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.
databricks
Databricks Agent Skills
databricksdatabricks-lakeflow-connect
Lakeflow Connect managed ingestion into Unity Catalog from databases (SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle) by CDC or query-based. Use when creating, running or debugging these pipelines.
databricks
Databricks Agent Skills
databricksdatabricks-lakeflow-connect-saas
Lakeflow Connect ingestion from SaaS apps (Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow, HubSpot, SharePoint, Google Drive, OneDrive, Jira, ads, audit logs, 70+ more) and Kafka or RabbitMQ into Unity…
databricks
Databricks Agent Skills
databricksdatabricks-pipelines
Develop Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines (formerly Delta Live Tables) on Databricks. Use when building batch or streaming data pipelines with Python or SQL, including Auto CDC from…
databricks
Databricks Agent Skills
databricksdatabricks-sandbox
Databricks Sandbox: on-demand serverless compute for running untrusted or agent-generated code and background tasks. Create/start/stop/delete sandboxes, run commands (synchronous…
databricks
Databricks Agent Skills
databricksdatabricks-serverless
Serverless compute for Databricks jobs, Lakeflow pipelines and Declarative Automation Bundles (DABs), with STANDARD or PERFORMANCE_OPTIMIZED and classic only where serverless cannot run the…
databricks
Databricks Agent Skills
databricksdatabricks-serverless-migration
Migrate Databricks workloads from classic compute to serverless compute. Use when migrating notebooks, jobs, pipelines, or Scala JARs (`spark_jar_task`) from classic clusters to serverless…
databricks
Databricks Agent Skills
databricksdatabricks-setup-local
Previews, provisions, or diagnoses a uv-managed local Python .venv with `databricks environments setup-local`. Use when the user wants to set up or fix one for Databricks Connect, cluster…
glebisdecision-toolkit
Generate structured decision-making tools — step-by-step guides, bias checkers, scenario explorers, and interactive dashboards. Use when facing significant choices requiring systematic…
davidondrej
Skills
davidondrejdecisions
Ask the agent to list all choices it made during the current work that it is not confident of. Manual-only; the user must ask for it by name.
posit-dev
Skills
posit-devdescribe-design
Research a codebase and create architectural documentation describing how features or systems work. Use when the user asks to: (1) Document how a feature works, (2) Create an architecture…
Corey Haines
Makerskills
Corey Hainesdomain
When you want to brainstorm and check available .com domains for a new project — brand naming, aftermarket pricing (HugeDomains / Afternic / Sedo / Dan), USPTO trademark screening, and…
zhinkgit
Embeddedskills
zhinkgiteide
EIDE (Embedded IDE) 工程构建工具，用于扫描 .eide/eide.yml 工程、枚举构建 配置 (ConfigName)、执行 build/rebuild/clean 并解析构建日志，返回可供 jlink/openocd 复用的产物路径。当用户提到 EIDE、Embedded IDE、eide.yml、 unify_builder、VS Code EIDE…
petrkindlmannexploratory-testing
Design and execute structured exploratory testing sessions. Covers Session-Based Test Management (SBTM), charter writing, heuristic-based exploration (HICCUPS, FEW HICCUPS), bug discovery…
BuilderIOfactory-ship
Experimental workflow for publishing and completing configured software delivery work. Use when the user or an enabled factory policy asks to ship.
BuilderIOfactory-watchdog
Experimental workflow for monitoring explicitly authorized delivery tasks and reporting stalled work. Use for scheduled ship follow-through.
davidondrej
Skills
davidondrejfile-tree
Manually-invoked skill that prints a nice file tree of the current topic in a code block. Use when the user says "file-tree" or "file tree".
anbeimefour-color-cards
基于解析后的文档与用户意图，生成四色卡片——事实蓝卡、解释绿卡、风险黄卡、行动红卡，是八官署方法论的核心分析输出。
kangarookinghonesty-communication
当用户问怎么真诚沟通/拒绝别人/给反馈/不想说场面话、或发现自己在隐瞒时调用。 核心理念: 撒谎会先骗到自己(费曼: 你最容易愚弄的人是你); 彻底诚实=所想与所说一致; 具体表扬、一般批评; 秘密越少快乐越多。 不适用于: 需要外交辞令的谈判策略(可以诚实但不必全说)。 Triggers: 诚实/沟通/拒绝/批评/表扬/秘密/场面话/h…
kangarookinghourly-rate-time
当用户纠结时间分配、问「这个琐事/外包值不值」「怎么安排时间」「离财务自由还差什么」时调用。 核心理念: 给时间定一个高得离谱的时薪, 低于时薪的事外包或不做; 退休=不为想象中的明天牺牲今天; 不随收入升级生活方式。 不适用于: 需要享受慢节奏的时刻（休息/家庭时间按定义不是浪费）。 Triggers: 时薪/时间管理/外包/琐事/排队/财务自由/退休/hourly…
kangarookingidentity-work
当用户发现自己在为立场辩护、看不清现实、或反复立志却改变不了自己时调用。 核心理念: 身份是认知牢笼也是行为杠杆——放下身份才能看清真相(痛苦=真相时刻), 更新自我形象才能替代自律(对外承诺)。 不适用于: 需要专业心理咨询的深层创伤。 Triggers: 立场/身份/自我/看不清现实/改变不了自己/自律失败/identity/self-image
kangarookinglife-meaning
当用户问「活着的意义是什么/找不到方向/虚无感/该为什么努力」时调用。 核心理念: 生命没有外在赋予的意义(宇宙尺度一切会消失); 意义=个人创造+愿意为之受苦; 拥抱死亡是意义的入口。 不适用于: 急性自杀风险(先紧急求助)。 Triggers: 生命的意义/虚无/找不到意义/为什么活着/meaning/purpose/nihilism
kangarookinglong-term-compounding
当用户在选择合作者/生意模式/人生策略、问「要不要长期投入这段关系/这个项目」「如何积累声誉」时调用。 核心理念: 财富、知识、声誉、关系都遵循复利; 只玩长期正和游戏, 与能想象共事一辈子的人合作, 拒绝短期思维交易。 不适用于: 紧急止损、短期现金周转等必须立即决策的场景。 Triggers: 长期/复利/声誉/合作/信任/compo…
bitwize-music-studio
Claude AI Music Skills
bitwize-music-studiolyric-refiner
Autonomous multi-pass lyric refinement for tightening, cohesion, and album unity. Use after lyrics are written to polish a track or entire album through iterative passes.
bitwize-music-studio
Claude AI Music Skills
bitwize-music-studiomastering-engineer
Guides audio mastering for streaming platforms including loudness optimization and tonal balance. Use when the user has approved tracks and wants to master audio files.
bitwize-music-studio
Claude AI Music Skills
bitwize-music-studiomix-engineer
Polishes raw Suno audio by processing per-stem WAVs (vocals, backing_vocals, drums, bass, guitar, keyboard, strings, brass, woodwinds, percussion, synth, other) with targeted cleanup, EQ…
kangarookingmonkey-mind-meditation
当用户脑子停不下来、焦虑反刍、想学冥想/提升专注力时调用。 核心理念: 内心独白(心猴)是失控程序不是"我"; 用调试模式逐条观察念头, 意识到即失去控制; 冥想=收件箱归零/心灵间歇性禁食。 不适用于: 严重精神疾病急性发作(先就医); 需要立刻处理的实际问题(先做事)。 Triggers: 冥想/焦虑/脑子停不下来/胡思乱想/专注/心猴/monkey…
zhinkgit
Embeddedskills
zhinkgitnet
嵌入式网络调试工具，用于发现接口、抓包、分析 pcap/pcapng、做连通性测试、端口扫描和流量统计。 当用户提到 Wireshark、tshark、Npcap、抓包、网络联调、端口扫描、连通性排查、pcap 分析、 网络接口、ping 测试、traceroute、流量统计、Modbus TCP、EtherNet/IP 等网络协议调试时自动触发， 也兼容 /net…
bitwize-music-studio
Claude AI Music Skills
bitwize-music-studionew-album
Creates a new album with the correct directory structure and templates. Use IMMEDIATELY when the user says 'make a new album' or similar, before any discussion.
bitwize-music-studio
Claude AI Music Skills
bitwize-music-studionext-step
Analyzes album state and recommends the optimal next action. Use when the user asks "what should I do next?" or "what's left to do?"
anbeimeontoly-software-graph
Use Ontoly's deterministic Software Graph and MCP capabilities for architecture review, request tracing, dependency analysis, configuration lookup, and impact analysis before falling back…
kangarookingpeer-selection
当用户纠结交朋友/选伴侣/换圈子、感觉被周围人拖累、问「该不该疏远某人」时调用。 核心理念: 五只黑猩猩理论(你的行为由最常接触的5人预测); 同伴是主动选择而非巧合; 只与价值观一致者深交, 远离愤世嫉俗者/愤怒者。 不适用于: 职场必须共事的同事关系(可先设边界)。 Triggers: 朋友/圈子/伴侣/该不该疏远/被拖累/五只黑猩猩…
danjdewhurstplot-structure
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a plot arc", "story structure", "add a plot point", "story timeline", "track foreshadowing", "pacing", "sagging middle", "act…
bitwize-music-studio
Claude AI Music Skills
bitwize-music-studiopre-generation-check
Validates all pre-generation gates before sending tracks to Suno. Checks sources verified, lyrics reviewed, pronunciation resolved, explicit flag set, style prompt complete, and artist…
kangarookingprincipal-agent
当用户选择职业/组织/合作方式、困惑「为什么大公司磨洋工/小公司拼命」「该不该自己干」时调用。 核心理念: 委托人(主人)会把事做好, 代理人会为自己利益优化; 收益与创造价值绑得越紧, 越像委托人; 别让媒体洗脑你需要代理人。 不适用于: 具体薪酬谈判数字、组织架构设计细节。 Triggers: 激励/代理/主人/打工 vs 创业/利益…
kangarookingproductize-yourself
当用户在纠结职业/副业/自由职业方向、问「我该做什么才能赚钱/不被替代」、或想找到自己的独特优势时调用。 核心理念: 特殊知识(不可培训、对你像玩对别人像工作) × 产品化(杠杆规模化) = 无可替代的致富定位。 不适用于: 纯求职投递、写简历、已有明确方向的执行细节。 Triggers: 找方向/独特优势/副业/不可替代/productize/special…
bitwize-music-studio
Claude AI Music Skills
bitwize-music-studiopromote-idea
Converts an album idea from IDEAS.md into an actual album project in one step. Use when the user says "promote [idea title]", "turn idea into album", or "start working on [idea]".
Coding skills, explained.
Also searched as: claude code skills, best claude code skills, software engineering skills, superpowers.
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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