Comparison
awesome-agent-skills vs agents
Verdict
Pick awesome-agent-skills if - **when_to_use**: You should use awesome-agent-skills if you are looking for a large, community-curated collection of over 1000 agent skills compatible with various AI agents like Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and the; pick agents if the agents tool is a marketplace for plugins that enhances multiple AI agents, offering integration and management capabilities across several platforms.
Markdown twin · awesome-agent-skills alternatives · agents alternatives
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Trust & integrity
| Signal | awesome-agent-skills | agents |
|---|---|---|
| Maintenance | Very active (1d since push) As of 4d · github_public_v1 | Very active (1d since push) As of 4d · github_public_v1 |
| Provenance | Not a fork · Organization account As of 4d · github_public_v1 | Not a fork · Personal account As of 4d · 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
- awesome-agent-skills
- A curated collection of over 1000 agent skills for various AI agents.
- agents
- Multi-harness agentic plugin marketplace for various AI agents
Stars
- awesome-agent-skills
- 31k
- agents
- 39k
Forks
- awesome-agent-skills
- 3.3k
- agents
- 4.1k
Open issues
- awesome-agent-skills
- 31
- agents
- 5
Language
- awesome-agent-skills
- -
- agents
- Python
Adopt for
- awesome-agent-skills
- - **when_to_use**: You should use awesome-agent-skills if you are looking for a large, community-curated collection of over 1000 agent skills compatible with various AI agents like Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and the
- 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
- awesome-agent-skills
- -
- agents
- -
Runtime
- awesome-agent-skills
- -
- agents
- -
License
- awesome-agent-skills
- MIT License
- agents
- MIT
Last pushed
- awesome-agent-skills
- Aug 18, 2026
- agents
- Aug 18, 2026
Categories
- awesome-agent-skills
- AI Agents
- agents
- AI Agents, Developer Tools
Trust and health
Open issues (now)
- awesome-agent-skills
- 31
- agents
- 5
Stars delta
- awesome-agent-skills
- +2.1k (30d)
- agents
- +860 (30d)
Open issues delta
- awesome-agent-skills
- -25 (30d)
- agents
- +2 (30d)
Owner type
- awesome-agent-skills
- Organization
- agents
- User
Full report
- awesome-agent-skills
- Trust report
- agents
- Trust report
Typed relationship
awesome-agent-skills alternative agentsagents offers a curated marketplace of skills similar to what is provided by awesome-agent-skills, offering compatibility with multiple AI agents.
Choose awesome-agent-skills if…
- Requirements: Requires compatible AI agent to utilize skills.
- agents offers a curated marketplace of skills similar to what is provided by awesome-agent-skills, offering compatibility with multiple AI agents.
- Tags unique to awesome-agent-skills: ai-agents, awesome-lists.
- - A wide array of skills suitable for diverse needs where compatibility with multiple AI agents such as Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor is paramount. Each skill includes descriptions and community-reliy
When NOT to use awesome-agent-skills
- - If security auditing is critical for your project: Skills are not audited by the repository maintainers, indicating potential risks that must be self-assessed.
- - This may not suit you if you require skills exclusively from official dev teams as the contributions come from a mix of official and community sources.
Choose agents if…
- agents offers a curated marketplace of skills similar to what is provided by awesome-agent-skills, offering compatibility with multiple AI agents.
- Tags unique to agents: agentic-ai, automation, prompt-engineering, workflows.
- 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 (VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills) · observed Aug 19, 2026
- GitHub forks (VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills) · observed Aug 19, 2026
- Last push (VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills) · observed Aug 18, 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 (wshobson/agents) · observed Aug 19, 2026
- GitHub forks (wshobson/agents) · observed Aug 19, 2026
- Last push (wshobson/agents) · observed Aug 18, 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: awesome-agent-skills 31k · agents 39k (synced Aug 19, 2026).
Common questions
- What is the difference between awesome-agent-skills and agents?
- awesome-agent-skills: A curated collection of over 1000 agent skills for various AI agents.. 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 awesome-agent-skills over agents?
- Choose awesome-agent-skills over agents when Requirements: Requires compatible AI agent to utilize skills; agents offers a curated marketplace of skills similar to what is provided by awesome-agent-skills, offering compatibility with multiple AI agents; Tags unique to awesome-agent-skills: ai-agents, awesome-lists; - A wide array of skills suitable for diverse needs where compatibility with multiple AI agents such as Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor is paramount. Each skill includes descriptions and community-reliy.
- When should I choose agents over awesome-agent-skills?
- Choose agents over awesome-agent-skills when agents offers a curated marketplace of skills similar to what is provided by awesome-agent-skills, offering compatibility with multiple AI agents; Tags unique to agents: agentic-ai, automation, prompt-engineering, workflows; 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 awesome-agent-skills?
- - If security auditing is critical for your project: Skills are not audited by the repository maintainers, indicating potential risks that must be self-assessed. - This may not suit you if you require skills exclusively from official dev teams as the contributions come from a mix of official and community sources.
- 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 awesome-agent-skills or agents more popular on GitHub?
- agents has more GitHub stars (38,928 vs 30,553). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints.
- Are awesome-agent-skills and agents open source?
- Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (awesome-agent-skills: MIT, agents: MIT).
- Where can I find alternatives to awesome-agent-skills or agents?
- GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at awesome-agent-skills alternatives and agents alternatives (awesome-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, awesome-agent-skills or agents?
- awesome-agent-skills: Very 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 awesome-agent-skills and agents?
- GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: awesome-agent-skills trust report; agents trust report.