#1
Run your GitHub Actions locally 🚀
71K starsJun 1, 2026 pushgithub-automationGoGitHub
$ npx skills add nektos/actAlternatives
Thinking Partner alternatives for AI agents.
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Thinking Partner
Thinking partner skill for AI agents — 150+ mental models, orientation detection, cognitive operations. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, Cline, GitHub Copilot.
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#2
Release engineering, simplified
16K starsJun 13, 2026 pushgithub-automationGoGitHub
$ npx skills add goreleaser/goreleaser#3
Kubernetes controller for GitHub Actions self-hosted runners
6.4K starsAug 3, 2026 pushgithub-automationGoGitHub
$ npx skills add actions/actions-runner-controller#4
GitHub Actions for executing remote ssh commands.
6.2K starsAug 16, 2026 pushgithub-automationShellGitHub
$ npx skills add appleboy/ssh-action#5
Validate and Run GitHub Actions locally.
3.3K starsSep 8, 2026 pushgithub-automationRustGitHub
$ npx skills add bahdotsh/wrkflw#6
Git with a cup of tea! Painless self-hosted all-in-one software development service, including Git hosting, code review, team collaboration, package registry and CI/CD
56K starsJun 16, 2026 pushgithub-automationGoGitHub
$ npx skills add go-gitea/gitea#7
Open source alternative to AWS. Elastic compute, block storage (non replicated), firewall and load balancer, managed Postgres, K8s, AI inference, and IAM services.
12K starsJun 16, 2026 pushgithub-automationRubyGitHub
$ npx skills add ubicloud/ubicloud#8
Production-grade engineering skills for AI coding agents.
88K starsAug 14, 2026 pushagent-skillsShellAI Agents
$ npx skills add addyosmani/agent-skills#9
Marketing skills for Claude Code and AI agents. CRO, copywriting, SEO, analytics, and growth engineering.
41K starsJul 16, 2026 pushdevelopmentJavaScriptClaude Code
$ npx skills add coreyhaines31/marketingskills#10
A lightweight alternative to OpenClaw that runs in containers for security. Connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Gmail and other messaging apps,, has memory, scheduled jobs, and runs directly on Anthropic's Agents SDK
30K starsJul 18, 2026 pushagent-frameworksTypeScriptAI Agents
$ npx skills add nanocoai/nanoclaw#11
Turn any technical book PDF into a Claude Code skill — ready to study, reference, and use while you work.
28K starsSep 1, 2026 pushdevelopmentPythonClaude Code
$ npx skills add virgiliojr94/book-to-skill#12
Teams-first Multi-agent orchestration for Claude Code
37K starsJun 25, 2026 pushagent-frameworksTypeScriptAI Agents
$ npx skills add Yeachan-Heo/oh-my-claudecode#13
Anti-AI-slop design skill for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
28K starsAug 6, 2026 pushdevelopmentCSSClaude Code
$ npx skills add Nutlope/hallmark#14
A comprehensive toolkit for enhancing GitHub Copilot with specialized agents, instructions, and workflows.
37K starsJul 18, 2026 pushdevelopment
$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot#15
A single CLAUDE.md file to improve Claude Code behavior, derived from Andrej Karpathy's observations on LLM coding pitfalls.
175K starsApr 20, 2026 pushdevelopmentClaude Code
$ npx skills add multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills#16
AI-powered job search system built on Claude Code. 14 skill modes, Go dashboard, PDF generation, batch processing.
60K starsJul 13, 2026 pushdevelopmentJavaScriptClaude Code
$ npx skills add santifer/career-opsHow to choose
When should you switch?
Use an alternative when it has a clearer install path, higher trust score, fresher maintenance, or better platform fit for your current agent stack. Keep Thinking Partner if it already passes your workflow test and repository review.
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