Comparison
garden-skills vs awesome-agent-skills
Verdict
Pick garden-skills if a comprehensive open-source repository with a variety of skills for web design, knowledge retrieval and image generation; pick awesome-agent-skills if - **when_to_use**: You should use awesome-agent-skills if you are looking for a large, community-curated collection of over 1000 agent skills compatible with various AI agents like Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and the.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | garden-skills | awesome-agent-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Steady (36d since push) As of 2d · github_public_v1 | Very active (1d since push) As of 1d · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Personal account As of 2d · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Organization account As of 1d · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | No lockfile (source not queried) As of 1mo · osv@v1 | No lockfile (source not queried) As of 1mo · osv@v1 |
| deps.dev advisories | Not queried deps.dev@v1 | Not queried deps.dev@v1 |
| OpenSSF Scorecard | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 | Not queried openssf-scorecard@v1 |
Tagline
- garden-skills
- Skills collection for web design, knowledge retrieval, image generation and more.
- awesome-agent-skills
- A curated collection of over 1000 agent skills for various AI agents.
Stars
- garden-skills
- 10k
- awesome-agent-skills
- 31k
Forks
- garden-skills
- 1.4k
- awesome-agent-skills
- 3.3k
Open issues
- garden-skills
- 16
- awesome-agent-skills
- 31
Language
- garden-skills
- CSS
- awesome-agent-skills
- -
Adopt for
- garden-skills
- A comprehensive open-source repository with a variety of skills for web design, knowledge retrieval and image generation.
- awesome-agent-skills
- - **when_to_use**: You should use awesome-agent-skills if you are looking for a large, community-curated collection of over 1000 agent skills compatible with various AI agents like Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and the
Persona
- garden-skills
- -
- awesome-agent-skills
- -
Runtime
- garden-skills
- -
- awesome-agent-skills
- -
License
- garden-skills
- MIT
- awesome-agent-skills
- MIT License
Last pushed
- garden-skills
- Jul 12, 2026
- awesome-agent-skills
- Aug 18, 2026
Categories
- garden-skills
- AI Agents, Computer Vision, Data & Retrieval, Model Training
- awesome-agent-skills
- AI Agents
Trust and health
Maintenance
- garden-skills
- Steady (60%)
- awesome-agent-skills
- Very active (96%)
Days since push
- garden-skills
- 36d
- awesome-agent-skills
- 1d
Open issues (now)
- garden-skills
- 16
- awesome-agent-skills
- 31
Stars delta
- garden-skills
- +798 (30d)
- awesome-agent-skills
- +2.1k (30d)
Open issues delta
- garden-skills
- +7 (30d)
- awesome-agent-skills
- -25 (30d)
Owner type
- garden-skills
- User
- awesome-agent-skills
- Organization
Full report
- garden-skills
- Trust report
- awesome-agent-skills
- Trust report
Typed relationship
garden-skills alternative awesome-agent-skillsBoth Garden Skills and voltagent/awesome-agent-skills are curated collections of skills for various AI agents, providing a variety of functionalities like web design, image generation, etc.
Choose garden-skills if…
- Pricing: The tool operates on an open-source license (MIT), allowing free use. However, certain functionalities like the Claude Code plugin marketplace can involve subscription-based costs depending on usage..
- Requirements: Min 0 GB RAM.
- Both Garden Skills and voltagent/awesome-agent-skills are curated collections of skills for various AI agents, providing a variety of functionalities like web design, image generation, etc.
- Tags unique to garden-skills: agent, claude, gpt-image-2, rag.
- Also covers Computer Vision, Data & Retrieval, Model Training.
- - When you need diverse functionalities like web design, knowledge retrieval, and image generation within the same project or pipeline.
When NOT to use garden-skills
- - When you require a tool that is strictly focused on one domain such as solely image generation without additional functionalities like web design.
- - If your workflow or project infrastructure does not support the `skills` CLI method, nor manual setups like git clone or submodule management.
- - Preference for tools that offer real-time updates to their skills in a way that is not tied to specific version pins.
Choose awesome-agent-skills if…
- Requirements: Requires compatible AI agent to utilize skills.
- Both Garden Skills and voltagent/awesome-agent-skills are curated collections of skills for various AI agents, providing a variety of functionalities like web design, image generation, etc.
- Tags unique to awesome-agent-skills: agent-skills, ai-agents, awesome-lists.
- - A wide array of skills suitable for diverse needs where compatibility with multiple AI agents such as Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor is paramount. Each skill includes descriptions and community-reliy
When NOT to use awesome-agent-skills
- - If security auditing is critical for your project: Skills are not audited by the repository maintainers, indicating potential risks that must be self-assessed.
- - This may not suit you if you require skills exclusively from official dev teams as the contributions come from a mix of official and community sources.
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (ConardLi/garden-skills) · observed Aug 18, 2026
- GitHub forks (ConardLi/garden-skills) · observed Aug 18, 2026
- Last push (ConardLi/garden-skills) · observed Jul 12, 2026
- License file (MIT) · observed Aug 18, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub stars (VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills) · observed Aug 19, 2026
- GitHub forks (VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills) · observed Aug 19, 2026
- Last push (VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills) · observed Aug 18, 2026
- License file (MIT) · observed Aug 19, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: garden-skills 10k · awesome-agent-skills 31k (synced Aug 18, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between garden-skills and awesome-agent-skills?
- garden-skills: Skills collection for web design, knowledge retrieval, image generation and more.. awesome-agent-skills: A curated collection of over 1000 agent skills for various AI agents.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose garden-skills over awesome-agent-skills?
- Choose garden-skills over awesome-agent-skills when Pricing: The tool operates on an open-source license (MIT), allowing free use. However, certain functionalities like the Claude Code plugin marketplace can involve subscription-based costs depending on usage.; Requirements: Min 0 GB RAM; Both Garden Skills and voltagent/awesome-agent-skills are curated collections of skills for various AI agents, providing a variety of functionalities like web design, image generation, etc; Tags unique to garden-skills: agent, claude, gpt-image-2, rag; Also covers Computer Vision, Data & Retrieval, Model Training; - When you need diverse functionalities like web design, knowledge retrieval, and image generation within the same project or pipeline.
- When should I choose awesome-agent-skills over garden-skills?
- Choose awesome-agent-skills over garden-skills when Requirements: Requires compatible AI agent to utilize skills; Both Garden Skills and voltagent/awesome-agent-skills are curated collections of skills for various AI agents, providing a variety of functionalities like web design, image generation, etc; Tags unique to awesome-agent-skills: agent-skills, ai-agents, awesome-lists; - A wide array of skills suitable for diverse needs where compatibility with multiple AI agents such as Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor is paramount. Each skill includes descriptions and community-reliy.
- When should I avoid garden-skills?
- - When you require a tool that is strictly focused on one domain such as solely image generation without additional functionalities like web design. - If your workflow or project infrastructure does not support the
skillsCLI method, nor manual setups like git clone or submodule management. - Preference for tools that offer real-time updates to their skills in a way that is not tied to specific version pins. - When should I avoid awesome-agent-skills?
- - If security auditing is critical for your project: Skills are not audited by the repository maintainers, indicating potential risks that must be self-assessed. - This may not suit you if you require skills exclusively from official dev teams as the contributions come from a mix of official and community sources.
- Is garden-skills or awesome-agent-skills more popular on GitHub?
- awesome-agent-skills has more GitHub stars (30,553 vs 10,406). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are garden-skills and awesome-agent-skills open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (garden-skills: MIT, awesome-agent-skills: MIT).
- Where can I find alternatives to garden-skills or awesome-agent-skills?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at garden-skills alternatives and awesome-agent-skills alternatives (garden-skills markdown twin, awesome-agent-skills markdown twin), 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 mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers.
- Which is better maintained, garden-skills or awesome-agent-skills?
- garden-skills: Steady. awesome-agent-skills: 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 garden-skills and awesome-agent-skills?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: garden-skills trust report; awesome-agent-skills trust report.