# Trending agent skills

> 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.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Question | Which agent skills are trending right now? |
| Picks | 10 |
| Top pick | Ponytail (156,966 stars) |
| Data as of | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/best/trending-skills |

## Trending now

- [Ponytail](https://appsgit.com/skills/dietrichgebert-ponytail) (156,966 stars, MIT, 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.
- [Improve Codebase Architecture](https://appsgit.com/skills/mattpocock-improve-codebase-architecture) (278,361 stars, MIT, 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.
- [Golang Testing](https://appsgit.com/skills/affaan-m-golang-testing) (274,402 stars, MIT, 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.
- [Clinical Case Report](https://appsgit.com/skills/nexu-io-clinical-case-report) (99,748 stars, Apache-2.0, 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.
- [Karpathy Guidelines](https://appsgit.com/skills/multica-ai-karpathy-guidelines) (217,301 stars, MIT): ~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.
- [Safe Refactor](https://appsgit.com/skills/juliusbrussee-safe-refactor) (110,252 stars, Apache-2.0, 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.
- [Autoplan](https://appsgit.com/skills/garrytan-autoplan) (135,577 stars, MIT, 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.
- [Archify](https://appsgit.com/skills/tt-a1i-archify) (78,772 stars, MIT, 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.
- [Brainstorming](https://appsgit.com/skills/obra-brainstorming) (296,071 stars, MIT, 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.
- [Computer Use](https://appsgit.com/skills/stablyai-computer-use) (86,634 stars, MIT, 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.

## How this list was made

- Ranked by average stars per day since the repository was created (a launch-growth proxy), because not enough skills have a week of star history yet.
- At most one entry per repository.
- The catalog itself only lists skills with a valid SKILL.md, a license and a commit in the last six months, from repositories with 100+ stars or a skills.sh listing.

## FAQ

### 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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## See also

- [All agent skills](https://appsgit.com/skills)
- [Trending agent skills](https://appsgit.com/skills/trending)
- [Official agent skills](https://appsgit.com/skills/official)

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