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.
Prat011template-skill
Replace with description of the skill and when Claude should use it.
Gentleman-Programming
Gentleman Skills
Gentleman-Programmingzustand-5
Zustand 5 state management patterns. Trigger: When managing React state with Zustand.
Gentleman-Programming
Gentleman Skills
Gentleman-Programmingangular-architecture
Angular architecture: Scope Rule, project structure, file naming, style guide. Trigger: When structuring Angular projects or deciding where to place components.
Gentleman-Programming
Gentleman Skills
Gentleman-Programminggithub-pr
Create high-quality Pull Requests with conventional commits and proper descriptions. Trigger: When creating PRs, writing PR descriptions, or using gh CLI for pull requests.
sno-aimedic
Check that this machine's agent team can work and say what is wrong in plain lines: tools installed, core skills installed, skill commands runnable, hooks configured, Reach seat live, a…
rohitg00design-first
Guides the creation of technical design documents before writing code, producing architecture diagrams, data models, API interface definitions, implementation plans, and multi-option…
rohitg00hypothesis-testing
Applies the scientific method to debugging by helping users form specific, testable hypotheses, design targeted experiments, and systematically confirm or reject theories to find root…
rohitg00parallel-investigation
Coordinates parallel investigation threads to simultaneously explore multiple hypotheses or root causes across different system areas. Use when debugging production incidents, slow API…
rohitg00skill-authoring
Creates and structures SKILL.md files for AI coding agents, including YAML frontmatter, trigger phrases, directive instructions, decision trees, code examples, and verification checklists…
Gentleman-Programming
Gentleman Skills
Gentleman-Programmingtypescript
TypeScript strict patterns and best practices. Trigger: When writing TypeScript code - types, interfaces, generics.
rohitg00find-skills
Discovers, searches, and installs skills from multiple AI agent skill marketplaces (400K+ skills) using the SkillKit CLI. Supports browsing official partner collections (Anthropic, Vercel…
rohitg00red-green-refactor
Guides the red-green-refactor TDD workflow: write a failing test first, implement the minimum code to make it pass, then refactor while keeping tests green. Use when a user asks to practice…
skilld-devreview-skill
Review an Agent Skill for valid structure, clear triggers, usable instructions, current evidence, and risky or unclear actions.
rohitg00root-cause-analysis
Performs systematic root cause analysis to identify the true source of bugs, errors, and unexpected behavior through structured investigation phases — not just treating symptoms. Use when a…
rohitg00structured-code-review
Performs a structured five-stage code review covering requirements compliance, correctness, code quality, testing, and security/performance. Each stage uses targeted checklists and…
agenmodsteamer
蒸笼：蒸馏任何人的叙事入口——对齐数字永生引擎，强调生活化「蒸」与公开方法论顾问场景；委托上级 kit/personas 执行。
agenmodchen-yun-demo
蒸馏陈韵的全维度数字分身：产品设计方法、沟通风格、人生经历与价值观。仅用于个人备份与辅助回忆，非对外冒充。
agenmodli-gong-demo
模拟李工（后端工程师）在架构评审、发布流程、跨团队对齐场景下的工作方式与沟通边界。用于团队内部对齐与培训。
agenmodwang-lao-shi-demo
蒸馏王老师的指导方式与核心教诲。用于延续导师的教学智慧与指导风格，辅助学习与回顾。
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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