# cua alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like trycua/cua

Flowy lists 129 other AI & Agents plugins like cua, 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/trycua-cua

## How they compare

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [cua](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/trycua-cua) | 31,042 | +614 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 6 skills, 1 MCP server |
| [anthropics-claude-code](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/anthropics-claude-code) | 153,491 | +990 | Oct 26, 2026 | – | 10 skills, 14 agents, 16 commands |
| [nanobot](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/hkuds-nanobot) | 49,436 | +350 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 12 skills |
| [semble](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/minishlab-semble) | 6,311 | +57 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 15 agents |
| [dingtalk-workspace-cli](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/dingtalk-real-ai-dingtalk-workspace-cli) | 3,790 | +69 | Oct 29, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 17 skills |
| [yoyo-evolve](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/yologdev-yoyo-evolve) | 1,918 | +1 | Oct 30, 2026 | MIT | 14 skills |
| [projectatlas](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/styler-ai-projectatlas) | 461 | +5 | Oct 29, 2026 | MIT | 2 skills |
| [hermes-agent](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/nousresearch-hermes-agent) | 257,099 | +2,249 | Oct 30, 2026 | MIT | 44 skills |
| [cowagent](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/zhayujie-cowagent) | 47,589 | +155 | Oct 30, 2026 | MIT | 3 skills |
| [obscura](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/h4ckf0r0day-obscura) | 29,504 | – | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 1 skill |
| [skyvern](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/skyvern-ai-skyvern) | 23,288 | +44 | Oct 28, 2026 | AGPL-3.0 | 5 skills |
| [iii](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/iii-hq-iii) | 18,862 | +20 | Oct 30, 2026 | – | 8 skills |
| [openagent](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/the-open-agent-openagent) | 5,712 | +16 | Oct 27, 2026 | Apache-2.0 | 54 skills |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [anthropics-claude-code](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/anthropics-claude-code) (153,491 stars, +990 this week). Claude Code is an agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal, understands your codebase, and helps you code faster by executing… [anthropics-claude-code on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/anthropics-claude-code) · [anthropics-claude-code alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/anthropics-claude-code)
2. [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)
3. [semble](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/minishlab-semble) (6,311 stars, +57 this week). Fast and Accurate Code Search for Agents. [semble on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/minishlab-semble) · [semble alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/minishlab-semble)
4. [dingtalk-workspace-cli](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/dingtalk-real-ai-dingtalk-workspace-cli) (3,790 stars, +69 this week). DingTalk Workspace is an officially open-sourced cross-platform CLI tool from DingTalk. [dingtalk-workspace-cli on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/dingtalk-real-ai-dingtalk-workspace-cli) · [dingtalk-workspace-cli alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/dingtalk-real-ai-dingtalk-workspace-cli)
5. [yoyo-evolve](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yologdev-yoyo-evolve) (1,918 stars, +1 this week). 200 lines of Rust. [yoyo-evolve on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/yologdev-yoyo-evolve) · [yoyo-evolve alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/yologdev-yoyo-evolve)
6. [projectatlas](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/styler-ai-projectatlas) (461 stars, +5 this week). Every file not opened. [projectatlas on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/styler-ai-projectatlas)
7. [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)
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. [obscura](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/h4ckf0r0day-obscura) (29,504 stars). obscura serve --port 9222 --allow-private-network. [obscura on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/h4ckf0r0day-obscura) · [obscura alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/h4ckf0r0day-obscura)
10. [skyvern](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/skyvern-ai-skyvern) (23,288 stars, +44 this week). Skyvern was inspired by the Task-Driven autonomous agent design popularized by BabyAGI and AutoGPT -- with one major bonus: we give… [skyvern on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/skyvern-ai-skyvern) · [skyvern alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/skyvern-ai-skyvern)
11. [iii](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/iii-hq-iii) (18,862 stars, +20 this week). What is iii? [iii on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/iii-hq-iii) · [iii alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/iii-hq-iii)
12. [openagent](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/the-open-agent-openagent) (5,712 stars, +16 this week). ⚡️next-generation personal AI assistant powered by LLM, RAG and agent loops, supporting computer-use, browser-use and coding agent, demo… [openagent on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/the-open-agent-openagent) · [openagent alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/the-open-agent-openagent)

## Questions about cua alternatives

### What is the best alternative to cua?

anthropics-claude-code is the first of 12 alternatives to cua by shared technologies: it has 153,491 stars (ahead of cua), gained 990 stars this week and ships 10 skills against 6 for cua.

### Which cua alternative has the most skills?

openagent has the most, with 54 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. cua has 6.

### Is cua free?

Yes. cua is published under the MIT license, so it is free to use.

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