Best skills for Ship (2026)
tdd is the best skill for the Ship phase - 529k installs and 190k GitHub stars. Strong alternatives: web-design-guidelines and azure-deploy.
7245 skills for developers in Ship phase, ranked by real adoption (installs, then GitHub stars). Every pick links to install commands and trust signals.
Ranked by Skillselion · adoption from the skills.sh registry & GitHub · data refreshed July 28, 2026.
The top 10 skills for ship
| # | Skill | Stars | Installs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Follow test-driven development with a strict red-green-refactor loop when creating reliable features or fixing bugs. | 190k | 529k |
| 2 |  web-design-guidelinescollectionvercel-labs · vercel-labs/agent-skillsAutomatically audit frontend code against the latest Vercel Web Interface Guidelines for consistency, accessibility, and UX quality. | 29.5k | 492k |
| 3 |  azure-deploycollectionmicrosoft · microsoft/azure-skillsSafely execute production deployments of already-prepared applications to Microsoft Azure. | 1.3k | 479k |
| 4 | azure-validatecollectionmicrosoft · microsoft/azure-skills Run deep pre-deployment checks on Azure configuration, infrastructure definitions, RBAC roles, and managed identities before pushing to production. | 1.3k | 478k |
| 5 | azure-compliancecollectionmicrosoft · microsoft/azure-skills Run automated Azure compliance scans, security posture checks, and Key Vault expiration audits before deploying. | 1.3k | 478k |
| 6 |  ai-video-generationcollection101-skills · 101-skills/skillsGenerate videos using 40+ AI models including Veo, Seedance, and others via inference.sh | 658 | 399k |
| 7 | ai-image-generationcollection101-skills · 101-skills/skills Generate images using 50+ AI models including FLUX, Gemini, and Replicate via inference.sh | 658 | 398k |
| 8 | ai-avatar-videocollection101-skills · 101-skills/skills Generate videos featuring AI avatars for product demos, tutorials, marketing, or explainers | 658 | 398k |
| 9 |  cavemanjuliusbrussee · juliusbrussee/cavemanSlash token usage by roughly 75% while keeping every technical detail intact when working with Claude Code, Cursor or similar agents. | 93.2k | 384k |
| 10 | azure-quotascollectionmicrosoft · microsoft/azure-skills Check and manage Azure resource quotas and usage before deploying or scaling cloud infrastructure. | 1.3k | 348k |
Why these skills rank for ship
1. tdd
tdd ranks #1 of the 7245 skills for Ship by adoption, with 529k installs and 190k GitHub stars. It follow test-driven development with a strict red-green-refactor loop when creating reliable features or fixing bugs.
2. web-design-guidelines
web-design-guidelines ranks #2 of the 7245 skills for Ship by adoption, with 492k installs and 29.5k GitHub stars. It automatically audit frontend code against the latest Vercel Web Interface Guidelines for consistency, accessibility, and UX quality.
3. azure-deploy
azure-deploy ranks #3 of the 7245 skills for Ship by adoption, with 479k installs and 1.3k GitHub stars. It safely execute production deployments of already-prepared applications to Microsoft Azure.
4. azure-validate
azure-validate ranks #4 of the 7245 skills for Ship by adoption, with 478k installs and 1.3k GitHub stars. It run deep pre-deployment checks on Azure configuration, infrastructure definitions, RBAC roles, and managed identities before pushing to production.
5. azure-compliance
azure-compliance ranks #5 of the 7245 skills for Ship by adoption, with 478k installs and 1.3k GitHub stars. It run automated Azure compliance scans, security posture checks, and Key Vault expiration audits before deploying.
Common questions
What is the best skill for the Ship phase?
tdd is the top-ranked skill for Ship, with 529k installs and 190k GitHub stars - Follow test-driven development with a strict red-green-refactor loop when creating reliable features or fixing bugs..
What are the best alternatives to tdd for ship?
Strong alternatives ranked just behind tdd are web-design-guidelines and azure-deploy. All 7245 options are compared in the table above, ranked by real adoption.
How do I install tdd?
Run: npx skills add https://github.com/mattpocock/skills --skill tdd
How are these skills ranked?
By real adoption - installs first, then GitHub stars - across the 7245 skills tagged to the Ship phase. Data from the skills.sh registry and GitHub.
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