Comparison
skills vs statewave
Verdict
Pick skills if skills for Qdrant vector search provide tools for scaling, performance tuning, model migration, and more; pick statewave if statewave focuses on reproducibility and provenance in memory management for AI agents, using Postgres plus pgvector for self-hosted operations rather than relying on query-time retrieval.
Markdown twin · skills alternatives · statewave alternatives
GraphCanon updated 2w
Trust & integrity
| Signal | skills | statewave |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (0d since push) As of 2w · github_public_v1 | Very active (1d since push) As of 3w · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of 2w · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Personal account As of 3w · 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
- skills
- Agent skills for Qdrant vector search, including scaling, performance optimization, and model migration.
- statewave
- Open-source memory runtime for AI agents
Stars
- skills
- 220
- statewave
- 289
Forks
- skills
- 26
- statewave
- 22
Open issues
- skills
- 17
- statewave
- 14
Language
- skills
- Shell
- statewave
- Python
Adopt for
- skills
- Skills for Qdrant vector search provide tools for scaling, performance tuning, model migration, and more.
- statewave
- Statewave focuses on reproducibility and provenance in memory management for AI agents, using Postgres plus pgvector for self-hosted operations rather than relying on query-time retrieval.
Persona
- skills
- -
- statewave
- -
Runtime
- skills
- -
- statewave
- -
License
- skills
- Apache-2.0
- statewave
- Apache-2.0
Last pushed
- skills
- Aug 5, 2026
- statewave
- Jul 30, 2026
Categories
- skills
- AI Agents, Vector Databases
- statewave
- AI Agents, Vector Databases
Trust and health
Days since push
- skills
- 0d
- statewave
- 1d
Open issues (now)
- skills
- 17
- statewave
- 14
Owner type
- skills
- Organization
- statewave
- User
Full report
- skills
- Trust report
- statewave
- Trust report
Choose skills if…
- skills is primarily Shell; statewave is Python.
- Tags unique to skills: agent-skills, embeddings, hybrid-search, monitoring.
- Need help with optimizing or expanding your Qdrant deployment beyond millions of vectors
When NOT to use skills
- Your Qdrant instance is performing well with fewer than a million vectors
- Looking for help beyond vector search, such as database type selection or general AI agent tasks
- Seeking advice on non-Qdrant-specific issues like cloud infrastructure setup outside of integration
Choose statewave if…
- statewave is primarily Python; skills is Shell.
- Tags unique to statewave: agent-memory, llm, memory, pgvector.
- statewave ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment.
- Use when needing reproducible and documented context bundles to ensure consistent agent performance over time, as Statewave's design specifically supports provenance tagging for each context bundle.
When NOT to use statewave
- Avoid if your application cannot leverage or benefit from a self-hosted memory runtime setup specifically using Postgres and pgvector.
- Not suitable for cases where query-time document retrieval is preferred over maintaining provenance-tagged, static context bundles.
Explore
Sources
Every stat on this page traces to a dated GitHub sync, license file, enrichment field, or trust scan.
- GitHub stars (qdrant/skills) · observed Aug 6, 2026
- GitHub forks (qdrant/skills) · observed Aug 6, 2026
- Last push (qdrant/skills) · observed Aug 5, 2026
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Aug 6, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 16, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
- GitHub stars (smaramwbc/statewave) · observed Aug 1, 2026
- GitHub forks (smaramwbc/statewave) · observed Aug 1, 2026
- Last push (smaramwbc/statewave) · observed Jul 30, 2026
- License file (Apache-2.0) · observed Aug 1, 2026
- Decision facts (enrichment) · observed Jul 14, 2026
- Trust scan (lockfile / OSV) · observed Jul 11, 2026
GitHub stars on cards: skills 220 · statewave 289 (synced Aug 6, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between skills and statewave?
- skills: Agent skills for Qdrant vector search, including scaling, performance optimization, and model migration.. statewave: Open-source memory runtime for AI agents. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories.
- When should I choose skills over statewave?
- Choose skills over statewave when skills is primarily Shell; statewave is Python; Tags unique to skills: agent-skills, embeddings, hybrid-search, monitoring; Need help with optimizing or expanding your Qdrant deployment beyond millions of vectors.
- When should I choose statewave over skills?
- Choose statewave over skills when statewave is primarily Python; skills is Shell; Tags unique to statewave: agent-memory, llm, memory, pgvector; statewave ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment; Use when needing reproducible and documented context bundles to ensure consistent agent performance over time, as Statewave's design specifically supports provenance tagging for each context bundle.
- When should I avoid skills?
- Your Qdrant instance is performing well with fewer than a million vectors Looking for help beyond vector search, such as database type selection or general AI agent tasks Seeking advice on non-Qdrant-specific issues like cloud infrastructure setup outside of integration
- When should I avoid statewave?
- Avoid if your application cannot leverage or benefit from a self-hosted memory runtime setup specifically using Postgres and pgvector. Not suitable for cases where query-time document retrieval is preferred over maintaining provenance-tagged, static context bundles.
- Is skills or statewave more popular on GitHub?
- statewave has more GitHub stars (289 vs 220). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are skills and statewave open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (skills: Apache-2.0, statewave: Apache-2.0).
- Where can I find alternatives to skills or statewave?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at skills alternatives and statewave alternatives (skills markdown twin, statewave 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 statewave?
- skills: Very active. statewave: 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 statewave?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: skills trust report; statewave trust report.