Comparison
Boring Engineering vs Skills
Skills has more GitHub stars (181,366 vs 19). Skills was updated more recently (last commit 6d ago). Data comes straight from GitHub and refreshes daily.
Boring Engineering
A SKILL.md for AI coding agents that stops overengineering before it starts. Turns KISS, YAGNI, and DRY into a real decision system — not just a reminder.
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git clone https://github.com/alvindemesadev/boring-engineering
Skills
Public repository for Agent Skills
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/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills| Metric | Boring Engineering | Skills |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Agent skill | Agent skill |
| GitHub stars | 19 | 181,366 |
| Stars, last 7 days | n/a | n/a |
| Forks | 3 | 21,475 |
| Upvotes | 0 | 0 |
| Language | JavaScript | Python |
| License | MIT | n/a |
| Last commit | 1mo ago | 6d ago |
| Created | Aug 2026 | Sep 2025 |
| Categories | AI & LLM tooling | AI & LLM tooling |