Skill comparison
Compare agent skills before installing.
Put high-signal skills side by side and inspect quality, adoption, freshness, install readiness, use-case fit, and warnings in one place.
Comparing 4 skills
Use this as a shortlist, then open the skill detail page before adopting.
Decision summary
Fara is the strongest overall pick here because it has a 100/100 readiness score and fits Local desktop.
Strongest overall
Fara
Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack.
Fastest prototype
Fara
Best first install candidate based on install readiness and adoption.
Freshest repo
SmolVM
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | SmolVM Open-source AI sandbox infrastructure with unified API for VMMs -- Firecracker, QEMU and libkrun. | Fara Fara-7B: An Efficient Agentic Model for Computer Use | ShowUI [CVPR 2025] Open-source, End-to-end, Vision-Language-Action model for GUI Agent & Computer Use. | Open Computer Use AI computer use powered by open source LLMs and E2B Desktop Sandbox |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | 85/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent | 98/100 Excellent | 74/100 Strong |
| Decision verdict | 96/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. | 76/100 Strong shortlist Shortlist this skill and compare it with close alternatives before production adoption. |
| Adoption | 610 stars 0 installs | 5.5K stars 0 installs | 1.9K stars 0 installs | 2.1K stars 0 installs |
| Freshness | Jun 15, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | Apr 24, 2026 | Jun 5, 2025 |
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| Platform hints | Python, Computer Use, Claude Code, Browser agents | Python, Computer Use, Claude Code, Browser agents | Python, Computer Use, Claude Code | Python, Computer Use, Claude Code |
| Warnings | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | Repository looks stale · No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet |
| Best for | Local desktop workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | Local desktop workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | Local desktop workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | Local desktop workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals |
| Not ideal for | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security review | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security review | teams that need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security review | teams that require actively maintained dependencies · production agents without a repository review |
| OpenAgentSkill engagement | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies | 0 views 0 install copies |
| Install | $ npx skills add CelestoAI/SmolVM | $ npx skills add microsoft/fara | $ npx skills add showlab/ShowUI | $ npx skills add e2b-dev/open-computer-use |