--- title: "avoid-ai-writing vs awesome" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/conorbronsdon-avoid-ai-writing-vs-sindresorhus-awesome" tools: ["conorbronsdon-avoid-ai-writing", "sindresorhus-awesome"] --- # avoid-ai-writing vs awesome *GraphCanon updated Jul 12, 2026* ## Verdict Pick avoid-ai-writing when license: avoid-ai-writing is MIT, awesome is CC0-1.0; pick awesome when license: awesome is CC0-1.0, avoid-ai-writing is MIT. [avoid-ai-writing](https://www.chainofthought.show/) reports 2.3k GitHub stars, 216 forks, and 2 open issues, last pushed Jul 8, 2026. [awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome) has 484k stars, 36k forks, and 92 open issues, last pushed Jun 30, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [avoid-ai-writing's repository](https://github.com/conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing) and [awesome's repository](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome). | | [avoid-ai-writing](/tools/conorbronsdon-avoid-ai-writing.md) | [awesome](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Skill that audits and rewrites content to remove AI writing patterns. Use it with your favorite agents including Claude Code, OpenClaw, and Hermes. | 😎 Awesome lists about all kinds of interesting topics | | Stars | 2,290 | 484,026 | | Forks | 216 | 35,799 | | Open issues | 2 | 92 | | Language | JavaScript | - | | Adopt for | - | A curated collection of resources on a variety of technological topics, emphasizing hardware and robotics. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | CC0-1.0 | | Categories | AI Agents, LLM Frameworks | Developer Tools | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [avoid-ai-writing](/tools/conorbronsdon-avoid-ai-writing.md) | [awesome](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Active (82%) | | Days since push | 2d | 11d | | Open issues (now) | 2 | 92 | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/conorbronsdon-avoid-ai-writing/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: awesome - **Adopt for:** A curated collection of resources on a variety of technological topics, emphasizing hardware and robotics. ## Choose when ### Choose avoid-ai-writing if… - License: avoid-ai-writing is MIT, awesome is CC0-1.0. - Tags unique to avoid-ai-writing: ai-writing, claude, claude-code, javascript. - Also covers AI Agents, LLM Frameworks. ### Choose awesome if… - License: awesome is CC0-1.0, avoid-ai-writing is MIT. - Tags unique to awesome: awesome, awesome-list, lists, resources. - Also covers Developer Tools. - When you need well-organized access to diverse technical subjects from IoT to robotics ## When NOT to use avoid-ai-writing - AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## When NOT to use awesome - If seeking specific coding frameworks or libraries for software development rather than hardware-focused resources - In scenarios requiring real-time interactive support or forums, as the content is static lists without active discussion ## Common questions ### What is the difference between avoid-ai-writing and awesome? avoid-ai-writing: Skill that audits and rewrites content to remove AI writing patterns. Use it with your favorite agents including Claude Code, OpenClaw, and Hermes.. awesome: 😎 Awesome lists about all kinds of interesting topics. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose avoid-ai-writing over awesome? Choose avoid-ai-writing over awesome when License: avoid-ai-writing is MIT, awesome is CC0-1.0; Tags unique to avoid-ai-writing: ai-writing, claude, claude-code, javascript; Also covers AI Agents, LLM Frameworks. ### When should I choose awesome over avoid-ai-writing? Choose awesome over avoid-ai-writing when License: awesome is CC0-1.0, avoid-ai-writing is MIT; Tags unique to awesome: awesome, awesome-list, lists, resources; Also covers Developer Tools; When you need well-organized access to diverse technical subjects from IoT to robotics. ### When should I avoid avoid-ai-writing? AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### When should I avoid awesome? If seeking specific coding frameworks or libraries for software development rather than hardware-focused resources In scenarios requiring real-time interactive support or forums, as the content is static lists without active discussion ### Is avoid-ai-writing or awesome more popular on GitHub? awesome has more GitHub stars (484,026 vs 2,290). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are avoid-ai-writing and awesome open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (avoid-ai-writing: MIT, awesome: CC0-1.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to avoid-ai-writing or awesome? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [avoid-ai-writing alternatives](/tools/conorbronsdon-avoid-ai-writing/alternatives) and [awesome alternatives](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/alternatives) ([avoid-ai-writing markdown twin](/tools/conorbronsdon-avoid-ai-writing/alternatives.md), [awesome markdown twin](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/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/conorbronsdon-avoid-ai-writing-vs-sindresorhus-awesome.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, avoid-ai-writing or awesome? avoid-ai-writing: Very active. awesome: 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 avoid-ai-writing and awesome? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [avoid-ai-writing trust report](/tools/conorbronsdon-avoid-ai-writing/trust); [awesome trust report](/tools/sindresorhus-awesome/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=conorbronsdon-avoid-ai-writing`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=conorbronsdon-avoid-ai-writing) - 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/_