# paperthin alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like lilmgenius/paperthin Flowy lists 129 other AI & Agents plugins like paperthin, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid. Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 30, 2026 · Author: Flowy Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/lilmgenius-paperthin ## How they compare | Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- | | [paperthin](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/lilmgenius-paperthin) | 1,354 | +56 | Oct 29, 2026 | MIT | 28 skills | | [nexu](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/nexu-io-nexu) | 3,279 | -5 | Apr 26, 2026 | MIT | 14 skills | | [salomondiei08-oh-my-hermes](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/salomondiei08-oh-my-hermes) | 881 | +5 | Sep 22, 2026 | – | 7 agents | | [openclaw](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/openclaw-openclaw) | 392,971 | +608 | Oct 25, 2026 | MIT | 69 skills | | [hermes-agent](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/nousresearch-hermes-agent) | 257,099 | +2,249 | Oct 30, 2026 | MIT | 44 skills | | [awesome-llm-apps](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps) | 143,063 | +776 | Oct 22, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 MCP server | | [learn-claude-code](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/shareai-lab-learn-claude-code) | 79,462 | +496 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 4 skills | | [nanobot](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/hkuds-nanobot) | 49,436 | +350 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 12 skills | | [cowagent](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/zhayujie-cowagent) | 47,589 | +155 | Oct 30, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills | | [unlazy](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/leonxlnx-unlazy) | 4,153 | +116 | Sep 3, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill | | [gawkbot](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/najmuzzaman-mohammad-gawkbot) | 1,522 | +15 | Oct 15, 2026 | – | 2 commands | | [ai-setup](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/caliber-ai-org-ai-setup) | 1,310 | -1 | Sep 24, 2026 | MIT | 8 skills | | [skillpack](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/creminiai-skillpack) | 1,204 | 0 | Sep 16, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill, 3 agents | ## The 12 closest alternatives 1. [nexu](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nexu-io-nexu) (3,279 stars, -5 this week). The simplest desktop client for OpenClaw 🦞 — bridge your Agent to WeChat, Feishu, Slack & Discord in one click. [nexu on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nexu-io-nexu) · [nexu alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/nexu-io-nexu) 2. [salomondiei08-oh-my-hermes](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/salomondiei08-oh-my-hermes) (881 stars, +5 this week). An opinionated workflow layer for building, shipping, and operating apps — delivered directly to Hermes. [salomondiei08-oh-my-hermes on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/salomondiei08-oh-my-hermes) 3. [openclaw](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/openclaw-openclaw) (392,971 stars, +608 this week). OpenClaw is an open-source AI assistant that runs on your own computer and meets you in the channels you already use: Discord, iMessage… [openclaw on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/openclaw-openclaw) · [openclaw alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/openclaw-openclaw) 4. [hermes-agent](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nousresearch-hermes-agent) (257,099 stars, +2,249 this week). The self-improving AI agent built by Nous Research. [hermes-agent on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nousresearch-hermes-agent) · [hermes-agent alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/nousresearch-hermes-agent) 5. [awesome-llm-apps](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps) (143,063 stars, +776 this week). 100+ open-source AI agents, agent skills, and RAG apps. [awesome-llm-apps on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps) · [awesome-llm-apps alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/shubhamsaboo-awesome-llm-apps) 6. [learn-claude-code](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/shareai-lab-learn-claude-code) (79,462 stars, +496 this week). Bash is all you need - A nano claude code–like 「agent harness」, built from 0 to 1. [learn-claude-code on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/shareai-lab-learn-claude-code) · [learn-claude-code alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/shareai-lab-learn-claude-code) 7. [nanobot](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/hkuds-nanobot) (49,436 stars, +350 this week). 🐈 nanobot is an ultra-lightweight, open-source, self-hosted personal AI agent framework written in Python. [nanobot on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/hkuds-nanobot) · [nanobot alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/hkuds-nanobot) 8. [cowagent](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/zhayujie-cowagent) (47,589 stars, +155 this week). Open-source personal AI assistant & Agent Harness. [cowagent on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/zhayujie-cowagent) · [cowagent alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/zhayujie-cowagent) 9. [unlazy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/leonxlnx-unlazy) (4,153 stars, +116 this week). Completion discipline for substantial AI-agent work, backed by runnable gates. [unlazy on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/leonxlnx-unlazy) · [unlazy alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/leonxlnx-unlazy) 10. [gawkbot](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/najmuzzaman-mohammad-gawkbot) (1,522 stars, +15 this week). open source grok bot. [gawkbot on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/najmuzzaman-mohammad-gawkbot) · [gawkbot alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/najmuzzaman-mohammad-gawkbot) 11. [ai-setup](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/caliber-ai-org-ai-setup) (1,310 stars, -1 this week). Continuously sync your AI setups with one command. [ai-setup on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/caliber-ai-org-ai-setup) · [ai-setup alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/caliber-ai-org-ai-setup) 12. [skillpack](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/creminiai-skillpack) (1,204 stars, 0 this week). Skillpack helps teams turn AI skills into trusted local agents that can run in their own environment and be used directly from Slack and… [skillpack on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/creminiai-skillpack) · [skillpack alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/creminiai-skillpack) ## Questions about paperthin alternatives ### What is the best alternative to paperthin? nexu is the first of 12 alternatives to paperthin by shared technologies: it has 3,279 stars (ahead of paperthin) and lost 5 stars this week. ### Which paperthin alternative has the most skills? openclaw has the most, with 69 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. paperthin has 28. ### Is paperthin free? Yes. paperthin is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use. ## Related - [AI & Agents plugins on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/category/agents) - [Browse all skills](https://www.flowy.sh/skills) - [paperthin on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/lilmgenius-paperthin)