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.

  1. 1

    Other
    Active

    Codex-verified, Claude-compatible durable local runtime for Claude Code Workflow JS, with resume, checkpoints, budgets, and Git worktrees

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    107GitHub stars+7 (+7.0 %)
  2. 2
    Active

    J-Space Cognition Suite V3.7 - AI cognitive-enhancement Skills based on Anthropic's J-space global workspace research. | 哔哩哔哩:Tiger380 (UID 3494375382321675) — https://space.bilibili.com/3494375382321675

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/Tiger3807861189/J-Space-Cognition-Suite-V3.7 ~/.claude/skills/J-Space-Cognition-Suite-V3.7

    3 021GitHub stars+7 (+0.23 %)
  3. 3

    App
    Active

    The Cursor for Designers • An Open-Source AI-First Design tool • Visually build, style, and edit your React App with AI

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    26 602GitHub stars+6 (+0.02 %)
  4. 4
    Active

    Claude Codeの生成結果、ぜんぶ見やすくまとめよう

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    90GitHub stars+5 (+5.9 %)
  5. 5

    Other
    Active

    🐚 Python-powered shell. Full-featured, cross-platform and AI-friendly.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    9 631GitHub stars+5 (+0.05 %)
  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.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    805GitHub stars+5 (+0.62 %)
  7. 7
    Active

    Teach your AI to draw correct, beautiful draw.io diagrams — declarative layout engine, ground-truth stencils, structural validator, vision self-check. AWS · Azure · GCP · Databricks · BPMN. Zero dependencies.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/sparklabx/drawio-ai-kit ~/.claude/skills/drawio-ai-kit

    638GitHub stars+2 (+0.31 %)
  8. 8

    Other
    Active

    Open-source Infrastructure as Code (IaC) orchestration platform: GitOps workflows, orchestration, code generation, observability, drift detection, asset management, policies, Slack notifications, and more. Integrates with Terraform,…

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    3 623GitHub stars+2 (+0.06 %)
  9. 9

    Agent
    Active

    AI agent tooling for data engineering workflows.

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    433GitHub starsstable

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
    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

    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    817GitHub stars+11 (+1.4 %)
  2. 2
    ActiveOpen source ↗

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

    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    734GitHub stars+10 (+1.4 %)
  3. 3
    ActiveOpen source ↗

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

    githubResourcemeasured growth
    1 835GitHub stars+10 (+0.55 %)
  4. 4

    han

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Han: AI skills and agents for "Solo" product engineers and small teams

    github

    Install /plugin marketplace add testdouble/han

    Resourcemeasured growth
    256GitHub stars+9 (+3.6 %)
  5. 5
    ActiveOpen source ↗

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

    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    248GitHub stars+8 (+3.3 %)
  6. 6

    mex

    MCP
    ActiveOpen source ↗

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

    githubResourcemeasured growth
    1 542GitHub stars+7 (+0.46 %)
  7. 7
    ActiveOpen source ↗

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

    githubResourcemeasured growth
    931GitHub stars+5 (+0.54 %)
  8. 8

    skills

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    A collection of Claude Skills from Posit

    github

    Install /plugin marketplace add posit-dev/skills

    Resourcemeasured growth
    490GitHub stars+4 (+0.82 %)
  9. 9
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    User-Centered Product Development Prompt Templates & Agent Configurations

    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    950GitHub stars+4 (+0.42 %)
  10. 10
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    A curated catalog of human distillliation agent skills

    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    740GitHub stars+3 (+0.41 %)
  11. 11
    ActiveOpen 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.

    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/notque/vexjoy-agent ~/.claude/skills/vexjoy-agent

    Resourcemeasured growth
    420GitHub stars+3 (+0.72 %)
  12. 12
    ActiveOpen source ↗

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

    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    631GitHub stars+2 (+0.32 %)
  13. 13
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Agentic coding TypeScript boilerplate for Claude Code: sub-agent workflows with built-in quality checks and context engineering.

    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/shinpr/ai-coding-project-boilerplate ~/.claude/skills/ai-coding-project-boilerplate

    Resourcemeasured growth
    228GitHub stars+2 (+0.88 %)
  14. 14
    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

    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/bawadou/claude-engineer ~/.claude/skills/claude-engineer

    Resourcemeasured growth
    954GitHub starsstable
  15. 15
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    HeyClaude is a curated registry and distribution surface for Claude and AI-workflow assets: agents, MCP servers, skills, commands, hooks, rules, guides, tools, jobs, Raycast feeds, static data exports, and an npm MCP package.

    githubResourcemeasured growth
    294GitHub stars-1 (-0.34 %)
  16. 16
    ActiveOpen source ↗

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

    github

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

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