Skill comparison
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Comparing 4 skills
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Decision summary
Calcite is the strongest overall pick here because it has a 100/100 readiness score and fits GitHub automation.
Strongest overall
Calcite
Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack.
Fastest prototype
Calcite
Best first install candidate based on install readiness and adoption.
Freshest repo
Calcite
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | Tidyexplain 🤹♀ Animations of tidyverse verbs using R, the tidyverse, and gganimate | Learnr Interactive Tutorials with R Markdown | Gganimate A Grammar of Animated Graphics | Calcite Apache Calcite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | 55/100 Promising | 68/100 Promising | 81/100 Strong | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 57/100 Needs manual review Do a manual repository review before adding this to an agent workflow. | 70/100 Prototype first Prototype with this skill first; keep a fallback candidate ready. | 83/100 Strong shortlist Shortlist this skill and compare it with close alternatives before production adoption. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. |
| Adoption | 796 stars 0 installs | 734 stars 0 installs | 2.0K stars 0 installs | 5.1K stars 0 installs |
| Freshness | Jan 11, 2022 | Nov 13, 2025 | Sep 4, 2025 | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Use-case fit | ||||
| Stack fit | ||||
| Platform hints | R, SQL, Claude Code | R, SQL, Claude Code | R, Data Visualization, Claude Code | Java, SQL, Claude Code |
| Warnings | Repository looks stale · No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet |
| Best for | Coding agents workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | Coding agents workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | Coding agents workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | GitHub automation workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals |
| Not ideal for | teams that require actively maintained dependencies · production agents without a repository 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 need a vendor-supported SLA · high-compliance environments without internal security 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 gadenbuie/tidyexplain | $ npx skills add rstudio/learnr | $ npx skills add thomasp85/gganimate | $ npx skills add apache/calcite |