Best skills for Build (2026)
frontend-design is the best skill for the Build phase — 148k GitHub stars, 516k installs. Strong alternatives: vercel-react-best-practices and microsoft-foundry.
5958 curated skills for builders in the Build phase, ranked by real adoption (installs, then GitHub stars). Every pick links to install commands and trust signals.
Curated by Skillselion · ranked by adoption from the skills.sh registry & GitHub.
The top 10 skills for build
| # | Skill | For | Stars | Installs | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | frontend-design Ship polished web UI—landing pages, dashboards, or React/HTML components—with a deliberate visual direction instead of generic template styling. | Claude Code | 148k | 516k | 0 |
| 2 | vercel-react-best-practices Apply Vercel’s prioritized React and Next.js performance rules while you write, review, or refactor UI so waterfalls, bundle bloat, and rerenders do not slip into production. | Claude Code | 27.7k | 459k | 0 |
| 3 | microsoft-foundry Deploy, invoke, evaluate, and troubleshoot Microsoft Foundry agents with Docker, ACR, and observability workflows. | Claude Code | 1.2k | 377k | 0 |
| 4 | azure-ai Wire Azure AI services—especially Content Safety in Java—into a solo builder’s backend when you need moderation, blocklists, and SDK patterns without digging through full Microsoft docs. | Claude Code | 1.2k | 375k | 0 |
| 5 | azure-prepare Prepare new or modernized apps for Azure with Bicep/Terraform, azure.yaml, Dockerfiles, and a mandatory deployment plan. | Claude Code | 1.2k | 374k | 0 |
| 6 | azure-storage Choose and integrate Azure Blob, File, Queue, Table, and Data Lake storage with correct tiers and lifecycle rules. | Claude Code | 1.2k | 374k | 0 |
| 7 | entra-app-registration Register Entra apps, configure OAuth 2.0, API permissions, client secrets, redirect URIs, and MSAL integration patterns | Claude Code | 1.2k | 374k | 0 |
| 8 | azure-aigateway Configure Azure API Management as an AI gateway with policies, .NET SDK patterns, and production-ready auth for model and MCP traffic | Claude Code | 1.2k | 373k | 0 |
| 9 | remotion-best-practices Install this so your coding agent follows Remotion-safe patterns when you build programmatic marketing videos, demos, or render pipelines in React. | Claude Code | 3.5k | 357k | 0 |
| 10 | azure-hosted-copilot-sdk Detect @github/copilot-sdk in a repo and scaffold, extend, or deploy Copilot-powered apps on Azure with BYOM support. | Claude Code | 1.2k | 346k | 0 |
Common questions
What is the best skill for the Build phase?
frontend-design is the top-ranked skill for Build, with 516k installs and 148k GitHub stars — Ship polished web UI—landing pages, dashboards, or React/HTML components—with a deliberate visual direction instead of generic template styling..
What are the best alternatives to frontend-design for build?
Strong alternatives ranked just behind frontend-design are vercel-react-best-practices and microsoft-foundry. All 5958 options are compared in the table above, ranked by real adoption.
How do I install frontend-design?
Run: npx skills add https://github.com/anthropics/skills --skill frontend-design
How are these skills ranked?
By real adoption — installs first, then GitHub stars — across the 5958 curated skills tagged to the Build phase. Data from the skills.sh registry and GitHub.
More for the Build phase
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