AI Plugin IndexAgent Skills vs agent-mode
Agent Skills and agent-mode are both ai and llm tools skills. agent-mode scores higher (88 vs 75 out of 100). agent-mode has more GitHub stars (3.0k), and agent-mode was updated more recently (today). The table compares them side by side.
| Agent Skills | agent-mode | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75 / 100 | 88 / 100 |
| What it does | Explain, inspect, create, and maintain Bailongma Agent Skills packages built around SKILL.md instructions. | Unified tool for managing agent LLM modes (add, remove, update, list, switch). |
| Publisher | Community: xiaoyuanda666-ship-it | Community: PhyAgentOS |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | Not on npm | Not on npm |
| Runs | Skill | Skill |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude apps | Claude Code, Claude apps |
| GitHub stars | 712 | 2,974 |
| Last commit | 3 Oct 2026 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Install Agent Skills | Install agent-mode |
Questions
Is Agent Skills or agent-mode more popular?
agent-mode has more GitHub stars: 2,974.
Can I use Agent Skills and agent-mode together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several skills at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.