Best skills for Ship (2026)
tdd is the best skill for the Ship phase - 1M installs and 253k GitHub stars. Strong alternatives: code-review and web-design-guidelines.
7887 skills for developers in skills, 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 October 25, 2026.
The top 10 skills for ship
| # | Skill | Stars | Installs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tddcollectionmattpocock · mattpocock/skillsTop pick Follow test-driven development with a strict red-green-refactor loop when creating reliable features or fixing bugs. | 253k | 1M |
| 2 | code-reviewcollectionmattpocock · mattpocock/skills Reviews a branch or PR diff on two axes at once: conformance to coding standards plus a code-smell baseline, and whether it actually implements the original spec. | 253k | 798k |
| 3 | web-design-guidelinescollectionvercel-labs · vercel-labs/agent-skills Automatically audit frontend code against the latest Vercel Web Interface Guidelines for consistency, accessibility, and UX quality. | 30.9k | 786k |
| 4 | cavemanJuliusBrussee · JuliusBrussee/caveman Slash token usage by roughly 75% while keeping every technical detail intact when working with Claude Code, Cursor or similar agents. | 104k | 593k |
| 5 | azure-deploycollectionmicrosoft · microsoft/azure-skills Safely execute production deployments of already-prepared applications to Microsoft Azure. | 1.5k | 567k |
| 6 | azure-validatecollectionmicrosoft · microsoft/azure-skills Run deep pre-deployment checks on Azure configuration, infrastructure definitions, RBAC roles, and managed identities before pushing to production. | 1.5k | 566k |
| 7 | azure-compliancecollectionmicrosoft · microsoft/azure-skills Run automated Azure compliance scans, security posture checks, and Key Vault expiration audits before deploying. | 1.5k | 565k |
| 8 | resolving-merge-conflictscollectionmattpocock · mattpocock/skills Quickly understand, resolve, and commit merge conflicts without losing work or breaking their flow. | 253k | 551k |
| 9 | google-agents-cli-deploycollectiongoogle · google/agents-cli Deploy a Google Vertex AI Agent Runtime instance directly from a scaffolded Python project without managing containers. | 5.8k | 512k |
| 10 | google-agents-cli-evalcollectiongoogle · google/agents-cli Accurately evaluate agent trajectories that rely on Google Search grounding instead of regular tool calls. | 5.8k | 512k |
Why these skills rank for ship
1. tdd
tdd ranks #1 of the 7887 skills for Ship by adoption, with 1M installs and 253k GitHub stars. It follow test-driven development with a strict red-green-refactor loop when creating reliable features or fixing bugs.
2. code-review
code-review ranks #2 of the 7887 skills for Ship by adoption, with 798k installs and 253k GitHub stars. It reviews a branch or PR diff on two axes at once: conformance to coding standards plus a code-smell baseline, and whether it actually implements the original spec.
3. web-design-guidelines
web-design-guidelines ranks #3 of the 7887 skills for Ship by adoption, with 786k installs and 30.9k GitHub stars. It automatically audit frontend code against the latest Vercel Web Interface Guidelines for consistency, accessibility, and UX quality.
4. caveman
caveman ranks #4 of the 7887 skills for Ship by adoption, with 593k installs and 104k GitHub stars. It slash token usage by roughly 75% while keeping every technical detail intact when working with Claude Code, Cursor or similar agents.
5. azure-deploy
azure-deploy ranks #5 of the 7887 skills for Ship by adoption, with 567k installs and 1.5k GitHub stars. It safely execute production deployments of already-prepared applications to Microsoft Azure.
Common questions
What is the best skill for the Ship phase?
tdd is the top-ranked skill for Ship, with 1M installs and 253k 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 code-review and web-design-guidelines. All 7887 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 7887 skills tagged to the Ship phase. Data from the skills.sh registry and GitHub.
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