Top 10 Hottest Agent Skills on GitHub Right Now (May 2025)
The Agent Skills Explosion
The AI coding landscape has shifted dramatically. What started as simple prompt templates has evolved into a full ecosystem of reusable, installable skills that transform AI assistants into domain experts. GitHub's claude-skills topic now hosts nearly 3,000 public repositories β and the top projects are pulling in tens of thousands of stars.
We went through the GitHub trending data and pulled out the 10 most-starred, most-discussed agent skills projects. Here's what's hot right now.
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1. Claude-Mem β 73.9K Stars
The runaway hit of 2025. Claude-Mem solves the single biggest frustration with AI coding assistants: they forget everything between sessions.
This plugin automatically captures everything Claude does during your coding sessions, compresses it using AI (via Claude's agent-sdk, Gemini, or OpenRouter), stores it in a ChromaDB vector database, and injects relevant context back into future sessions through progressive disclosure.
The result? Your AI assistant actually remembers your codebase, your preferences, your past decisions. It went from 0 to 70K stars in four days β that's how badly developers wanted this.
Install: claude plugin install claude-mem
Best for: Anyone who uses Claude Code across multiple sessions and is tired of re-explaining context.
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2. Oh My OpenAgent (OMO) β 56.7K Stars
Previously known as oh-my-opencode, OMO is a universal agent harness that lets you orchestrate Claude, Gemini, OpenAI, and other models from a single beautiful TUI (terminal user interface).
Think of it as a unified command center for all your AI coding agents. Smart routing sends tasks to the best model for the job, session management keeps everything organized, and the terminal-first design means it fits naturally into developer workflows.
Install: npm install -g oh-my-openagent
Best for: Developers who use multiple AI models and want a single interface to rule them all.
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3. Claude Code Agents & Workflows β 35K Stars
This is the Swiss Army knife of Claude Code extensions. A production-ready system combining 185 specialized AI agents, 16 multi-agent workflow orchestrators, 153 agent skills, and 100 commands organized into 80 focused plugins.
The workflows cover everything: full-stack development, incident response, ML pipelines, security hardening, code review, and deployment automation. Each agent is single-purpose and composable β you can chain them together for complex multi-step operations.
Best for: Teams and solo developers who want enterprise-grade automation without building it from scratch.
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4. NanoClaw β 28.7K Stars
A lightweight, containerized alternative to OpenClaw that connects your AI agent to the messaging apps you actually use: WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, and Gmail.
Built directly on Anthropic's Agents SDK, NanoClaw runs in Docker containers for security isolation. Features include persistent memory, scheduled jobs, and multi-channel message routing. It's the fastest way to deploy a personal AI assistant that lives where your conversations already happen.
Best for: Anyone who wants Claude-powered automation in their messaging apps without the complexity of a full OpenClaw deployment.
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5. Awesome Agent Skills β 20.9K Stars
The definitive directory. Over 1,000 agent skills curated from official dev teams and the community, organized by category and compatible with Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and more.
This isn't just a list β it's actively maintained with quality checks, compatibility tags, and installation instructions. If you're looking for a skill that does X, start here.
Best for: Discovery. When you know you need a skill but don't know which one.
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6. Planning With Files β 20.7K Stars
Implements the Manus-style persistent markdown planning pattern that's become the gold standard for complex, multi-session projects. Instead of keeping plans in your head (or losing them between sessions), this skill creates and maintains structured planning documents.
It tracks progress, records decisions, manages dependencies, and always knows what the next step should be. For any project that spans more than a single coding session, this is transformative.
Install: Copy the skill folder to ~/.claude/skills/
Best for: Complex projects that span multiple sessions β refactors, migrations, feature builds with many moving parts.
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7. Skills MCP Server β Universal Skill Portability
The infrastructure play. This MCP server brings Claude's Skills format to any MCP-compatible agent. Write a skill once, use it in Claude, VS Code, Cursor, Windsurf, or any tool that speaks MCP.
As the ecosystem fragments across different AI coding tools, this project bets on interoperability. One skill format, every platform.
Best for: Skill authors who want maximum reach, and teams using multiple AI tools.
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8. Anthropic Official Skills β The Reference Implementation
Anthropic's own public skills repository. Contains 17 production skills covering creative applications (generative art, music, design), technical tasks (web app testing, MCP server generation), and enterprise workflows (communications, branding).
More importantly, this is the reference for how skills should be built. The patterns here β SKILL.md structure, metadata format, progressive disclosure β are what the entire ecosystem follows. Apache 2.0 licensed.
Best for: Learning best practices, understanding the official skill format, and using battle-tested enterprise skills.
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9. Claude Skills & Agent Plugins Collection β 235+ Skills
The largest single-author skills library. 235+ production-ready skills covering development, DevOps, data analysis, security, and design. Each skill is tested across 12 different AI coding tools.
What sets this apart is the breadth: AWS solution architect, Kubernetes operator, React component generator, SQL optimizer, security auditor β if there's a common development task, there's probably a skill for it here.
Best for: Developers who want a one-stop shop for production-ready skills across multiple domains.
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10. Awesome Claude Code Skills (Curated) β Quality Over Quantity
While other lists go for volume, this one goes for signal. 50+ carefully selected skills organized by use case, each with a clear recommendation level: Must-Install, Strongly Recommended, Good, or Optional.
Every entry includes one-click install commands and real-world usage scenarios. If you're overwhelmed by the sheer number of skills available and just want someone to tell you what's actually worth installing, start here.
Best for: Developers new to the skills ecosystem who want opinionated, tested recommendations.
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The Trend Is Clear
Three patterns emerge from this list:
Memory is king. The #1 project by a massive margin is about giving AI persistent memory. Developers are done with context amnesia.
Orchestration over isolation. Projects #2, #3, and #4 are all about connecting multiple agents or connecting agents to multiple platforms. The single-agent, single-tool era is ending.
Curation matters. Three of the top 10 are curated lists or directories. With thousands of skills available, discovery and quality filtering are becoming as important as the skills themselves.
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Try Them Out
All 10 skills are available in our catalog with detailed descriptions, install commands, and platform compatibility info:
- Claude-Mem β Persistent memory for Claude Code
- Oh My OpenAgent β Universal agent TUI
- Claude Code Agents β 185 specialized agents
- NanoClaw β Messaging app integration
- Awesome Agent Skills β 1000+ skill directory
- Planning With Files β Manus-style planning
- Skills MCP Server β Universal portability
- Anthropic Official Skills β Reference implementation
- Claude Skills Collection β 235+ production skills
- Awesome Claude Code Skills β Curated picks
Or browse the full catalog to find the perfect skill for your workflow.
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