132 agent skills
Best Coding agent skills
Agent skills for writing, reviewing, refactoring and architecting code across languages and frameworks. The most starred coding agent skills are Requesting Code Review, Receiving Code Review and Improve Codebase Architecture.
Updated Oct 26, 2026
Best Coding agent skills
Requesting Code Review
obra/superpowers
Use when completing tasks, implementing major features, or before merging to verify work meets requirements.
Active · last commit Oct 21, 2026
CodingShellReceiving Code Review
obra/superpowers
Use when receiving code review feedback, before implementing suggestions, especially if feedback seems unclear or technically questionable - requires technical rigor and verification, not…
Active · last commit Oct 21, 2026
CodingShellImprove Codebase Architecture
mattpocock/skills
Scan a codebase for deepening opportunities, present them as a visual HTML report, then grill through whichever one you pick.
Active · last commit Oct 19, 2026
CodingShellSetup Matt Pocock Skills
mattpocock/skills
Configure this repo for the engineering skills: set up its issue tracker, triage label vocabulary, and domain doc layout.
Active · last commit Oct 19, 2026
CodingShellCode Review
mattpocock/skills
Review the changes since a fixed point (commit, branch, tag, or merge-base) along two axes: Standards (does the code follow this repo's documented coding standards?) and Spec (does the code match…
Active · last commit Oct 19, 2026
CodingShellSetup Ts Deep Modules
mattpocock/skills
Wire dependency-cruiser into a TypeScript repo so each package is a deep module, with implementation hidden in subfolders and reachable only through its entry-point files.
Active · last commit Oct 19, 2026
CodingShellImplement Spec
mattpocock/skills
Implement the result of /to-spec and /to-tickets in code.
Active · last commit Oct 19, 2026
CodingShellMCP 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.
Maintained · last commit Oct 9, 2026
OfficialCodingPythonClaude API
anthropics/skills
Reference for the Claude API / Anthropic SDK — model ids, pricing, params, streaming, tool use, MCP, agents, caching, token counting, model migration.
Maintained · last commit Oct 9, 2026
OfficialCodingPythonPonytail Review
DietrichGebert/ponytail
Quality review of a change: is the logic right, is it safe, does it hold under real load, is risky code tested, is it fast enough, and is every line needed.
Active · last commit Oct 18, 2026
CodingJavaScriptX402
browser-use/browser-use
Set up Browser Use Cloud payments with x402 — pay per request from a crypto wallet (USDC on Base mainnet), no signup or API key.
Active · last commit Oct 22, 2026
OfficialCodingPythonSafe Refactor
JuliusBrussee/caveman
Restructure code while preserving behavior.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
CodingGoCode Review And Quality
addyosmani/agent-skills
Conducts multi-axis code review. Use before merging any change.
Active · last commit Oct 13, 2026
CodingJavaScriptCode Simplification
addyosmani/agent-skills
Simplifies code for clarity. Use when refactoring code for clarity without changing behavior.
Active · last commit Oct 13, 2026
CodingJavaScriptIncremental Implementation
addyosmani/agent-skills
Delivers changes incrementally in thin, verifiable slices.
Active · last commit Oct 13, 2026
CodingJavaScriptContext Engineering
addyosmani/agent-skills
Optimizes agent context setup. Use when starting a new session, when agent output quality degrades, when switching between tasks, or when you need to configure rules files and context for a project.
Active · last commit Oct 13, 2026
CodingJavaScriptLearn Codebase
thedotmack/claude-mem
Prime a codebase by reading every source file in full.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
CodingTypeScriptSmart Explore
thedotmack/claude-mem
Token-optimized structural code search using tree-sitter AST parsing.
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
CodingTypeScriptRuview CLI API
ruvnet/RuView
Use the RuView wifi-densepose CLI binary (incl.
Active · last commit Oct 22, 2026
CodingRustArchify
tt-a1i/archify
Create validated architecture, workflow, sequence, data-flow, lifecycle/state, ERD, class, tree, timeline, and waterfall diagrams as explorable standalone HTML with dark/light themes, motion and…
Active · last commit Oct 25, 2026
CodingJavaScriptUnderstand
Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything
Analyze a codebase to produce an interactive knowledge graph for understanding architecture, components, and relationships.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
CodingTypeScriptUnderstand Chat
Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything
Use when you need to ask questions about a codebase or understand code using a knowledge graph.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
CodingTypeScriptPii Detect
ruvnet/ruflo
Detect and flag personally identifiable information (PII) in text, code, and configurations.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
CodingTypeScriptRuflo
ruvnet/ruflo
Ruflo is a multi-agent orchestration platform for AI coding agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot, Gemini, Amp, +12 more).
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
CodingTypeScriptClaude Certification
rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch
AI-native tutor and onboarding workflow for the four independent Claude certification tracks in AI Engineering from Scratch.
Active · last commit Oct 23, 2026
CodingPythonLearn Reverse Engineering
rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch
Focused interactive tutor for the Reverse Engineering path in AI Engineering from Scratch.
Active · last commit Oct 23, 2026
CodingPythonMcpa Certification
rohitg00/ai-engineering-from-scratch
AI-native tutor and onboarding workflow for the MCPA (Model Context Protocol Associate) certification in AI Engineering from Scratch.
Active · last commit Oct 23, 2026
CodingPythonCode Slice Hero
heygen-com/hyperframes
A tiled headline surface flips cell by cell under a sweeping depth field to reveal the rear headline.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
CodingTypeScriptEsm
K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills
Uses the Biohub esm Python SDK for ESM3 protein generation, ESMC embeddings, and ESMFold2 all-atom folding.
Active · last commit Oct 19, 2026
CodingPythonCode Mate GitHub Copilot
CherryHQ/cherry-studio
Run GitHub Copilot CLI non-interactively for coding tasks.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
CodingTypeScriptCode Mate Hermes
CherryHQ/cherry-studio
Run Hermes Agent non-interactively for local coding tasks.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
CodingTypeScriptCode Mate Minimax Code
CherryHQ/cherry-studio
Run MiniMax Code non-interactively for coding tasks.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
CodingTypeScriptCode Mate Openclaw
CherryHQ/cherry-studio
Run the local OpenClaw agent non-interactively.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
CodingTypeScriptCode Mate Pi
CherryHQ/cherry-studio
Run Pi non-interactively for repository tasks.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
CodingTypeScriptCode Mate Qoder
CherryHQ/cherry-studio
Run the Qoder CLI non-interactively with structured output.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
CodingTypeScriptA4a
sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills
Connect your AI agent to the A4A end-to-end encrypted agent-to-agent messaging network via local MCP tools or Python SDK.
Active · last commit Oct 24, 2026
CodingPythonOpen Code Review Delegate
alibaba/open-code-review
Delegation mode for open-code-review (OCR).
Active · last commit Oct 20, 2026
CodingGoBuild Mcpb
anthropics/claude-plugins-official
This skill should be used when the user wants to "package an MCP server", "bundle an MCP", "make an MCPB", "ship a local MCP server", "distribute a local MCP", discusses ".mcpb files", mentions…
Maintained · last commit Oct 23, 2026
OfficialCodingPythonClaude Automation Recommender
anthropics/claude-plugins-official
Analyze a codebase and recommend Claude Code automations (hooks, subagents, skills, plugins, MCP servers).
Maintained · last commit Oct 23, 2026
OfficialCodingPythonDerive Client
vercel-labs/agent-browser
Reverse-engineer a website's internal API by recording browser traffic into a HAR file, then generate a standalone client or CLI that calls the endpoints directly, with no browser needed after the…
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
OfficialCodingRustTypeScript Advanced Types
wshobson/agents
Master TypeScript's advanced type system including generics, conditional types, mapped types, template literals, and utility types for building type-safe applications.
Maintained · last commit Oct 17, 2026
CodingPythonModern JavaScript Patterns
wshobson/agents
Master ES6+ features including async/await, destructuring, spread operators, arrow functions, promises, modules, iterators, generators, and functional programming patterns for writing clean…
Maintained · last commit Oct 17, 2026
CodingPythonPrompt Engineering Patterns
wshobson/agents
This skill should be used when the user asks to "optimize a prompt", "improve prompt performance", "design a prompt template", "write better prompts", "debug prompt issues", "use chain-of-thought"…
Maintained · last commit Oct 17, 2026
CodingPythonJava Springboot
github/awesome-copilot
Get best practices for developing applications with Spring Boot.
Maintained · last commit Oct 26, 2026
OfficialCodingJavaScriptAcquire Codebase Knowledge
github/awesome-copilot
Use this skill when the user explicitly asks to map, document, or onboard into an existing codebase.
Maintained · last commit Oct 26, 2026
OfficialCodingJavaScriptAnalyzing API Gateway Access Logs
mukul975/Anthropic-Cybersecurity-Skills
Parses API Gateway access logs (AWS API Gateway, Kong, Nginx) to detect BOLA/IDOR attacks, rate limit bypass, credential scanning, and injection attempts.
Active · last commit Aug 31, 2026
CodingPythonSelf Customize
nanocoai/nanoclaw
Customize your own agent — add capabilities, install packages, add MCP servers, edit code or CLAUDE.md.
Active · last commit Oct 26, 2026
CodingTypeScriptChief AI Officer Advisor
alirezarezvani/claude-skills
Chief AI Officer advisory for startups: model build-vs-buy decisions (API vs fine-tune vs in-house), AI risk classification under EU AI Act + US state patchwork, AI cost economics…
Active · last commit Oct 23, 2026
CodingPython
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What is the best coding agent skill?
By GitHub stars, Requesting Code Review is the most popular (305,225 stars), followed by Receiving Code Review and Improve Codebase Architecture. Compare install options and required API keys on each page.
How are these agent skills chosen?
Skills come from skills.sh, the GitHub topics claude-skills, agent-skills, claude-code-skills and skills, and the major awesome lists. A skill is listed only if its SKILL.md has a valid name and a description of 80+ characters, it has a license (the repository's or its own), the repository has a commit in the last six months, and the repository has 100+ stars or the skill is listed on skills.sh. This first batch is curated for developers (coding, testing, DevOps, data, security, frontend and technical docs) and capped at about 1,000 skills, at most 25 per repository; more categories are coming.