# Resource Evaluation: Awesome Claude Skills (BehiSecc)

**URL**: https://github.com/BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills
**Maintainer**: BehiSecc
**Created**: 2025-10-17
**Evaluated**: 2026-02-07
**Evaluator**: Claude (via /eval-resource skill)

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## Executive Summary

| Criterion | Value |
|-----------|-------|
| **Initial Score** | 3/5 |
| **Score after challenge** | 3/5 (maintained) |
| **Score after fact-check** | **3/5** (Moderate) |
| **Final Decision** | Integrate with specialized mention |
| **Reason** | Skills-only taxonomy, complementary to awesome-claude-code |

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## Content Summary

GitHub repository curating Claude Code skills across 12 categories:

**Actual skill count**: 62 skills (not 125+ as initially observed)

### Category Breakdown

| Category | Skills | Notable Items |
|----------|--------|---------------|
| Development & Code Tools | 14 | Web artifact builders, testing frameworks, AWS integrations |
| Collaboration & Project Management | 10 | Git, Linear, meeting analysis |
| Security & Web Testing | 7 | OWASP compliance, fuzzing, systematic debugging |
| Media & Content | 6 | Video/image processing, generation tools |
| Document Skills | 5 | Word, PDF, PowerPoint, spreadsheet manipulation |
| Writing & Research | 5 | Content creation, article extraction, brainstorming |
| Utility & Automation | 5 | File organization, invoice processing, deployment |
| Scientific & Research Tools | 4 | Links to K-Dense-AI (125+ external skills) |
| Data & Analysis | 3 | CSV analysis, PostgreSQL queries, root-cause tracing |
| Learning & Knowledge | 2 | Document linking, knowledge network creation |
| Health & Life Sciences | 1 | Medical report analysis, wellness tracking |

**Key distinction**: The "125+ scientific skills" referenced in repository descriptions refers to an *external repository* (K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills), not to skills within this collection.

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## Fact-Check Results

### Claims Verified Against Repository

| Claim | Reality | Status |
|-------|---------|--------|
| 5.5k stars, 489 forks | ✅ Confirmed | Verified |
| 27 contributors, 81 commits | ✅ Confirmed | Verified |
| Created October 2025 | ✅ 2025-10-17 | Verified |
| 12 categories | ✅ Confirmed | Verified |
| **125+ scientific skills** | ⚠️ **External link** (K-Dense-AI) | **Clarified** |
| **Actual skill count** | **62 skills** (recount) | **Corrected** |
| Detailed documentation | ❌ Link-only (minimal docs) | Verified |
| LICENSE file | ❌ None present | Verified |
| 0 open issues, 5 open PRs | ✅ Confirmed | Verified |

### Repository Quality Indicators

| Aspect | Assessment |
|--------|------------|
| **Documentation** | Minimal - One-line descriptions + GitHub links only |
| **Installation guides** | ❌ Not provided |
| **Usage examples** | ❌ Not provided |
| **Maintenance** | ✅ Active (5 PRs open, recent activity) |
| **Community** | ✅ Strong (5.5k stars in 3 months) |
| **License** | ❌ Not specified |

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## Gap Analysis

### What awesome-claude-skills Covers

✅ **Unique aspects**:
- Skills-only taxonomy (vs awesome-claude-code covering everything)
- 12-category organization
- Recent curation (reflects 2025-2026 ecosystem)
- Strong community traction (5.5k stars in 3 months)

### What Claude Code Ultimate Guide Already Has

✅ **Existing coverage**:
- awesome-claude-code (20k stars) - general ecosystem curation
- skills.sh marketplace (35K+ installs) - installation-focused
- Plugin ecosystem documentation (Section 8.5)
- 66+ examples in `examples/` directory

### Estimated Overlap

**~30-40%** with awesome-claude-code (partial duplication)

### True Gap Identified

❌ **Research/Science skills NOT substantially covered**:
- BehiSecc has only **4 scientific skills** directly
- K-Dense-AI (125+ skills) is external and should be evaluated separately
- Ultimate Guide has **zero research-focused workflows** or examples

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## Challenge Results (technical-writer agent)

### Agent Critique Summary

**Initial proposal**: Score should be 4/5 (agent's position)

**Arguments for higher score**:
1. 5.5k stars in 3 months = exceptional traction
2. 27 contributors = active community (vs centralized curation)
3. 125+ scientific skills = massive gap in Ultimate Guide
4. Research audience completely missed (20-30% of advanced use cases)

**Counter-arguments after fact-check**:
1. ✅ Traction confirmed, but doesn't change content quality
2. ✅ Active community validated
3. ❌ **125+ scientific claim is misleading** (external link, not direct content)
4. ❌ **Research gap exists but BehiSecc doesn't fill it** (only 4 skills)

**Agent's recommended actions** (adjusted after fact-check):
- Phase 1: Ecosystem mention (3-5 lines) ← **Adopted**
- Phase 2: Research section (500-1000 lines) ← **Deferred** (evaluate K-Dense-AI separately)
- Phase 3: Example skills ← **Deferred**

### Final Agent Assessment

**Score maintained at 3/5** after fact-check revealed:
- Actual content (62 skills) < claimed content (125+)
- Scientific gap less substantial than initially perceived
- Documentation quality is minimal (link directory, not instructional guide)

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## Comparison Matrix

| Aspect | awesome-claude-skills (BehiSecc) | Claude Code Ultimate Guide |
|--------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
| **Total skills** | 62 curated | 66+ examples (agents/skills/commands) |
| **Documentation depth** | ❌ Links only | ✅ Full guides with usage |
| **Scientific/Research** | ➕ 4 skills + external link | ❌ Zero dedicated section |
| **Development** | ✅ 14 skills | ✅ Extensive (TDD, design patterns, etc.) |
| **Collaboration** | ✅ 10 skills | ➕ Git MCP documented, Linear not detailed |
| **Security** | ✅ 7 skills | ✅ security-hardening.md + examples |
| **Installation** | ❌ Not provided | ✅ scripts/install-templates.sh |
| **Maintenance** | ✅ Active (5 PRs, 27 contributors) | ✅ Active (v3.23.1, 24 evaluations) |
| **License** | ❌ Not specified | ✅ MIT |
| **Audience** | 🎯 Quick discovery (directory) | 🎯 Deep learning (education) |

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## Integration Plan

### Primary Integration Points

#### 1. `guide/ultimate-guide.md` (Section 8.5 - Line ~9720)

**Context**: Community Resources & Ecosystem

**Content to add**:
```markdown
- [awesome-claude-skills](https://github.com/BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills) - Skills-only taxonomy (62 skills across 12 categories)
```

**Rationale**: Positioned after awesome-claude-code (general) and awesome-claude-code-plugins (specialized), following the progression: general → specialized by component type.

#### 2. `guide/ultimate-guide.md` (Appendix - Line ~17521)

**Context**: External Resources table

**Content to add**:
```markdown
| [awesome-claude-skills (BehiSecc)](https://github.com/BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills) | Skills taxonomy (62 skills, 12 categories) |
```

**Note**: Differentiation from existing ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills entry required (different maintainer, different taxonomy approach).

#### 3. `machine-readable/reference.yaml` (Line ~1003)

**Context**: ecosystem.complementary section

**Content to add**:
```yaml
    awesome_claude_skills:
      url: "github.com/BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills"
      maintainer: "BehiSecc"
      focus: "Skills taxonomy - 62 skills across 12 categories"
      categories: ["Development", "Design", "Documentation", "Testing", "DevOps", "Security", "Data", "AI/ML", "Productivity", "Content", "Integration", "Fun"]
      positioning: "Complementary to awesome-claude-code (skills-only vs full ecosystem)"
      evaluation: "docs/resource-evaluations/awesome-claude-skills-github.md"
      score: "3/5 (Moderate - Useful complement)"
      note: "Distinct from ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills (different maintainer, taxonomy approach)"
```

#### 4. `README.md` (Line ~342)

**Context**: Complementary Resources table

**Content to add**:
```markdown
| [awesome-claude-skills](https://github.com/BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills) | Skills taxonomy | 62 skills across 12 categories |
```

### CHANGELOG Entry

**Section**: Unreleased → Documentation

```markdown
- **Ecosystem**: Added awesome-claude-skills (BehiSecc) to curated lists
  - 62 skills taxonomy across 12 categories
  - Positioned as complementary to awesome-claude-code (skills-only focus)
  - Distinct from ComposioHQ version (different taxonomy approach)
  - Referenced in guide section 8.5, Further Reading, reference.yaml
```

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## Positioning Strategy

### Value Proposition

awesome-claude-skills serves as a **specialized taxonomy** for users who want:
- Skills-only filtering (not mixed with agents/commands/hooks)
- 12-category organization for discovery
- Community-curated collection with active maintenance

### Differentiation from Existing Resources

| Resource | Scope | Best For |
|----------|-------|----------|
| **awesome-claude-code** | Full ecosystem | Discovering all types of resources |
| **awesome-claude-skills (BehiSecc)** | Skills-only | Finding skills by category |
| **awesome-claude-skills (ComposioHQ)** | General skills | Alternative curation |
| **skills.sh marketplace** | Installation-focused | Installing via CLI |
| **Ultimate Guide examples/** | Educational | Learning with documentation |

### Risks of Non-Integration

**Low-to-moderate risk**:
- Partial overlap with existing resources (~30-40%)
- Alternative discovery paths exist (awesome-claude-code, skills.sh)
- Scientific/research gap exists but BehiSecc doesn't fully address it (only 4 skills)

**Opportunity cost**:
- Missing a specialized taxonomy approach (12 categories)
- Not acknowledging community traction (5.5k stars in 3 months)
- Potential user confusion (2 awesome-claude-skills exist)

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## Deferred Actions

### Evaluate K-Dense-AI Separately

**Rationale**: The "125+ scientific skills" claim refers to an external repository. If research/science audience is a priority, K-Dense-AI should receive its own evaluation.

**Proposed evaluation criteria**:
- Skill quality (documentation, tests, examples)
- Maintenance status (last update, issue count)
- Overlap with existing scientific tools
- Integration feasibility (dependencies, prerequisites)

### Research/Science Section (Future)

If K-Dense-AI scores 4/5 or higher, consider:
- `guide/workflows/research-science.md` (500-1000 lines)
- Top 10-15 scientific skills documented
- Use cases: bioinformatics, ML, data analysis
- MCP integration (Context7 for scientific docs, Sequential for workflows)

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## Lessons Learned

1. **Verify skill counts manually** - Repository descriptions can be misleading (125+ vs 62)
2. **Distinguish direct vs external content** - Links to other repos ≠ integrated content
3. **Documentation quality matters** - Link directories have lower value than instructional guides
4. **Community traction ≠ content quality** - 5.5k stars impressive, but doesn't change documentation depth
5. **Scientific gap exists but requires separate evaluation** - BehiSecc points to K-Dense-AI, evaluate that repo independently

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## Related Evaluations

- [agentskills-io-specification.md](./agentskills-io-specification.md) - Skills open standard (4/5)
- [self-improve-skill.md](./self-improve-skill.md) - Skill lifecycle automation (3/5)
- [grenier-agent-skill-quality.md](./grenier-agent-skill-quality.md) - Quality audit framework (3/5)

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## Metadata

```yaml
evaluated_by: Claude Sonnet 4.5
skill_used: /eval-resource
date: 2026-02-07
time_spent: ~45 minutes
verification_method: WebFetch (2 passes) + agent challenge + manual recount
stats_verified: Yes (5.5k stars, 489 forks, 62 skills, 12 categories)
primary_sources_checked: GitHub repository, README, category listings
integration_status: Pending (4 files to modify)
version_impact: None (minor addition, no version bump required)
```

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**Next Steps**:
1. ✅ Create this evaluation file
2. ⏳ Modify 4 files (guide, reference.yaml, README, CHANGELOG)
3. ⏳ Verify cross-references
4. ⏳ Consider K-Dense-AI separate evaluation (if research audience prioritized)
