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Best agent skills for coding

The best agent skills for coding are Requesting Code Review, Improve Codebase Architecture and MCP Builder, ranked by GitHub stars; Requesting Code Review leads with 296,071 stars. The list covers 127 agent skills in the appsgit catalog, one entry per repository.

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Top picks

  1. Rank 1:

    Requesting Code Review

    obra/superpowers

    Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements.

    CodingShell

    Requesting Code Review has 296,071 GitHub stars, has 243,507 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in Shell and was last updated in September 2026.

  2. Rank 2:

    Improve Codebase Architecture

    mattpocock/skills

    Scan a codebase for deepening opportunities, present them as a visual HTML report, then grill through whichever one you pick.

    CodingShell

    Improve Codebase Architecture has 278,361 GitHub stars, has 1,057,293 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code and Codex, is written in Shell and was last updated in October 2026.

  3. Rank 3:

    MCP Builder

    anthropics/skills

    Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools.

    OfficialCodingPython

    MCP Builder has 179,945 GitHub stars, is published by the vendor itself, has 122,884 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, is written in Python and was last updated in October 2026.

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  1. 1

    Requesting Code Review

    Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements.

    Requesting Code Review has 296,071 GitHub stars, has 243,507 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in Shell and was last updated in September 2026.

  2. 2

    Improve Codebase Architecture

    Scan a codebase for deepening opportunities, present them as a visual HTML report, then grill through whichever one you pick.

    Improve Codebase Architecture has 278,361 GitHub stars, has 1,057,293 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code and Codex, is written in Shell and was last updated in October 2026.

  3. 3

    MCP Builder

    Guide for creating high-quality MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers that enable LLMs to interact with external services through well-designed tools.

    MCP Builder has 179,945 GitHub stars, is published by the vendor itself, has 122,884 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, is written in Python and was last updated in October 2026.

  4. 4

    Ponytail

    Forces the laziest solution that actually works, simplest, shortest, most minimal.

    Ponytail has 156,966 GitHub stars, has 72,989 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  5. 5

    X402

    Set up Browser Use Cloud payments with x402 — pay per request from a crypto wallet (USDC on Base mainnet), no signup or API key.

    X402 has 117,307 GitHub stars, is published by the vendor itself, needs an API key or token, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in Python and was last updated in October 2026.

  6. 6

    Safe Refactor

    Restructure code while preserving behavior.

    Safe Refactor has 110,252 GitHub stars, has 86,376 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in Go and was last updated in October 2026.

  7. 7

    Code Review And Quality

    Conducts multi-axis code review. Use before merging any change.

    Code Review And Quality has 102,166 GitHub stars, has 56,497 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  8. 8

    Learn Codebase

    Prime a codebase by reading every source file in full.

    Learn Codebase has 97,272 GitHub stars, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in TypeScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  9. 9

    Ruview CLI API

    Use the RuView wifi-densepose CLI binary (incl.

    Ruview CLI API has 96,744 GitHub stars, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code and Codex, is written in Rust and was last updated in October 2026.

  10. 10

    Image To Code

    Elite website image-to-code skill for Codex.

    Image To Code has 93,196 GitHub stars, has 345,783 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in JavaScript and was last updated in October 2026.

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What are the best agent skills for coding?

The best agent skills for coding are Requesting Code Review, Improve Codebase Architecture and MCP Builder, ranked by GitHub stars; Requesting Code Review leads with 296,071 stars. The list covers 127 agent skills in the appsgit catalog, one entry per repository.

Do these agent skills need an API key?

1 of the 10 picks need an API key or token, for example X402; 9 run without one. Each page on appsgit lists the environment variables a agent skill expects.

Which coding agents work with these skills?

Claude Code (all), Codex (9 of 10), Cursor (7 of 10) and OpenCode (5 of 10). The client list comes from each project's published compatibility data; appsgit does not guess it.

Are any of these agent skills official?

Yes: MCP Builder and X402 are published by the vendor themselves.

How do I install an agent skill?

A skill is a folder with a SKILL.md file that you copy into your agent's skills directory, or install from a plugin marketplace when the repository is one. Every skill page on appsgit shows the install command.

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