Skill comparison
Use this as a shortlist, then open the skill detail page before adopting.
Decision summary
Strongest overall
Canvas Design
Use this as a leading candidate, then validate the README and install path in your own agent stack.
Fastest prototype
Canvas Design
Best first install candidate based on install readiness and adoption.
Freshest repo
Canvas Design
Most recent maintenance signal among this shortlist.
| Signal | agent-skill-author Use this skill when the user wants to author, design, scope, or refine an Agent Skill (a SKILL.md file). Trigger phrases include "build a new skill", "design an agent skill", "scope a SKILL.md", "how should I structure this skill", "write a skill for X", "my skill isn't working well", or any request to improve an existing SKILL.md. Walks the user through an empirical, test-first process — probe the agent for real failures, design only for genuine knowledge gaps, iterate against runnable examples, and verify across models. | Canvas Design Create original visual art, posters, PNG assets, and PDF documents through a clear design philosophy. | Apple Design Apple's approach to interface design and fluid, physical motion, translated for the web. Use when building or reviewing gesture-driven UI, spring animations, drag/swipe/sheet interactions, momentum and interruptible transitions, translucent materials and depth, typography (optical sizing, tracking, leading), reduced-motion, or the design foundations (feedback, spatial consistency, restraint) behind Apple-style interfaces. |
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| Quality | 66/100 Promising | 100/100 Excellent | 100/100 Excellent |
| Decision verdict | 65/100 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. |
| Adoption | 173 stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 177K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page | 34K stars Verified outcomes are shown on each skill page |
| Freshness | Aug 12, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 | Aug 21, 2026 |
| Use-case fit |
| Workflow fit |
| Platform hints | Claude Code | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenAI Agents | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenAI Agents |
| Warnings | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | Create original work; do not use it to imitate living artists or reproduce copyrighted source art. · No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet | No OpenAgentSkill engagement data yet |
| Best for | Design and creative workflows · Claude Code teams · builders willing to evaluate younger projects | Design and creative workflows · Claude Code teams · teams that value GitHub adoption signals | Design and creative 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 · production agents without a repository 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 |
| Install | $ npx skills add matlab/agent-skills-playground --skill agent-skill-author | $ npx skills add anthropics/skills --skill canvas-design | $ npx skills@latest add emilkowalski/skills |