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.

149 entries in this view.

Tool ranking

Ranked by creation date, newest first; undated entries come last. Raw values keep their source-specific window, shown under each tool; a change requires at least two snapshots from the last 7 days.

1
SkillSpector
Skill
ActiveLast commit 3 days ago · 2026-09-01
Security scanner for AI agent skills. Detect vulnerabilities, malicious patterns, security risks, prompt injection, data exfiltration, and supply-chain risks in Claude Code, Codex, and MCP skills before you install them.
PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
- agent-security
- agent-skills
- agentic-ai
- ai-security
- claude-code
githubcreated 5 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/SkillSpector ~/.claude/skills/SkillSpector
15 926GitHub stars+792 (+5.2 %)
2
orca
Other
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-04
Orca is the ADE for working with a fleet of parallel agents. Run any coding agent with your own subscription. Available on desktop, mobile and VPS.
TypeScriptLicense: MIT
- ade
- agent-ide
- ai-agents
- claude-code
- cli
githubcreated 5 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
61 101GitHub stars+4 826 (+8.6 %)
3
Agentic-Bug-Hunter
Other
ActiveLast commit 3 days ago · 2026-09-01
AI-powered bug bounty hunting toolkit that works with or without subscription.
PythonLicense: MIT
- ai-security
- bug-bounty
- bugcrowd
- claude-ai
- claude-code
githubcreated 6 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
4 693GitHub stars+127 (+2.8 %)
4
drawio-skill
MCP
ActiveLast commit 1 day ago · 2026-09-03
From text & real sources to maintainable .drawio architecture models: Diagram IR with source-kind profiles, incremental sync preserving manual layout, multi-view projection, architecture-as-test with a CI action, query/review, what-if,…
PythonLicense: MIT
- agent-skills
- architecture
- architecture-diagram
- bpmn
- c4-model
githubcreated 6 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
9 018GitHub stars+829 (+10.1 %)
5
Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills
Skill
ActiveLast commit 4 days ago · 2026-08-31
817 structured cybersecurity skills for AI agents · Mapped to 6 frameworks: MITRE ATT&CK, NIST CSF 2.0, MITRE ATLAS, D3FEND, NIST AI RMF & MITRE F3 (Fight Fraud) · agentskills.io standard · Works with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Codex CLI,…
PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
- ai-agents
- claude-code
- cloud-security
- cybersecurity
- devsecops
githubcreated 6 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills ~/.claude/skills/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills
32 124GitHub stars+598 (+1.9 %)
6
Agent-Reach
Other
ActiveLast commit 3 days ago · 2026-09-01
Give your AI agent eyes to see the entire internet. Read & search Twitter, Reddit, YouTube, GitHub, Bilibili, XiaoHongShu — one CLI, zero API fees.
PythonLicense: MIT
- agent-infrastructure
- ai-agent
- ai-search
- automation
- bilibili
githubcreated 6 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
77 842GitHub stars+1 466 (+1.9 %)
7
taste-skill
Agent
ActiveLast commit 11 days ago · 2026-08-24
Taste-Skill - gives your AI good taste. stops the AI from generating boring, generic slop
JavaScriptLicense: MIT
- agent
- ai
- claude
- claude-code
- codex
githubcreated 6 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
82 205GitHub stars+277 (+0.34 %)
8
agent-skills
Skill
ActiveLast commit 1 day ago · 2026-09-03
Production-grade engineering skills for AI coding agents.
JavaScriptLicense: MIT
- agent-skills
- antigravity
- claude-code
- codex
- cursor
githubcreated 6 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills ~/.claude/skills/agent-skills
92 069GitHub stars+1 535 (+1.7 %)
9
ctf-skills
Skill
ActiveLast commit 10 days ago · 2026-08-25
Agent skills for solving CTF challenges - web exploitation, binary pwn, crypto, reverse engineering, forensics, OSINT, and more
PythonLicense: MIT
- agent-skills
- claude-code
- claude-code-skills
- codex
- codex-cli
githubcreated 7 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/ljagiello/ctf-skills ~/.claude/skills/ctf-skills
3 168GitHub stars+40 (+1.3 %)
10
nanoclaw
Skill
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-03
A lightweight alternative to OpenClaw that runs in containers for security. Connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Gmail and other messaging apps,, has memory, scheduled jobs, and runs directly on Anthropic's Agents SDK
TypeScriptLicense: MIT
- ai-agents
- ai-assistant
- claude-code
- claude-skills
- openclaw
githubcreated 7 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
Install git clone https://github.com/nanocoai/nanoclaw ~/.claude/skills/nanoclaw
30 694GitHub stars+61 (+0.20 %)
11
rtk
CLI
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-03
CLI proxy that reduces LLM token consumption by 60-90% on common dev commands. Single Rust binary, zero dependencies
RustLicense: Apache-2.0
- agentic-coding
- ai-coding
- anthropic
- claude-code
- cli
githubcreated 7 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
78 476GitHub stars+725 (+0.93 %)
12
ECC
Agent
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-03
The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond.
JavaScriptLicense: MIT
- ai-agents
- anthropic
- claude
- claude-code
- developer-tools
githubcreated 7 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
247 317GitHub stars+3 327 (+1.4 %)
13
agents
Agent
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-03
AI agent tooling for data engineering workflows.
PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
- agentic-workflow
- agents
- ai
- ai-agents
- airflow
githubcreated 7 months agoestimated momentumOpen source ↗
433GitHub stars—
14
headroom
MCP
ActiveLast commit today · 2026-09-04
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.
PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
- agent
- ai
- anthropic
- claude-code
- compression
githubcreated 7 months agomeasured growthOpen source ↗
68 835GitHub stars+901 (+1.3 %)

Learning resources

Ranked by creation date, newest first; undated entries come last. These resources remain available separately and do not take part in the main tool ranking.

1
cc-skills-golang
Skill
ActiveLast commit 2 days ago · 2026-09-02Open source ↗
🧑‍🎨 A collection of Golang agentic skills that works
GoLicense: MIT
- agent
- agent-skills
- ai
- antigravity
- claude
github
Install git clone https://github.com/samber/cc-skills-golang ~/.claude/skills/cc-skills-golang
active 2 days agocreated 5 months agoResourcemeasured growth
3 158GitHub stars+60 (+1.9 %)
2
mex
MCP
ActiveLast commit 1 day ago · 2026-09-03Open 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
githubactive 1 day agocreated 5 months agoResourcemeasured growth
1 541GitHub stars+9 (+0.59 %)
3
vexjoy-agent
Skill
ActiveLast commit 1 day ago · 2026-09-02Open source ↗
VexJoy AI Agent with Intelligent Routing - /do routes plain-English requests to the right specialist agent and gates the work with reviews, tests, and a learning loop.
PythonLicense: MIT
- ai
- ai-agents
- ai-pipelines
- ai-skills
- ai-workflows
github
Install git clone https://github.com/notque/vexjoy-agent ~/.claude/skills/vexjoy-agent
active 1 day agocreated 5 months agoResourcemeasured growth
419GitHub stars+2 (+0.48 %)
4
finance-skills
Skill
ActiveLast commit 8 days ago · 2026-08-27Open source ↗
A collection of skills for AI financial analysis.
JavaScriptLicense: MIT
- agent-skills
- claude-code
- skills
- trading
github
Install git clone https://github.com/himself65/finance-skills ~/.claude/skills/finance-skills
active 8 days agocreated 5 months agoResourcemeasured growth
3 281GitHub stars+26 (+0.80 %)
5
awesome-skills
Skill
ActiveLast commit 22 days ago · 2026-08-13Open source ↗
Community collection of Apify agent skills for AI coding assistants
PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
- actor
- agent-skills
- ai-agents
- apify
- awesome-list
github
Install git clone https://github.com/apify/awesome-skills ~/.claude/skills/awesome-skills
active 22 days agocreated 5 months agoResourcemeasured growth
248GitHub stars-1 (-0.40 %)
6
explore-claude-code
Skill
ActiveLast commit 23 days ago · 2026-08-12Open 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
active 23 days agocreated 6 months agoResourcemeasured growth
308GitHub stars-1 (-0.32 %)
7
Skills-4-SE
Skill
ActiveLast commit 14 days ago · 2026-08-21Open 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
active 14 days agocreated 6 months agoResourcemeasured growth
247GitHub stars+7 (+2.9 %)
8
pro-workflow
Skill
ActiveLast commit 3 days ago · 2026-08-31Open source ↗
Claude Code learns from your corrections: self-correcting memory that compounds over 50+ sessions. Context engineering, parallel worktrees, agent teams, and 17 battle-tested skills.
JavaScript
- agent-orchestration
- ai-agents
- ai-coding
- ai-workflow
- claude
github
Install /plugin marketplace add rohitg00/pro-workflow
active 3 days agocreated 7 months agoResourcemeasured growth
2 807GitHub stars+17 (+0.61 %)
9
Pretty-mermaid-skills
Skill
ActiveLast commit 13 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 13 days agocreated 7 months agoResourcemeasured growth
1 182GitHub stars+18 (+1.5 %)
10
awesome-agent-skills
Skill
ActiveLast commit 4 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 4 days agocreated 7 months agoResourcemeasured growth
631GitHub stars+3 (+0.48 %)
11
Agent-Skills
Skill
ActiveLast commit 4 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 4 days agocreated 7 months agoResourcemeasured growth
733GitHub stars+11 (+1.5 %)

Coding assistants: tools for developers

Use case

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Tool ranking

SkillSpector

orca

Agentic-Bug-Hunter

drawio-skill

Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills

Agent-Reach

taste-skill

agent-skills

ctf-skills

nanoclaw

rtk

ECC

agents

headroom

Learning resources

cc-skills-golang

mex

vexjoy-agent

finance-skills

awesome-skills

explore-claude-code

Skills-4-SE

pro-workflow

Pretty-mermaid-skills

awesome-agent-skills

Agent-Skills