# nanochat alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like karpathy/nanochat nanochat has 59,082 stars, gained 247 in 7 days and was last pushed Sep 7, 2026; the top pick, akf, has 20 stars and held steady in 7 days. Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 29, 2026 · Author: Flowy Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/karpathy-nanochat ## How they compare Flowy lists 1,115 other Development plugins like nanochat, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid. | Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- | | [nanochat](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/karpathy-nanochat) | 59,082 | +247 | Sep 7, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill | | [akf](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/hmakt99-akf) | 20 | 0 | Oct 24, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills | | [graphify](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/safishamsi-graphify) | 135,392 | +6,062 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | – | | [caveman](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/juliusbrussee-caveman) | 115,866 | +1,683 | Oct 29, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 22 skills, 3 agents, 9 commands | | [9router](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/decolua-9router) | 31,480 | +417 | Oct 26, 2026 | MIT | 9 skills | | [trellis](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mindfold-ai-trellis) | 15,032 | +50 | Sep 29, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | 18 skills, 5 agents, 6 commands | | [google-agents-cli](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/google-agents-cli) | 6,188 | +72 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 7 skills, 31 agents | | [dotnet-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/dotnet-skills) | 5,746 | +65 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 106 skills, 20 agents | | [weave-os-router](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/workweave-router) | 5,595 | 0 | Oct 29, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 2 skills, 14 commands | | [observal](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/observal-observal) | 4,535 | -43 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 6 skills | | [rapid-mlx](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/raullenchai-rapid-mlx) | 4,045 | +39 | Oct 27, 2026 | – | 1 skill, 1 command | | [nvidia-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/nvidia-skills) | 3,761 | +90 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 200 skills | | [cocoindex-code](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/cocoindex-io-cocoindex-code) | 2,954 | +18 | Oct 22, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 skill, 2 hooks, 1 MCP server | ## The 12 closest alternatives 1. [akf](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/hmakt99-akf) (20 stars, 0 this week). Trust metadata for AI agents — a stamp costs ~15 tokens, re-verifying costs 15,000. [akf on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/hmakt99-akf) 2. [graphify](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/safishamsi-graphify) (135,392 stars, +6,062 this week). Turn any codebase, with its docs, SQL schemas, configs, and PDFs, into a queryable knowledge graph. [graphify on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/safishamsi-graphify) · [graphify alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/safishamsi-graphify) 3. [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) 4. [9router](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/decolua-9router) (31,480 stars, +417 this week). Never stop coding. [9router on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/decolua-9router) · [9router alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/decolua-9router) 5. [trellis](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mindfold-ai-trellis) (15,032 stars, +50 this week). The best agent harness. [trellis on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/mindfold-ai-trellis) · [trellis alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/mindfold-ai-trellis) 6. [google-agents-cli](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/google-agents-cli) (6,188 stars, +72 this week). The CLI and skills that turn any coding assistant into an expert at creating, evaluating, and deploying AI agents on Google Cloud. [google-agents-cli on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/google-agents-cli) · [google-agents-cli alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/google-agents-cli) 7. [dotnet-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/dotnet-skills) (5,746 stars, +65 this week). This repository contains the .NET team's curated set of portable skills and host-specific custom agents for coding agents. [dotnet-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/dotnet-skills) · [dotnet-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/dotnet-skills) 8. [weave-os-router](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/workweave-router) (5,595 stars, 0 this week). Model router for agentic systems. [weave-os-router on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/workweave-router) · [weave-os-router alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/workweave-router) 9. [observal](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/observal-observal) (4,535 stars, -43 this week). Observal is self-hosted registry for your coding agent extensions with a built in insight engine. [observal on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/observal-observal) · [observal alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/observal-observal) 10. [rapid-mlx](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/raullenchai-rapid-mlx) (4,045 stars, +39 this week). Rapid-MLX is an open-source (Apache 2.0) OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible LLM inference server for Apple Silicon, built on MLX, focused on… [rapid-mlx on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/raullenchai-rapid-mlx) · [rapid-mlx alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/raullenchai-rapid-mlx) 11. [nvidia-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nvidia-skills) (3,761 stars, +90 this week). Official, NVIDIA-verified Agent Skills for Claude Code, Codex, and other coding agents. [nvidia-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nvidia-skills) · [nvidia-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/nvidia-skills) 12. [cocoindex-code](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/cocoindex-io-cocoindex-code) (2,954 stars, +18 this week). A super light-weight embedded code search engine CLI (AST based) that just works - improves speed and efficiency for coding agent 🌟 Star… [cocoindex-code on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/cocoindex-io-cocoindex-code) · [cocoindex-code alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/cocoindex-io-cocoindex-code) ## Questions about nanochat alternatives ### What is the best alternative to nanochat? akf is the first of 12 alternatives to nanochat by shared technologies: it has 20 stars (behind nanochat), showed no change this week and ships 3 skills against 1 for nanochat. ### Which nanochat alternative has the most skills? nvidia-skills has the most, with 200 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. nanochat has 1. ### Is nanochat free? Yes. nanochat is published under the MIT 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) - [nanochat on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/karpathy-nanochat)