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.
bitwize-music-studio
Claude AI Music Skills
bitwize-music-studioimport-track
Moves track markdown files to the correct album location. Use when the user has track files in Downloads or other locations that need to be placed in an album.
datadrivenconstructionmaterial-tracking-iot
IoT-based material tracking for construction sites. Monitor material delivery, storage conditions, usage, and inventory with sensors, RFID, GPS, and real-time dashboards.
datadrivenconstructionopen-construction-estimate
Access and utilize open construction pricing databases. Match BIM elements to standardized work items, calculate costs using public unit price databases with 55,000+ work items.
TheQtCompanyRnD
Agent Skills
TheQtCompanyRnDqt-cpp-docs
Generates standalone Markdown reference documentation for any Qt/C++ source files — Qt Widgets classes, Qt Quick backends, Qt/C++ modules, plain C++ utilities, structs, free-function…
TheQtCompanyRnD
Agent Skills
TheQtCompanyRnDqt-qml
Applies QML best practices when producing or working with QML source code. Use whenever QML code is the primary subject: writing, fixing, refactoring, optimizing, or debugging QML files…
TheQtCompanyRnD
Agent Skills
TheQtCompanyRnDqt-qml-docs
Generates standalone Markdown reference documentation for QML components and applications. Use this skill whenever you want to document QML files, create API reference docs for a QML…
TheQtCompanyRnD
Agent Skills
TheQtCompanyRnDqt-ui-design
Design or audit UI for Qt/QML, Qt projects, web, or embedded MPU or MCU targets. Use when creating screens, layouts, navigation, or auditing UX.
datadrivenconstructionresource-pool-optimizer
Optimize shared resource pools across multiple construction projects. Balance resource allocation, minimize conflicts, and maximize utilization across the portfolio.
mxyhireverse-engineer-anything
Reverse engineer native, managed, Electron/JavaScript, packaged, firmware, and browser targets with REA, and build agent environments (AgentEnv bundles) of web applications from a live…
aiskillstore
Marketplace
aiskillstoreskill-installer
Install Codex skills into $CODEX_HOME/skills from a curated list or a GitHub repo path. Use when a user asks to list installable skills, install a curated skill, or install a skill from…
wzyn20051216solidworks-vibecad
SolidWorks VibeCAD 参数化设计规划子技能。用于把自然语言机械设计需求转成结构化设计计划、制造规则检查、SolidWorks API 执行摘要和审查门禁；当任务涉及 text-to-CAD、vibecoding 固化、行业知识库、提示词模板、参数化建模计划、CNC 安装座/连接块/支架批量生成时使用。
LeoYeAI
Agent Master Skills
LeoYeAIa0x-agents
Two superpowers for AI agents: a collective brain and a Base ecosystem mentor. BRAIN: Before debugging/compiling/architecting, search for existing solutions. After solving, propose so no…
LeoYeAI
Agent Master Skills
LeoYeAIabsurdist-play
The philosophy of absurdist play — the meta-skill that trains your ability to acquire and use all other skills. Creates genuine connection through creative, surprising, authentic…
OneWave-AI
Claude Skills
OneWave-AIaccessibility-auditor
Audit websites for accessibility issues and WCAG compliance. Use when checking accessibility, fixing a11y issues, or ensuring WCAG compliance.
LeoYeAI
Agent Master Skills
LeoYeAIachievement-qztc
课程目标达成情况分析表生成工具。根据Excel学生数据替换Word模板中的课程目标达成情况，生成新的分析表。
OneWave-AI
Claude Skills
OneWave-AIagent-eval-harness
Use to test whether an AI agent, prompt, or skill actually works before or after it ships — build a small eval set, score runs, and catch regressions when the prompt or model changes…
OneWave-AI
Claude Skills
OneWave-AIai-coding-guardrails
Use when an AI coding agent is writing or refactoring production code and its known failure modes need to be held in check — over-engineering, silent scope creep, invented APIs, claiming…
oaustegard
Claude Skills
oaustegardapi-credentials
Securely manages API credentials for multiple providers (Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, GitHub). Use when skills need to access stored API keys for external service invocations.
OneWave-AI
Claude Skills
OneWave-AIapi-documentation-writer
Generate comprehensive API documentation including endpoint descriptions, request/response examples, authentication guides, error codes, and SDKs. Creates OpenAPI/Swagger specs, REST API…
OneWave-AI
Claude Skills
OneWave-AIbefore-you-build
Use before starting a product, feature, MVP, agent, automation, or integration build to identify the main pre-build risk and choose the smallest validation step. Trigger when the user asks…
OneWave-AI
Claude Skills
OneWave-AIbrowser-test-loop
Use to actually verify a web change in a real browser instead of assuming it works — click through a flow, catch console errors, check a form submits, confirm a fix on the page. Trigger…
jsmastery-pro
Skills
jsmastery-procheck
Confirm a change before merge. `/check verify` drives the real app to prove behavior against the spec (every acceptance criterion met, every surface built). `/check review` runs a senior…
glebischrome-history
Query Chrome browsing history with natural language. Filter by date range, article type, keywords, and specific sites.
OneWave-AI
Claude Skills
OneWave-AIchurn-autopsy
Post-mortem analysis when a client churns. Takes client history, engagement data, support tickets, usage logs, and exit feedback to produce a comprehensive churn autopsy with root cause…
OneWave-AI
Claude Skills
OneWave-AIclaude-design-critic
Audit a website or UI and de-AI it — find the patterns that make it look template-generated (in both design and copy) and return specific, prioritized fixes that push it toward editorial…
OneWave-AI
Claude Skills
OneWave-AIclaude-md-writer
Use to create or clean up the CLAUDE.md (or AGENTS.md) file that tells a coding agent how to work in a repo — commands, conventions, architecture, and the traps. Trigger when onboarding an…
foryourhealth111-pixelcontext-hunter
Discover codebase patterns, conventions, and unwritten rules before making changes. Use when implementing features, fixing bugs, or refactoring code.
foryourhealth111-pixelcreate-plan
Create a concise plan. Use when a user explicitly asks for a plan related to a coding task.
databricks
Databricks Agent Skills
databricksdatabricks-docs
Databricks documentation reference via llms.txt index. Use when other skills do not cover a topic, looking up unfamiliar Databricks features, or needing authoritative docs on APIs…
Nikolay-Shirokov
Cc 1c Skills
Nikolay-Shirokovdb-dump-cf
Выгрузка конфигурации 1С в CF-файл. Используй когда нужно выгрузить конфигурацию в CF, сохранить конфигурацию, сделать бэкап CF
Nikolay-Shirokov
Cc 1c Skills
Nikolay-Shirokovdb-dump-dt
Выгрузка информационной базы 1С в DT-файл (вся база — конфигурация + данные). Используй когда нужно выгрузить информационную базу, выгрузить архив базы, сделать бэкап, выгрузить dt
Nikolay-Shirokov
Cc 1c Skills
Nikolay-Shirokovdb-load-cf
Загрузка конфигурации 1С из CF-файла. Используй когда нужно загрузить конфигурацию из CF, восстановить из бэкапа CF
Nikolay-Shirokov
Cc 1c Skills
Nikolay-Shirokovdb-run
Запуск 1С:Предприятие. Используй когда нужно запустить 1С, открыть базу, запустить предприятие
Nikolay-Shirokov
Cc 1c Skills
Nikolay-Shirokovdb-update
Обновление конфигурации базы данных 1С. Используй когда нужно обновить БД, применить конфигурацию, UpdateDBCfg
Pluviobyte
Rnskill
Pluviobytedbs-action
dontbesilent 执行力诊断。用阿德勒心理学框架诊断你「知道该做什么但就是不做」的真正原因。 触发方式：/dbs-action、/action、「我知道该怎么做但就是不做」「为什么我总是拖延」 Execution block diagnosis using Adlerian psychology framework. Trigger: /dbs-action, "I…
Pluviobyte
Rnskill
Pluviobytedbs-deconstruct
dontbesilent 概念拆解。用维特根斯坦 + 奥派经济学的方法，把模糊的商业概念拆到原子级别。 触发方式：/dbs-deconstruct、/拆概念、「帮我拆解这个概念」「这个词到底什么意思」 Concept deconstruction using Wittgenstein + Austrian economics framework. Trigger…
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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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