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The most-starred awesome list for Claude Code — slash commands, agents, skills, hooks, MCPs, all in one curated index.

Hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code is the central catalog for the Claude Code ecosystem. Find slash commands, subagents, skills, hooks, custom MCPs, status lines, and configuration examples. Updated near-daily by community PRs. Use it via gitmcp to let Claude search the index without dumping the whole list into context.

▶ Watch demo 📦 Install 💡 Use Cases

Why use it

Key features

Live Demo

What it looks like in practice

ready

Install

Author repository · Claude Skills documentation

Use Cases

Real-world ways to use awesome-claude-code

Discover what's possible with Claude Code beyond defaults

👤 New Claude Code users ⏱ ~30 min beginner

When to use: You just installed Claude Code and want to know what to add.

Flow
  1. Survey by category
    Use awesome-claude-code. List categories and 3 top picks per category by stars.✓ Copied
    → Compact ecosystem overview
  2. Pick a starter pack
    What 5-item starter pack gives me the highest leverage today?✓ Copied
    → Curated starter recommendations
  3. Install
    Install those 5. Tell me where each lives and what it does.✓ Copied
    → Configured local environment

Outcome: Claude Code with a curated baseline of community tooling.

Find a skill for a specific niche before building one yourself

👤 Developers about to write a skill ⏱ ~15 min beginner

When to use: You think you need a skill but it might already exist.

Flow
  1. Search
    Search awesome-claude-code for 'database migration' skills.✓ Copied
    → Hits with repo links
  2. Compare
    Compare the top 2 — which is more current and trustworthy?✓ Copied
    → Per-candidate notes

Outcome: Skill picked from existing options, or confirmation that the niche is open.

Track ecosystem trends month over month

👤 Tech leads and content creators ⏱ ~20 min intermediate

When to use: You write about AI tooling or set company AI strategy.

Flow
  1. Diff against last month
    What's been added since last month? Which categories are growing fastest?✓ Copied
    → Trend analysis

Outcome: Data-grounded view of where the Claude Code community is headed.

Combinations

Pair with other MCPs for X10 leverage

awesome-claude-code-skill + awesome-mcp-servers-appcypher

Two awesome lists for two ecosystems (Claude Code + MCP)

Find slash commands in awesome-claude-code; find matching MCP in appcypher's list.✓ Copied
awesome-claude-code-skill + git-mcp-idosal

Inspect a candidate repo immediately after finding it

From awesome-claude-code, pick top hook; pull repo via gitmcp to read source.✓ Copied

Tools

What this MCP exposes

ToolInputsWhen to callCost
search_documentation query Targeted lookup 1 GitHub API call
fetch_documentation () Survey the whole catalog 1 API call

Cost & Limits

What this costs to run

API quota
GitHub limits as for any gitmcp use
Tokens per call
Use search rather than fetch to keep costs down
Monetary
Free
Tip
Pin specific category sections rather than dumping the whole README

Security

Permissions, secrets, blast radius

Credential storage: GITHUB_TOKEN optional
Data egress: gitmcp.io

Troubleshooting

Common errors and fixes

Stale entries linked

List is community-maintained; confirm last commit on each repo before adopting

Search misses fuzzy matches

Try multiple synonyms; the search is exact substring

Alternatives

awesome-claude-code vs others

AlternativeWhen to use it insteadTradeoff
appcypher/awesome-mcp-serversYou want MCP servers specificallyDifferent scope (MCP, not Claude Code surface)
FreeMCPLabYou want curated guides and live demosDifferent shape — playgrounds vs index

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