--- title: "planning-with-files vs agentic-awesome-skills" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/othmanadi-planning-with-files-vs-sickn33-antigravity-awesome-skills" tools: ["othmanadi-planning-with-files", "sickn33-antigravity-awesome-skills"] --- # planning-with-files vs agentic-awesome-skills *GraphCanon updated Aug 19, 2026* ## Verdict Pick planning-with-files if a tool designed for providing persistent file-based planning in long-running AI coding tasks; pick agentic-awesome-skills if library of agentic skills for various AI agents, offering over 1,900 installable skills across multiple domains. [planning-with-files](https://www.skills.sh/othmanadi/planning-with-files/planning-with-files) reports 26k GitHub stars, 2.2k forks, and 9 open issues, last pushed Aug 19, 2026. [agentic-awesome-skills](https://sickn33.github.io/agentic-awesome-skills/) has 45k stars, 6.6k forks, and 12 open issues, last pushed Aug 19, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [planning-with-files's repository](https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files) and [agentic-awesome-skills's repository](https://github.com/sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills). | | [planning-with-files](/tools/othmanadi-planning-with-files.md) | [agentic-awesome-skills](/tools/sickn33-antigravity-awesome-skills.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Persistent file-based planning for AI coding agents | Library of agentic skills for various AI agents | | Stars | 26,250 | 45,139 | | Forks | 2,199 | 6,610 | | Open issues | 9 | 12 | | Language | Shell | Python | | Adopt for | A tool designed for providing persistent file-based planning in long-running AI coding tasks. | Library of agentic skills for various AI agents, offering over 1,900 installable skills across multiple domains. | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | MIT | | Categories | AI Agents, Developer Tools | AI Agents, Developer Tools | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [planning-with-files](/tools/othmanadi-planning-with-files.md) | [agentic-awesome-skills](/tools/sickn33-antigravity-awesome-skills.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Open issues (now) | 9 | 12 | | Stars delta | +691 (30d) | +1.5k (30d) | | Open issues delta | +4 (30d) | +11 (30d) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/othmanadi-planning-with-files/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/sickn33-antigravity-awesome-skills/trust.md) | **Typed relationship:** planning-with-files _(related)_ agentic-awesome-skills Both tools involve the installation and management of agentic skills, though they are distinct in their implementation and primary focus. ## Shared compatibility - **Node.js**: [planning-with-files](/tools/othmanadi-planning-with-files.md) - Node.js runtime; [agentic-awesome-skills](/tools/sickn33-antigravity-awesome-skills.md) - Node.js runtime ## Decision facts: planning-with-files - **Pricing:** freemium - Freely available under MIT License; community-supported. - **Adopt for:** A tool designed for providing persistent file-based planning in long-running AI coding tasks. ## Decision facts: agentic-awesome-skills - **Pricing:** freemium - 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 - **Adopt for:** Library of agentic skills for various AI agents, offering over 1,900 installable skills across multiple domains. ## Choose when ### Choose planning-with-files if… - planning-with-files is primarily Shell; agentic-awesome-skills is Python. - Pricing: Freely available under MIT License; community-supported.. - Both tools involve the installation and management of agentic skills, though they are distinct in their implementation and primary focus. - Tags unique to planning-with-files: claude-code, codex, coding-agent, multi-agent-systems. - - When your coding agent needs to retain plans across sessions without context loss. ### Choose agentic-awesome-skills if… - agentic-awesome-skills is primarily Python; planning-with-files is Shell. - 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. - Both tools involve the installation and management of agentic skills, though they are distinct in their implementation and primary focus. - Tags unique to agentic-awesome-skills: 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 planning-with-files - - When you do not need persistent storage for plans, such as short tasks where context is unlikely to be lost. - - For projects that strictly prohibit the use of external file storage for tracking progress due to security concerns. - - If your workflow heavily relies on in-memory planning strategies that are more suitable than disk-based solutions. ## 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. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between planning-with-files and agentic-awesome-skills? planning-with-files: Persistent file-based planning for AI coding agents. 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 planning-with-files over agentic-awesome-skills? Choose planning-with-files over agentic-awesome-skills when planning-with-files is primarily Shell; agentic-awesome-skills is Python; Pricing: Freely available under MIT License; community-supported.; Both tools involve the installation and management of agentic skills, though they are distinct in their implementation and primary focus; Tags unique to planning-with-files: claude-code, codex, coding-agent, multi-agent-systems; - When your coding agent needs to retain plans across sessions without context loss. ### When should I choose agentic-awesome-skills over planning-with-files? Choose agentic-awesome-skills over planning-with-files when agentic-awesome-skills is primarily Python; planning-with-files is Shell; 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; Both tools involve the installation and management of agentic skills, though they are distinct in their implementation and primary focus; Tags unique to agentic-awesome-skills: 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 planning-with-files? - When you do not need persistent storage for plans, such as short tasks where context is unlikely to be lost. - For projects that strictly prohibit the use of external file storage for tracking progress due to security concerns. - If your workflow heavily relies on in-memory planning strategies that are more suitable than disk-based solutions. ### 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 planning-with-files or agentic-awesome-skills more popular on GitHub? agentic-awesome-skills has more GitHub stars (45,139 vs 26,250). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are planning-with-files and agentic-awesome-skills open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (planning-with-files: MIT, agentic-awesome-skills: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to planning-with-files or agentic-awesome-skills? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [planning-with-files alternatives](/tools/othmanadi-planning-with-files/alternatives) and [agentic-awesome-skills alternatives](/tools/sickn33-antigravity-awesome-skills/alternatives) ([planning-with-files markdown twin](/tools/othmanadi-planning-with-files/alternatives.md), [agentic-awesome-skills markdown twin](/tools/sickn33-antigravity-awesome-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/othmanadi-planning-with-files-vs-sickn33-antigravity-awesome-skills.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, planning-with-files or agentic-awesome-skills? planning-with-files: 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 planning-with-files and agentic-awesome-skills? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [planning-with-files trust report](/tools/othmanadi-planning-with-files/trust); [agentic-awesome-skills trust report](/tools/sickn33-antigravity-awesome-skills/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=othmanadi-planning-with-files`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=othmanadi-planning-with-files) - 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/_