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agent-skills

Production-grade engineering skills for AI coding agents, by Addy Osmani — 25 skills in one pack

★ 103.3k stars⑂ 10.8k forksMITupdated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

agent-skills is an open-source dev tools project by addyosmani (addyosmani/agent-skills on GitHub). It has 103,288 GitHub stars and 10,808 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 3 October 2026.

GitHub stars
103,288
Forks
10,808
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
3 October 2026
Category
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// how it works

How it works

  1. Clarify your goal

    Decide what you want from agent-skills and check the README and requirements to confirm it fits your setup and JavaScript environment.

  2. Get the code

    Clone the repository from GitHub (github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills) or use the documented install channel if you do not need the source.

  3. Install and configure

    Follow the README quickstart to install dependencies and set any required configuration or credentials.

  4. Run your first task

    Work through the README's first example end to end, then adapt it to your own project or data.

// features

Why people love it

25 production skills

A pack of 25 engineering skills covering the full delivery lifecycle for coding agents.

Define and plan skills

Skills for clarifying what to build and breaking work into a plan before coding.

Build and verify skills

Includes test-driven development with enforced red-green-refactor and other build discipline.

Review skill

A code-review-and-quality skill applying a five-axis review before merge.

Ship skills

Skills for deploying with confidence plus reference checklists.

Agent personas

Includes agent personas and a meta skill that helps discover which skill applies.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Start by getting the source and entering the project directory.

    git clone https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills.git
    cd agent-skills
  2. Install all skills

    Installs the full pack into your agent via the skills CLI.

    npx skills add addyosmani/agent-skills
  3. Or install one skill

    Browse first with --list, then add a single skill such as code review.

    npx skills add addyosmani/agent-skills --skill code-review-and-quality
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains agent-skills?

It is maintained by addyosmani and contributors on GitHub, where the repository github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills is the canonical home for code, issues and releases.

Is agent-skills free to use?

Yes — it is open source under the MIT license. Read the license in the repository for what is permitted, including any conditions on redistribution or commercial use.

Does it need a paid API key?

No. The skills are instruction files; your coding agent itself uses your own account or API key.

How does agent-skills compare to alternatives?

Compared with hand-written agent instructions: This pack provides tested, production-grade skills out of the box instead of each team writing prompts and checklists from scratch.

How do I get started?

Clone github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills, follow the README quickstart to install it, and run the documented first example before adapting it to your own work.

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