# skills-manager alternatives: 12 Claude Code plugins like xingkongliang/skills-manager

Flowy lists 85 other Skill Authoring plugins like skills-manager, 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/xingkongliang-skills-manager

## How they compare

| Plugin | Stars | 7 days | Updated | License | Contains |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| [skills-manager](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/xingkongliang-skills-manager) | 6,962 | +352 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [softaworks-agent-toolkit](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/softaworks-agent-toolkit) | 2,596 | +18 | Mar 5, 2026 | MIT | 43 skills, 6 agents, 8 commands |
| [claude-code](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/fazxes-claude-code) | 246 | – | Apr 3, 2026 | – | 22 skills, 14 agents, 16 commands, 10 MCP servers |
| [aiblueprint](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/melvynx-aiblueprint) | 233 | +4 | Oct 21, 2026 | – | 16 skills, 4 agents |
| [espennilsen-pi](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/espennilsen-pi) | 122 | – | Oct 24, 2026 | MIT | 38 skills, 5 agents |
| [gstack](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/garrytan-gstack) | 137,912 | +873 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 4 skills |
| [gentle-ai](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/gentleman-programming-gentle-ai) | 8,057 | +196 | Oct 27, 2026 | MIT | 18 skills, 11 agents, 2 commands |
| [jarrodwatts-claude-code-config](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/jarrodwatts-claude-code-config) | 1,062 | 0 | Jan 21, 2026 | – | 5 skills, 4 agents, 1 command, 4 hooks |
| [am-will-codex-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/am-will-codex-skills) | 1,040 | +3 | Jul 14, 2026 | – | 22 skills |
| [skill-based-architecture](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/wojisama-skill-based-architecture) | 620 | +3 | Sep 20, 2026 | MIT | 1 skill |
| [memstack](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/cwinvestments-memstack) | 425 | +2 | Oct 24, 2026 | MIT | 87 skills, 2 commands, 4 hooks |
| [skill-generator](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/marketingjuliancongdanh79-pixel-skill-generator) | 338 | 0 | Mar 5, 2026 | – | 1 skill, 3 agents |
| [skilld](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/skilld-dev-skilld) | 328 | +1 | Oct 10, 2026 | MIT | 6 skills |

## The 12 closest alternatives

1. [softaworks-agent-toolkit](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/softaworks-agent-toolkit) (2,596 stars, +18 this week). Opinionated skills shared by @leonardocouy for improving daily work efficiency with Claude Code. [softaworks-agent-toolkit on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/softaworks-agent-toolkit) · [softaworks-agent-toolkit alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/softaworks-agent-toolkit)
2. [claude-code](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/fazxes-claude-code) (246 stars). Disclaimer: This repository contains proprietary source code belonging to Anthropic that was unintentionally exposed via a source map file… [claude-code on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/fazxes-claude-code)
3. [aiblueprint](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/melvynx-aiblueprint) (233 stars, +4 this week). Supercharge Claude Code and Codex with security hooks, reusable skills, a lightweight statusline, and workflow automation. [aiblueprint on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/melvynx-aiblueprint)
4. [espennilsen-pi](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/espennilsen-pi) (122 stars). This repository is my Pi coding agent home directory. [espennilsen-pi on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/espennilsen-pi)
5. [gstack](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/garrytan-gstack) (137,912 stars, +873 this week). gstack turns Claude Code (and other coding agents) into a virtual engineering team: a CEO who rethinks the product, an eng manager who… [gstack on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/garrytan-gstack) · [gstack alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/garrytan-gstack)
6. [gentle-ai](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/gentleman-programming-gentle-ai) (8,057 stars, +196 this week). Gentle-AI configures the AI coding agents you already use: Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, Codex, Pi, and more. [gentle-ai on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/gentleman-programming-gentle-ai) · [gentle-ai alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/gentleman-programming-gentle-ai)
7. [jarrodwatts-claude-code-config](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/jarrodwatts-claude-code-config) (1,062 stars, 0 this week). my personal claude code configuration - mostly not created by me, but sourced from many talented people in the community. [jarrodwatts-claude-code-config on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/jarrodwatts-claude-code-config) · [jarrodwatts-claude-code-config alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/jarrodwatts-claude-code-config)
8. [am-will-codex-skills](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/am-will-codex-skills) (1,040 stars, +3 this week). A collection of Codex/agent skills for planning, documentation access, frontend development, and browser automation. [am-will-codex-skills on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/am-will-codex-skills) · [am-will-codex-skills alternatives](https://www.flowy.sh/alternatives/am-will-codex-skills)
9. [skill-based-architecture](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/wojisama-skill-based-architecture) (620 stars, +3 this week). A meta-skill that produces skills. [skill-based-architecture on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/wojisama-skill-based-architecture)
10. [memstack](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/cwinvestments-memstack) (425 stars, +2 this week). The structured skill framework for Claude Code: 131 professional skills for deployment, security, databases, content, marketing, and more. [memstack on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/cwinvestments-memstack)
11. [skill-generator](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/marketingjuliancongdanh79-pixel-skill-generator) (338 stars, 0 this week). Bộ công cụ tạo AI Skill từ ý tưởng — Dành cho Antigravity, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf. [skill-generator on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/marketingjuliancongdanh79-pixel-skill-generator)
12. [skilld](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/skilld-dev-skilld) (328 stars, +1 this week). Open-source, privacy friendly skills.sh alternative for humans and agents. [skilld on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/skilld-dev-skilld)

## Questions about skills-manager alternatives

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

softaworks-agent-toolkit is the first of 12 alternatives to skills-manager by shared technologies: it has 2,596 stars (behind skills-manager), gained 18 stars this week and ships 43 skills against 1 for skills-manager.

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

memstack has the most, with 87 skills of the 12 alternatives listed. skills-manager has 1.

### Is skills-manager free?

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

## Related

- [Skill Authoring plugins on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/category/skill-authoring)
- [Browse all skills](https://www.flowy.sh/skills)
- [skills-manager on Flowy](https://www.flowy.sh/listings/xingkongliang-skills-manager)