • agent-skills
    • ai-education
    • ai-learning
    • ai-tutor
    • chatgpt
    githubResourcemeasured growth
    543GitHub stars+5 (+0.93 %)
  10. 10

    awesome-agent-skills

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    A curated collection of 1000+ agent skills from official dev teams and the community, compatible with Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and more.

    License: MIT
    • agent-skills
    • ai-agents
    • awesome
    • awesome-list
    • claude-code
    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    33 713GitHub stars+632 (+1.9 %)
  11. 11

    awesome-devtools

    Skill
    DormantOpen source ↗

    A curated list of awesome developer tools and services — from cloud platforms and IDEs to AI-powered coding assistants and productivity utilities.

    License: Unlicense
    • alternatives
    • antigravity
    • awesome
    • awesome-devtools
    • awesome-lists
    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    676GitHub starsstable
  12. 12

    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 182GitHub stars+18 (+1.5 %)
  13. 13

    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 265GitHub stars+17 (+1.4 %)
  14. 14

    claude-reflect-system

    Other
    DormantOpen source ↗

    Continual Learning & Self-improving skills system for Claude Code - learn from corrections, never repeat mistakes

    Python
    • ai
    • claude-code
    • claude-code-skills
    • codex-skills
    • continuous-improvement
    githubResourcemeasured growth
    375GitHub stars+4 (+1.1 %)
  15. 15

    awesome-claude-skills

    Skill
    DormantOpen source ↗

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

    • agentic-coding
    • anthropic
    • awesome
    • awesome-list
    • awesome-lists
    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    14 955GitHub stars+82 (+0.55 %)
  16. 16

    youtube-tutorials

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    All my YouTube tutorials. Everything here is free - but please follow me on YouTube if you find these helpful.

    PythonLicense: MIT
    • agent-skills
    • agentic-coding
    • agentic-engineering
    • ai-engineering
    • claude-code
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/owainlewis/youtube-tutorials ~/.claude/skills/youtube-tutorials

    Resourcemeasured growth
    378GitHub stars+14 (+3.8 %)
  17. 17

    awesome-agent-skills

    Skill
    DormantOpen source ↗

    The definitive resource for Agent Skills - modular capabilities revolutionizing AI agent architecture

    License: CC0-1.0
    • agent-skills
    • ai-agents
    • ai-tools
    • antigravity
    • awesome
    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    668GitHub stars+2 (+0.30 %)
  18. 18

    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 395GitHub stars+18 (+1.3 %)
  19. 19

    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 411GitHub stars+89 (+6.7 %)
  20. 20

    the-startup

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    The Agentic Startup - A collection of Claude Code commands, skills, and agents.

    ShellLicense: MIT
    • claude-code
    • claude-code-plugin
    • claude-marketplace
    • claude-plugin
    github

    Install /plugin marketplace add rsmdt/the-startup

    Resourcemeasured growth
    511GitHub starsstable
  21. 21

    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 424GitHub stars+5 (+0.35 %)
  22. 22

    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+9 (+0.59 %)
  23. 23

    Skills-4-SE

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    A curated list of 180+ useful Claude Skills for Software Engineering and resources for customizing AI for SE workflows.

    PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
    • claude
    • claude-code
    • claude-skills
    • metaprogramming
    • software-development
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/ArabelaTso/Skills-4-SE ~/.claude/skills/Skills-4-SE

    Resourcemeasured growth
    247GitHub stars+7 (+2.9 %)
  24. 24

    TRAE-Skills

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    A curated collection of 150+ specialized AI Skills for software development, frontend, backend, automation, UI/UX, SEO, and DevOps. Each skill encapsulates a focused capability: generating code, templates, scripts, and production-ready…

    • ai-skills
    • claude-code
    • claude-skills
    • collection
    • cursor-skill
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/HighMark-31/TRAE-Skills ~/.claude/skills/TRAE-Skills

    Resourcemeasured growth
    284GitHub stars+2 (+0.71 %)
  25. 25

    algo-sensei

    Skill
    DormantOpen source ↗

    Your AI-powered LeetCode & DSA mentor for Claude Code and Claude.ai. Master algorithms through intelligent guidance, progressive hints, and pattern recognition training—not just copy-pasting solutions. Features: Mock interviews, code…

    License: MIT
    • ai-tutor
    • algorithms
    • claude
    • claude-ai
    • claude-code
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/karanb192/algo-sensei ~/.claude/skills/algo-sensei

    Resourcemeasured growth
    266GitHub stars+6 (+2.3 %)