The Repo List

The biggest skills framework out there. A full working methodology for agents.

Replaces

Ad-hoc agent prompting

Saves

Hours of setup trial and error, every project

Best for

Developers using Claude Code/Codex daily

Agent use

Skills framework + methodology; installs as a plugin

First step

Install as a Claude Code plugin from its README. One command.

Level: Intermediate · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-23

Battle-tested skills from a top educator's own setup. Works across Claude, Codex, Cursor.

Replaces

Trial-and-error agent setups

Saves

A paid course and weeks of trial and error

Best for

Engineers who want proven workflows

Agent use

Skill library, works across harnesses

First step

Clone the repo and copy the skills you want into your agent skills folder.

Level: Start here · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-22

Agent harness optimization system: skills, instincts, memory and security tuning for Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.

Replaces

Weeks of harness trial and error

Saves

Weeks of harness trial and error

Best for

Power users who live in their agent all day

Agent use

Harness layer: installs skills, memory and instinct systems around your agent

First step

Install from the README and run its audit on your current setup.

Level: Intermediate · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-20

A single CLAUDE.md file that improves Claude Code behavior, built from Andrej Karpathy observations on how agents fail.

Replaces

A shelf of agent guidebooks

Saves

The cost of a shelf of agent guidebooks

Best for

Every Claude Code user

Agent use

Drop in instruction file: Claude Code reads CLAUDE.md at session start

First step

Copy the CLAUDE.md into your project root.

Level: Start here · License: See repo · Updated 2026-04-20

The official Anthropic skills repo. The standard everyone else builds on.

Replaces

Learning Claude itself

Saves

Hours learning the system from scratch

Best for

Any AI workflow, this is the reference implementation

Agent use

Skill pack: drop skills into .claude/skills/ and Claude Code picks them up automatically

First step

Add a skill folder to .claude/skills in your project. Claude Code loads it automatically.

Level: Start here · License: See repo · Updated 2026-10-09

Claude Code itself: the agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal.

Replaces

Working without an agent

Saves

Hours of manual coding, every week

Best for

Everyone on this list

Agent use

The agent. Most skills and MCP servers on this page plug into it

First step

Install Claude Code and run it in one project folder.

Level: Start here · License: See repo · Updated 2026-10-23

Desktop all in one assistant for Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and other harnesses: providers, skills and sessions in one place.

Replaces

Juggling five separate agent setups

Saves

Hours juggling separate setups, every week

Best for

People running more than one agent harness

Agent use

Desktop manager: keeps harnesses, keys and skills organized

First step

Install the app and point it at your existing agent installs.

Level: Start here · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-23

Codex CLI itself: OpenAI lightweight coding agent for the terminal.

Replaces

Working without an agent

Saves

Hours of manual coding, every week

Best for

Codex users and the Codex curious

Agent use

The agent. The Codex skills in section one plug into it

First step

Install the CLI and give it one small task in a test repo.

Level: Start here · License: Apache-2.0 · Updated 2026-10-23

Makes your agent answer in compressed caveman-speak and cuts token usage ~65%. Funny, and it actually saves money.

Replaces

Bloated token bills

Saves

About 65 percent of monthly agent token spend

Best for

Anyone running agents at volume

Agent use

Prompt/skill that compresses agent output ~65%

First step

Add the caveman instruction to your agent system prompt or skills folder.

Level: Start here · License: Apache-2.0 · Updated 2026-10-23

Production grade engineering skills for AI coding agents, from a Chrome engineering lead.

Replaces

Senior engineer code review habits

Saves

Hours of senior review time, every week

Best for

Builders who ship product with agents

Agent use

Skill pack: install the skills your stack needs

First step

Clone and copy the first three skills into your agent.

Level: Intermediate · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-13

Persistent memory across sessions for agents: captures what your agent did and recalls it in the next session.

Replaces

Rebriefing your agent every morning

Saves

Rebriefing time at the start of every session

Best for

Anyone running long projects with an agent

Agent use

Memory plugin: hooks into the agent lifecycle automatically

First step

Install the plugin and start a second session to feel the recall.

Level: Intermediate · License: Apache-2.0 · Updated 2026-10-23

Directory of MCP servers, how you plug tools (scrapers, socials, databases) into your agent.

Replaces

Manual integrations

Saves

Hours building integrations by hand

Best for

Connecting agents to tools/data

Agent use

Directory of MCP servers; agent connects via MCP config

First step

Find a server for your tool, add it to your MCP config, restart your agent.

Level: Start here · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-23

Hand-picked best Claude Code resources. The list to mine.

Replaces

Scattered blog posts

Saves

Hours hunting scattered resources

Best for

Finding Claude Code tools fast

Agent use

Curated directory the agent can mine

First step

Read the list top to bottom once. Bookmark it.

Level: Start here · License: NOASSERTION · Updated 2026-10-23

1,000+ skills in one curated directory when you want to browse.

Replaces

Googling for skills

Saves

Hours searching for the right skill

Best for

Browsing what exists

Agent use

Directory, the agent can fetch individual skills from it

First step

Search the directory for your job, then install the skill it points to.

Level: Start here · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-23

The official Codex skills catalog, from OpenAI.

Replaces

Paid prompt packs

Saves

Paid prompt pack fees

Best for

Codex users

Agent use

Skill pack for the Codex CLI catalog

First step

Browse the catalog and copy a skill into your Codex skills directory.

Level: Start here · License: See repo · Updated 2026-09-08

The most powerful modular diffusion GUI and backend: node based workflows for image, video and audio models.

Replaces

Closed generation platforms

Saves

About $30/mo

Best for

Serious image and video generation, locally

Agent use

Node engine with an API: agents build and run workflows as graphs

First step

Install ComfyUI and run the starter image workflow.

Level: Advanced · License: GPL-3.0 · Updated 2026-10-23

The library underneath almost every open image/video/audio model.

Replaces

Closed generation APIs

Saves

Per call fees on closed generation APIs

Best for

Building custom generation pipelines

Agent use

Python library, the standard way agents run open image/video models

First step

pip install diffusers, then run a five line image pipeline.

Level: Advanced · License: Apache-2.0 · Updated 2026-10-23

Free AI image & video generation studio with 600+ models. Start here.

Replaces

Midjourney + Runway + Higgsfield bills

Saves

About $50/mo combined

Best for

AI image/video generation

Agent use

Local studio fronting 600+ open models; agent can drive generation

First step

Run the studio locally and generate your first image with a free model.

Level: Start here · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-22

Open-source AI avatar / digital human toolkit. Clone a presenter, generate videos offline.

Replaces

HeyGen/D-ID avatar subscriptions

Saves

About $29/mo

Best for

AI presenter/avatar videos, offline

Agent use

Open avatar toolkit; script-to-avatar-video locally

First step

Clone the repo, run the demo with your own script line.

Level: Intermediate · License: NOASSERTION · Updated 2026-04-21

Text-to-video and image-to-video generation (CogVideoX).

Replaces

Runway/Kling subscriptions

Saves

About $28/mo

Best for

Text/image-to-video generation

Agent use

Open video model; runs via diffusers or its own repo

First step

Install through diffusers and generate a five second clip.

Level: Advanced · License: Apache-2.0 · Updated 2025-11-04

Tencent's heavyweight open video generation model.

Replaces

Closed video models

Saves

About $28/mo

Best for

High-quality open video gen

Agent use

Open model weights; agent pipelines via diffusers/ComfyUI

First step

Pull the weights through diffusers or ComfyUI and queue a render.

Level: Advanced · License: NOASSERTION · Updated 2026-10-08

Fast AI video generation for modest GPUs: Wan, LTX, Hunyuan and MiniMax models tuned for consumer hardware.

Replaces

A high end GPU or a cloud render bill

Saves

A cloud render bill, per project

Best for

Video generation on a normal machine

Agent use

Local app: queue generations, agents can script it

First step

Install WanGP and render one five second clip.

Level: Intermediate · License: See repo · Updated 2026-10-22

Image generation model that's unusually good at rendering text in images.

Replaces

Midjourney for text-heavy images

Saves

About $30/mo

Best for

Posters/thumbnails with real text in them

Agent use

Open image model, strong text rendering

First step

Run it through diffusers and ask for a poster with real words on it.

Level: Intermediate · License: Apache-2.0 · Updated 2026-02-10

Unlimited-length talking-head video from an image or existing video.

Replaces

Avatar video services

Saves

About $29/mo

Best for

Long talking-head videos from one image

Agent use

Open model for unlimited-length talking video

First step

Set up the model and feed it one portrait and one audio file.

Level: Advanced · License: Apache-2.0 · Updated 2026-05-22

Music generation foundation model: full songs with vocals and lyrics, in many styles and languages.

Replaces

Stock music subscriptions and licensing risk

Saves

About $15/mo

Best for

Original music for content, made to order

Agent use

Model: run locally or in ComfyUI, agents prompt and produce tracks

First step

Run the demo and generate one track from a lyric prompt.

Level: Intermediate · License: Apache-2.0 · Updated 2026-02-15

A studio front-end for image/video generation models, one prompt bar for all of them.

Replaces

Higgsfield subscription

Saves

About $29/mo

Best for

Multi-model generation in one UI

Agent use

Studio UI over open generation models

First step

Launch the studio and connect your local models.

Level: Intermediate · License: See repo · Updated 2026-09-17

Marketing skills for agents: CRO, copywriting, SEO, analytics, growth. The content-marketing pack.

Replaces

A marketing consultant

Saves

A marketing consultant day rate, per project

Best for

CRO, copy, SEO, growth

Agent use

Skill pack for Claude Code/agents

First step

Add the skills to Claude Code and run a CRO pass on your main page.

Level: Start here · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-22

Self-hosted social media scheduling with agent features. Post everywhere, no per-seat SaaS bill.

Replaces

Buffer/Hootsuite per-seat fees

Saves

About $25/mo

Best for

Scheduling everywhere

Agent use

Self-hosted scheduler with agent features

First step

Self host with Docker and connect one account.

Level: Intermediate · License: AGPL-3.0 · Updated 2026-10-23

Modern link attribution, know exactly which post drove the click/sale.

Replaces

Bitly + guesswork

Saves

About $29/mo

Best for

Link attribution

Agent use

Open link platform with analytics

First step

Deploy Dub and shorten your next campaign link.

Level: Intermediate · License: NOASSERTION · Updated 2026-10-23

Open-source Semrush/Ahrefs alternative.

Replaces

Semrush/Ahrefs subscription

Saves

About $129/mo

Best for

SEO research

Agent use

Open-source SEO suite

First step

Run it against your domain for a first audit.

Level: Intermediate · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-23

Full SEO skill: technical audits, schema, E-E-A-T, 26 sub-skills.

Replaces

An SEO consultant

Saves

An SEO consultant fee, per audit

Best for

Full-stack SEO

Agent use

SEO skill suite: audits, schema, E-E-A-T

First step

Install the skill and run a technical audit on your site.

Level: Intermediate · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-22

Self-hosted email marketing server. Own your list, no Mailchimp rent.

Replaces

Mailchimp/ConvertKit rent

Saves

About $29/mo

Best for

Email marketing on your own server

Agent use

Self-hosted email marketing

First step

Install on a small server and warm up one sending domain.

Level: Advanced · License: AGPL-3.0 · Updated 2026-06-11

Open-source marketing automation (drips, lead scoring, campaigns).

Replaces

HubSpot automation pricing

Saves

About $20/mo

Best for

Drips, lead scoring, campaigns

Agent use

Open marketing automation platform

First step

Install Mautic and build one welcome drip.

Level: Advanced · License: NOASSERTION · Updated 2026-10-23

Paid-media operations skill across 12 ad platforms (Google, Meta, TikTok…).

Replaces

An ads manager

Saves

An ads manager fee, every month

Best for

Paid media across 12 platforms

Agent use

Claude-first paid-media operations skill

First step

Install the skill and audit one live campaign.

Level: Intermediate · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-17

Agent skills for outlier-post hunting, comment mining, competitor teardowns, ad libraries.

Replaces

Manual competitor stalking

Saves

Hours of manual competitor research, every week

Best for

Outlier hunting, ad libraries, teardowns

Agent use

Agent skills for social research

First step

Add the skills and run an outlier search in your niche.

Level: Start here · License: MIT · Updated 2026-08-26

Self-hosted agent that runs a YouTube channel end to end: research, script, produce.

Replaces

A channel ops team

Saves

Channel operations time, every week

Best for

Faceless YouTube automation

Agent use

Self-hosted agent: research → script → produce

First step

Deploy the agent and run one video through the full pipeline.

Level: Advanced · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-20

YouTube creator skill: channel audits, retention scripts, thumbnails, content strategy.

Replaces

A YouTube strategist

Saves

A strategist fee, per channel review

Best for

Channel growth

Agent use

YouTube skill: audits, retention, thumbnails, strategy

First step

Install the skill and audit your last five videos.

Level: Start here · License: MIT · Updated 2026-04-10

TikTok marketing skills: 3-second hooks, captions, trend mapping. Small but on-target.

Replaces

Guessing at TikTok

Saves

Hours of trend research, every week

Best for

TikTok hooks/captions/trends

Agent use

Small TikTok marketing skill pack

First step

Add the skills and plan one week of hooks.

Level: Start here · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-21

Run open models on your own machine with one command: Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek, Gemma and more.

Replaces

API bills for private or offline work

Saves

Per token API fees on private and offline work

Best for

Local and private AI, testing models free

Agent use

Runtime: your agents point at its local API endpoint

First step

Install Ollama and run one small model.

Level: Start here · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-23

Makes your agent think like the laziest senior dev, the best code is code never written.

Replaces

Over-engineered agent code

Saves

Hours maintaining overbuilt code

Best for

Lean, senior-style code

Agent use

Skill/persona that makes agents write less, better code

First step

Add the skill to your agent and watch the diffs shrink.

Level: Start here · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-18

Build agentic workflows and AI apps on a visual canvas.

Replaces

Gluing LLM APIs by hand

Saves

Weeks of integration work, per app

Best for

Building AI apps/workflows visually

Agent use

Visual platform for agentic workflows + RAG

First step

Deploy Dify and build one workflow on the canvas.

Level: Intermediate · License: NOASSERTION · Updated 2026-10-23

A friendly chat interface for your local models and APIs: users, files, RAG and tools in one self hosted app.

Replaces

ChatGPT seats for a whole team

Saves

About $20/mo per seat

Best for

Teams that want their own AI front door

Agent use

Self hosted app: connect Ollama or an API and invite your people

First step

Deploy it and connect your Ollama install.

Level: Intermediate · License: See repo · Updated 2026-10-23

Garry Tan's exact Claude Code setup: 23 opinionated tools that act like a whole team.

Replaces

A fractional team

Saves

Fractional team fees, per project

Best for

Solo builders shipping like a team

Agent use

Garry Tan’s Claude Code setup: 23 tools

First step

Clone the setup and run one of the twenty three tools on your project.

Level: Intermediate · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-23

The component library everyone builds product UI with now.

Replaces

Component libraries

Saves

Paid component library license fees

Best for

Product UI

Agent use

Copy-in React components (the current standard)

First step

Run the CLI in your Next project and add five components.

Level: Intermediate · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-23

AI browser agents in Python. Automate anything with a web page.

Replaces

Manual browser busywork

Saves

Hours of browser busywork, every week

Best for

Web automation

Agent use

Python framework for AI browser agents

First step

pip install browser-use and give it one real browser task.

Level: Intermediate · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-23

Database, auth and storage platform when your MVP outgrows a spreadsheet.

Replaces

Firebase

Saves

Usage based backend and hosting fees

Best for

Database + auth + storage when you outgrow one file

Agent use

Open Firebase alternative on Postgres

First step

Create a project and ship auth plus a table in an hour.

Level: Intermediate · License: Apache-2.0 · Updated 2026-10-23

A real backend in a single file. Fastest way to ship an MVP.

Replaces

Firebase/Supabase for small apps

Saves

About $25/mo

Best for

Shipping an MVP backend fast

Agent use

Backend in one file: DB, auth, files

First step

Download one binary, run it, and your backend exists.

Level: Start here · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-23

Framework for orchestrating role playing agent crews that divide work and finish tasks together.

Replaces

Building multi agent systems from scratch

Saves

Weeks building agent systems from scratch

Best for

Builders designing agent teams

Agent use

Python framework: define crews, tools and tasks in code

First step

pip install crewai and run the two agent starter crew.

Level: Advanced · License: MIT · Updated 2026-10-23