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Apache Airflow - A platform to programmatically author, schedule, and monitor workflows
47K starsAug 25, 2026 pushdata-analysisPythonETL
$ npx skills add apache/airflowAlternatives
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A lightweight opinionated ETL framework, halfway between plain scripts and Apache Airflow
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Python ETL framework for stream processing, real-time analytics, LLM pipelines, and RAG.
63K starsJul 2, 2026 pushdata-analysisPythonETL
$ npx skills add pathwaycom/pathway#3
Flexible and powerful data analysis / manipulation library for Python, providing labeled data structures similar to R data.frame objects, statistical functions, and much more
49K starsJun 14, 2026 pushdata-analysisPythonData Analysis
$ npx skills add pandas-dev/pandas#4
Open-source data movement for ELT pipelines and AI agents — from APIs, databases & files to warehouses, lakes, and AI applications. Both self-hosted and Cloud.
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$ npx skills add airbytehq/airbyte#5
Flink CDC is a streaming data integration tool
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$ npx skills add apache/flink-cdc#6
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$ npx skills add fastapi/sqlmodel#7
The Database Toolkit for Python
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$ npx skills add sqlalchemy/sqlalchemy#8
A modular SQL linter and auto-formatter with support for multiple dialects and templated code.
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$ npx skills add sqlfluff/sqlfluff#9
Fancy stream processing made operationally mundane
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$ npx skills add redpanda-data/connect#10
10 Weeks, 20 Lessons, Data Science for All!
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$ npx skills add microsoft/Data-Science-For-Beginners#11
$ npx skills add apache/flink#12
A query builder for PostgreSQL, MySQL, CockroachDB, SQL Server, SQLite3 and Oracle, designed to be flexible, portable, and fun to use.
20K starsJun 17, 2026 pushdata-analysisJavaScriptSQL
$ npx skills add knex/knex#13
Generate type-safe code from SQL
18K starsJun 19, 2026 pushdata-analysisGoSQL
$ npx skills add sqlc-dev/sqlc#14
PRQL is a modern language for transforming data — a simple, powerful, pipelined SQL replacement
11K starsJun 20, 2026 pushdata-analysisRustSQL
$ npx skills add PRQL/prql#15
scikit-learn: machine learning in Python
66K starsJun 17, 2026 pushdata-analysisPythonData Analysis
$ npx skills add scikit-learn/scikit-learn#16
Streamlit — A faster way to build and share data apps.
45K starsJun 14, 2026 pushdata-analysisPythonData Analysis
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