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vanara-agents/skills — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-05-18

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tl;dr

A free, Apache-2.0 collection of ready-made specialist agents and reference skills you can install into Claude Code with one command.

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  root((Vanara skills))
    What it does
      Prebuilt Claude Code agents
      Reference skills
      One command install
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      Claude Code
      Node.js
    Use cases
      Install specialist agents
      Add reference skills
      Orchestrate agent pipelines
    Audience
      Claude Code users
      Development teams
    Notes
      Apache-2.0 licensed
      Free tier of larger catalog
      Checks run in public CI

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Install a code reviewer, debugger, or security auditor agent into Claude Code with a single command.

VIBE 2

Add reference skills covering topics like database migrations, secure auth, or API pagination for the assistant to consult.

VIBE 3

Chain multiple agents into a gated pipeline that reproduces a bug, writes a test, patches it, and reviews the fix.

VIBE 4

Let agents build shared memory about your codebase that your whole team benefits from over time.

what's the stack?

JavaScriptClaude CodeNode.js

how it stacks up fr

vanara-agents/skillsboneskull/promwrapbotts7/dreame-scheduler-addon
Stars777
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2020-07-21
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyeasyeasymoderate
Complexity2/52/52/5
Audiencedeveloperdevelopergeneral

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Runs on an existing Claude subscription with no separate API key required.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

in plain english

This repository is a free collection of prebuilt agents and skills for Claude Code, the AI coding assistant. Rather than writing your own instructions from scratch for common development tasks, you can install ready-made ones with a single command, and they run using your existing Claude subscription rather than requiring a separate metered API key. The project describes itself as the free tier of a larger paid catalog, with this open portion containing around thirty items. The collection is split into agents and skills. Agents behave like specialists that activate for a specific moment in the workflow, such as a code reviewer that runs after code changes, a debugger built around forming and testing hypotheses, a security auditor that checks code touching things like authentication or database queries, and a test author that writes tests before the implementation. Skills are more like reference playbooks the assistant reads while working, covering topics such as API pagination, caching strategies, database migrations, secure authentication, SQL index tuning, and writing clear commit messages following the Conventional Commits format. Each item is packaged as a full directory rather than a single instructions file, including reference documents, worked examples, and runnable verification scripts that are checked automatically in the project's continuous integration on every update. There is also an orchestration skill that chains multiple agents together into a pipeline, for example reproducing a bug, writing a test, applying a fix, reviewing it, and committing, with checks at each stage that stop the process if something fails. Agents can also record what they learn about your codebase into a memory folder that your team can share by committing it. This project suits developers already using Claude Code who want a ready set of specialist agents and reference skills for tasks like code review, security auditing, refactoring, and API design, without building that tooling themselves. It is released under the Apache-2.0 license.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Help me install the security-pack from this catalog into my Claude Code project.
prompt 2
Explain how the vanara-orchestrate skill chains agents into a gated pipeline.
prompt 3
Which agents or skills from this catalog would help me most for API design work?
prompt 4
Show me how the verification scripts in each agent's directory get checked in CI.

Frequently asked questions

what is skills fr?

A free, Apache-2.0 collection of ready-made specialist agents and reference skills you can install into Claude Code with one command.

What language is skills written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, Claude Code, Node.js.

What license does skills use?

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is skills to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is skills for?

Mainly developer.

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