Awesome Claude Code (2026)

The awesome-claude-code repository by hesreallyhim is the central hub for Claude Code extensions. At 40K+ stars, it catalogs skills, hooks, slash-commands, agent orchestrators, and plugins — all vetted by the community. Also available at awesomeclaude.ai for browsable access.

What It Is

A curated, categorized index of everything built on top of Claude Code. Unlike a search engine trawl, every entry is reviewed for quality, maintenance status, and compatibility with the current Claude Code release. Categories span:

  • Skills & Behavioral Profiles (CLAUDE.md files)
  • Hooks (pre/post execution scripts)
  • Slash Commands (custom /commands)
  • Agent Orchestrators (multi-agent coordination)
  • MCP Integrations (Model Context Protocol servers)
  • Plugins & Extensions (full feature packages)

The repo follows the “awesome list” format popularized across GitHub — a single README.md with categorized links, brief descriptions, and star counts.

Why It Matters

The Claude Code ecosystem crossed 500+ community projects in early 2026. Finding the right tool without a curated index means sifting through GitHub search results of varying quality. This repo solves discovery — it’s the first place to check before building something custom.

The maintainers reject submissions that duplicate existing functionality without clear improvement, which keeps signal-to-noise high.

Installation

There’s nothing to install. Bookmark the repo and reference it when you need a tool:

# Browse the raw list
open https://github.com/hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code
# Or the web interface
open https://awesomeclaude.ai

For offline access:

git clone https://github.com/hesreallyhim/awesome-claude-code.git ~/references/awesome-claude-code

Key Features

  1. Category Hierarchy — Resources grouped by type (skills, hooks, commands, agents, MCPs) with sub-categories for specific domains.

  2. Quality Gate — Every entry passes a review process. Dead repos, unmaintained projects, and low-quality submissions get filtered out.

  3. Star Count Tracking — Entries include GitHub star counts, updated periodically, so you can gauge community adoption.

  4. Compatibility Tags — Projects tagged with the Claude Code versions they support, reducing “will this break my setup” guesswork.

  5. Web Interface — awesomeclaude.ai provides search, filtering, and sorting that the raw README can’t match.

  6. Contribution Pipeline — Clear PR template for submissions, with automated checks for broken links and duplicate entries.

  7. Cross-References — Related projects link to each other, so discovering one tool surfaces its ecosystem.

  8. Weekly Digest — The repo’s Discussions tab highlights new additions weekly.

Real Usage Example

Say you need a cost-tracking solution. Instead of searching GitHub:

  1. Navigate to the CLI Tools section
  2. Find ccusage — “CLI for session cost tracking, parses JSONL logs”
  3. Check the star count (13K+) and last-updated date

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  1. Click through to the repo and install

Or you want behavioral guidelines:

  1. Navigate to Skills & CLAUDE.md
  2. Find andrej-karpathy-skills — “4 core principles from Karpathy”
  3. Evaluate alongside alternatives in the same section

Using the Web Interface for Filtering

awesomeclaude.ai adds filters the README can’t provide:

  • Sort by stars — find the most-adopted tools first
  • Filter by category — narrow to just MCP servers, or just hooks
  • Search by keyword — “cost tracking” or “monorepo” or “testing”
  • Filter by last update — hide projects not updated in 6+ months

When To Use

  • Starting a new Claude Code setup — browse categories to build your initial toolkit
  • Before building a custom tool — check if someone already built it
  • Evaluating ecosystem health — star counts and update frequency signal whether a project is production-ready
  • Team onboarding — share the link as a “Claude Code extension starter kit”
  • Finding MCP servers — the MCP section cross-references awesome-mcp-servers for the full 200+ list

When NOT To Use

  • Looking for official Anthropic tooling — this is community-maintained, not an Anthropic product
  • Need guaranteed stability — community projects vary in maintenance commitment
  • Enterprise compliance requirements — you’ll need to audit each project individually; the awesome list doesn’t vet for security

FAQ

How do I submit my project?

Open a PR following the contribution template in CONTRIBUTING.md. Include: project name, one-line description, GitHub URL, and the category it belongs in. The maintainers review weekly.

How current is the list?

The main README is updated multiple times per week. Star counts refresh less frequently — usually monthly. The awesomeclaude.ai site pulls live data from the GitHub API.

Are all listed projects free?

The vast majority are open-source. A few entries link to commercial tools with free tiers. The listing notes licensing where applicable.

How does this compare to awesome-claude-code-toolkit?

The toolkit repo focuses specifically on agents, skills, and plugins with deeper categorization. awesome-claude-code is broader, covering the full ecosystem including learning resources, articles, and workflow guides alongside tools.

Our Take

8/10. The definitive starting point for Claude Code ecosystem discovery. Loses two points because the raw README gets unwieldy at 500+ entries — the web interface at awesomeclaude.ai compensates, but many developers never discover it. The quality gate is genuinely useful; I’ve never clicked through to a dead or broken project.

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See Also

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