Based on growth since launch
Trending agent skills this week
The agent skills gaining GitHub stars fastest right now, led by Ponytail, Ponytail Review and Improve Codebase Architecture. Ranked by growth since launch: average GitHub stars per day since the repository was created, weighted toward projects launched in the last 180 days. appsgit now records daily star snapshots, and this list switches to stars gained this week once a week of history exists.
Updated Oct 7, 2026
Ponytail
DietrichGebert/ponytail
Forces the laziest solution that actually works, simplest, shortest, most minimal.
~1,340 stars/day since launch
CodingJavaScriptPonytail Review
DietrichGebert/ponytail
Code review focused exclusively on over-engineering.
~1,340 stars/day since launch
CodingJavaScriptImprove Codebase Architecture
mattpocock/skills
Scan a codebase for deepening opportunities, present them as a visual HTML report, then grill through whichever one you pick.
~1,133 stars/day since launch
CodingShellTDD
mattpocock/skills
Test-driven development. Use when the user wants to build features or fix bugs test-first, mentions "red-green-refactor", or wants integration tests.
~1,133 stars/day since launch
Testing & QAShellGolang Testing
affaan-m/ECC
Go testing patterns including table-driven tests, subtests, benchmarks, fuzzing, and test coverage.
~1,047 stars/day since launch
Testing & QAJavaScriptAccessibility
affaan-m/ECC
Design, implement, and audit accessible UI to WCAG 2.2 Level AA across Web, iOS, and Android — semantic ARIA roles and labels, accessibility traits and hints, focus management, contrast, target…
~1,047 stars/day since launch
Design & frontendJavaScriptClinical Case Report
nexu-io/open-design
Structured medical case presentation for clinical rounds, conferences, and documentation.
~616 stars/day since launch
Docs & writingTypeScriptCritique
nexu-io/open-design
Run a 5-dimension expert design review on any HTML artifact in the project — Philosophy / Visual hierarchy / Detail / Functionality / Innovation, each scored 0–10.
~616 stars/day since launch
Design & frontendTypeScriptKarpathy Guidelines
multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills
Behavioral guidelines to reduce common LLM coding mistakes.
~859 stars/day since launch
Docs & writingSafe Refactor
JuliusBrussee/caveman
Restructure code while preserving behavior.
~593 stars/day since launch
CodingGoSurgical Patch
JuliusBrussee/caveman
Fix bugs and small behavior changes at the narrowest responsible layer.
~593 stars/day since launch
Testing & QAGoAutoplan
garrytan/gstack
Auto-review pipeline — reads the full CEO, design, eng, and DX review skills from disk and runs them sequentially with auto-decisions using 6 decision principles.
~648 stars/day since launch
Design & frontendTypeScriptDesign Consultation
garrytan/gstack
Design consultation: understands your product, researches the landscape, proposes a complete design system (aesthetic, typography, color, layout, spacing, motion), and generates font+color preview...
~648 stars/day since launch
Design & frontendTypeScriptArchify
tt-a1i/archify
Create polished, validated architecture, workflow, sequence, data-flow, and lifecycle/state diagrams as explorable standalone HTML with inline SVG, dark/light themes, optional trace motion, and…
~450 stars/day since launch
Data & analysisJavaScriptBrainstorming
obra/superpowers
You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior.
~817 stars/day since launch
Design & frontendShellSystematic Debugging
obra/superpowers
Use when encountering any bug, test failure, or unexpected behavior, before proposing fixes.
~817 stars/day since launch
Testing & QAShellComputer Use
stablyai/orca
Drives the GUI of a visible local app window through orca computer: accessibility tree, clicks, typing, menus, dialogs, and screenshots in native apps and external browser windows (Chrome, Edge…
~425 stars/day since launch
OfficialDesign & frontendTypeScriptOrca Emulator
stablyai/orca
iOS Simulator control from inside Orca, with the live device view in Orca's emulator pane.
~425 stars/day since launch
OfficialDesign & frontendTypeScriptUnderstand
Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything
Analyze a codebase to produce an interactive knowledge graph for understanding architecture, components, and relationships.
~415 stars/day since launch
CodingTypeScriptUnderstand Chat
Egonex-AI/Understand-Anything
Use when you need to ask questions about a codebase or understand code using a knowledge graph.
~415 stars/day since launch
CodingTypeScriptCode Review And Quality
addyosmani/agent-skills
Conducts multi-axis code review. Use before merging any change.
~438 stars/day since launch
CodingJavaScriptSecurity And Hardening
addyosmani/agent-skills
Hardens code against vulnerabilities. Use when auditing an input handler for vulnerabilities, when handling user input, authentication, data storage, or external integrations, or when checking a…
~438 stars/day since launch
SecurityJavaScriptGame Automation
rehan-remade/universal-modder
Launch, see and drive a real game so an agent can test its own mods.
~337 stars/day since launch
Testing & QAPythonGame Recon
rehan-remade/universal-modder
Figure out how a specific installed game can be modded, before writing any mod code.
~337 stars/day since launch
Docs & writingPython
How is the trending agent skill list calculated?
Ranked by growth since launch: average GitHub stars per day since the repository was created, weighted toward projects launched in the last 180 days. appsgit now records daily star snapshots, and this list switches to stars gained this week once a week of history exists.
Which agent skills are trending right now?
The fastest-growing agent skills today are Ponytail, Ponytail Review and Improve Codebase Architecture.