Best Claude skills for coding
Coding skills change how your agent works, not only what it writes: brainstorm before building, write a plan, test first, review its own diff, and finish branches cleanly. Packs like Superpowers, Matt Pocock's skills, Addy Osmani's agent skills and Garry Tan's gstack are the most starred skills on GitHub.
1747 coding skills · ranked live · November 2026
The top 10. Ranked by the Alyn Score.
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Matt Pocock
Diagnosing Bugs
Diagnosis loop for hard bugs and performance regressions. Use when the user says "diagnose"/"debug this", or reports something broken/throwing/failing/slow.
Pack321k33MScore 97 - 2#2
Ask Matt
Ask which skill or flow fits your situation. A router over the skills in this repo.
Pack321k33MScore 95 - 3#3
Code Review
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…
Pack321k33MScore 95 - 4#4
Jesse Vincent
Superpowers
Jesse Vincent
Writing Skills
Use when creating new skills, editing existing skills, or verifying skills work before deployment
Pack316k3.9MScore 94 - 5#5
Jesse Vincent
Superpowers
Brainstorming
You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, modifying behavior, or planning anything new, in software or out of it (a talk, a…
Pack316k3.9MScore 92 - 6#6
Jesse Vincent
Superpowers
Diagnosing Superpowers
Use when a superpowers session went wrong and your human partner wants to know why — repeated work, ignored plans, stumbles, poor results, a skill that didn't fire, "it took too long", "why…
Pack316k3.9MScore 92 - 7#7
JuliusBrussee
Caveman Learn
Act on a Caveman learn report - review the ranked token sinks, apply cost-lowering fixes with per-edit consent, and report what those fixes returned. Use when asked to lower an agent's…
Pack119k4.8MScore 90 - 8#8
affaan-m
Agent Architecture Audit
Full-stack diagnostic for agent and LLM applications. Audits the 12-layer agent stack for wrapper regression, memory pollution, tool discipline failures, hidden repair loops, and rendering…
Pack301k1.7MScore 89 - 9#9
Agent Sort
Build an evidence-backed ECC install plan for a specific repo by sorting skills, commands, rules, hooks, and extras into DAILY vs LIBRARY buckets using parallel repo-aware review passes…
Pack301k1.7MScore 89 - 10#10
Android Clean Architecture
Clean Architecture patterns for Android and Kotlin Multiplatform projects — module structure, dependency rules, UseCases, Repositories, and data layer patterns. Use when structuring…
Pack301k1.7MScore 89
What makes a great coding skill.
A workflow (plan, implement, verify) rather than a list of tips.
Explicit stop conditions so the agent asks instead of guessing.
Skills that compose: planning, testing and review that hand off to each other.
All 1747 coding skills.
cookjohncnki-navigate-pages
Navigate CNKI search result pages (next/previous/specific page) or change sort order. Use when user wants to see more results or change sorting.
Gentleman-Programming
Gentleman Skills
Gentleman-Programmingelectron
Electron patterns for building cross-platform desktop applications. Trigger: When building desktop apps, working with Electron main/renderer processes, IPC communication, or native…
suyuan2022get-biji
Get 笔记（biji.com）：把账号里的笔记同步成本地 Markdown 并检索；用 Get 的转写额度把视频、播客、本地音视频转成逐字稿。 触发：用户要同步或查 Get 笔记里的录音和笔记；给了抖音、小红书、B 站、小宇宙链接或本地音视频，要逐字稿。
Gentleman-Programming
Gentleman Skills
Gentleman-Programmingjira-epic
Creates Jira epics for large features following Prowler's standard format. Trigger: When user asks to create an epic, large feature, or multi-task initiative.
yetone
Native Feel Skill
yetonenative-feel-cross-platform-desktop
Use when the user is designing, prototyping, or rewriting a desktop app that must run on multiple OSes (macOS + Windows, optionally Linux) AND feel indistinguishable from a native app to…
BrianRWagner
AI Marketing Claude Code Skills
BrianRWagnerplan-my-day
Generate an energy-optimized, time-blocked daily plan based on circadian rhythm research and GTD principles
BeamusWayne
Simp Skill
BeamusWaynesimp
追爱军师 — 帮你用最纯情的话把心上人追到手 | Love Strategist — win over your crush with the most sincere words
alirezarezvani
Claude Code Skill Factory
alirezarezvanitdd-guide
Comprehensive Test Driven Development guide for engineering subagents with multi-framework support, coverage analysis, and intelligent test generation
BrianRWagner
AI Marketing Claude Code Skills
BrianRWagnertestimonial-collector
Systematically gather, score, and format client testimonials. Use when someone needs social proof, wants to collect feedback, needs to turn happy clients into public advocates, or asks for…
BehiSecc
VibeSec Skill
BehiSeccVibeSec-Skill
This skill helps Claude write secure web applications. Use this when working on any web application or when a user requests a scan or audit to ensure security best practices are followed.
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangarchitecture-design
When the user needs to design or evaluate system architecture — service boundaries, data models, API contracts, infrastructure topology, database selection, or dependency analysis. Also…
lingxling
Awesome Skills Cn
lingxlingchangelog-generator
Automatically creates user-facing changelogs from git commits by analyzing commit history, categorizing changes, and transforming technical commits into clear, customer-friendly release…
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangcode-review
When the user asks for a code review, shares code for feedback, or says "review this", "check my code", "what's wrong with this". Also activate when reviewing a pull request or diff.
kyy-logscode-review-gate
Use when code has been written, before committing, or when merging a PR; also when the user says "review my code", "check before commit", "take a look at this change", "PR review", or asks…
kyy-logscode-review-gate-zh
写完代码、提交前或合并 PR 时使用；用户说“帮我 review”“提交前检查一下”“看看这次改动”“PR review”，或要求严格审查/合入门禁时也使用。
shawnpang
Startup Founder Skills
shawnpangearned-media-outreach
When the user wants to get press coverage, appear on podcasts, or build relationships with journalists and content creators. Also use when the user mentions "podcast guesting", "press…
numman-alimy-first-skill
Example skill demonstrating Anthropic SKILL.md format. Load when learning to create skills or testing the OpenSkills loader.
zamesin
Next Move Theory Canon And Skills
zamesinnmt-update
Update an installed Next Move Theory setup to the latest published canon + skills by re-running the official one-command installer straight from the public GitHub repo (z…
skilld-devskilld
Operate skilld CLI for Skill discovery, use, installation, inspection, updates, authentication, configuration, restoration, and removal, including Repository, curator, and collection refs…
CreminiAI
Skillpack
CreminiAIskillpack-creator
Create a reusable SkillPack from a successful completed task. Use when the user wants to convert a one-off research, coding, analysis, or content workflow into a distributable local…
Memento-Teams
Memento Skills
Memento-Teamsfilesystem
Direct filesystem operations (read, write, edit, list, search files). Use for any file manipulation tasks.
skilld-devgenerate-project-skill
Generate or update an Agent Skill from the observed workflows, boundaries, and conventions of one software project.
tigerless-labs
SEO Ops
tigerless-labsseo-ops
Structural checklist and checker script for SEO foundation engineering. Use when reviewing or accepting a site/page for SEO/GEO structural compliance (robots, sitemap, canonical, 301…
jiweiyeahskills-manager-cli
Drive the Skills Manager CLI (`skm`) to initialize the hub, adopt unmanaged skills, list/enable/disable skills per AI tool, and doctor/fix symlink sync. Use whenever the user or an agent…
Memento-Teams
Memento Skills
Memento-Teamsuv-pip-install
Install and manage Python packages using uv pip. Use when a Python import fails with ModuleNotFoundError, user asks to install a package, or a script requires a missing dependency.
suyuan2022whatis
What Is This — explain anything as a picture-first HTML page. Use when the user types /whatis , or asks what something is / how it works and would be better served by big diagrams than by…
rohitg00test-patterns
Applies proven testing patterns — Arrange-Act-Assert (AAA), Given-When-Then, Test Data Builders, Object Mother, parameterized tests, fixtures, spies, and test doubles — to help write…
rohitg00testing-anti-patterns
Reviews test code to identify and fix common testing anti-patterns including flaky tests, over-mocking, brittle assertions, test interdependency, and hidden test logic. Flags bad patterns…
rohitg00trace-and-isolate
Applies systematic tracing and isolation techniques to pinpoint exactly where a bug originates in code. Use when a bug is hard to locate, code is not working as expected, an error or crash…
darkrishabh
Agent Skills Eval
darkrishabhbasic-skill
Summarize small CSV files and identify the highest revenue month.
YurunChenrepo-docs
Build and maintain a Markdown guide that helps humans understand a repository through real behavior, concepts, and evidence. Use when a user asks to understand a repo, generate or update…
dpconde
Claude Android Skill
dpcondeandroid-development
Create production-quality Android applications following Google's official architecture guidance and NowInAndroid best practices. Use when building Android apps with Kotlin, Jetpack…
T8marsasymmetric-ability-commit-evade-impact-proof
Create original short videos using the 速度对蛮力的非对称证明｜重击承诺、连续闪避与环境撞击 Creative DNA for MiniMax H3 or Seedance 2.0. Use when the user wants this causal, camera, motion, rhythm, or payoff…
gcpdevllm-council
Multi-LLM collaborative brainstorming and planning. Use when user explicitly requests consultation with multiple AI models (ChatGPT, Gemini, other LLMs) before presenting an implementation…
agenmoddistill-protocol
蒸馏协议：为个人数字资料生成人类可读条款与机器可读 manifest；戏称「牛马保护法」仅为传播梗，非法律意见。
edisonmbli
Refactoring UI Skill
edisonmblirefactoring-ui
Design rulebook and diagnostic layer for web UI, distilled from Refactoring UI by Adam Wathan and Steve Schoger. Use when building a new page or component, refining UI that looks off or…
Coding skills, explained.
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What are the best Claude skills for coding?
Right now the top-ranked coding skills on Alyn are Diagnosing Bugs (Matt Pocock), Ask Matt (Matt Pocock), Code Review (Matt Pocock). Rankings combine GitHub stars, installs, freshness and depth, and update live.
What are the best Claude Code skills?
By stars and installs: Superpowers (obra), Matt Pocock's skills, Addy Osmani's agent-skills, gstack (Garry Tan) and Caveman. Alyn ranks them live.
How many skills should I install?
Start with one workflow pack and two or three task skills. Each skill only costs about 100 tokens until it is used, but overlapping skills can confuse which one runs.
How do I install a coding skill?
Run npx skills add owner/repo in your project, or copy the folder with SKILL.md into ~/.claude/skills. Every skill on this page has a ready-to-copy command.
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