skill-collections
Update the SKILL COLLECTIONS table by researching all 5 skill-collection repos in parallel
Install / Use
npx skills add shanraisshan/claude-code-best-practiceInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
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Our assessment of skill-collections
skill-collections scores 94/100 on our quality scale, 344th of 2,878 Automation skills we index (top 12%).
Its Claude Commands is 6.5 KB long, well organised into 12 sections with 3 code examples: a thorough specification that gives an agent plenty to work with.
With 67,207 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 6 days ago, so skill-collections is actively maintained.
- Our last check on 2026-10-01 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 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 2026-09-25. Automated pattern scan on 2026-09-25. It catches known dangerous patterns, not every risk — read a skill before letting an agent act on it.
skill-collections compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than skill-collections; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| skill-collections (this skill)by shanraisshan | 94 | 67.2k | 6d ago | Claude Commands |
| claude-memby thedotmack | 100 | 100.2k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 96.7k | 4d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| Understand-Anythingby Egonex-AI | 100 | 86.1k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| headroomby headroomlabs-ai | 100 | 75.2k | today | CLAUDE.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install skill-collections?
- Run
npx skills add shanraisshan/claude-code-best-practice. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does skill-collections work with?
- It is written for Claude Code, as a Claude Commands file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is skill-collections 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 skill-collections still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 6 days ago, so skill-collections is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubdescription: Update the SKILL COLLECTIONS table by researching all 5 skill-collection repos in parallel
Workflow — Skill Collections
Update the SKILL COLLECTIONS table in README.md by researching 5 repos in parallel. Launch a research agent, merge results, present changes, update table if approved.
The 5 Repos
| # | Repo | Owner |
|---|------|-------|
| 1 | anthropics/skills | Anthropic (official) |
| 2 | wshobson/agents | William Shobson |
| 3 | mattpocock/skills | Matt Pocock |
| 4 | K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills | K-Dense-AI |
| 5 | VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills | VoltAgent (curated awesome-list) |
Table Format
The README table has these columns:
| Name | ★ | <img src="!/tags/s.svg" height="14"> |
- Name:
[Short Name](github-url)— use repo's short name (e.g.,mattpocock/skills, or justskillsif owner is the project), not the full owner/repo unless ambiguous - ★: Star count rounded to
k(e.g., 125k, 35k, 1.2k). Under 1000 show exact number - Skill count: Just the number. For awesome-lists where skills are links not files, use
N+ (curated list)form
Sort order: Sorted by stars descending (highest first).
Phase 0: Read Current State
Read these files:
README.md— the## 🧰 SKILL COLLECTIONStable (note current stars and skill counts)changelog/skill-collections/changelog.md— previous changelog entries (may not exist yet)
Phase 1: Launch Research Agent
Immediately spawn one development-workflows-research-agent covering all 5 repos. (The existing research agent is generic — it counts skills/stars/etc. for any repo.)
Research these 5 Claude Code skill-collection repositories. Each is primarily a library of
SKILL.mdfiles, NOT a full workflow methodology.Repo 1: anthropics/skills (https://github.com/anthropics/skills) — official Anthropic skills repo Repo 2: wshobson/agents (https://github.com/wshobson/agents) — plugin-scoped skills (skills nested under domain plugins) Repo 3: mattpocock/skills (https://github.com/mattpocock/skills) — TypeScript-focused Repo 4: K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills (https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills) — science/research vertical Repo 5: VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills (https://github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills) — curated awesome-list (links to external skills, not SKILL.md files in repo)
For EACH repo, return:
- Stars — use GitHub API
https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}, readstargazers_count. Round tok.- Skill count — count
SKILL.mdfiles in the repo via the GitHub git tree API:https://api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}/git/trees/HEAD?recursive=1and grep paths forSKILL.md.
- For
wshobson/agents: skills are nested insideplugins/<domain>/skills/— count all SKILL.md across all plugins.- For
VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills: count the listed skills in README.md (e.g., bullets / table rows). Mark explicitly as "curated list, not files".- For
K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills: subdirectories underskills/may use SKILL.md or.md; count whichever the repo uses, and report which.- For
anthropics/skills: skills live in subdirectories underskills/withSKILL.mdinside.- For
mattpocock/skills: include only active skills, not deprecated ones (note both numbers if obvious).- Notable changes — any significant additions or removals in last 30 days?
Return structured report per repo:
REPO: anthropics/skills STARS: <number>k (<exact>) SKILLS: <count> (<file pattern used, e.g., "SKILL.md files via git tree">) NOTES: <anything unusual — flat .md vs SKILL.md, deprecated skills, language variants, curated-list disclaimer> CHANGES: <changes or "No significant changes"> CONFIDENCE: <0-1>
Phase 2: Compare & Report
Wait for the agent. Then compare findings against the current table and present:
Skill Collections — Update Report
══════════════════════════════════
Changes Found:
<repo>: ★ <old>k → <new>k | skills <old>→<new>
...
No Changes:
<repo>: ✓ (all values match)
...
Action Items:
# | Type | Action | Status
1 | Star | Update <repo> ★ from Xk to Yk | NEW/RECURRING
2 | Count | Update <repo> skills from X to Y | NEW/RECURRING
3 | Sort | Move <repo> (rank changed) | NEW/RECURRING
4 | Add | New collection candidate: <repo> | NEW
Compare with previous changelog entries and mark items as NEW, RECURRING, or RESOLVED.
Phase 2.5: Append to Changelog
MANDATORY — always execute before presenting to user.
Read changelog/skill-collections/changelog.md, then append a new entry. If the file doesn't exist, create it with a Status Legend then the first entry.
---
## [<YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM AM/PM PKT>] Skill Collections Update
| # | Priority | Type | Action | Status |
|---|----------|------|--------|--------|
| 1 | HIGH/MED/LOW | <type> | <action> | <status> |
Get time via TZ=Asia/Karachi date "+%Y-%m-%d %I:%M %p PKT". Status must be one of:
COMPLETE (reason)|INVALID (reason)|ON HOLD (reason)
Always append, never overwrite.
Phase 2.6: Update Last Updated Badge
MANDATORY — execute after Phase 2.5.
Update the badge on line 4 of README.md. Get time via TZ=Asia/Karachi date "+%b %d, %Y %-I:%M %p PKT", URL-encode it, replace the date in the badge. Do NOT log this as an action item.
Phase 3: Execute
Ask user: (1) Execute all | (2) Execute specific | (3) Skip
When executing, edit the ## 🧰 SKILL COLLECTIONS table in README.md:
- Update stars and skill counts per row
- Maintain sort order: stars descending (highest first)
- Match existing format exactly (link style, k-suffix on stars)
Rules
- One research agent, 5 repos — single message, parallel sub-fetches inside
- Never guess — use data from the agent only
- Don't auto-execute — present report first, wait for approval
- ALWAYS append changelog and ALWAYS update badge — mandatory
- Sort by stars descending — highest stars first
- Round stars consistently —
ksuffix (125k, 35k, 1.2k). Under 1000 show exact - Awesome-lists are different — for repos that link to external skills (VoltAgent), the count is "items listed in README", not files in repo; always annotate
(curated list) - Compare with previous changelog — mark items NEW, RECURRING, or RESOLVED
- Reuse
development-workflows-research-agent— do NOT create a new agent
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From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.
