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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 put a folder of files online free, and anyone can read or download it. You do not need an account to look around.

Most of it is code. But a lot of what is worth having now is just instructions written in English. Half of these contain zero code, and six of the ten work without a terminal. For the software you install and run yourself, that is in 10 open-source GitHub projects worth checking out.

The Five From The Video

01

Superpowers

github.com/obra/superpowers · 290k stars · Claude Code

Sixteen skills that change how Claude works rather than what it knows. Give it a vague one-line idea and the brainstorming skill refuses to build, questioning you until the idea is specified, then writes a numbered plan you approve and works it one step at a time.

Type /plugin install superpowers@claude-plugins-official in Claude Code. 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 · 33k stars · No terminal

Someone took 544 AI images that went viral, reverse-engineered the exact prompt behind each one, and published them free with the picture next to the words. Posters, product shots, infographics, portraits.

Browse gpt-image2.canghe.ai, find a look you want, copy the prompt under it, swap the subject for your product. They are long and structured, which is why they beat your one-liners.

03

Task Master

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

Write one plain document describing everything you want built. It shatters it into numbered tasks with dependencies, so task three cannot start until task one is done, and you just ask "what is the next task?" on repeat.

Use the exact link above or you land on a fork. Needs an API key, so it is not free with your subscription. Last big update was April, so treat it as stable rather than hot.

04

I Have ADHD

github.com/ayghri/i-have-adhd · 50k stars · No terminal

A one-page rulebook that stops the rambling. Answer first, numbered steps, one clear next action, lists capped at five, no preamble. Built for ADHD readers and adopted by everyone, because it is how most people want AI to reply.

Open the raw file, select all, paste it into a Claude Project or Custom GPT. Thirty seconds. Say "stop adhd mode" to switch it off.

05

Awesome Agents

github.com/kyrolabs/awesome-agents · No terminal

A curated index of 180+ open-source agent tools in ten categories, one line each. You do not install it, you search it. Hit Ctrl+F and type your actual problem.

Search no-code and look at Botpress and Dust, the two drag-and-drop agent builders you can use without writing anything. For a bigger list, e2b-dev/awesome-ai-agents has 30k stars.

Five More Just As Good

06

Anthropic's Official Skills

github.com/anthropics/skills · 177k stars · No terminal

Anthropic's own library of 19 skills, including the ones that make Claude hand you a real .docx, .pptx or .xlsx instead of text on a screen.

Take brand-guidelines first. Feed it your fonts, colors and voice rules once, and every deck Claude makes afterwards is on brand without you re-explaining. Then skill-creator, which writes your own skills for you. Upload either on claude.ai under Settings, Skills.

07

prompts.chat

github.com/f/prompts.chat · 171k stars · No terminal

The most-used prompt library there is, and it needs nothing but copy and paste. Every entry is an "act as" role assignment, from advertiser to interviewer to accountant.

The trick people miss is the two-message pattern. Paste the role prompt on its own and let the AI confirm the persona, then give it your real task. Browse at prompts.chat, or grab the whole thing as a CSV.

08

Awesome MCP Servers

github.com/punkpeye/awesome-mcp-servers · 95k stars · No terminal to browse

MCP is a universal plug shape. An MCP server is the adapter that lets Claude act inside one specific app, which is how it stops being a chat box and starts touching your Gmail, Notion, Stripe and Drive.

This is the catalogue of every adapter that exists, hundreds across 50+ categories. Filter for the hosted ones, which you add by pasting a URL into Claude's Settings, Connectors. Browse it at glama.ai/mcp/servers.

09

Dify

github.com/langgenius/dify · 156k stars · No terminal on the cloud tier

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

You feed it a folder of PDFs, you get back a customer-facing support bot. Sign up free at dify.ai and skip the self-hosting. An afternoon's work with your ten most common client questions.

10

GPT Researcher

github.com/assafelovic/gpt-researcher · 29k stars · Hosted version, no terminal

Give it one research question. It reads 20+ live sources, cross-checks them, and returns a 2,000-word report with inline citations you can export to PDF or Word.

The citation trail is what separates it from asking ChatGPT, because every claim links back to something you can verify. Try it at gptr.dev. Needs an OpenAI key and a Tavily key, pennies per report.

Getting A File Off GitHub

Every repo lives at the same address shape, github.com/owner/project. The write-up under the file list is the README, the instruction manual. A star is a like, so 50,000+ means a serious project. Check the last update date, and walk away from a grey Archived banner.

  1. The whole project. Green Code button above the file list, then Download ZIP. That is how you get a skill folder to upload to claude.ai.
  2. Just one file, usually what you want. Click the file, hit Raw at the top right, select all, copy. Raw strips the styling and gives you clean text to paste into Claude.
  3. When the README is dense. Copy the repo URL, paste it into Claude, and use the prompt below.

One safety line

Reading and copying text off GitHub is safe. Running an installer is trusting a stranger's software, so only do it for projects with lots of stars and recent activity. Everything above clears that bar.

The Repo Translator

Paste any GitHub link into this and it tells you what the thing actually does for you, whether it is still alive, whether you need 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 Custom GPT, the Skills uploader on claude.ai), and what I should see afterwards. - CLAUDE CODE OR AN AI EDITOR. Give me the exact slash command or the exact JSON 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, go and read them. 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.

How to set it up. Fastest way. Paste it into Claude or ChatGPT, drop your GitHub link into the first line, send. To keep it, download the file and add it as a Claude Skill under Settings, or paste it into a Project so it is ready every time you find a repo.