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Best agent skills for coding agents (2026)

Agent Skills are SKILL.md folders of instructions your coding agent loads when a task matches: plan before coding, write tests first, review UI for accessibility, follow Supabase or React best practices. These are the skill packs worth installing in Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and other agents, ranked by our evidence-based score. All are free; read any skill before you install it.

Editorial picks for this use case. See each tool page for its score breakdown. Last updated 2026-10-25.

#1
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Superpowers open source
A full brainstorm, plan, TDD and review workflow for your coding agent, as skills
Verified
90
/ 100
 #2
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Matt Pocock's Skills open source
Small, composable engineering skills like grill-me, tdd and handoff
Verified
89
/ 100
 #3
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Skills CLI (skills.sh) open source
Vercel's open package manager and leaderboard for agent skills
Verified
88
/ 100
 #4
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Vercel Agent Skills
Vercel's React, Next.js, UI-review and deploy skills for coding agents
Verified
83
/ 100
 #5
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Supabase Agent Skills open source
Official Supabase and Postgres best-practice skills for coding agents
Verified
82
/ 100
 #6
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Anthropic Agent Skills
Anthropic's official example skills, including frontend-design and skill-creator
Verified
81
/ 100

Side-by-side comparison

ToolScoreFree tierPricingBest for
Superpowers90Yes: everything is free and MIT-licensedFree: open source (MIT). Optional commercial enterprise support via Prime Radiant (quote only)Vibe coders whose agent jumps straight into code and makes a mess: Superpowers forces a spec, a plan and tests first
Matt Pocock's Skills89Yes: all skills are free and MIT-licensedFree: open source (MIT)Builders who want sharper plans and cleaner code from their agent without handing it a whole rigid process
Skills CLI (skills.sh)88Yes: the CLI and directory are freeFree: open-source CLI (MIT) and free public directoryAnyone who wants one command to find and install agent skills across every coding agent they use
Vercel Agent Skills83Yes: all skills are free to installFree: public repo (no license file detected Oct 16 2026). Vercel hosting is billed separatelyVibe coders shipping React or Next.js apps on Vercel who want their agent to catch slow, inaccessible or sloppy UI code
Supabase Agent Skills82Yes: the skills are free and MIT-licensedFree: open source (MIT). Supabase itself has its own free and paid plansAnyone building on Supabase whose agent writes leaky RLS policies, slow queries or broken auth flows
Anthropic Agent Skills81Yes: the skills are free to install; Claude usage is billed separatelyFree: many skills Apache 2.0; document skills (docx, pdf, pptx, xlsx) are source-available. Using them in Claude needs a Claude plan or API usageClaude Code users who want better-looking frontends (frontend-design) or to write their own skills (skill-creator)

FAQ

What are the best agent skills for coding agents in 2026?
Our top pick is Superpowers (score 90/100): A full brainstorm, plan, TDD and review workflow for your coding agent, as skills. Runners-up: Matt Pocock's Skills, Skills CLI (skills.sh), Vercel Agent Skills, Supabase Agent Skills, Anthropic Agent Skills.
Is Superpowers free?
Superpowers free tier: Yes: everything is free and MIT-licensed. Paid pricing: Free: open source (MIT). Optional commercial enterprise support via Prime Radiant (quote only).
Is Matt Pocock's Skills free?
Matt Pocock's Skills free tier: Yes: all skills are free and MIT-licensed. Paid pricing: Free: open source (MIT).
Is Skills CLI (skills.sh) free?
Skills CLI (skills.sh) free tier: Yes: the CLI and directory are free. Paid pricing: Free: open-source CLI (MIT) and free public directory.
How are these tools ranked?
Each tool is scored out of 100 on fit, vibe-coder friendliness, output quality, pricing, ecosystem, momentum and code ownership, using desk research of official docs and pricing pages. Affiliate status never affects scores.

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