--- title: "agentos vs skills" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/framerslab-agentos-vs-google-skills" tools: ["framerslab-agentos", "google-skills"] --- # agentos vs skills *GraphCanon updated Aug 23, 2026* ## Verdict Pick agentos if agentOS supports eleven LLM providers with runtime tool forging capabilities for cognitive memory in TypeScript; pick skills if skills for integration with Google products and services developed in Python under Apache-2.0 license. [agentos](https://docs.agentos.sh) reports 617 GitHub stars, 92 forks, and 10 open issues, last pushed Aug 7, 2026. [skills](https://github.com/google/skills) has 16k stars, 1.2k forks, and 29 open issues, last pushed Aug 5, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [agentos's repository](https://github.com/framerslab/agentos) and [skills's repository](https://github.com/google/skills). | | [agentos](/tools/framerslab-agentos.md) | [skills](/tools/google-skills.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | TypeScript AI agent framework providing cognitive memory and runtime tool forging with support for multi-agent orchestration | Agent Skills for Google products and technologies | | Stars | 617 | 15,634 | | Forks | 92 | 1,229 | | Open issues | 10 | 29 | | Language | TypeScript | Python | | Adopt for | AgentOS supports eleven LLM providers with runtime tool forging capabilities for cognitive memory in TypeScript. | Skills for integration with Google products and services developed in Python under Apache-2.0 license | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | AI Agents | AI Agents | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [agentos](/tools/framerslab-agentos.md) | [skills](/tools/google-skills.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Active (82%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 15d | 0d | | Open issues (now) | 10 | 29 | | Stars delta | +16 (30d) | Unknown | | Open issues delta | +1 (30d) | Unknown | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/framerslab-agentos/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/google-skills/trust.md) | ## Shared compatibility - **Node.js**: [agentos](/tools/framerslab-agentos.md) - Node.js runtime; [skills](/tools/google-skills.md) - Node.js runtime ## Decision facts: agentos - **Adopt for:** AgentOS supports eleven LLM providers with runtime tool forging capabilities for cognitive memory in TypeScript. ## Decision facts: skills - **Adopt for:** Skills for integration with Google products and services developed in Python under Apache-2.0 license ## Choose when ### Choose agentos if… - agentos is primarily TypeScript; skills is Python. - Tags unique to agentos: agent-framework, cognitive-memory, llm-orchestration, multi-agent. - Need for cognitive memory and real-time tool generation in AI agents ### Choose skills if… - skills is primarily Python; agentos is TypeScript. - Tags unique to skills: google, googlecloud, skills. - When you need to integrate with specific Google services like Cloud or Workspace using pre-built skills ## When NOT to use agentos - Preferring frameworks without multi-agent orchestration support - Prioritizing environments with less than eleven LLM provider options ## When NOT to use skills - For integrating with non-Google web services, as this repository focuses exclusively on Google products and technologies - If you are looking for comprehensive support outside Python; even though other languages might be adaptable, primary development is in Python ## Common questions ### What is the difference between agentos and skills? agentos: TypeScript AI agent framework providing cognitive memory and runtime tool forging with support for multi-agent orchestration. skills: Agent Skills for Google products and technologies. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose agentos over skills? Choose agentos over skills when agentos is primarily TypeScript; skills is Python; Tags unique to agentos: agent-framework, cognitive-memory, llm-orchestration, multi-agent; Need for cognitive memory and real-time tool generation in AI agents. ### When should I choose skills over agentos? Choose skills over agentos when skills is primarily Python; agentos is TypeScript; Tags unique to skills: google, googlecloud, skills; When you need to integrate with specific Google services like Cloud or Workspace using pre-built skills. ### When should I avoid agentos? Preferring frameworks without multi-agent orchestration support Prioritizing environments with less than eleven LLM provider options ### When should I avoid skills? For integrating with non-Google web services, as this repository focuses exclusively on Google products and technologies If you are looking for comprehensive support outside Python; even though other languages might be adaptable, primary development is in Python ### Is agentos or skills more popular on GitHub? skills has more GitHub stars (15,634 vs 617). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are agentos and skills open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (agentos: Apache-2.0, skills: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to agentos or skills? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [agentos alternatives](/tools/framerslab-agentos/alternatives) and [skills alternatives](/tools/google-skills/alternatives) ([agentos markdown twin](/tools/framerslab-agentos/alternatives.md), [skills markdown twin](/tools/google-skills/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/framerslab-agentos-vs-google-skills.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, agentos or skills? agentos: Active. 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 agentos and skills? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [agentos trust report](/tools/framerslab-agentos/trust); [skills trust report](/tools/google-skills/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=framerslab-agentos`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=framerslab-agentos) - 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/_