Comparison
agent-skills vs agents
Verdict
Pick agent-skills if agent-skills offers AI-driven coding assistants for test automation in multiple frameworks like Selenium, Playwright, and Cypress; 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.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | agent-skills | agents |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Active (12d since push) As of 1w · github_public_v1 | Very active (0d since push) As of 4w · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of 1w · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Personal account As of 4w · 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
- agent-skills
- AI agent skills for automated test frameworks
- agents
- Multi-harness agentic plugin marketplace for various AI agents
Stars
- agent-skills
- 347
- agents
- 38k
Forks
- agent-skills
- 69
- agents
- 4.1k
Open issues
- agent-skills
- 3
- agents
- 3
Language
- agent-skills
- Python
- agents
- Python
Adopt for
- agent-skills
- Agent-skills offers AI-driven coding assistants for test automation in multiple frameworks like Selenium, Playwright, and Cypress.
- agents
- 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
- agent-skills
- -
- agents
- -
Runtime
- agent-skills
- -
- agents
- -
License
- agent-skills
- MIT License allows free use provided proper attribution and no warranty is assumed.
- agents
- MIT
Last pushed
- agent-skills
- Jul 24, 2026
- agents
- Jul 20, 2026
Categories
- agent-skills
- AI Agents
- agents
- AI Agents, Developer Tools
Trust and health
Maintenance
- agent-skills
- Active (82%)
- agents
- Very active (96%)
Days since push
- agent-skills
- 12d
- agents
- 0d
Owner type
- agent-skills
- Organization
- agents
- User
Full report
- agent-skills
- Trust report
- agents
- Trust report
Shared compatibility
- Cursor · agent-skills: Works with Cursor · agents: Works with Cursor
Choose agent-skills if…
- Requirements: Works best integrated within the TestMu AI platform previously known as LambdaTest..
- Tags unique to agent-skills: appium, cypress, playwright, selenium.
- Use when your project requires expert-level test automation code across major frameworks.
When NOT to use agent-skills
- Avoid if your team prefers manual coding of tests over AI-assisted generation, as this tool significantly automates that process.
- Do not use if the project strictly limits dependencies on external platforms for security or control reasons, given its integration with a cloud testing service.
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 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
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (LambdaTest/agent-skills) · observed Aug 6, 2026
- GitHub forks (LambdaTest/agent-skills) · observed Aug 6, 2026
- Last push (LambdaTest/agent-skills) · observed Jul 24, 2026
- License file (MIT) · observed Aug 6, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 17, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub stars (wshobson/agents) · observed Jul 20, 2026
- GitHub forks (wshobson/agents) · observed Jul 20, 2026
- Last push (wshobson/agents) · observed Jul 20, 2026
- License file (MIT) · observed Jul 20, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: agent-skills 347 · agents 38k (synced Aug 6, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between agent-skills and agents?
- agent-skills: AI agent skills for automated test frameworks. 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 agent-skills over agents?
- Choose agent-skills over agents when Requirements: Works best integrated within the TestMu AI platform previously known as LambdaTest.; Tags unique to agent-skills: appium, cypress, playwright, selenium; Use when your project requires expert-level test automation code across major frameworks.
- When should I choose agents over agent-skills?
- Choose agents over agent-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 agent-skills?
- Avoid if your team prefers manual coding of tests over AI-assisted generation, as this tool significantly automates that process. Do not use if the project strictly limits dependencies on external platforms for security or control reasons, given its integration with a cloud testing service.
- 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 agent-skills or agents more popular on GitHub?
- agents has more GitHub stars (38,068 vs 347). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are agent-skills and agents open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (agent-skills: MIT, agents: MIT).
- Where can I find alternatives to agent-skills or agents?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at agent-skills alternatives and agents alternatives (agent-skills markdown twin, agents 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, agent-skills or agents?
- agent-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 agent-skills and agents?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: agent-skills trust report; agents trust report.