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The trending agent skills are Ponytail, Improve Codebase Architecture and Golang Testing, ranked by how fast they are gaining stars; Ponytail leads. The list covers 1,000 agent skills in the appsgit catalog, one entry per repository.
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Top picks
- Rank 1:
Ponytail
DietrichGebert/ponytail
Forces the laziest solution that actually works, simplest, shortest, most minimal.
CodingJavaScript~1,340 stars/day since launch: 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.
- 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~1,133 stars/day since launch: 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.
- Rank 3:
Golang Testing
affaan-m/ECC
Go testing patterns including table-driven tests, subtests, benchmarks, fuzzing, and test coverage.
Testing & QAJavaScript~1,047 stars/day since launch: Golang Testing has 274,402 GitHub stars, has 3 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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- 1
PonytailDietrichGebert/ponytail
Forces the laziest solution that actually works, simplest, shortest, most minimal.
JavaScript~1,340 stars/day since launch: 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.
- 2
Improve Codebase Architecturemattpocock/skills
Scan a codebase for deepening opportunities, present them as a visual HTML report, then grill through whichever one you pick.
Shell~1,133 stars/day since launch: 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
Golang Testingaffaan-m/ECC
Go testing patterns including table-driven tests, subtests, benchmarks, fuzzing, and test coverage.
JavaScript~1,047 stars/day since launch: Golang Testing has 274,402 GitHub stars, has 3 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.
- 4
Clinical Case Reportnexu-io/open-design
Structured medical case presentation for clinical rounds, conferences, and documentation.
TypeScript~616 stars/day since launch: 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.
- 5
Karpathy Guidelinesmultica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills
Behavioral guidelines to reduce common LLM coding mistakes.
~859 stars/day since launch: 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.
- 6
Safe RefactorJuliusBrussee/caveman
Restructure code while preserving behavior.
Go~593 stars/day since launch: 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
Autoplangarrytan/gstack
Auto-review pipeline — reads the full CEO, design, eng, and DX review skills from disk and runs them sequentially with auto-decisions using 6 decision principles.
TypeScript~648 stars/day since launch: Autoplan 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.
- 8
Archifytt-a1i/archify
Create polished, validated architecture, workflow, sequence, data-flow, and lifecycle/state diagrams as explorable standalone HTML with inline SVG, dark/light themes, optional trace motion, and…
JavaScript~450 stars/day since launch: Archify has 78,772 GitHub stars, has 137,081 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.
- 9
Brainstormingobra/superpowers
You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior.
Shell~817 stars/day since launch: Brainstorming has 296,071 GitHub stars, has 382,478 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.
- 10
Computer Usestablyai/orca
Drives the GUI of a visible local app window through orca computer: accessibility tree, clicks, typing, menus, dialogs, and screenshots in native apps and external browser windows (Chrome, Edge…
TypeScript~425 stars/day since launch: Computer Use has 86,634 GitHub stars, is published by the vendor itself, has 192,761 installs on skills.sh, runs without an API key, works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor, is written in TypeScript and was last updated in October 2026.
Which agent skills are trending right now?
The trending agent skills are Ponytail, Improve Codebase Architecture and Golang Testing, ranked by how fast they are gaining stars; Ponytail leads. The list covers 1,000 agent skills in the appsgit catalog, one entry per repository.
Do these agent skills need an API key?
None of the 10 picks needs an API key or token according to their published configuration.
Which coding agents work with these skills?
Claude Code (all), Codex (9 of 10), Cursor (9 of 10) and OpenCode (8 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: Computer Use is published by the vendor itself.
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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