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

    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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    78 059GitHub stars+1 482 (+1.9 %)
  2. 2

    Other
    Active

    🪨 why use many token when few token do trick — Claude Code skill that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like caveman

    Go
    • ai
    • anthropic
    • caveman
    • claude
    • claude-code

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    103 614GitHub stars+1 843 (+1.8 %)
  3. 3

    Agent
    Active

    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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    248 613GitHub stars+4 302 (+1.8 %)
  4. 4

    Skill
    Active

    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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills ~/.claude/skills/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills

    32 183GitHub stars+547 (+1.7 %)
  5. 5

    Skill
    Active

    Production-grade engineering skills for AI coding agents.

    JavaScriptLicense: MIT
    • agent-skills
    • antigravity
    • claude-code
    • codex
    • cursor

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

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

    92 299GitHub stars+1 539 (+1.7 %)
  6. 6

    CLI
    Active

    An AI skill that provides design intelligence for building professional UI/UX across multiple platforms.

    PythonLicense: MIT
    • ai-skills
    • antigravity
    • claude
    • claude-code
    • codex

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    125 056GitHub stars+2 075 (+1.7 %)
  7. 7

    Agent
    Active

    The agent that grows with you

    PythonLicense: MIT
    • ai
    • ai-agent
    • ai-agents
    • anthropic
    • chatgpt

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    241 551GitHub stars+3 372 (+1.4 %)
  8. 8

    MCP
    Active

    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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    68 952GitHub stars+925 (+1.4 %)
  9. 9

    Skill
    Active

    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

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    Install git clone https://github.com/ljagiello/ctf-skills ~/.claude/skills/ctf-skills

    3 174GitHub stars+38 (+1.2 %)

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

    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 064GitHub stars+21 (+2.0 %)
  2. 2

    open-code-review

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    AI-powered multi-agent code review. Simulates a customizable team of Engineers performing code review with built-in discourse.

    TypeScriptLicense: Apache-2.0
    • agentic-ai
    • agents
    • ai
    • claude-ai
    • claude-code
    github

    Install /plugin marketplace add spencermarx/open-code-review

    Resourcemeasured growth
    355GitHub stars+7 (+2.0 %)
  3. 3

    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 050GitHub stars+18 (+1.7 %)
  4. 4

    lanshu-awesome-ai-video-kit

    Skill
    DormantOpen source ↗

    做企业 AI 视频项目逼出来的工具包 · 411 prompt · 15 模型 · 7 Claude Skill · 14 篇方法论

    HTMLLicense: MIT
    • ai-video
    • awesome
    • awesome-list
    • claude
    • claude-code
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/cclank/lanshu-awesome-ai-video-kit ~/.claude/skills/lanshu-awesome-ai-video-kit

    Resourcemeasured growth
    387GitHub stars+6 (+1.6 %)
  5. 5

    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 %)
  6. 6

    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 767GitHub stars+493 (+1.5 %)
  7. 7

    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
    734GitHub stars+10 (+1.4 %)
  8. 8

    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
    817GitHub stars+11 (+1.4 %)
  9. 9

    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 %)
  10. 10

    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+5 (+1.4 %)
  11. 11

    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
    304GitHub stars+4 (+1.3 %)
  12. 12

    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+17 (+1.2 %)
  13. 13

    Bloom

    Skill
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    Hire a private AI tutor for anything — it reads how you actually learn and teaches the next lesson just for you. Bloom's 2-Sigma research as a Claude Code skill + self-hostable web app · 中文优先 苏格拉底式 AI 家教

    PythonLicense: MIT
    • adaptive-learning
    • agent-skills
    • ai-agent
    • ai-tutor
    • bloom-2-sigma
    github

    Install git clone https://github.com/Li-Evan/Bloom ~/.claude/skills/Bloom

    Resourcemeasured growth
    250GitHub stars+3 (+1.2 %)
  14. 14

    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
    544GitHub stars+6 (+1.1 %)
  15. 15

    ruflo

    MCP
    ActiveOpen source ↗

    🌊 The original agent meta-harness. Deploy intelligent multi-player swarms, coordinate autonomous workflows, and build conversational AI systems. Features adaptive memory, self-learning intelligence, RAG integration, and native Claude Code /…

    TypeScriptLicense: MIT
    • agentic-ai
    • agentic-framework
    • agentic-workflow
    • agents
    • ai-agents
    githubResourcemeasured growth
    70 503GitHub stars+762 (+1.1 %)
  16. 16

    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 722GitHub stars+18 (+1.1 %)