--- title: "awesome-claude-skills vs awesome-copilot" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/composiohq-awesome-claude-skills-vs-github-awesome-copilot" tools: ["composiohq-awesome-claude-skills", "github-awesome-copilot"] --- # awesome-claude-skills vs awesome-copilot *GraphCanon updated Aug 19, 2026* ## Verdict Pick awesome-claude-skills if awesome-claude-skills is a curated list that provides resources and tools for customizing workflows using Claude AI; pick awesome-copilot if awesome-copilot offers community-built tools to expand the functionality of GitHub Copilot. [awesome-claude-skills](https://github.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills) reports 73k GitHub stars, 8.3k forks, and 1.3k open issues, last pushed Aug 10, 2026. [awesome-copilot](https://awesome-copilot.github.com/) has 37k stars, 4.7k forks, and 75 open issues, last pushed Jul 27, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [awesome-claude-skills's repository](https://github.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills) and [awesome-copilot's repository](https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot). | | [awesome-claude-skills](/tools/composiohq-awesome-claude-skills.md) | [awesome-copilot](/tools/github-awesome-copilot.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | A curated list of awesome Claude Skills for customizing AI workflows | Community-contributed extensions for GitHub Copilot | | Stars | 72,787 | 37,101 | | Forks | 8,327 | 4,654 | | Open issues | 1,292 | 75 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | awesome-claude-skills is a curated list that provides resources and tools for customizing workflows using Claude AI. | awesome-copilot offers community-built tools to expand the functionality of GitHub Copilot. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | - | MIT | | Categories | AI Agents, Developer Tools | AI Agents, Developer Tools | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [awesome-claude-skills](/tools/composiohq-awesome-claude-skills.md) | [awesome-copilot](/tools/github-awesome-copilot.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Active (82%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 8d | 0d | | Open issues (now) | 1.3k | 75 | | Stars delta | +4.7k (30d) | Unknown | | Open issues delta | +238 (30d) | Unknown | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/composiohq-awesome-claude-skills/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/github-awesome-copilot/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: awesome-claude-skills - **Pricing:** unknown - The repository's license is under Apache 2.0 for the overall content, but individual skills may have varying licensing terms which should be checked individually within their respective folders. - **Adopt for:** awesome-claude-skills is a curated list that provides resources and tools for customizing workflows using Claude AI. ## Decision facts: awesome-copilot - **Adopt for:** awesome-copilot offers community-built tools to expand the functionality of GitHub Copilot. ## Choose when ### Choose awesome-claude-skills if… - Pricing: The repository's license is under Apache 2.0 for the overall content, but individual skills may have varying licensing terms which should be checked individually within their respective folders.. - Tags unique to awesome-claude-skills: automation, claude-code, composio, cursor. - When you are looking to customize and extend the capabilities of Claude AI through various skills and plugins. ### Choose awesome-copilot if… - Tags unique to awesome-copilot: agents, ai, custom-agents, github-copilot. - When you require additional skills or configurations not available in native GitHub Copilot offerings - Leaner open-issue backlog (75). ## When NOT to use awesome-claude-skills - Avoid using if your primary focus is on general-purpose automation that doesn't require integration with Claude AI or its ecosystem. - Not recommended if specific automation tasks do not benefit from customization through the provided Claude Skills, or you prefer tools that operate independently without dependency on a particular AI. ## When NOT to use awesome-copilot - If your project requires proprietary or highly confidential customizations - In situations where standardized code generation is preferred over community-contributed configurations ## Common questions ### What is the difference between awesome-claude-skills and awesome-copilot? awesome-claude-skills: A curated list of awesome Claude Skills for customizing AI workflows. awesome-copilot: Community-contributed extensions for GitHub Copilot. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose awesome-claude-skills over awesome-copilot? Choose awesome-claude-skills over awesome-copilot when Pricing: The repository's license is under Apache 2.0 for the overall content, but individual skills may have varying licensing terms which should be checked individually within their respective folders.; Tags unique to awesome-claude-skills: automation, claude-code, composio, cursor; When you are looking to customize and extend the capabilities of Claude AI through various skills and plugins. ### When should I choose awesome-copilot over awesome-claude-skills? Choose awesome-copilot over awesome-claude-skills when Tags unique to awesome-copilot: agents, ai, custom-agents, github-copilot; When you require additional skills or configurations not available in native GitHub Copilot offerings; Leaner open-issue backlog (75). ### When should I avoid awesome-claude-skills? Avoid using if your primary focus is on general-purpose automation that doesn't require integration with Claude AI or its ecosystem. Not recommended if specific automation tasks do not benefit from customization through the provided Claude Skills, or you prefer tools that operate independently without dependency on a particular AI. ### When should I avoid awesome-copilot? If your project requires proprietary or highly confidential customizations In situations where standardized code generation is preferred over community-contributed configurations ### Is awesome-claude-skills or awesome-copilot more popular on GitHub? awesome-claude-skills has more GitHub stars (72,787 vs 37,101). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are awesome-claude-skills and awesome-copilot open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub. ### Where can I find alternatives to awesome-claude-skills or awesome-copilot? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [awesome-claude-skills alternatives](/tools/composiohq-awesome-claude-skills/alternatives) and [awesome-copilot alternatives](/tools/github-awesome-copilot/alternatives) ([awesome-claude-skills markdown twin](/tools/composiohq-awesome-claude-skills/alternatives.md), [awesome-copilot markdown twin](/tools/github-awesome-copilot/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/composiohq-awesome-claude-skills-vs-github-awesome-copilot.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, awesome-claude-skills or awesome-copilot? awesome-claude-skills: Active. awesome-copilot: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for awesome-claude-skills and awesome-copilot? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [awesome-claude-skills trust report](/tools/composiohq-awesome-claude-skills/trust); [awesome-copilot trust report](/tools/github-awesome-copilot/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=composiohq-awesome-claude-skills`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=composiohq-awesome-claude-skills) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_