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10 GitHub Repos
That Make AI Better

Ten free collections of skills, prompts and instructions that upgrade the AI you already pay for. What each does, whether you need a terminal, and the first thing to try.

GitHub is Google Drive for people who build things. Anyone can read or download what’s on it, no account needed.

A lot of what’s worth having now is instructions written in English. Seven of these ten work without a terminal. Star counts are as of November 1, 2026. For software you install and run yourself, see 10 open-source GitHub projects worth checking out.

The Five From The Video

01

Superpowers

github.com/obra/superpowers · 310k stars · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and more

Fifteen skills that change how your coding agent works rather than what it knows. Before it builds anything, the brainstorming skill asks what you actually want, plays it back for you to correct, then turns it into a plan you approve.

In Claude Code, type /plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official. No terminal? Open any SKILL.md and paste it into a Claude Project. Start with brainstorming.

02

Awesome GPT Image 2

github.com/freestylefly/awesome-gpt-image-2 · 35k stars · No terminal

544 AI images with the reverse-engineered prompt behind each one, picture next to the words. Posters, product shots, infographics, portraits.

Browse gpt-image2.canghe.ai, find a look you want, copy the prompt and swap the subject for your product.

03

Task Master

github.com/eyaltoledano/claude-task-master · 28k stars · Claude Code or Cursor

Write one plain document describing what you want built. It breaks it into numbered tasks with dependencies, and you just ask "what’s the next task?" on repeat.

Use the exact link above or you land on a fork. Point it at Claude Code and no extra API key is needed. Last big update was April 2026, so it’s stable, not hot.

04

I Have ADHD

github.com/ayghri/i-have-adhd · 60k stars · No terminal

A one-page rulebook that stops the rambling. Next action first, numbered steps, lists capped at five, no preamble, one concrete next step at the end. It’s how most people want AI to reply.

Open the raw file, select all and paste it into a Claude or ChatGPT Project’s instructions. Thirty seconds. Say "stop adhd mode" to switch it off.

05

Awesome Agents

github.com/kyrolabs/awesome-agents · 3k stars · No terminal

A curated index of 200+ open-source agent tools, one line each, sorted into sections like Frameworks, Research and Automation. Hit Ctrl+F and type your actual problem.

Not a coder? Look at Botpress under Frameworks, which has a visual agent builder. For a bigger list, e2b-dev/awesome-ai-agents has 31k stars.

Five More Just As Good

06

Anthropic’s Official Skills

github.com/anthropics/skills · 186k stars · No terminal

Anthropic’s own library of 19 skills, including the ones that make Claude hand you a real .docx, .pptx or .xlsx. Claude already has the document ones built in on every plan, Free included, so use the repo as templates.

Take brand-guidelines first. It ships with Anthropic’s colors and fonts, so swap in yours, zip the folder and upload it, and your decks come out on brand. Then try skill-creator, which writes skills for you. Upload under Customize (or Plugins) > Skills > + > Create skill > Upload a skill. (Claude help)

07

prompts.chat

github.com/f/prompts.chat · 175k stars · No terminal

One of the biggest open prompt libraries, formerly Awesome ChatGPT Prompts. The classic entries are "act as" role prompts, from advertiser to interviewer to accountant.

My trick is to send the role prompt on its own first. Once the AI confirms the persona, then give it your real task. Browse at prompts.chat, or grab the whole thing as a CSV from the repo.

08

Awesome MCP Servers

github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers · 97k stars · No terminal to browse

An MCP server is the adapter that lets Claude act inside one app, like Gmail, Notion or Stripe. This list has 4,500+ of them across nearly 60 categories.

This list is now the run-it-yourself kind. For hosted ones you connect with just a URL, use its sister list awesome-remote-mcp-servers, then in Claude go to Customize (or Plugins) > Connectors > + Add > Add custom connector and paste it. Free plans get one custom connector. (Claude help)

09

Dify

github.com/langgenius/dify · 160k stars · No terminal on the cloud version

Upload your SOPs, product catalogue, FAQ or past proposals and Dify builds an assistant that answers from them, then gives you an embed code for your site.

Sign up at dify.ai and skip self-hosting. The free Sandbox plan gives you 200 message credits and up to 50 documents, plenty to test a bot on your ten most common client questions in an afternoon.

10

GPT Researcher

github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher · 30k stars · Terminal or Docker

Give it one research question. It pulls from 20+ sources and writes a 2,000-word-plus report with citations you can export to PDF or Word.

You run this one yourself (gptr.dev is the info page, not a hosted app), and it needs an OpenAI key and a Tavily key.

Getting A File Off GitHub

Every repo lives at github.com/owner/project. The README under the file list is the manual. A star is a like. Check the last update date, and walk away from a grey Archived banner.

  1. The whole project. Green Code button, then Download ZIP. To upload one skill to Claude, unzip it, then zip just that skill’s folder.
  2. Just one file, usually what you want. Click the file, hit Raw, select all, copy.
  3. When the README is dense. Paste the repo URL into Claude with the prompt below.

One Safety Line

Reading and copying text off GitHub is safe. Running an installer means trusting a stranger’s software, so only do it for projects with lots of stars and recent activity.

The Repo Translator

Paste any GitHub link into this and get a plain-English verdict plus the exact first message to send.

repo-translator / SKILL.md
--- name: repo-translator description: Paste any GitHub link and get a plain-English verdict on whether it helps you, whether it is still maintained, if it needs a terminal, and the exact first message to send. --- # Repo Translator I am going to paste a GitHub link. I am not a developer. Read the repo, then answer in exactly this shape and nothing else. GITHUB LINK: [paste it here] WHAT I DO: [e.g. I run a 3-person marketing agency and use Claude and ChatGPT daily] 1. WHAT IT IS, in two sentences, no jargon. If you use a technical word, define it in the same breath. 2. WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES FOR ME. Not what it is capable of. What changes in my week if I use it. If the honest answer is "nothing, this is for engineers", say that first and stop. 3. IS IT ALIVE? Tell me the star count, the date of the last update, and whether the repo is archived. Anything not touched in a year, or marked archived, gets a plain warning from you. 4. CAN I USE IT WITHOUT A TERMINAL? Pick one and be honest: - NO TERMINAL. Give me the click-by-click. Which file to open, whether to use the Raw view, where I paste it (Claude Project instructions, a ChatGPT Project, or the skill uploader in Claude), and what I should see afterwards. - CLAUDE CODE, CODEX OR AN AI EDITOR. Give me the exact slash command or the exact text to paste, and say which app it goes in. - REAL TERMINAL. Give me the exact commands in order, and tell me plainly that this one is a step up. If it needs an API key or a paid account, say so here in the same breath, and say roughly what it costs. 5. THE FIRST THING TO TRY. One concrete task from MY work, written as the exact message I would send. Not a category. The actual words. 6. SKIP IT IF. One line. Who this is wrong for. Rules: - Never guess a star count or a date. Read them from the page. If you cannot open the link, say so and ask me to paste the README instead. - If the README is thin or the project looks abandoned, tell me to walk away instead of being helpful. - If something on the page would have me run a script from a stranger, flag it. - Never invent a menu path or command. If the README does not show it, say "not documented".
↓ Download the skill (.zip)

To use it once, paste it into Claude or ChatGPT, drop your link into the first line and send. To keep it, upload the ZIP as a Claude skill (same path as above), or paste it into a Project so it’s ready every time you find a repo.