awesome-agent-skills
A directory of skills, tools, and plugins across AI-agent ecosystems.
Install / Use
npx skills add philipbankier/awesome-agent-skillsInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
.cursorrules
Cursor IDE rules (legacy)
Quality Score
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Our assessment of awesome-agent-skills
awesome-agent-skills scores 76/100 on our quality scale, 3693rd of 4,617 Development & Engineering skills we index.
Its .cursorrules is 17 KB long, well organised into 28 sections and no code examples: a thorough specification that gives an agent plenty to work with.
It has 22 GitHub stars, so there is little community track record yet; judge it on its content.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 12 days ago, so awesome-agent-skills is actively maintained.
- Our last check on 2026-10-20 found the source still online.
- It is released under the CC0-1.0 license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 92/100, with 1 caution from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
Safety scan
No issues foundOur 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.
awesome-agent-skills compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than awesome-agent-skills; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| awesome-agent-skills (this skill)by philipbankier | 76 | 22 | 12d ago | .cursorrules |
| taste-skillby Leonxlnx | 100 | 110.6k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 109.2k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| headroomby headroomlabs-ai | 100 | 78.9k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| ai-job-searchby ai-job-search-dev | 100 | 69.8k | today | CLAUDE.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install awesome-agent-skills?
- Run
npx skills add philipbankier/awesome-agent-skills. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does awesome-agent-skills work with?
- It is written for Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Gemini CLI and OpenAI Codex, as a .cursorrules file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is awesome-agent-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 CC0-1.0-licensed and scores 92/100 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 awesome-agent-skills still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 12 days ago, so awesome-agent-skills is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubAwesome Agent Skills 
A curated directory of skills, tools, and plugins for AI coding agents, across every platform.
Unlike platform-specific lists, this directory covers all agent skill ecosystems in one place: Agent Skills (SKILL.md), MCP servers, Cursor rules, Windsurf rules, Gemini CLI extensions, Copilot extensions, OpenClaw skills, and more.
Website · Submit a Skill · Sync Status
Contents
- Agent Skills (SKILL.md)
- MCP Servers
- Cursor Rules
- Windsurf Rules
- Gemini CLI Extensions
- GitHub Copilot Extensions
- OpenClaw Skills
- LangChain Tools
- CrewAI Tools
- n8n Nodes
- Multi-Platform Collections
- Directories & Marketplaces
- CLIs & Package Managers
- Specs & Standards
- Data Sources & Sync
- Contributing
Agent Skills (SKILL.md)
The Agent Skills spec is the emerging cross-platform standard. Created by Anthropic, adopted by OpenAI (Codex CLI), Google (Gemini CLI), and others. Skills are defined via SKILL.md files with YAML frontmatter.
Official & Reference
- anthropics/skills - Official Agent Skills spec + reference skills.
- OpenAI Codex CLI Skills - Official Codex skills page (same SKILL.md format).
- agentskills.io - Community spec site covering cross-platform compatibility.
Domain-Specific
- K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills - Ready-to-use skills for research, science, engineering, analysis, finance and writing.
Collections
- ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills - Largest Claude skills list.
- sickn33/antigravity-awesome-skills - 900+ installable skills. Cross-platform.
npx antigravity-awesome-skillsto install. - VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills - 380+ skills for Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Gemini CLI, Cursor.
- travisvn/awesome-claude-skills - Claude Code workflow-focused skills.
- heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills - Skills + tools + tutorials for Claude, Codex, Antigravity, Copilot.
- skillmatic-ai/awesome-agent-skills - Architecture-focused skill resource.
- rohitg00/awesome-claude-code-toolkit - 135 agents, 35 skills, 42 commands, 120 plugins, 19 hooks.
Claude Code Ecosystem
- hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code - Comprehensive Claude Code ecosystem: skills, hooks, slash-commands, plugins.
- jqueryscript/awesome-claude-code - IDE integrations, frameworks, resources.
MCP Servers
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is an open standard for connecting AI models to data sources and tools. 17,000+ servers across directories.
Official
- modelcontextprotocol/servers - Official reference MCP server implementations.
- Official MCP Registry - Authoritative registry with open API spec.
Awesome Lists
- punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers - THE dominant MCP list. 1,000+ entries.
- appcypher/awesome-mcp-servers - Second largest, well-organized by category.
- wong2/awesome-mcp-servers - Original early MCP list.
- rohitg00/awesome-devops-mcp-servers - DevOps-focused MCP servers.
- punkpeye/awesome-mcp-clients - MCP clients (complementary).
- punkpeye/awesome-mcp-devtools - MCP development tools, SDKs, testing.
- toolsdk-ai/toolsdk-mcp-registry - Machine-readable JSON registry with OAuth2.1.
Meta
- esc5221/awesome-awesome-mcp-servers - Meta-list of all awesome-mcp-servers lists.
- collabnix/awesome-mcp-lists - Combined servers + clients + toolkits.
Cursor Rules
Rules that configure AI behavior in Cursor editor. Two formats: legacy .cursorrules and new .mdc (Markdown Directives).
- PatrickJS/awesome-cursorrules - THE dominant cursor rules collection. 500+ rules.
- cursor.directory - Community site with 1,000+ rules. 250K+ monthly users. 63K+ members.
- pontusab/cursor.directory - Open source codebase powering cursor.directory.
- sanjeed5/awesome-cursor-rules-mdc - New .mdc format rules (replaces deprecated .cursorrules).
Windsurf Rules
Rules for the Windsurf AI editor (formerly Codeium). Uses .windsurfrules and global_rules.md.
- Windsurf Official Directory - Official rules directory curated by Windsurf team.
- ichoosetoaccept/awesome-windsurf - Resources, rules, memories for Windsurf.
- SchneiderSam/awesome-windsurfrules - Windsurf global_rules and .windsurfrules files.
Gemini CLI Extensions
Extensions and skills for Google Gemini CLI. Supports Agent Skills (SKILL.md) + native extensions + MCP.
- google-gemini/gemini-cli - Official Gemini CLI repo.
- Gemini CLI Extension Gallery - Browse and discover extensions.
- Piebald-AI/awesome-gemini-cli - Curated tools, extensions, resources.
- gemini-cli-extensions - Community extensions GitHub org.
- intellectronica/gemini-cli-skillz - Anthropic-style Agent Skills via skillz MCP server.
GitHub Copilot Extensions
Extensions for GitHub Copilot — agents, instructions, hooks, skills, plugins.
- github/awesome-copilot - OFFICIAL GitHub repo.
- GitHub Marketplace (Copilot Apps) - Official Copilot extension marketplace.
- Copilot Extensions - Extension capabilities overview.
OpenClaw Skills
Skills for the OpenClaw multi-agent system. 5,700+ skills in the registry.
- VoltAgent/awesome-openclaw-skills - Main OpenClaw skills directory.
- ClawHub Registry - Official OpenClaw skills marketplace with version management.
- BankrBot/openclaw-skills - Crypto, DeFi, Polymarket, automation skills.
- openclawskills.net - Web directory for OpenClaw skills.
LangChain Tools
Tools and integrations for the LangChain framework. 1,000+ integrations.
- langchain-ai/langchain - Core framework.
- LangChain Integrations - Official integrations directory (1,000+).
- kyrolabs/awesome-langchain - Awesome list for LangChain tools and projects.
CrewAI Tools
Tools for the CrewAI agent framework. Now supports MCP integration.
- crewAIInc/crewAI-tools - Official CrewAI tools. 30+ built-in.
- crewAIInc/awesome-crewai - Official awesome list.
- CrewAI Tools Docs - Official tool documentation.
n8n Nodes
Workflow
Truncated for display — read the full file on GitHub.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.