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.
- 1#1
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.
internet-court
Internet Court Skill
internet-courtnla-arbitrate
Manually arbitrate NLA escrow fulfillments as an alternative to the automated oracle. Use when the user wants to review pending arbitration requests, evaluate demands against fulfillments…
internet-court
Internet Court Skill
internet-courtnla-create
Create a Natural Language Agreement escrow on-chain. Use when the user wants to lock ERC20 tokens in an escrow with a natural language demand that an AI oracle will arbitrate. Handles…
internet-court
Internet Court Skill
internet-courtnla-fulfill
Fulfill an existing NLA escrow and collect tokens. Use when the user wants to submit fulfillment text for an on-chain escrow, check arbitration results, and collect approved funds. Covers…
mxyhiorca-replay
Answer questions about an earlier agent run from its recording rather than from memory, and replay or fork that run. Use when the user asks why a previous run did something, which step…
posit-dev
Skills
posit-devpr-threads-address
Address PR review feedback by systematically working through every unresolved PR review thread on the current branch's PR - analyze each comment, make the requested code changes (with tests…
zhinkgit
Embeddedskills
zhinkgitprobe-rs
probe-rs 下载与调试工具，用于探针发现、固件烧录、复位、内存读写、GDB Server 调试和 RTT 日志读取。 当用户提到 probe-rs、cargo-embed、DAP、RTT、CMSIS-DAP、ST-Link、J-Link、烧录、芯片信息、 连接 under reset、probe 选择器、probe-rs gdb、probe-rs attach…
HughYauprotracted-strategy
持久战略：面对长期、复杂、短期不可能速胜的任务，客观评估态势，划分战略防御 / 相持 / 反攻三阶段，判定当前所处阶段，设置阶段转换条件，并在困难阶段仍给出局部进攻点。当任务跨多个会话或多轮迭代、资源暂时不足、或出现"想放弃"与"一把梭"两种情绪时触发；任务能在当前会话完成时不触发。 English: Protracted strategy. For long-horizon…
posit-dev
Skills
posit-devr-package-development
R package development with devtools, testthat, and roxygen2. Use when the user is working on an R package, running tests, writing documentation, or building package infrastructure.
Microsoft
Power Platform Skills
Microsoftreport-issue
Use this skill when the user wants to "report a bug", "file an issue", "report an issue", "submit a bug report", or report any problem with the canvas-apps plugin to the GitHub repository.
staskhwhale-hunting
Detect institutional whale activity in options for a given underlying. Use when the user asks about unusual options activity, large block trades, whale trades, or institutional options flow…
zhinkgit
Embeddedskills
zhinkgitworkflow
embeddedskills 的薄编排层，用于在当前 workspace 中发现工程、选择 build/flash/debug/observe 后端、串联 .embeddedskills/state.json，并聚合底层 skill 的结果。 当用户明确输入以下命令之一："一键构建烧录"、"自动诊断"、"串起 build -> flash -> debug ->…
amElnagdy
Guard Skills
amElnagdywp-guard
Review generated or changed WordPress code — plugins, themes, and blocks — before it ships. Best used reactively after an agent writes, edits, or reviews code touching WordPress APIs…
oaustegard
Claude Skills
oaustegardassessing-impact
Pre-change blast-radius report for a symbol or file. Walks tree-sitting references, augments with a plain-text scan over non-parsed files (configs, plain docs), and clusters affected sites…
OneWave-AI
Claude Skills
OneWave-AIathlete-social-media-manager
Create brand-safe content for athletes. Personal branding strategy, engagement optimization, crisis communication, sponsor integration.
MoizIbnYousaf
AI Agent Skills
MoizIbnYousafbackend-development
Backend API design, database architecture, microservices patterns, and test-driven development. Use for designing APIs, database schemas, or backend system architecture.
OneWave-AI
Claude Skills
OneWave-AIbracket-predictor
March Madness, playoff brackets, tournament picks. Upset potential, chalk vs contrarian strategies, historical trends, confidence levels.
OneWave-AI
Claude Skills
OneWave-AIbrand-consistency-checker
Scan documents and slides for off-brand colors, fonts, and logos. Validate against brand guidelines and suggest corrections.
OneWave-AI
Claude Skills
OneWave-AIbudget-optimizer
Analyze spending patterns and find savings. 50/30/20 rule, subscription audit, debt payoff strategies, emergency fund roadmap.
Nikolay-Shirokov
Cc 1c Skills
Nikolay-Shirokovcf-info
Анализ структуры конфигурации 1С — свойства, состав, счётчики объектов. Используй для обзора конфигурации — какие объекты есть, сколько их, какие настройки
Nikolay-Shirokov
Cc 1c Skills
Nikolay-Shirokovcf-validate
Валидация конфигурации 1С. Используй после создания или модификации конфигурации для проверки корректности
MoizIbnYousaf
AI Agent Skills
MoizIbnYousafchangelog-generator
Automatically creates user-facing changelogs from git commits by analyzing commit history, categorizing changes, and transforming technical commits into clear, customer-friendly release…
oaustegard
Claude Skills
oaustegardconfiguring
Universal environment variable loader for AI agent environments. Loads secrets and config from Claude.ai, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Jules, and standard .env files.
oaustegard
Claude Skills
oaustegardcontainer-layer
Authors and caches a personalized container environment from a Dockerfile- like spec, as a single layer or as a composition of independently cached layers. Use when the user mentions…
oaustegard
Claude Skills
oaustegardcreating-kb
Builds a portable, embedding-free knowledgebase from a set of files and delivers it as a self-contained `.skill` bundle (BM25 index + bundled searcher + query protocol). Use when a user…
HughYaucriticism-self-criticism
批评与自我批评：在工作完成、阶段验收、收到批评或同类错误反复出现时，对成果和过程做诚实、具体、基于事实的审视，输出可执行的改进项，并处理外来批评而不辩解。触发信号包括 review、复盘、审查、"帮我看看有没有问题"、"你确定吗"；任务刚开始或只是单步查询时不触发。 English: Criticism and self-criticism. After delivery…
Pluviobyte
Rnskill
Pluviobytedbs-chatroom
定向聊天室：根据话题推荐或接受用户指定的专家，模拟多角色对话。触发方式：/dbs-chatroom、/定向聊天室、「定向聊天室」
Pluviobyte
Rnskill
Pluviobytedbs-chatroom-austrian
哈耶克 × 米塞斯 × Claude 三人对话。奥派经济学视角的多角色讨论。 触发方式：/dbs-chatroom-austrian、/chatroom-austrian、/奥派、「奥派聊天室」 Austrian economics chatroom. Hayek × Mises × Claude debate. Trigger: /db…
Nikolay-Shirokov
Cc 1c Skills
Nikolay-Shirokovepf-validate
Валидация внешней обработки 1С (EPF). Используй после создания или модификации обработки для проверки корректности
Nikolay-Shirokov
Cc 1c Skills
Nikolay-Shirokoverf-dump
Разобрать ERF-файл отчёта 1С в XML-исходники. Используй когда пользователь просит разобрать, декомпилировать отчёт, получить исходники из ERF файла
mxyhifind-skills
Helps users discover and install agent skills when they ask questions like "how do I do X", "find a skill for X", "is there a skill that can...", or express interest in extending…
duyunzhoudyzgongwen-draft
起草和改写法定公文：通知（会议、转发、印发、部署）、请示、就一件事的报告、函、通报、批复、意见、签报，以及决定、通告、公告；先定文种、查行文规则，再按文种结构成稿，事实只用用户给的。用户说写个请示、给财政局发个函、发个会议通知、把上级文件转发下去、写表彰通报、回个批复、科室要写签报、这事用请示还是报告时使用。纪要交 gongwen-minutes，全面工作报告交…
duyunzhoudyzgongwen-format
按 GB/T 9704-2012 把公文正文排成 Word，有红头、信函、纪要、命令（令）、白头、材料、简报七种版式，支持联合行文版头、附件另面、预印红头纸套打；检查、修复 docx 的页边距、字体、行距、页码；把核稿意见写成 Word 批注；无 Python 时给手动设置清单。用户说“排版”“套红头”“转成 Word”“按国标调格式”“…
duyunzhoudyzgongwen-grassroots
基层行业包：写乡镇（街道）、村（社区）的专用文书，含报上级的政务信息、迎检汇报与自查、居民通知、告知书、倡议书、防汛防火应急通知、工作台账、走访提纲、实事清单、村（居）务公开、一表通和准入清单报告，查面向群众的处罚和强制表述。用户说镇里报篇信息争取采用、县里来检查要准备自查报告和现场汇报、社区迎检自查、居民停水通知、暴雨预警通知各村、村务公开怎么贴时使用。基层总结计划交…
duyunzhoudyzgongwen-implement
把上级来文转化为本单位的落实材料：提取上级文件要点，做任务分解表（任务、牵头、配合、时限、成果形式、对应上级条款），起草实施方案、贯彻落实方案，按任务表写贯彻落实情况报告，整理学习传达要点；逐条对标对表查漏项，检测照抄上级原文，倒排时限，提示层层加码。用户说省里发了通知要出实施方案、把文件里的任务拆一拆、对标对表、方案跟上级文件太像、报送…
duyunzhoudyzgongwen-k12
中小学行业包：起草学期工作计划和总结、督导评估自评报告、班主任工作计划和总结、家长会讲话稿、学生评语和综合素质评价评语、安全教育记录、致家长的一封信、教研活动记录、课后服务方案；学生信息脱敏，不排名，不给家长布置作业，记录不补造。用户说写学期计划总结、督导自评、班主任总结、家长会发言、给全班写期末评语、放假给家长写封信、整理安全班会或教研…
duyunzhoudyzgongwen-minutes
整理会议记录、起草会议纪要、写上会议题材料、列督办清单。只整理不添加，分清同意、原则同意与暂缓，议定事项写明责任单位和时限，议题材料如实写方案并核对“三重一大”前置程序。用户说整理会议纪要、转写稿整理成记录、出个办公会纪要、上会议题材料、督办清单、把会上定的事列个表时使用。会议通知交 gongwen-draft，讲话交 gongwen-speech，新闻稿交…
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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