# [049] Free skill repos for Claude Code / Codex: pick the right topic and it can earn thousands of stars, and a one-line README sends people to your paid service > Source: https://stringers.io/en/o/049.html (Stringers / 什么值得做, generated 2026-11-08) > Stringers answers one question every day: what small product can one or two people build in a few months and actually make money from. Numbers come from 15 databases we collect daily, each with source and date. > For agents: these verdicts and the underlying databases (verified revenue, App Store / Google Play charts, ad libraries, GitHub, Product Hunt…) are queryable live over MCP — tools today / hot / products / directions / direction / data. Setup: https://github.com/komako-workshop/stringers (the user logs in at stringers.io → "配置 agent" to get a personal URL). Site index: https://stringers.io/llms.txt > Skills are a universal format across Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor; collecting skills is still in its early-adopter window [Home](https://stringers.io/worth/) / [049] # Free skill repos for Claude Code / Codex: pick the right topic and it can pull thousands of stars. One line in the README funnels people to your paid service. Narrowing Inspiration · distribution play First spotted 2026-11-01 · last updated 2026-11-06 Status Narrowing (hit rate on broad topics is falling; vertical topics and funnel use are still open) Why now, and how long the window lasts Skills are a common format across Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor, and collecting skills is still in its window. But October supply multiplied, and broad topics (visual, general writing) dropped from 20k-star to few-thousand-star range per repo. The funnel use isn't affected by hit rate: it doesn't need to go viral, just needs the topic to match the users of a paid service. Confidence Medium. The hit-rate decline has two readings, and the direction matches; the funnel has only one sample, Publora, with no hard revenue figure. What would overturn this: a new broad-topic skill repo in November reaching 10k stars (meaning the window hasn't closed), or Publora's "50–80 onboardings per day" being shown not to convert to paid. ## Evidence Grouped by store. Each group starts with the charts that can be graphed (real curves, data dates below the chart), then the scanner's original notes and source links. ### GitHub6 evidence · 17 products with curves [wheresryan22/anatomy](https://github.com/wheresryan22/anatomy) GitHub · created 2026-10-08 · 25,726 stars · 7 days +2,413 An agent skill for creating detailed, interactive isometric illustrations of real-world machines and complex systems. Generates polished SVGs with optional WebG Stars Data 2026-10-11 → 2026-11-08 (29 days, 29 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [Vincentwei1021/video-shotcraft](https://github.com/Vincentwei1021/video-shotcraft) GitHub · created 2026-07-19 · 17,624 stars · 7 days +2,161 AI video skill for Claude Code & Codex — cinematic, editable product promos with Remotion: 124 shot recipe cards, 150 motion previews, beat sync, sound design, Stars Data 2026-09-01 → 2026-11-08 (69 days, 25 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [lemomo-ai/lemo-opuscar](https://github.com/lemomo-ai/lemo-opuscar) GitHub · created 2026-09-26 · 13,340 stars · 7 days +3,246 A toolbox of film styles made in code for Claude Code: 66 ready to use, and your own. Each style is a style prompt plus a demo film made entirely in code by Cla Stars Data 2026-09-28 → 2026-11-08 (42 days, 32 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [yihui-dev/awesome-opus5-5-videos](https://github.com/yihui-dev/awesome-opus5-5-videos) GitHub · created 2026-09-27 · 14,047 stars · 7 days +1,145 A growing collection of viral videos made with Claude Opus 5.5 and the prompts behind them. Watch each original next to a live remake on Skillry. Updated regula Stars Data 2026-10-09 → 2026-11-08 (31 days, 31 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [kajisho5/ffmpeg-skill](https://github.com/kajisho5/ffmpeg-skill) GitHub · created 2026-09-03 · 4,727 stars · 7 days +545 Local video editor for coding agents: 42 FFmpeg tools with a machine-readable contract and an MCP server, for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex. Cut, captions, refr Stars Data 2026-10-09 → 2026-11-08 (31 days, 31 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [eternityspring/shuohao-skills](https://github.com/eternityspring/shuohao-skills) GitHub · created 2026-08-06 · 6,214 stars · 7 days +426 A skill collection for AI short-drama production: breaking down characters, laying out outlines, setting scene and prop designs, writing scripts, splitting storyboards | Agent skills for AI short-drama production — character bibles, adaptation outlines, art bibles, screenplays, storyboards Stars Data 2026-10-09 → 2026-11-08 (31 days, 31 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [zenstory-ai/drama-skills](https://github.com/zenstory-ai/drama-skills) GitHub · created 2026-07-16 · 3,915 stars · 7 days +323 Open-source AI short-drama / micro-drama creation skills: scripts, character assets, storyboards, image/video prompts, review; compatible with Claude Code and Codex | Open-source AI short drama / micro-drama skills for Claude Code & Codex: scripts… Stars Data 2026-10-09 → 2026-11-08 (31 days, 18 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [lixiaoxiao9888-create/manju-laoli-skill](https://github.com/lixiaoxiao9888-create/manju-laoli-skill) GitHub · created 2026-08-15 · 1,952 stars · 7 days +141 Lao Li's full AIGC creation workflow Skill · V7.4.26 Multi-skill suite edition (Short-Drama Director Suite): 1 master controller + 12 sub-skills · four layers deep: track routing / material research / scripts / assets / storyboards / three action-scene engines / feeding / QA across the full pipeline. Six pre-flight locks + I style lock · 50 rules Stars Data 2026-10-09 → 2026-11-08 (31 days, 31 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one **9 more products' curves** [UnderleveledBuilder/awesome-short-drama-skills](https://github.com/UnderleveledBuilder/awesome-short-drama-skills) GitHub · created 2026-10-13 · 1,958 stars · 7 days +425 Curated AI short-drama · micro-drama Skill packs: scripts, adaptation, storyboards, Seedance / Kling / MiniMax video prompts, usable by agents like Qwen, Doubao, OpenClaw, WorkBuddy, Claude Code, Codex | Curated agent skills for AI short drama, micro-drama… Stars Data 2026-10-16 → 2026-11-08 (24 days, 22 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [andyhuo520/digital-human-koubo](https://github.com/andyhuo520/digital-human-koubo) GitHub · created 2026-10-26 · 1,857 stars · 7 days +273 AI digital-human talking-head videos from one photo: Renoise MCP generation + 5 editing styles + 48 creator-grade packaging components. Agent skill for Claude C Stars Data 2026-10-27 → 2026-11-08 (13 days, 13 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [enesozturk/dimensional-drawing](https://github.com/enesozturk/dimensional-drawing) GitHub · created 2026-10-23 · 1,921 stars · 7 days +244 Create Apple style dimensional drawings of UI components. Stars Data 2026-10-25 → 2026-11-08 (15 days, 15 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [konlu/story-studio](https://github.com/konlu/story-studio) GitHub · created 2026-10-26 · 804 stars · 7 days +246 An all-in-one AI short-video creation Agent Skill, from topic selection to a CapCut draft Stars Data 2026-10-28 → 2026-11-08 (12 days, 12 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [publora/skills](https://github.com/publora/skills) GitHub · created 2026-03-24 · 68 stars · 7 days +6 Official Publora skills for AI agents: post and schedule to LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook, Bluesky, Mastodon and Telegram from Clau Stars Data 2026-10-28 → 2026-11-08 (12 days, 12 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [sergebulaev/linkedin-skills](https://github.com/sergebulaev/linkedin-skills) GitHub · created 2026-04-14 · 5,710 stars · 7 days +284 Claude skills for LinkedIn. 12 Claude Code and Codex skills that write human-sounding LinkedIn posts, craft comments that get noticed, analyze your feed, and bu Stars Data 2026-10-21 → 2026-11-08 (19 days, 13 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [mattpocock/skills](https://github.com/mattpocock/skills) GitHub · created 2026-02-03 · 317,530 stars · 7 days +9,267 Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .agents directory. Stars Data 2026-07-30 → 2026-11-08 (102 days, 26 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [unclebob/ub-mode](https://github.com/unclebob/ub-mode) GitHub · created 2026-10-25 · 7,246 stars · 7 days +1,518 Stars Data 2026-10-27 → 2026-11-08 (13 days, 13 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one [t3dotgg/tstack](https://github.com/t3dotgg/tstack) GitHub · created 2026-10-24 · 3,231 stars · 7 days +706 The agent skills I use every day. Works with Claude Code and Codex. Stars Data 2026-10-25 → 2026-11-08 (15 days, 15 observations). Points before 10-28 come from deeply / archive backfill, not every day has one - GitHub (visual-output skills, 11-02 checked): wheresryan22/anatomy 23,717 (built 10-08, 7 days +3,231, last week +4,677); Vincentwei1021/video-shotcraft 15,785 (7 days +2,290, accelerating); lemomo-ai/lemo-opuscar 10,524 (7 days +3,334); yihui-dev/awesome-opus5-5-videos 13,029 (7 days +2,110, last week +4,787, cooling); kajisho5/ffmpeg-skill 4,272 (7 days +1,491, tagged "new account, single repo surge"). - GitHub (hit rate): the reported number is 5.5 (09-22) followed by 09-21 and 09-28 weeks, with the visual skill repos created each week being 52 and 63; now 11 and 12 have ≥500 stars, while October had 33–48 per week, and only 2–4 of them reached ≥500. 11-02 I recounted with a narrower regex: 09-21 week 39 / 7 repos, ≥500,09-28 week 44 / 4; October weeks 31–37 / 2–4, same direction. Whole skill library: 09-28 week 176 / 19 repos, ≥500,10-19 week 168 / 13. - GitHub (Jakeschincariol, 17 repos, same author, same format, only the topic changes, 11-02 checked): replica-skill (clone an app) 6,954; instagram-agent-skill 4,325; day-trader-skill 4,261 (13 days since creation); youtube-agent-skill 4,140; linkedin-agent-skill 3,029; while x-agent-skill 62, hunter-skill (job hunting) 69, chatgpt-youtube-agent-skill 183. Different topics, star counts differ by 70×. - GitHub (vertical topics, 11-02 checked): among Chinese short-drama / micro-drama skills, eternityspring/shuohao-skills 5,850 (7 days +782, accelerating), zenstory-ai/drama-skills 3,623, lixiaoxiao9888-create/manju-laoli-skill 1,823, UnderleveledBuilder/awesome-short-drama-skills 1,573; created after 10-19 and already past 500 stars are andyhuo520/digital-human-koubo 1,632, enesozturk/dimensional-drawing 1,716, konlu/story-studio 622. Vertical topics are still producing mid-sized hits. - GitHub + PH (funnel, 11-02 checked): Publora's official repo publora/skills has only 62 stars, publora-api-docs 50 stars; the founder's personal account sergebulaev/linkedin-skills 5,472 stars (reported 5,426), README says "connect Publora"; 7-02 instagram-skills opened the same day (696), and 6 similar repos all point to Publora. The founder says on X that in late October 50–80 people per day connected LinkedIn through these skills, with 16k Google visits over two weeks (self-reported, not verified). PH votes rose from 123 before the handover to 632. - GitHub (celebrity directories, 11-02 checked): mattpocock/skills 309,118; unclebob/ub-mode 6,194 (created 10-25, no description written); t3dotgg/tstack 2,578 (created 10-24). These rely on the authors themselves and can't be copied. ### Indie product revenue (TrustMRR)1 evidence · 1 products with curves [Skillry](https://trustmrr.com/startup/skillry) skillry.dev TrustMRR · 30-day revenue $11,520 (+133%) · MRR $4,878 · 446 subscriptions Monthly revenue (verified by payment platform) 2026-08 → 2026-11 (4 pts). Light bars = current month, not yet complete Daily revenue (UTC day) Data 2026-09-29 → 2026-11-06 (39 days, 39 observations). Single-day swings are big, so look at the trend in the monthly breakdown above. - indie(11-02): Skillry $11,385, MRR $4,241; the author also uses awesome-opus5-5-videos (13,029 stars) for distribution, see [009]. ## Already doing it Visual output includes anatomy, video-shotcraft, lemo-opuscar, alchaincyf/huashu-art-motion (5,925), ffmpeg-skill; account operations include the Jakeschincariol series; Chinese short drama includes shuohao-skills and drama-skills; the funnel includes Publora (sergebulaev's 8 skill repos); celebrity directories include mattpocock, t3dotgg, unclebob. ## The hardest step Topic choice. The same person, same format: "run Instagram" 4,325 stars, "run X" 62 stars. Topics that make money or grow followers far outperform ones that save money or help with job hunting. Account-operation skills also run into platform terms of service. ## Who it's for Individuals or small teams that already have a paid API or SaaS (especially a service agents call) use a free skill repo to drive traffic. How this differs from [009]: [009] makes the skill itself a paid library and collects subscriptions; this one is free and sends traffic to a separate paid product via stars and README. Both depend on distribution. ## Should every product builder know this? Yes. For people building developer tools, a skill repo is one of the cheapest acquisition channels. Publora gets 50–80 onboardings per day from a markdown file. ## Change log 2026-11-06 New to the threshold: andrew-babo/muse4ai (a bridge that lets agents generate images and video locally on Windows, 3 days, 799 stars). JuneYaooo/rea-video (reverse-engineering videos) went 683→1,183 in a day, and video-breakdown topics keep rising. 2026-11-05 New to the threshold: XiaoyeCodes/code-animation-prompts (7 days, 523 stars), PH daily #1 AgentKit by Scalekit (MCP gateway, 399 votes, a company product). Skill-type repos in GitHub's top 30 across 7 days (created ≤60 days ago): google/elephant-goldfish-model +6,809 (big company), lemo-opuscar +3,077, anatomy +2,642, day-trader-skill +2,527, Oldcircle/geo-sleuth (photo geolocation skill) +1,528, edenfunf/reelmimic (generates a new video in the same style as one given) +1,516, JuneYaooo/rea-video (reverse-engineers any video's shots and editing, 7 days, 788). Video "breakdown / recreation" has become a new vertical topic. Unchanged. 2026-11-04 On the threshold list, 15 Skill / MCP cluster entries; new to the threshold: benjitaylor/skills (9 days, 1,330 stars), yjid/kensaku. claude-animated-shorts went 405→581 in a day and is still growing. Unchanged. 2026-11-03 The "Agent Skill / MCP" cluster has 17 entries on the threshold list (all on GitHub), and the "claude in repo name" cluster has 3. New to the threshold today: caru-ini/stack-diagram (describe a tech stack in one sentence to get an architecture diagram, 2 days old, 1,073 stars) and mromidev/claude-animated-shorts (2 days, 560 stars, 143 forks). In November, new skill repos are still passing 1,000 stars within two days, but none have reached 10,000; vertical topics (diagrams, animation, video) remain the bulk of the hits. No falsification triggered. 2026-11-02 Backfill check: anatomy 23,313 → 23,717 (7-day star gain is about 30% lower than last week); awesome-opus5-5-videos 12,902 → 13,029 (cooling); day-trader-skill 3,943 → 4,261; linkedin-skills 5,426 → 5,472. 10-19 skill repos created after 500 have passed 20 stars; about 9 of them are image, video, or motion-related, with the top one at 4,698 (unslop), and none at 20k level. 2026-11-01 First logged (backfilled from GitHub New Opportunities (batch 1) §1.7 / §1.10, Product Hunt roundup v1 4.1 entry 4, and ph-dossiers/publora.md; data as of 11-01). Original: Scanner opportunity library #049 (updated daily, 06:00); this page was generated on the 2026-11-08 edition.