Stop Using "Raw" Claude Code. Check Out These 5 Top Agent Skills for Developers

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Let's be honest: "Prompt Engineering" is becoming a waste of time.

If you are a developer using Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-enabled IDE, you shouldn't be typing out long paragraphs to get your agent to write good code. You should be using Agent Skills.

I've tested the top open-source skills available right now. Here are the 5 repos you need to star and install to turn your agent from a "Junior Junior" into a "Senior Engineer."

1. Superpowers (Forcing TDD)

If you hate it when Claude writes code without tests, you need this. It injects a workflow that blocks the agent from writing implementation code until it has created a failing test.

🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/obra/superpowers

2. Planning-with-files (The "Manus" Workflow)

The biggest issue with LLMs is "Goal Drift." This skill forces the agent to maintain a persistent task_plan.md on your disk. It's essentially RAM extension for your agent.
🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/OthmanAdi/planning-with-files

3. Agent-Skills (The Vercel Standard)

Maintained by Vercel Labs. If you use Next.js, this is mandatory. It stops the agent from using deprecated patterns. It's like having a Vercel engineer pair-programming with you.
🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills

4. Dev-Browser (Visual Debugging)

Coding agents are usually blind. This skill gives Claude a headless browser so it can navigate your localhost, click buttons, and verify that the CSS isn't broken.
🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/SawyerHood/dev-browser

5. Obsidian-Skills (Documentation)

Stop letting the agent mess up your notes. This teaches Claude the exact syntax for Obsidian Callouts and JSON Canvas.
🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/kepano/obsidian-skills