AI Plugin Indexpatterns alternatives
The most used alternatives to patterns are function_health, google_contacts, beads. All are productivity skills with an active GitHub repository, ranked below by GitHub stars and recent activity.
| # | Skill | What it does | Runs | Updated | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ref | patterns langroid | Design patterns for the Langroid multi-agent LLM framework. Covers agent configuration, tools, task control, and integrations. | Skill | today | 4.1k |
| 1 | function_health asgeirtj | Retrieve lab biomarker results and clinician notes from Function Health. | Skill | today | 70k |
| 2 | google_contacts asgeirtj | Searches, views, creates, updates, and deletes the user's Google Contacts from an AI assistant. It is for people who want to manage their address book through conversation. A one-time Google connect is required before it returns data. | Skill | today | 70k |
| 3 | beads gastownhall | Dolt-powered issue tracker for multi-session work with dependencies and persistent memory across conversation compaction. Use when work spans sessions, has blockers, or needs context recovery after compaction. Trigger with "create task", "what's ready", "track this work", "resume after compaction". Make sure to use this skill whenever managing multi-session work, tracking dependencies, or recovering context. | Skill | today | 28k |
| 4 | bulletmind sickn33 | Convert input into clean, structured, hierarchical bullet points for summarization, note-taking, and structured thinking. | Skill | today | 48k |
| 5 | lark-shared larksuite | Use for lark-cli setup/auth tasks: auth login/status/logout, user vs bot identity, business-domain permissions (--domain, including all/docs/drive), missing scopes, revoking authorization, or handling _notice JSON. | Skill | yesterday | 18k |
| 6 | meeting-distiller-pro sickn33 | Transform messy meeting notes and transcripts into structured action items, decisions, and follow-ups. Never lose a meeting insight again. | Skill | today | 48k |
| 7 | plan-mode nearai | Structured planning mode for autonomous task execution. Creates plans as MemoryDocs, executes via Missions, tracks progress with live checklist. | Skill | yesterday | 13k |
| 8 | workshop-create github | Creates a new workshop, or uses an existing local directory as one, for operators who want to organize desks under a shared root. Its private GitHub repo path never nests a repo inside another repo. | Skill | today | 40k |
| 9 | make-plan thedotmack | Create a detailed, phased implementation plan with documentation discovery. Use when asked to plan a feature, task, or multi-step implementation — especially before executing with do. | Skill | today | 103k |
| 10 | cross-review omnigent-ai | Verify an implementer's diff with an INDEPENDENT, different-vendor sub-agent (diff plus contract only); turn blocking issues into fix-tasks and loop until clean. | Skill | today | 11k |
| 11 | sdd-review dataelement | 对 BiSheng 项目的 SDD 文档执行审查。 - spec：写完 spec.md 后调用，同时检查 PRD gap 和架构合规性，生成报告供用户参考 - design：写完 design.md 后调用，检查"接手测试"四要素（现状/决策/坑/契约），生成报告供用户参考 - tasks：写完 tasks.md 后自动调用，检查 AC 追溯、任务拆解质量和技术债预防 用法：/sdd-review <feature_dir> <doc_type>，doc_type 为 spec / design / tasks。 TRIGGER when: 用户完成了 SDD 的 spec.md / design.md / tasks.md 编写，或者用户使用 /sdd-review 命令，或者 Claude 完成了这些文件的编写后需要审查。 | Skill | today | 12k |
| 12 | interview-task polarsource | Prepare an interview task for a candidate, as part of our hiring process. | Skill | yesterday | 10k |
Questions
What is the best alternative to patterns?
By usage, function_health is the most popular alternative, with 70k GitHub stars. The right choice depends on which features and hosting you need.
Is patterns still maintained?
Its last commit was today. You can see current activity on its listing page.