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Top 10 AI Skills of the Week (November 9, 2026)
The top 10 AI skills of the week of November 9, 2026: Reverse Engineer Anything, Code Review, Ponytail and more, ranked by new GitHub stars and real installs.
Tammo
Founder of Alyn
Updated Nov 11, 2026 · 5 min read
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These are the AI skills with the most momentum in the week of November 9, 2026. Alyn ranks whole skill packs, because GitHub stars belong to a repository, and shows each pack through its main skill.
The ranking mixes three signals: 50% new GitHub stars this week, 35% real usage on Alyn (installs with the Alyn CLI, loads through Alyn MCP, copied install commands and votes) and 15% the Alyn Score for quality. Until a full week of star history is collected, growth is measured as stars per day since launch.
Let your agent pick the right skill for every task.
1. Reverse Engineer Anything (REA)
morluto/rea · by morluto · 5 skills · ★ 449,926 on GitHub
Reverse engineer anything with agents, from app behavior down to native binaries. 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…
Why it is on the list: about 2,131 GitHub stars per day since launch.
What is inside: Reverse Engineer Anything is the main skill of the REA pack, next to Rea Analysis Optimization, Rea Tool Design.
npx alyn add reverse-engineer-anything
Reverse Engineer Anything on Alyn · The whole REA pack · GitHub
2. Code Review (Matt Pocock)
mattpocock/skills · by Matt Pocock · 39 skills · ★ 320,881 on GitHub
Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .agents directory. 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…
Why it is on the list: about 1,143 GitHub stars per day since launch.
What is inside: Code Review is the main skill of the Matt Pocock pack, next to Codebase Design, Diagnosing Bugs, Domain Modeling.
npx alyn add code-review
Code Review on Alyn · The whole Matt Pocock pack · GitHub
3. Ponytail
DietrichGebert/ponytail · by DietrichGebert · 6 skills · ★ 188,382 on GitHub
Makes your AI agent think like the laziest senior dev in the room. The best code is the code you never wrote. Lazy senior dev mode: the smallest change that fully solves the task, and a reply a busy human understands in one read. Use on any coding task (writing, fixing, refactoring, reviewing…
Why it is on the list: about 1,239 GitHub stars per day since launch.
What is inside: Ponytail is the main skill of the Ponytail pack, next to Ponytail Audit, Ponytail Debt, Ponytail Gain.
npx alyn add ponytail
Ponytail on Alyn · The whole Ponytail pack · GitHub
4. Agent Harness Construction (ECC)
affaan-m/ECC · by affaan-m · 30 skills · ★ 300,802 on GitHub
The agent harness performance optimization system. Skills, instincts, memory, security, and research-first development for Claude Code, Codex, Opencode, Cursor and beyond. Design and optimize AI agent action spaces, tool definitions, and observation formatting for higher completion rates. Use when defining or revising an agent's tool set, action space, or…
Why it is on the list: about 1,012 GitHub stars per day since launch.
What is inside: Agent Harness Construction is the main skill of the ECC pack, next to Agent Self Evaluation, Angular Developer, Brand Discovery.
npx alyn add agent-harness-construction
Agent Harness Construction on Alyn · The whole ECC pack · GitHub
5. Using Superpowers (Superpowers)
obra/superpowers · by Jesse Vincent · 15 skills · ★ 315,747 on GitHub
An agentic skills framework & software development methodology that works. Use when starting any conversation - establishes how to find and use skills, requiring skill invocation before ANY response including clarifying questions
Why it is on the list: about 795 GitHub stars per day since launch.
What is inside: Using Superpowers is the main skill of the Superpowers pack, next to Brainstorming, Diagnosing Superpowers, Executing Plans.
npx alyn add using-superpowers
Using Superpowers on Alyn · The whole Superpowers pack · GitHub
6. Unslop
heydamir/unslop · by heydamir · ★ 13,705 on GitHub
A Claude skill that turns vibecoded, AI-looking UI into a designed interface Turns vibecoded, AI-looking UI into a designed interface with its own character. Finds a direction from the product itself, then fixes spacing, color, icons, copy, type, layout, details…
Why it is on the list: about 979 GitHub stars per day since launch.
npx alyn add unslop
7. Caveman
JuliusBrussee/caveman · by JuliusBrussee · 22 skills · ★ 118,885 on GitHub
🪨 why use many token when few token do trick. Viral skill + proxy for coding agents that cuts 65% of tokens by talking like a caveman. Terse caveman voice: answer first, fluff gone, every technical fact kept. Use for /caveman, "caveman mode", "talk like caveman", "be brief", "less tokens". Stays on until "stop caveman" or…
Why it is on the list: about 539 GitHub stars per day since launch.
What is inside: Caveman is the main skill of the Caveman pack, next to Caveman Commit, Caveman Learn, Caveman Review.
npx alyn add caveman
Caveman on Alyn · The whole Caveman pack · GitHub
8. Graphify
Graphify-Labs/graphify · by Graphify · ★ 145,638 on GitHub
Turn any codebase, with its docs, SQL schemas, configs, and PDFs, into a queryable knowledge graph. A /graphify skill for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and Gemini CLI: local deterministic AST parsing, every edge explained, no vector store. Use for any question about a codebase, its architecture, file relationships, or project content — especially when graphify-out/ exists, where the question should be treated as a graphify…
Why it is on the list: about 658 GitHub stars per day since launch.
npx alyn add graphify
9. Karpathy Guidelines
multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills · by multica-ai · ★ 231,858 on GitHub
A single CLAUDE.md file to improve Claude Code behavior, derived from Andrej Karpathy's observations on LLM coding pitfalls. Behavioral guidelines to reduce common LLM coding mistakes. Use when writing, reviewing, or refactoring code to avoid overcomplication, make surgical changes, surface assumptions, and…
Why it is on the list: about 805 GitHub stars per day since launch.
npx alyn add karpathy-guidelines
Karpathy Guidelines on Alyn · GitHub
10. Gstack
garrytan/gstack · by Garry Tan · 67 skills · ★ 141,100 on GitHub
Use Garry Tan's exact Claude Code setup: 23 opinionated tools that serve as CEO, Designer, Eng Manager, Release Manager, Doc Engineer, and QA Router for the gstack skill suite. (gstack)
Why it is on the list: about 578 GitHub stars per day since launch.
What is inside: Gstack is the main skill of the Gstack pack, next to Gstack Openclaw Ceo Review, Gstack Openclaw Office Hours, Gstack Openclaw Retro.
npx alyn add gstack
Frequently asked questions
How is the top 10 AI skills of the week ranked?
50% new GitHub stars of the skill's pack this week, 35% real usage on Alyn (CLI installs, Alyn MCP loads, copied install commands and votes) and 15% the Alyn Score for quality. Each pack appears once, through its main skill.
How do I install a skill from this list?
Run the command under each entry, for example npx alyn add reverse-engineer-anything. It installs the skill for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents.
How often does the list change?
Every day. Star counts sync every night and usage on Alyn counts live. Each week's final list is kept on the blog. --- The list updates every day: Top 10 AI skills this week. How the ranking works: Alyn Score. Want every skill your agent needs picked automatically? Connect Alyn MCP.