--- title: "skills vs statewave" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/qdrant-skills-vs-smaramwbc-statewave" tools: ["qdrant-skills", "smaramwbc-statewave"] --- # skills vs statewave *GraphCanon updated Aug 6, 2026* ## 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. [skills](https://skills.qdrant.tech) reports 220 GitHub stars, 26 forks, and 17 open issues, last pushed Aug 5, 2026. [statewave](https://statewave.ai) has 289 stars, 22 forks, and 14 open issues, last pushed Jul 30, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [skills's repository](https://github.com/qdrant/skills) and [statewave's repository](https://github.com/smaramwbc/statewave). | | [skills](/tools/qdrant-skills.md) | [statewave](/tools/smaramwbc-statewave.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Agent skills for Qdrant vector search, including scaling, performance optimization, and model migration. | Open-source memory runtime for AI agents | | Stars | 220 | 289 | | Forks | 26 | 22 | | Open issues | 17 | 14 | | Language | Shell | Python | | Adopt for | Skills for Qdrant vector search provide tools for scaling, performance tuning, model migration, and more. | 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 | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | AI Agents, Vector Databases | AI Agents, Vector Databases | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [skills](/tools/qdrant-skills.md) | [statewave](/tools/smaramwbc-statewave.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 0d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 17 | 14 | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/qdrant-skills/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/smaramwbc-statewave/trust.md) | ## Decision facts: skills - **Adopt for:** Skills for Qdrant vector search provide tools for scaling, performance tuning, model migration, and more. ## Decision facts: statewave - **Adopt for:** 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. ## Choose when ### 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 ### 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 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 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. ## 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](/tools/qdrant-skills/alternatives) and [statewave alternatives](/tools/smaramwbc-statewave/alternatives) ([skills markdown twin](/tools/qdrant-skills/alternatives.md), [statewave markdown twin](/tools/smaramwbc-statewave/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/qdrant-skills-vs-smaramwbc-statewave.md) 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](/tools/qdrant-skills/trust); [statewave trust report](/tools/smaramwbc-statewave/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=qdrant-skills`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=qdrant-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/_