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Best agent skills for docs and writing

The best agent skills for docs and writing are Writing Plans, Writing Beats and Karpathy Guidelines, ranked by GitHub stars; Writing Plans 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:

    Writing Plans

    obra/superpowers

    Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code.

    Docs & writingShell

    Writing Plans has 296,071 GitHub stars, has 265,606 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:

    Writing Beats

    mattpocock/skills

    Writing, exploit; assemble raw material into a journey of beats, grounding each term before a beat leans on it.

    Docs & writingShell

    Writing Beats has 278,361 GitHub stars, has 419,758 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:

    Karpathy Guidelines

    multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills

    Behavioral guidelines to reduce common LLM coding mistakes.

    Docs & writing

    Karpathy Guidelines has 217,301 GitHub stars, has 3 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code and Cursor and was last updated in April 2026.

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  1. 1

    Writing Plans

    Use when you have a spec or requirements for a multi-step task, before touching code.

    Writing Plans has 296,071 GitHub stars, has 265,606 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

    Writing Beats

    Writing, exploit; assemble raw material into a journey of beats, grounding each term before a beat leans on it.

    Writing Beats has 278,361 GitHub stars, has 419,758 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

    Karpathy Guidelines

    Behavioral guidelines to reduce common LLM coding mistakes.

    Karpathy Guidelines has 217,301 GitHub stars, has 3 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code and Cursor and was last updated in April 2026.

  4. 4

    Document Generate

    Generate missing documentation from scratch for a feature, module, or entire project.

    Document Generate has 135,577 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.

  5. 5

    Open Source

    Documentation reference for writing Python code using the browser-use open-source library.

    Open Source 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

    Antigravity Support

    Use when the user asks questions, seeks help, or requests instructions related to installing, setting up, or migrating to Antigravity CLI.

    Antigravity Support has 107,240 GitHub stars, is published by the vendor itself, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code and Gemini CLI, is written in TypeScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  7. 7

    Documentation And Adrs

    Records decisions and documentation. Use when you need to document an architecture decision (ADR) or the reasoning behind a design choice, when changing public APIs, shipping features, or when you…

    Documentation And Adrs has 102,166 GitHub stars, has 853 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

    Clinical Case Report

    Structured medical case presentation for clinical rounds, conferences, and documentation.

    Clinical Case Report has 99,748 GitHub stars, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in TypeScript and was last updated in September 2026.

  9. 9

    Wowerpoint

    Turn one document into a kawaii NotebookLM slide-deck PDF.

    Wowerpoint has 97,272 GitHub stars, needs an API key or token, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in TypeScript and was last updated in October 2026.

  10. 10

    Obsidian Markdown

    Create and edit Obsidian Flavored Markdown with wikilinks, embeds, callouts, properties, and other Obsidian-specific syntax.

    Obsidian Markdown has 49,221 GitHub stars, has 88,829 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode and was last updated in September 2026.

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What are the best agent skills for docs and writing?

The best agent skills for docs and writing are Writing Plans, Writing Beats and Karpathy Guidelines, ranked by GitHub stars; Writing Plans 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?

2 of the 10 picks need an API key or token, for example Open Source; 8 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 (8 of 10), Cursor (7 of 10) and OpenCode (6 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: Open Source and Antigravity Support 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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