The most popular AI coding skills right now

Short summary

Agent skills (SKILL.md files) are GitHub's fastest-growing dev tool category, with popular options including Superpowers (full SDD methodology), Karpathy's rules (behavioral guidelines), and Matt Pocock's composable skills. Each approach trades off process control vs. ease; the author recommends trying one to match your workflow preference and token budget. Installation varies by agent platform and includes curl, npm, and official plugin marketplaces.

• •Agent skills (SKILL.md format) are the fastest-growing category of developer tooling, with repos gaining 100K+ stars
• •Major options: Superpowers (full SDD), Karpathy rules (simple behavioral), Matt Pocock (composable), GStack (role-based)
• •Choice depends on control preference; each tool has different installation paths (curl, npm, plugin marketplace)

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