# thinking-skills alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like tjboudreaux/cc-thinking-skills

Flowy lists 157 other Productivity plugins like thinking-skills, ranked by shared technologies, then GitHub stars; nothing in this list is paid.

Published: Oct 23, 2026 · Updated: Oct 27, 2026 · Author: Flowy
Canonical: https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/tjboudreaux-cc-thinking-skills

## How they compare

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [thinking-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/tjboudreaux-cc-thinking-skills) | 1,676 | +15 | Aug 7, 2026 | MIT | 28 skills |
| [codepilot](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/op7418-codepilot) | 6,509 | +8 | Sep 22, 2026 | – | 9 skills, 1 MCP server |
| [hivemind](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/activeloopai-hivemind) | 1,641 | +9 | Oct 24, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 4 skills, 2 commands |
| [design-judge-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/seanj1ang-design-judge-skills) | 711 | -1 | Aug 24, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 7 skills |
| [davekilleen-dex](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/davekilleen-dex) | 507 | +3 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 99 skills, 28 agents, 24 commands, 1 MCP server |
| [cc-statusline](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nycu-chung-cc-statusline) | 265 | 0 | May 22, 2026 | MIT | 1 command, 6 hooks |
| [twhsi-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/twhsi-skills) | 259 | 0 | Jul 21, 2026 | – | 18 skills |
| [kalfa](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/komunite-kalfa) | 246 | -1 | Apr 27, 2026 | MIT | 200 skills, 10 agents, 22 commands, 2 MCP servers |
| [obsidian-claude-code](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/roasbeef-obsidian-claude-code) | 216 | -1 | Jan 28, 2026 | – | 1 skill |
| [pdf-tools](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/open-document-alliance-pdf-tools) | 158 | – | Oct 21, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills |
| [buildatscale-tv-claude-code-plugins](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/buildatscale-tv-claude-code-plugins) | 139 | – | May 1, 2026 | – | 2 skills, 3 commands |
| [linear](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/wrsmith108-linear-claude-skill) | 138 | +4 | Jul 17, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill, 1 hook |
| [claude-code-wakatime](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/wakatime-claude-code-wakatime) | 98 | +1 | Oct 19, 2026 | BSD-3-Clause | 6 hooks |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [codepilot](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/op7418-codepilot) (6,509 stars, +8 this week). A multi-model AI agent desktop client — connect any AI provider, extend with MCP & skills, control from your phone. [codepilot on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/op7418-codepilot) · [codepilot alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/op7418-codepilot)
2. [hivemind](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/activeloopai-hivemind) (1,641 stars, +9 this week). Hivemind turns your traces into reusable skills across agents. [hivemind on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/activeloopai-hivemind) · [hivemind alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/activeloopai-hivemind)
3. [design-judge-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/seanj1ang-design-judge-skills) (711 stars, -1 this week). 面向设计奖全流程的证据驱动 Agent Skills：从获奖案例检索、设计评价和奖项匹配，到申报文字准备与提交终检。 design-judge-skills… [design-judge-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/seanj1ang-design-judge-skills)
4. [davekilleen-dex](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/davekilleen-dex) (507 stars, +3 this week). One personal Dex, built around your work. [davekilleen-dex on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/davekilleen-dex)
5. [cc-statusline](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nycu-chung-cc-statusline) (265 stars, 0 this week). A comprehensive statusline dashboard for Claude Code. [cc-statusline on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/nycu-chung-cc-statusline)
6. [twhsi-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/twhsi-skills) (259 stars, 0 this week). Three Kings 2.2: compress with iMandalArt, address with BIRD, and publish with an A4 eight-page booklet. [twhsi-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/twhsi-skills)
7. [kalfa](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/komunite-kalfa) (246 stars, -1 this week). Claude Code için Türkçe profesyonel işletim sistemi — 10 uzman agent, 22 komut, 993 skill, 6 katmanlı hafıza. [kalfa on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/komunite-kalfa)
8. [obsidian-claude-code](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/roasbeef-obsidian-claude-code) (216 stars, -1 this week). An Obsidian plugin that embeds Claude as an AI assistant using the Claude Agent SDK. [obsidian-claude-code on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/roasbeef-obsidian-claude-code)
9. [pdf-tools](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/open-document-alliance-pdf-tools) (158 stars). The local PDF workflow for Claude Desktop and MCP hosts: fill, sign, merge, split, extract, render, and analyze PDFs with local file… [pdf-tools on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/open-document-alliance-pdf-tools)
10. [buildatscale-tv-claude-code-plugins](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/buildatscale-tv-claude-code-plugins) (139 stars). Claude Code plugins from BuildAtScale - slash commands, hooks, and skills for enhanced productivity. [buildatscale-tv-claude-code-plugins on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/buildatscale-tv-claude-code-plugins)
11. [linear](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/wrsmith108-linear-claude-skill) (138 stars, +4 this week). A comprehensive Claude Code skill for managing Linear issues, projects, and teams. [linear on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/wrsmith108-linear-claude-skill)
12. [claude-code-wakatime](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/wakatime-claude-code-wakatime) (98 stars, +1 this week). Track your AI usage, lines of code generated, time spent prompting AI, etc. [claude-code-wakatime on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/wakatime-claude-code-wakatime)

## Questions about thinking-skills alternatives

### What is the best alternative to thinking-skills?

codepilot is the first of 12 alternatives to thinking-skills by shared technologies: it has 6,509 stars (ahead of thinking-skills), gained 8 stars this week and ships 1 MCP server, which thinking-skills does not.

### Which thinking-skills alternative has the most skills?

kalfa has the most, with 200 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. thinking-skills has 28.

### Is thinking-skills free?

Yes. thinking-skills is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use.

## Related

- [Productivity plugins on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/category/productivity)
- [Browse all skills](https://www.flowy.sh/skills)
- [thinking-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/tjboudreaux-cc-thinking-skills)