Ai Toolkit By Role

🧰 AI Toolkit by Role

New to AI and not sure what to install? Start here. A plain-English, filterable directory of the AI skills, connectors, and plugins worth setting up — organized by your job, mapped across Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex, Gemini and more, and ranked by real GitHub stars.

👉 Open the filterable website — search and filter by role, tool, type, and where it works.

> ⭐ Star counts are pulled live from GitHub and refreshed weekly (as of 2026-07-13). 🧰 = built into Claude already, so you may not need to install it.

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🤔 First, what are these things? (60-second explainer)

If you're new to AI coding and chatting, the words are confusing. Here they are in plain English:

• 🧠 Skill — A packaged set of instructions that teaches your AI a specialized task — like writing a legal privacy notice, building a slide deck, or cleaning a spreadsheet. You 'install' it and then just ask for the task.
• 🔌 Connector (MCP) — A bridge that lets your AI reach an outside app or data source — GitHub, Gmail, a database, Slack. Most use a standard called MCP (Model Context Protocol). Think of it as giving your AI a new sense or a new hand.
• 🧩 Plugin — A bundle you install into a tool that adds a set of features at once — often several skills, commands, and connectors packaged together.
• 📏 Rule / Config — A short instructions file that shapes how a coding agent behaves in your project — like a house-style guide the AI reads before it works (e.g. .cursorrules, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md).
• 🧷 Extension — An add-on you install into an app or code editor (like a VS Code or Cursor extension) to add AI features to that app.
• 🚀 App — A standalone AI product you use on its own — its own website or app (like an AI video maker or a data-analysis tool). You don't install it into another AI; you just sign up and use it.

💬 vs ⌨️ — "chat" tools vs "code" tools

Some of these work in chat apps, some only in coding agents, and some in both:

• 💬 Chat — Works in AI chat apps like Claude Desktop, ChatGPT, or Gemini — the kind where you type a message and it replies.
• ⌨️ Code — Works in AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor — tools that can read and edit your files and run commands for you.
• 🔀 Both — Works in both chat apps and coding agents.
• 🌐 Standalone — Used on its own — it has its own website or app, and doesn't run inside Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor.

> This matters! Many of the most popular skills (Superpowers, claude-mem, caveman…) are ⌨️ code-only — they work in Claude Code or Cursor but not in a chat app like ChatGPT. Every item below is tagged with where it works.

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🚦 How to use this

1. Find your role below (or use the website to filter).
2. Start with ⭐ Must-have for everyone, then your specific role.
3. Check the Works in column so you set it up in the right kind of tool.
4. Skip anything marked 🧰 built-in — Claude already ships it.
5. Follow the name link for exact, up-to-date install steps.

> ⚠️ Please read: community-curated, not official docs. The AI space changes fast — always confirm install steps and permissions at the linked source before installing, and give connectors the least access they need (read-only when possible). Content last checked: 2026-07-13.

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📚 Tools by role

⭐ Must-have for everyone

Start here. These work for almost any job and are the best first things to set up.

| Tool | Type | Works in | Cost | Stars | Use it in | What it does & why | |:-----|:-----|:--------:|:----:|:-----:|:----------|:-------------------| | Superpowers | 🧩 Plugin | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 253.4k | Claude Code | A framework that gives Claude Code a big library of expert 'skills' plus a disciplined workflow (planning, testing, code review). One install turns Claude Code into a far more capable, methodical developer instead of a one-off helper. | | Fetch (read a URL) ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | 🔀 Both | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 88.4k | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI | Give your AI a link and it fetches the page and reads it. Perfect for 'summarize this article' or 'pull the key points from this page' without copy-pasting. | | Filesystem ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | 🔀 Both | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 88.4k | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor | Lets your AI read and write files in folders you choose on your computer. So a chat app can open your documents and save results. (Coding agents like Claude Code and Cursor can already touch files, so this matters most for chat apps like Claude Desktop.) | | Memory ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | 🔀 Both | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 88.4k | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor | Gives your AI a long-term memory that survives between conversations. So you don't re-explain your project, preferences, or facts every time. It remembers what matters. | | Sequential Thinking ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | 🔀 Both | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 88.4k | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor | Helps the AI break a hard problem into clear, ordered steps before answering. Noticeably better results on tricky, multi-step tasks — planning, debugging, reasoning. | | claude-mem (persistent memory) | 🧩 Plugin | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 87k | Claude Code, Cursor, Codex | Gives your coding agent a memory across sessions by capturing and compressing what it did. Stop re-explaining your project every session — the agent remembers past work and decisions. | | GitHub ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | 🔀 Both | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 31.4k | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot | Lets your AI read and manage your GitHub — code, issues, and pull requests. Say 'summarize these open issues' or 'open a PR with this fix' instead of clicking around GitHub yourself. | | Claude Code Plugins ✓ | 🧩 Plugin | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | — | Claude Code | Installable bundles that add a set of skills, slash-commands, and connectors to Claude Code at once. Instead of wiring things up one by one, install a ready-made bundle (for code review, memory, and more) with a single command. | | Custom GPTs ✓ | 🧩 Plugin | 💬 Chat | 🔵 Freemium | — | ChatGPT | Custom versions of ChatGPT that bundle instructions, knowledge, and actions for a specific job. Set up a reusable assistant once (e.g. 'my brand-voice writer') and everyone can use it — no prompt engineering each time. | | Web Search (Brave / Exa) | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | 🔀 Both | 🔵 Freemium | — | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex | Lets your AI search the live internet and read current web pages. Out of the box, most AIs only know what they were trained on. This lets them look things up so answers are current and less likely to be made up. |

💻 Software Developer

Write, review, test, and ship code faster with the right connectors and rules.

| Tool | Type | Works in | Cost | Stars | Use it in | What it does & why | |:-----|:-----|:--------:|:----:|:-----:|:----------|:-------------------| | Superpowers | 🧩 Plugin | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 253.4k | Claude Code | A framework that gives Claude Code a big library of expert 'skills' plus a disciplined workflow (planning, testing, code review). One install turns Claude Code into a far more capable, methodical developer instead of a one-off helper. | | Everything Claude Code (ECC) | 🧩 Plugin | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 229.1k | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor | A power-user setup for coding agents: bundled skills, memory, security checks, and research-first habits. A tuned configuration that makes agents faster and more reliable on real projects — for people past the basics. | | Hermes Agent | 🧩 Plugin | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 214k | Claude Code | An open agent framework designed to adapt and improve as you work with it. A widely-starred community framework for building agents that get better over time. | | gstack (startup-team setup) | 🧩 Plugin | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 121.6k | Claude Code | A bundle of 23 opinionated tools that act like a startup team — CEO, designer, eng manager, and QA roles. A ready-made 'team in a box' for building products with Claude Code, based on a well-known founder's setup. | | shadcn/ui components ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 119k | Claude Code, Cursor, Codex | Lets your coding agent browse and add polished, ready-made UI components. Build good-looking interfaces fast using proven components instead of styling everything from scratch. | | cc-switch (agent manager) | 🧷 Extension | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 116.6k | Claude Code, Codex | A desktop app to manage and switch between Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode setups in one place. Handy if you use more than one coding agent and want a single control panel. | | Caveman (token saver) | 🧠 Skill | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 88.8k | Claude Code | Makes the AI reply in an ultra-compressed 'caveman' style to save tokens (and money). Cuts token use by roughly 65% on long sessions with no loss of technical accuracy. | | Filesystem ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | 🔀 Both | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 88.4k | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor | Lets your AI read and write files in folders you choose on your computer. So a chat app can open your documents and save results. (Coding agents like Claude Code and Cursor can already touch files, so this matters most for chat apps like Claude Desktop.) | | SQLite ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | 🔀 Both | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 88.4k | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor | Lets your AI read and query a local SQLite database file. A simple, no-server way to let the AI explore structured data on your machine. | | PostgreSQL / SQL Database ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | 🔀 Both | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 88.4k | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex | Connects your AI to a SQL database so it can run queries and read results. Ask questions in plain English ('how many orders last month?') and let the AI write and run the SQL. | | claude-mem (persistent memory) | 🧩 Plugin | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 87k | Claude Code, Cursor, Codex | Gives your coding agent a memory across sessions by capturing and compressing what it did. Stop re-explaining your project every session — the agent remembers past work and decisions. | | Graphify (code/docs knowledge graph) | 🧠 Skill | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 83.7k | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor | Turns a folder of code, SQL schemas, or docs into a queryable knowledge graph the AI can explore. Ask questions across a whole codebase or dataset at once, instead of file by file. | | Context7 (up-to-date docs) ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 59k | Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf | Feeds your coding agent the latest official documentation for libraries and frameworks. Stops the AI from using outdated or made-up code — it pulls the real, current docs for the exact version you use. | | Sub-agents collection | 🧩 Plugin | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 37.9k | Claude Code | A marketplace of specialized sub-agents (code reviewer, debugger, architect) for Claude Code. Drop in expert helpers for specific jobs instead of relying on one generalist agent. | | Playwright (browser control) ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 35k | Claude Code, Cursor, Codex | Lets your AI open a real browser to click, type, and take screenshots. Great for testing your website, filling forms, or grabbing screenshots — the AI actually drives the browser. | | GitHub ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | 🔀 Both | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 31.4k | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot | Lets your AI read and manage your GitHub — code, issues, and pull requests. Say 'summarize these open issues' or 'open a PR with this fix' instead of clicking around GitHub yourself. | | Claude Code Templates | 🧩 Plugin | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 29.3k | Claude Code | A CLI that sets up and monitors Claude Code with ready-made configs and dashboards. Skip manual setup — get a solid Claude Code configuration and health view in one command. | | Task Master | 🧩 Plugin | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 27.8k | Claude Code, Cursor, Codex | An AI task-management system that breaks a project into tasks your agent works through one by one. Keeps big builds organized and on-track so the agent ships step by step instead of wandering. | | Design-Review Workflows | 📏 Rule / Config | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 3.9k | Claude Code | Battle-tested Claude Code workflows and configs, including strong automated design-review passes. Copy proven setups (like a rigorous UI review) instead of inventing your own from scratch. | | Stripe (payments) ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | 🔀 Both | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 1.7k | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor | Connects your AI to Stripe to look up payments, customers, and revenue. Ask about your sales, refunds, or a specific customer in plain English — or have a coding agent wire up Stripe for you. | | Sentry (error tracking) ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | 🔀 Both | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 769 | Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor | Pulls your app's real error reports into the AI. Ask 'what's breaking in production and why?' and get the AI to read the actual stack traces and suggest fixes. | | Semgrep (security scan) ✓ | 🔌 Connector (MCP) | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | ⭐ 680 | Claude Code, Cursor | Scans your code for security bugs and lets the AI explain and fix them. Catches vulnerabilities as you build, in plain language, instead of after something goes wrong. | | Agent Instructions (CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md) ✓ | 📏 Rule / Config | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | — | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI | A plain-text file your coding agent reads first, describing your project and how to work in it. One place to set context and rules — the agent stops guessing and works the way your team does. | | Bolt ✓ | 🚀 App | 🌐 Standalone | 🔵 Freemium | — | Its own app | Prompt-to-app builder that runs entirely in the browser. Spin up and preview a working web app in seconds. | | Claude Code Plugins ✓ | 🧩 Plugin | ⌨️ Code | 🟢 Free | — | Clau

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Source & license

This open-source MCP server is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: Rahul-Khare997
• Source: Rahul-Khare997/ai-toolkit-by-role
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.