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| What | awesome-ai-agent-skills | agentic-awesome-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Risk grade | CC · Moderate risk signals Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 19, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee. | AA · Few risk signals Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 16, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee. |
| Type | AI agent skill | AI agent skill |
| Est. context load | ~80 tokens idle · ~450 tokens when active (on-demand skill) | ~74 tokens idle · ~500 tokens when active (on-demand skill) |
| GitHub stars | 233 | 48.8k |
| Weekly npm downloads | — | 7k |
| Local files | Reads & writes local folders | No local folder access noted |
| Command execution | Runs shell or system commands | Runs shell or system commands |
| Network reach | Connects to outside service API | Connects to outside service API |
| Credentials | Requires API key or token | No API token required |
| Package source | GitHub (seb1n/awesome-ai-agent-skills) | npm (agentic-awesome-skills) |
| Install command | Source repo only | npx -y agentic-awesome-skills |
| Bottom line | awesome-ai-agent-skills reads and writes local folders and connects to external service APIs; restrict its folder reach, network access, and credentials before installing. | agentic-awesome-skills (agent skill) requires careful permission scoping — skill catalog trust: 2,600+ community-contributed skills increase supply-chain risk if provenance and vetting are unclear; malicious or vulnerable skills could be selected without detection. |
Based on public adoption and transparency signals as of Oct 29, 2026. Our opinion, not a code audit or security guarantee.
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