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appllama-skills

A builder, not just a researcher. Agent skills that turn top-grossing app patterns into native-quality mobile screens.

Install / Use

claude mcp add Appllama -- npx -y github:Appllama/appllama-skills

If the server publishes to npm under a different name, use that package instead — check the repo README.

About this skill
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MCP Server

Model Context Protocol server

Quality Score

87/100

Supported Platforms

Claude Code
Claude Desktop
Cursor
OpenAI Codex

Our assessment of appllama-skills

appllama-skills scores 87/100 on our quality scale, 194th of 426 Education & Research skills we index (top 46%).

Its MCP Server is 4.9 KB long, well organised into 8 sections with 5 code examples: a solid amount of guidance for an agent.

With 2,309 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.

Substance
26/30
Structure
20/20
Description
12/15
Adoption
14/20
Freshness
15/15

Maintenance, license and trust

  • The repository was last updated 27 days ago, so appllama-skills is actively maintained.
  • Our last check on 2026-09-24 found the source still online.
  • It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
  • Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.

Safety scan

No issues found

Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful.

AI review by kimi-k2.7-code on 2026-09-24. Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-24. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install appllama-skills?
Run claude mcp add Appllama -- npx -y github:Appllama/appllama-skills. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent.
Which AI agents does appllama-skills work with?
It is written for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and OpenAI Codex, as a MCP Server file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
Is appllama-skills safe to use?
Our scan of the whole file found no instruction hijacking, hidden characters, credential access, data exfiltration or destructive commands. An AI review of the same text found nothing harmful. It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
Is appllama-skills still maintained?
The repository was last updated 27 days ago, so appllama-skills is actively maintained.
<p align="center"> <a href="https://appllama.io"> <picture> <source media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" srcset="https://public.appllama.io/appllama-logo-dark.png"> <img src="https://public.appllama.io/appllama-logo-light.png" alt="Appllama" width="360"> </picture> </a> </p> <h3 align="center">A builder, not just a researcher.</h3> <p align="center"> Agent skills that make AI agents genuinely good at building mobile apps —<br> studied against the top-grossing apps, finished to a simulator-verified bar. </p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://skills.sh/appllama/appllama-skills"><img src="https://skills.sh/b/appllama/appllama-skills" alt="skills.sh installs"></a> <a href="https://appllama.io"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/Appllama-official-1a1a1a" alt="Appllama official"></a> <a href="LICENSE"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue" alt="License: MIT"></a> </p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://appllama.io">appllama.io</a> · <a href="https://appllama.io/mcp">MCP</a> · <a href="https://x.com/appllamaio">X</a> · <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/appllama">LinkedIn</a> · <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/appllama">Product Hunt</a> </p>

Appllama is the design library of top-grossing mobile apps — their real screens, flows, and UI patterns, with revenue and download context. These skills turn that library into an agent's working method: study every screen of the apps that already win, extract the category's design language, then build screens that hold up next to them.

The skills

| Skill | What it does | |---|---| | appllama-usage | The research engine: how to use the Appllama MCP like a design director — the full tool map, and the playbooks for building an app from scratch, improving an existing screen, and flow & element research. | | appllama-app-design-skill | The build bar: native-feeling Expo / React Native screens — Apple HIG fidelity, semantic colors, native controls, anti-slop discipline, Reanimated motion, perceived performance, generated image assets, and a full-motion simulator-verified iteration loop (whole flows recorded and scrubbed at 60 fps, not screenshots). |

They are designed as a pair: usage decides what to study, design decides how to build, and both insist the loop only ends in a simulator with a screen you can't fault.

Install

One command, from your project root — works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and 70+ other agents:

npx skills@latest add appllama/appllama-skills

Variations:

# install for specific agents, no prompts
npx skills@latest add appllama/appllama-skills -a claude-code -a cursor -y

# install user-wide instead of per-project
npx skills@latest add appllama/appllama-skills -g

Only want the app design skill?

appllama-app-design-skill stands on its own — the native-quality build bar, anti-slop discipline, and the full-motion simulator loop work with or without the Appllama MCP connected:

npx skills@latest add appllama/appllama-skills --skill appllama-app-design-skill

(The same --skill flag installs only appllama-usage if you want just the research engine.)

<details> <summary>Manual install</summary>

Skills are plain directories — copy them into your agent's skills folder (.claude/skills/ per project, ~/.claude/skills/ user-wide, or your harness's equivalent):

git clone https://github.com/appllama/appllama-skills
cp -r appllama-skills/skills/* ~/.claude/skills/
</details>

Connect the Appllama MCP

The skills assume the Appllama MCP is connected:

https://mcp.appllama.io/mcp

Add it as a custom connector in Claude, Cursor, Codex, or any MCP client and approve the connection with your Appllama account. MCP access is part of Pro, credits reset in full on the 1st of each month. Every call spends one credit; get_credits is always free.

Try it

With the MCP connected and the skills installed, ask your agent:

Build me a habit tracker. Study the top-grossing habit apps first and don't stop until every screen survives the simulator comparison.

Make this screen better. (paste a screenshot, code, or a "Copy Screen ID" ref from appllama.io)

How do the best fitness apps structure onboarding — how long, what does each step earn, and where does the paywall sit?

License

MIT. The Appllama name, llama, and logo are trademarks of Antmind Ventures Private Limited — the license does not grant rights to use them.


<p align="center"> Built by <a href="https://appllama.io">Appllama</a> — the design library of top-grossing apps.<br> <a href="https://x.com/appllamaio">X</a> · <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/appllama">LinkedIn</a> · <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/appllama">Product Hunt</a> </p>

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GitHub Stars2.3k
CategoryEducation
Updated27d ago
Forks110

Trust signals

100/100

From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.

No cautions