Agent skills: tools for developers

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

   smart-illustrator

   Skill

   ActiveLast commit 2 months ago · 2026-06-26Open 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

   active 2 months agocreated 7 months agoResourcemeasured growth
   553GitHub starsstable
2. 2

   nihaisha-nishi-tcm

   Skill

   ActiveLast commit 27 days ago · 2026-08-09Open source ↗

   倪海厦中医课程资料的 Agent Skill：支持课程检索、方证穴位辨析、学习笔记整理与板书截图证据索引。 | An Agent Skill for Ni Haisha TCM course study, formula-pattern lookup, acupoint reference, and screenshot evidence indexing.

   Python

   • acupuncture
   • agent-skills
   • claude-code-skills
   • codex-skill
   • nihaisha

   github

   Install git clone https://github.com/JuneYaooo/nihaisha-nishi-tcm ~/.claude/skills/nihaisha-nishi-tcm

   active 27 days agocreated 3 months agoResourcemeasured growth
   2 050GitHub stars+19 (+0.94 %)
3. 3

   awesome-claude-plugins

   MCP

   ActiveLast commit 41 days ago · 2026-07-26Open 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

   githubactive 41 days agocreated 10 months agoResourcemeasured growth
   1 929GitHub stars+18 (+0.94 %)
4. 4

   Pretty-mermaid-skills

   Skill

   ActiveLast commit 14 days ago · 2026-08-22Open 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

   active 14 days agocreated 7 months agoResourcemeasured growth
   1 182GitHub stars+18 (+1.5 %)
5. 5

   pg-aiguide

   MCP

   ActiveLast commit 1 day ago · 2026-09-04Open 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

   githubactive 1 day agocreated 13 months agoResourcemeasured growth
   1 835GitHub stars+10 (+0.55 %)
6. 6

   awesome-llm-skills

   Skill

   ActiveLast commit 53 days ago · 2026-07-14Open 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

   active 53 days agocreated 10 months agoResourcemeasured growth
   1 722GitHub stars+18 (+1.1 %)
7. 7

   awesome-claude-plugins

   Skill

   ActiveLast commit 1 day ago · 2026-09-04Open 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

   active 1 day agocreated 10 months agoResourcemeasured growth
   1 265GitHub stars+17 (+1.4 %)
8. 8

   agent-skills-standard

   Skill

   ActiveLast commit 6 days ago · 2026-08-30Open source ↗

   A collection of Agent Skills Standard and Best Practice for Programming Languages, Frameworks that help our AI Agent follow best practies on frameworks and programming laguages

   TypeScriptLicense: MIT

   • agent-
   • agentic-ai
   • android
   • angular
   • best-practices

   github

   Install git clone https://github.com/HoangNguyen0403/agent-skills-standard ~/.claude/skills/agent-skills-standard

   active 6 days agocreated 7 months agoResourcemeasured growth
   559GitHub stars+11 (+2.0 %)
9. 9

   awesome-copilot-agents

   Skill

   DormantLast commit 4 months ago · 2026-04-29Open source ↗

   ✨ A curated list of awesome GitHub instructions, prompt, skills, MCPs and agent markdown files for enhancing your GitHub Copilot AI experience.

   TypeScriptLicense: CC0-1.0

   • agent-skills
   • ai-agents
   • awesome
   • awesome-list
   • copilot-instructions

   github

   Install git clone https://github.com/Code-and-Sorts/awesome-copilot-agents ~/.claude/skills/awesome-copilot-agents

   active 4 months agocreated 16 months agoResourcemeasured growth
   564GitHub stars+2 (+0.36 %)
10. 10

    autoharness

    Skill

    ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-04Open 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

    active todaycreated 2 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    1 558GitHub stars+214 (+15.9 %)
11. 11

    engram

    Skill

    ActiveLast commit 9 days ago · 2026-08-27Open 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

    active 9 days agocreated 2 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    1 395GitHub stars+17 (+1.2 %)
12. 12

    claude-reflect

    Skill

    DormantLast commit 5 months ago · 2026-03-16Open 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

    active 5 months agocreated 8 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    1 427GitHub stars+7 (+0.49 %)
13. 13

    AutoSkill

    Skill

    DormantLast commit 3 months ago · 2026-05-10Open source ↗

    AutoSkill: Experience-Driven Lifelong Learning via Skill Self-Evolution

    Python

    • agent-skills
    • continual-learning
    • experience-driven-lifelong-learning
    • self-evolving

    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/ECNU-ICALK/AutoSkill ~/.claude/skills/AutoSkill

    active 3 months agocreated 7 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    572GitHub stars+4 (+0.70 %)
14. 14

    awesome-claude-code

    Skill

    ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-05Open 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

    active todaycreated 16 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    53 527GitHub stars+327 (+0.61 %)
15. 15

    awesome-openclaw-skills

    Skill

    ActiveLast commit 3 days ago · 2026-09-02Open source ↗

    The awesome collection of OpenClaw skills. 5,400+ skills filtered and categorized from the official OpenClaw Skills Registry.🦞

    License: MIT

    • agent-skills
    • awesome
    • awesome-list
    • awesome-lists
    • clawd

    github

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

    active 3 days agocreated 7 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    52 389GitHub stars+144 (+0.28 %)
16. 16

    awesome-ai-persona-skills

    Skill

    ActiveLast commit 3 days ago · 2026-09-02Open source ↗

    全网最全的、持续更新的、最火爆的 100+ 人格 蒸馏skills 合集｜ 多agent系统 ｜名人/导演/天涯大神/古籍/二次元/职场/情感全品类

    ShellLicense: MIT

    • agent
    • agent-skills
    • agentic
    • agents
    • ai

    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/momozi1996/awesome-ai-persona-skills ~/.claude/skills/awesome-ai-persona-skills

    active 3 days agocreated 4 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    617GitHub stars+41 (+7.1 %)
17. 17

    awesome-copilot

    Skill

    ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-04Open source ↗

    Community-contributed instructions, agents, skills, and configurations to help you make the most of GitHub Copilot.

    JavaScriptLicense: MIT

    • agent-skills
    • agents
    • ai
    • awesome
    • custom-agents

    github

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

    active todaycreated 15 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    38 648GitHub stars+224 (+0.58 %)
18. 18

    awesome-agent-skills

    Skill

    ActiveLast commit 1 day ago · 2026-09-04Open 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

    active 1 day agocreated 10 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    33 767GitHub stars+493 (+1.5 %)
19. 19

    awesome-agent-skills

    Skill

    ActiveLast commit 5 days ago · 2026-08-31Open source ↗

    🤖 精选的 AI Agent Skills 列表，适用于 Cursor、Claude Code、GitHub Copilot 等 AI 编程工具

    ShellLicense: CC0-1.0

    • agent-skills
    • ai
    • awesome
    • awesome-list
    • claude

    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/JackyST0/awesome-agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/awesome-agent-skills

    active 5 days agocreated 7 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    631GitHub stars+2 (+0.32 %)
20. 20

    awesome-agent-skills

    Skill

    DormantLast commit 3 months ago · 2026-05-14Open 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

    active 3 months agocreated 8 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    669GitHub stars+3 (+0.45 %)
21. 21

    rust-skills

    Skill

    ActiveLast commit 2 months ago · 2026-06-14Open source ↗

    A collection of 265 rules across 26 categories that AI coding agents can use to write idiomatic, fast, and safe Rust.

    PythonLicense: MIT

    • agent-skills
    • ai-coding
    • best-practices
    • claude-code
    • code-quality

    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/leonardomso/rust-skills ~/.claude/skills/rust-skills

    active 2 months agocreated 7 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    486GitHub stars+24 (+5.2 %)
22. 22

    skills

    Skill

    ActiveLast commit 8 days ago · 2026-08-28Open source ↗

    A collection of Claude Skills from Posit

    RLicense: MIT

    • claude-code
    • claude-code-plugin
    • claude-skills

    github

    Install /plugin marketplace add posit-dev/skills

    active 8 days agocreated 9 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    490GitHub stars+4 (+0.82 %)
23. 23

    awesome-claude-skills

    Skill

    DormantLast commit 4 months ago · 2026-04-28Open 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

    active 4 months agocreated 10 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    14 969GitHub stars+81 (+0.54 %)
24. 24

    Agent-Skills

    Skill

    ActiveLast commit 5 days ago · 2026-08-31Open 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

    active 5 days agocreated 7 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    734GitHub stars+10 (+1.4 %)
25. 25

    awesome-human-distillation

    Skill

    ActiveLast commit 1 day ago · 2026-09-04Open 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

    active 1 day agocreated 5 months agoResourcemeasured growth
    740GitHub stars+3 (+0.41 %)