Comparison
skills vs agentic-awesome-skills
Verdict
Pick skills if nVIDIA publishes specific AI coding skills for client agents via the skills CLI with support for multiple agents; pick agentic-awesome-skills if library of agentic skills for various AI agents, offering over 1,900 installable skills across multiple domains.
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | skills | agentic-awesome-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (0d since push) As of 2w · github_public_v1 | Very active (0d since push) As of 6d · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of 2w · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Personal account As of 6d · github_public_v1 |
| OSV dependency advisories | No lockfile (source not queried) As of 1mo · osv@v1 | No published findings from this source as of 2026-07-11 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
- skills
- AI agent skills published by NVIDIA
- agentic-awesome-skills
- Library of agentic skills for various AI agents
Stars
- skills
- 2.8k
- agentic-awesome-skills
- 45k
Forks
- skills
- 325
- agentic-awesome-skills
- 6.6k
Open issues
- skills
- 15
- agentic-awesome-skills
- 12
Language
- skills
- Python
- agentic-awesome-skills
- Python
Adopt for
- skills
- NVIDIA publishes specific AI coding skills for client agents via the skills CLI with support for multiple agents.
- agentic-awesome-skills
- Library of agentic skills for various AI agents, offering over 1,900 installable skills across multiple domains.
Persona
- skills
- -
- agentic-awesome-skills
- -
Runtime
- skills
- -
- agentic-awesome-skills
- -
License
- skills
- Other
- agentic-awesome-skills
- MIT
Last pushed
- skills
- Aug 5, 2026
- agentic-awesome-skills
- Aug 19, 2026
Categories
- skills
- AI Agents
- agentic-awesome-skills
- AI Agents, Developer Tools
Trust and health
Open issues (now)
- skills
- 15
- agentic-awesome-skills
- 12
Stars delta
- skills
- Unknown
- agentic-awesome-skills
- +1.5k (30d)
Open issues delta
- skills
- Unknown
- agentic-awesome-skills
- +11 (30d)
Owner type
- skills
- Organization
- agentic-awesome-skills
- User
OSV dependency advisories
- skills
- No lockfile (source not queried)
- agentic-awesome-skills
- No published findings from this source as of 2026-07-11
Full report
- skills
- Trust report
- agentic-awesome-skills
- Trust report
Shared compatibility
- Cursor · skills: Works with Cursor · agentic-awesome-skills: Works with Cursor
- Node.js · skills: Node.js runtime · agentic-awesome-skills: Node.js runtime
Choose skills if…
- License: skills is Other, agentic-awesome-skills is MIT.
- Tags unique to skills: ai agent skills, claude-code, codex, cursor.
- If you need to install NVIDIA-published numerical optimization skills
When NOT to use skills
- Not recommended for projects requiring skills that are not published by NVIDIA
- Avoid if your work does not involve any of the supported client agents like Codex or Cursor
Choose agentic-awesome-skills if…
- License: agentic-awesome-skills is MIT, skills is Other.
- Pricing: The tool is primarily free and open-source under MIT license, though contributions are likely welcomed for more comprehensive or specialized skills..
- Requirements: Min 2 GB RAM.
- Tags unique to agentic-awesome-skills: agent-skills, ai-agents, developer-tools.
- Also covers Developer Tools.
- - When you need to enhance a specific domain's functionality with dedicated plugins provided by the library. This tool excels when your AI agent is expected to perform specialized tasks.
When NOT to use agentic-awesome-skills
- - If you are only interested in a few specific skills or plugins available through other dedicated repositories that offer more tailored services.
- - When your project specifically requires integration with platforms not supported by 'agentic-awesome-skills', such as unique proprietary AI systems without existing support from the library.
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (NVIDIA/skills) · observed Aug 6, 2026
- GitHub forks (NVIDIA/skills) · observed Aug 6, 2026
- Last push (NVIDIA/skills) · observed Aug 5, 2026
- License file (Other) · observed Aug 6, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 15, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub stars (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) · observed Aug 19, 2026
- GitHub forks (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) · observed Aug 19, 2026
- Last push (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills) · observed Aug 19, 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: skills 2.8k · agentic-awesome-skills 45k (synced Aug 6, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between skills and agentic-awesome-skills?
- skills: AI agent skills published by NVIDIA. agentic-awesome-skills: Library of agentic skills for various AI agents. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose skills over agentic-awesome-skills?
- Choose skills over agentic-awesome-skills when License: skills is Other, agentic-awesome-skills is MIT; Tags unique to skills: ai agent skills, claude-code, codex, cursor; If you need to install NVIDIA-published numerical optimization skills.
- When should I choose agentic-awesome-skills over skills?
- Choose agentic-awesome-skills over skills when License: agentic-awesome-skills is MIT, skills is Other; Pricing: The tool is primarily free and open-source under MIT license, though contributions are likely welcomed for more comprehensive or specialized skills.; Requirements: Min 2 GB RAM; Tags unique to agentic-awesome-skills: agent-skills, ai-agents, developer-tools; Also covers Developer Tools; - When you need to enhance a specific domain's functionality with dedicated plugins provided by the library. This tool excels when your AI agent is expected to perform specialized tasks.
- When should I avoid skills?
- Not recommended for projects requiring skills that are not published by NVIDIA Avoid if your work does not involve any of the supported client agents like Codex or Cursor
- When should I avoid agentic-awesome-skills?
- - If you are only interested in a few specific skills or plugins available through other dedicated repositories that offer more tailored services. - When your project specifically requires integration with platforms not supported by 'agentic-awesome-skills', such as unique proprietary AI systems without existing support from the library.
- Is skills or agentic-awesome-skills more popular on GitHub?
- agentic-awesome-skills has more GitHub stars (45,139 vs 2,798). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are skills and agentic-awesome-skills open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (skills: Other, agentic-awesome-skills: MIT).
- Where can I find alternatives to skills or agentic-awesome-skills?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at skills alternatives and agentic-awesome-skills alternatives (skills markdown twin, agentic-awesome-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, skills or agentic-awesome-skills?
- skills: Very active. agentic-awesome-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 skills and agentic-awesome-skills?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: skills trust report; agentic-awesome-skills trust report.