# humanlayer alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like humanlayer/humanlayer Flowy lists 1,115 other Development plugins like humanlayer, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid. Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 29, 2026 · Author: Flowy Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/humanlayer-humanlayer ## How they compare | Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- | | [humanlayer](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/humanlayer-humanlayer) | 12,658 | +979 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 56 skills | | [bun](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/oven-sh-bun) | 96,411 | +118 | Oct 26, 2026 | – | 8 skills, 6 commands | | [tweakcc](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/piebald-ai-tweakcc) | 2,571 | +18 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill | | [piyaz](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/frkak-piyaz) | 197 | +1 | Oct 23, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | 9 skills, 10 agents, 8 hooks, 1 MCP server | | [aurakit](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/smorky850612-aurakit) | 45 | +2 | Apr 16, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills, 23 agents, 33 hooks | | [swe-marketplace](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/andisab-swe-marketplace) | 21 | 0 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 14 skills, 54 agents, 5 commands | | [x2](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/teklabsdigital-x2-method) | 15 | 0 | Aug 6, 2026 | – | 13 skills | | [ecc](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/affaan-m-ecc) | 289,990 | +6,151 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 200 skills, 71 agents, 112 commands, 1 MCP server | | [react](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/facebook-react) | 251,851 | +181 | Oct 25, 2026 | MIT | 14 skills, 4 agents | | [anthropics-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/anthropic-design-test-flow) | 184,562 | +1,768 | Oct 28, 2026 | – | 19 skills | | [caveman](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/juliusbrussee-caveman) | 115,866 | +1,683 | Oct 29, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 22 skills, 3 agents, 9 commands | | [vercel-labs-agent-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vercel-labs-claude-skills) | 33,017 | +395 | Oct 14, 2026 | – | 9 skills | | [mission-control](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/builderz-labs-mission-control) | 6,401 | +27 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill | ## The 12 closest alternatives 1. [bun](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/oven-sh-bun) (96,411 stars, +118 this week). Incredibly fast JavaScript runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager – all in one. [bun on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/oven-sh-bun) · [bun alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/oven-sh-bun) 2. [tweakcc](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/piebald-ai-tweakcc) (2,571 stars, +18 this week). tweakcc is a CLI tool that upgrades your Claude Code experience. [tweakcc on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/piebald-ai-tweakcc) · [tweakcc alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/piebald-ai-tweakcc) 3. [piyaz](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/frkak-piyaz) (197 stars, +1 this week). The agentic workspace where people and agents work together in the loop. [piyaz on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/frkak-piyaz) 4. [aurakit](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/smorky850612-aurakit) (45 stars, +2 this week). One command. [aurakit on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/smorky850612-aurakit) 5. [swe-marketplace](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/andisab-swe-marketplace) (21 stars, 0 this week). A collection of Claude Code plugins for everyday software engineering and knowledge work. [swe-marketplace on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/andisab-swe-marketplace) 6. [x2](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/teklabsdigital-x2-method) (15 stars, 0 this week). An agentic software engineering method: AI agents do the building, the build enforces the rules that must always hold, a person decides… [x2 on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/teklabsdigital-x2-method) 7. [ecc](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/affaan-m-ecc) (289,990 stars, +6,151 this week). Your agent can write code, but ECC gives it a coordinated engineering system and toolbox: it plans before it builds, verifies changes with… [ecc on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/affaan-m-ecc) · [ecc alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/affaan-m-ecc) 8. [react](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/facebook-react) (251,851 stars, +181 this week). React is a JavaScript library for building user interfaces. [react on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/facebook-react) · [react alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/facebook-react) 9. [anthropics-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/anthropic-design-test-flow) (184,562 stars, +1,768 this week). Skills are folders of instructions, scripts, and resources that Claude loads dynamically to improve performance on specialized tasks. [anthropics-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/anthropic-design-test-flow) · [anthropics-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/anthropic-design-test-flow) 10. [caveman](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/juliusbrussee-caveman) (115,866 stars, +1,683 this week). Caveman make your AI agent say less and read less. [caveman on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/juliusbrussee-caveman) · [caveman alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/juliusbrussee-caveman) 11. [vercel-labs-agent-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/vercel-labs-claude-skills) (33,017 stars, +395 this week). A collection of skills for AI coding agents. [vercel-labs-agent-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/vercel-labs-claude-skills) · [vercel-labs-agent-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/vercel-labs-claude-skills) 12. [mission-control](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/builderz-labs-mission-control) (6,401 stars, +27 this week). Self-hosted control plane for operating AI agents. [mission-control on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/builderz-labs-mission-control) · [mission-control alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/builderz-labs-mission-control) ## Questions about humanlayer alternatives ### What is the best alternative to humanlayer? bun is the first of 12 alternatives to humanlayer by shared technologies: it has 96,411 stars (ahead of humanlayer), gained 118 stars this week and ships 6 commands, which humanlayer does not. ### Which humanlayer alternative has the most skills? ecc has the most, with 200 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. humanlayer has 56. ### Is humanlayer free? Yes. humanlayer is published under the Apache-2.0 license, so it is free to use. ## Related - [Development plugins on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/category/development) - [Browse all skills](https://www.flowy.sh/skills) - [humanlayer on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/humanlayer-humanlayer)