Skill comparison
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Decision summary
Strongest overall
Beads
Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack.
Fastest prototype
Beads
Best first install candidate based on install readiness and adoption.
Freshest repo
Mainline
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | Mainline Git-native memory for coding agents. Repo memory before the diff. | Cmux Ghostty-based macOS terminal with vertical tabs and notifications for AI coding agents | Beads Beads - A memory upgrade for your coding agent | Humanlayer The best way to get AI coding agents to solve hard problems in complex codebases. |
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| Quality | 68/100 Promising | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 67/100 Prototype first Prototype with this skill first; keep a fallback candidate ready. | 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. | 100/100 Production-ready Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack. |
| Adoption | 164 stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 22K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 25K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| 11K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| Freshness | Jun 21, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 | Jun 19, 2026 |
| Use-case fit |
| Workflow fit |
| Platform hints | Go, Coding Agent, Claude Code, OpenAI Agents | Swift, Coding Agent, Claude Code, OpenAI Agents | Go, Coding Agent, Claude Code | TypeScript, Coding Agent, Claude Code, OpenAI Agents |
| Warnings | 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 · builders willing to evaluate younger projects | 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 |
| 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 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 mainline-org/mainline | $ npx skills add manaflow-ai/cmux | $ npx skills add gastownhall/beads | $ npx skills add humanlayer/humanlayer |