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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Mixed ranking: measured growth takes priority; entries without two snapshots are estimated. 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

    Agent
    Active

    AI agent tooling for data engineering workflows.

    PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
    • agentic-workflow
    • agents
    • ai
    • ai-agents
    • airflow

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    433GitHub starsstable
  2. 2

    Other
    Active

    OkkMax — independent review & directory for AI API relay providers: authenticity checks that catch silent model swaps, uptime monitoring, real user reviews. okkmax.com

    TypeScriptLicense: MIT
    • api-relay
    • claude
    • claude-code
    • codex
    • gemini

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    257GitHub stars-1 (-0.39 %)
  3. 3

    Other
    Active

    Open database of 6,300+ CCTV camera specs across 123+ brands, with Frigate and ONVIF/RTS integration, CC0

    JavaScript
    • blue-iris
    • cctv
    • cctv-cameras
    • claude-code
    • data-seed

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    242GitHub stars-1 (-0.41 %)
  4. 4

    CLI
    Active

    Rust-powered code intelligence CLI for AI coding agents. Builds call graphs and hybrid semantic search indexes (Dense + Sparse + RRF + Reranker) across 7 languages. Ships as native MCP tools for Claude Code and Codex CLI.

    RustLicense: MIT
    • agent-tools
    • ai-development-tools
    • ai-tools
    • bm25
    • call-graph

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    764GitHub stars-1 (-0.13 %)
  5. 5

    MCP
    Active

    Stop re-explaining your data to your AI every session. The individual-analyst context layer, delivered over MCP (Claude Code / Cursor / Codex).

    TypeScript
    • ai-agents
    • analytics
    • claude-code
    • context-engineering
    • cursor

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    92GitHub stars-5 (-5.2 %)
  6. 6

    Agent
    Active

    Open-source app builder engine — intent to working app

    PythonLicense: Apache-2.0
    • agents
    • ai
    • app-builder
    • code-generation
    • llm

    githubmeasured growthOpen source ↗

    321GitHub stars-21 (-6.1 %)
  7. 7

    App
    Active

    Desktop provider switcher for Claude Code and Codex. Keep every endpoint, API key, and model in one place, switch the active provider in one click, and probe latency before you start. Atomic writes and rolling backups keep your configs…

    Python
    • ai-tools
    • api-key-management
    • claude-code
    • codex
    • deepseek

    githubestimated momentumOpen source ↗

    440GitHub stars—
  8. 8

    Agent
    Active

    Taste-Skill - gives your AI good taste. stops the AI from generating boring, generic slop

    JavaScriptLicense: MIT
    • agent
    • ai
    • claude
    • claude-code
    • codex

    githubestimated momentumOpen source ↗

    82 205GitHub stars—

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

    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
  2. 2

    claude-engineer

    Skill
    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

    Python
    • ai
    • claude
    • claude-ai
    • claude-code
    • claude-engineer
    github

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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    954GitHub starsstable
  3. 3

    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 starsstable
  4. 4

    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
  5. 5

    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
    283GitHub starsstable
  6. 6

    awesome-claude

    MCP
    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.

    MDXLicense: MIT
    • agent-skills
    • ai-agents
    • ai-directory
    • ai-tools
    • anthropic
    githubResourcemeasured growth
    294GitHub stars-1 (-0.34 %)
  7. 7

    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 %)
  8. 8

    awesome-skills

    Skill
    ActiveOpen 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

    Resourcemeasured growth
    248GitHub stars-1 (-0.40 %)