The best buildwithclaude alternatives

Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep

wanshuiyin/Auto-claude-code-research-in-sleep

ARIS ⚔️ (Auto-Research-In-Sleep) — Lightweight Markdown-only skills for autonomous ML research: cross-model review loops, idea discovery, and experiment automation. No framework, no lock-in — works with Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw, or any LLM agent.

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• you want the more widely starred option (18.6k)
• you specifically need ai-research or ai-tools

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linkedin-mcp-server

stickerdaniel/linkedin-mcp-server

Open-source MCP server for LinkedIn. Give Claude and any MCP-compatible AI agent access to profiles, companies, jobs, and messages.

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• Apache License 2.0 suits your use better than MIT License
• you specifically need ai-agents or anthropic

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Claude-Code-Everything-You-Need-to-Know

wesammustafa/Claude-Code-Everything-You-Need-to-Know

A practical Claude Code guide with clear mental models and copy-paste examples — setup, prompt engineering, slash commands, skills, hooks, subagents, agent teams, and MCP servers. Beginner path to power-user depth. Featured in Awesome Claude Code.

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• you specifically need agent-skills or agentic-coding

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google_workspace_mcp

taylorwilsdon/google_workspace_mcp

Control Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Chat, Forms, Tasks, Search & Drive with AI - Comprehensive Google Workspace MCP Server & CLI Tool

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• you specifically need ai or chatgpt

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agents

wshobson/agents

Multi-harness agentic plugin marketplace for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, OpenCode, GitHub Copilot, and Google Antigravity

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• you want the more widely starred option (42.1k)
• you specifically need agent-skills or agentic-ai

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context-mode

mksglu/context-mode

Context window optimization for AI coding agents. Sandboxes tool output (98% reduction), persists session memory, and enforces routing across 17 platforms via MCP + hooks.

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• you would rather work in TypeScript than Python
• you want the more widely starred option (33.3k)
• you specifically need antigravity or claude-code-hooks

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mcp-use

mcp-use/mcp-use

The fullstack MCP framework to develop MCP Apps for ChatGPT / Claude & MCP Servers for AI Agents.

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• you would rather work in TypeScript than Python
• you want the more widely starred option (10.8k)
• you specifically need agent-plugins or agentic-framework

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Unity-MCP

IvanMurzak/Unity-MCP

AI Skills, MCP Tools, and CLI for Unity Engine. Full AI develop and test loop. Use cli for quick setup. Efficient token usage, advanced tools. Any C# method may be turned into a tool by a single line. Works with Claude Code, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor and any other absolutely for free.

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• you would rather work in C# than Python
• Apache License 2.0 suits your use better than MIT License
• you specifically need ai or ai-integration

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serena

oraios/serena

A powerful MCP toolkit for coding, providing semantic retrieval and editing capabilities - the IDE for your agent

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• you want the more widely starred option (31.1k)
• you specifically need agent or ai

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Skill_Seekers

yusufkaraaslan/Skill_Seekers

Convert documentation websites, GitHub repositories, and PDFs into Claude AI skills with automatic conflict detection

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• you want the more widely starred option (15.3k)
• you specifically need ai-tools or ast-parser

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code-graph-rag

vitali87/code-graph-rag

The ultimate RAG for your monorepo. Query, understand, and edit multi-language codebases with the power of AI and knowledge graphs

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• you specifically need ai or ast

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vexa

Vexa-ai/vexa

Open-source meeting transcription API for Google Meet, Microsoft Teams & Zoom. Auto-join bots, real-time WebSocket transcripts, MCP server for AI agents. Self-host or use hosted SaaS.

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• Apache License 2.0 suits your use better than MIT License
• you specifically need api or codex

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