Status basis: 14d after the breakout, github_stars is 12062 vs 10879 at breakout — still above baseline
- Sustained 14d after the breakout, github_stars is 12062 vs 10879 at breakout — still above baseline
- Sustained 13d after the breakout, github_stars is 12062 vs 10879 at breakout — still above baseline
- Cooling github_stars momentum fell to 0 per 3d from 52 (<= 40% of the prior window)
- Sustained 12d after the breakout, github_stars is 12062 vs 10879 at breakout — still above baseline
- Cooling github_stars momentum fell to 0 per 3d from 161 (<= 40% of the prior window)
- Sustained 11d after the breakout, github_stars is 12062 vs 10879 at breakout — still above baseline
- Cooling github_stars momentum fell to 0 per 3d from 296 (<= 40% of the prior window)
- Sustained 10d after the breakout, github_stars is 12062 vs 10879 at breakout — still above baseline
- Cooling github_stars momentum fell to 52 per 3d from 358 (<= 40% of the prior window)
- Sustained 9d after the breakout, github_stars is 12062 vs 10879 at breakout — still above baseline
- Cooling github_stars momentum fell to 161 per 3d from 415 (<= 40% of the prior window)
- Sustained 8d after the breakout, github_stars is 12062 vs 10879 at breakout — still above baseline
- Cooling github_stars momentum fell to 161 per 3d from 415 (<= 40% of the prior window)
- Breaking out Breaking out detected
- first observed Kanon started keeping permanent history for this agent
| Machine-callable | — | unknown | — |
| Open source | 1 | verified | 1 quote(s) |
| Self-hostable | — | unknown | — |
| Bring your own key | — | unknown | — |
| Autonomy level | — | unknown | — |
| Pricing model | — | unknown | — |
| Integrations | — | unknown | — |
“Unknown” means we have not verified it — it is not a “no”. Hard filters never treat unknown as false.
As a foundational skill library, it lowers the barrier to building vertical AI agents and is a key piece of the agent ecosystem infrastructure.
Evidence quotesverbatim, from the product’s own materials
“public GitHub repository (README fetched)”— structural
“A curated collection of production-ready [Agent Skills](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512176-what-are-skills) for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, and oth”— readme
FAQ
What is garden-skills?
Garden-Skills is an open-source collection of AI agent skills for web design, knowledge retrieval, image generation, and more.
What does garden-skills do?
To provide AI agents with modular, reusable capabilities that accelerate the development of task-specific automation workflows.
Why does garden-skills matter?
As a foundational skill library, it lowers the barrier to building vertical AI agents and is a key piece of the agent ecosystem infrastructure.
How much does garden-skills cost?
Free
Is garden-skills free?
Yes — garden-skills has a free tier. Pricing as stated on its own page: Free
Is garden-skills open source?
Yes — garden-skills is open source.
How popular is garden-skills?
As tracked by KanonAgent: 1.3k upvotes (first indexed 2026-08-26).
When did garden-skills take off?
KanonAgent flagged garden-skills as breaking out on 2026-08-27 on GitHub (at 325 stars/day that moment). The breakout log is append-only: https://kanonagent.com/rising
What are the best garden-skills alternatives?
Similar AI agents tracked by KanonAgent: ECC, open-design, deer-flow, Agent-Reach, ruflo, career-ops.