--- title: "claude-skills vs agents" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/jeffallan-claude-skills-vs-wshobson-agents" tools: ["jeffallan-claude-skills", "wshobson-agents"] --- # claude-skills vs agents *GraphCanon updated Aug 20, 2026* ## Verdict Pick claude-skills if claude-skills is designed as an expert pairing solution specifically for full-stack developers, equipped with 66 specialized skills; pick agents if the agents tool is a marketplace for plugins that enhances multiple AI agents, offering integration and management capabilities across several platforms, including Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot. [claude-skills](https://github.com/Jeffallan/claude-skills) reports 11k GitHub stars, 1.0k forks, and 30 open issues, last pushed Aug 7, 2026. [agents](https://sethhobson.com) has 39k stars, 4.1k forks, and 5 open issues, last pushed Aug 18, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [claude-skills's repository](https://github.com/Jeffallan/claude-skills) and [agents's repository](https://github.com/wshobson/agents). | | [claude-skills](/tools/jeffallan-claude-skills.md) | [agents](/tools/wshobson-agents.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | 66 Specialized Skills for Full-Stack Developers | Multi-harness agentic plugin marketplace for various AI agents | | Stars | 11,074 | 38,928 | | Forks | 1,048 | 4,145 | | Open issues | 30 | 5 | | Language | Python | Python | | Adopt for | claude-skills is designed as an expert pairing solution specifically for full-stack developers, equipped with 66 specialized skills. | The agents tool is a marketplace for plugins that enhances multiple AI agents, offering integration and management capabilities across several platforms, including Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | MIT | | Categories | AI Agents | AI Agents, Developer Tools | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [claude-skills](/tools/jeffallan-claude-skills.md) | [agents](/tools/wshobson-agents.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Active (82%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 12d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 30 | 5 | | Stars delta | +411 (30d) | +860 (30d) | | Open issues delta | -13 (30d) | +2 (30d) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/jeffallan-claude-skills/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/wshobson-agents/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: claude-skills - **Pricing:** freemium - Offers a free version under the MIT license but may have plugins or features for purchase. - **Requirements:** Min 2 GB RAM; Installation requires running specific bash commands to add and install the necessary skills from the Claude Marketplace. - **Adopt for:** claude-skills is designed as an expert pairing solution specifically for full-stack developers, equipped with 66 specialized skills. ## Decision facts: agents - **Adopt for:** The agents tool is a marketplace for plugins that enhances multiple AI agents, offering integration and management capabilities across several platforms, including Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot ## Choose when ### Choose claude-skills if… - Pricing: Offers a free version under the MIT license but may have plugins or features for purchase.. - Requirements: Min 2 GB RAM; Installation requires running specific bash commands to add and install the necessary skills from the Claude Marketplace.. - Tags unique to claude-skills: ai-agents, claude-code, claude-marketplace, claude-skills. - Consider using claude-skills when you are working on projects that require a mix of front-end and back-end development expertise. The tool's specialization in both areas can offer significant support. ### Choose agents if… - Tags unique to agents: agent-skills, agentic-ai, automation, prompt-engineering. - Also covers Developer Tools. - You are working specifically within the ecosystems of Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, or Gemini CLI, as it provides tailored plugins for these environments ## When NOT to use claude-skills - claude-skills may not be the best fit for projects that require deep specialization in a single area, such as advanced database management systems. Its full-stack focus might dilute its proficiency in - projects requiring very specific or niche programming tasks where another AI agent with more specialized knowledge would provide better support. ## When NOT to use agents - You are working solely within a niche environment that isn't one of the supported platforms (like Claude Code, Codex CLI, etc.) because it may not offer compatible plugins or extensive support - Your project requirements do not include interoperability between multiple AI agents and you only need to leverage functionalities from a single AI agent with a robust in-built plugin ecosystem ## Common questions ### What is the difference between claude-skills and agents? claude-skills: 66 Specialized Skills for Full-Stack Developers. agents: Multi-harness agentic plugin marketplace for various AI agents. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose claude-skills over agents? Choose claude-skills over agents when Pricing: Offers a free version under the MIT license but may have plugins or features for purchase.; Requirements: Min 2 GB RAM; Installation requires running specific bash commands to add and install the necessary skills from the Claude Marketplace.; Tags unique to claude-skills: ai-agents, claude-code, claude-marketplace, claude-skills; Consider using claude-skills when you are working on projects that require a mix of front-end and back-end development expertise. The tool's specialization in both areas can offer significant support. ### When should I choose agents over claude-skills? Choose agents over claude-skills when Tags unique to agents: agent-skills, agentic-ai, automation, prompt-engineering; Also covers Developer Tools; You are working specifically within the ecosystems of Claude Code, Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, or Gemini CLI, as it provides tailored plugins for these environments. ### When should I avoid claude-skills? claude-skills may not be the best fit for projects that require deep specialization in a single area, such as advanced database management systems. Its full-stack focus might dilute its proficiency in projects requiring very specific or niche programming tasks where another AI agent with more specialized knowledge would provide better support. ### When should I avoid agents? You are working solely within a niche environment that isn't one of the supported platforms (like Claude Code, Codex CLI, etc.) because it may not offer compatible plugins or extensive support Your project requirements do not include interoperability between multiple AI agents and you only need to leverage functionalities from a single AI agent with a robust in-built plugin ecosystem ### Is claude-skills or agents more popular on GitHub? agents has more GitHub stars (38,928 vs 11,074). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are claude-skills and agents open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (claude-skills: MIT, agents: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to claude-skills or agents? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [claude-skills alternatives](/tools/jeffallan-claude-skills/alternatives) and [agents alternatives](/tools/wshobson-agents/alternatives) ([claude-skills markdown twin](/tools/jeffallan-claude-skills/alternatives.md), [agents markdown twin](/tools/wshobson-agents/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/jeffallan-claude-skills-vs-wshobson-agents.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, claude-skills or agents? claude-skills: Active. agents: 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 claude-skills and agents? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [claude-skills trust report](/tools/jeffallan-claude-skills/trust); [agents trust report](/tools/wshobson-agents/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=jeffallan-claude-skills`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=jeffallan-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/_