Distilly vs Skills
Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools
Short answer
- Skills is growing faster: +25,889 GitHub stars in the last 30 days vs +870 for Distilly.
- Pick Distilly for: distilly — Distill how they think into reusable Skills for any Agent or Bot. Pick Skills for: public repository for Agent Skills.
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Distillyopen-source
Distilly — Distill how they think into reusable Skills for any Agent or Bot. Formerly Colleague Skill(原同事 Skill).
Skillsfree
Public repository for Agent Skills
Metrics
| Distilly | Skills | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 25.3k | 179.5k |
| Star velocity /mo | 870 | 25.9k |
| Commits (90d) | 31 | 14 |
| Releases (6m) | 0 | 0 |
| Overall score | 0.5714059308804199 | 0.6605877811397398 |
Pros
- +Official Anthropic implementation provides reliable, well-tested skill patterns and best practices for Claude AI development
- +Extensive collection covering diverse domains from creative tasks to enterprise workflows, offering immediate practical value
- +Self-contained modular design allows easy customization and extension of existing skills for specific organizational needs
Cons
- -Skills are Claude-specific and may not be directly portable to other AI agents or platforms
- -Some skills are source-available only (not open source), limiting modification rights for certain components
- -Repository serves primarily as demonstration material, requiring thorough testing before production deployment
Use Cases
- •Enterprise teams standardizing AI workflows with consistent document creation, branding, and communication processes
- •Developers building Claude-powered applications needing reference implementations for complex multi-step tasks
- •Organizations creating custom AI skills who need proven architectural patterns from Anthropic's production implementations
FAQ
- Which is more popular, Distilly or Skills?
- Skills has more GitHub stars (179,472 vs 25,262).
- Which is more actively developed, Distilly or Skills?
- Distilly had more commits in the last 90 days (31 vs 14).
- Should I use Distilly or Skills?
- Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.