gh-skills-builder vs forge-skills
gh-skills-builder is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by arilivigni. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot). forge-skills is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by atlassian. Marketplaces we read that list it: 2 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-official, Community GitHub marketplaces). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  gh-skills-builder |  forge-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot CLI: github/awesome-copilot | Listed Version: 2.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 3 Stars (GitHub): 8 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-official | Not listed | Listed Version: 0.1.0 Forks (GitHub): 13 Stars (GitHub): 25 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | gh-skills-builder | forge-skills |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it (differs) | 1 (worse) | 2 (better) |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 8 (worse) | 25 (better) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 3 (worse) | 13 (better) |
| Last release (differs) | 2026-10-12 | Not published |
| Where it runs | Installs as a plugin bundle | Installs as a plugin bundle |
| Transport | Not stated | Not stated |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 6 | 9 |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/arilivigni/gh-skills-builder | github.com/atlassian/forge-skills |
| Changes in the last 7 days (differs) | 4 | 2 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
gh-skills-builder
Design, build, review, and publish GitHub Skills-style exercises with one coordinating agent and five Agent Skills for learner journeys, workflow-backed validation, and release readiness.
forge-skills
Forge-focused skills and MCP configuration for Atlassian Forge: scaffold and deploy apps (forge create, templates, dev spaces), build Teamwork Graph connectors for Rovo Search/Rovo Chat, pre-deploy review, systematic debugging, plus Forge docs and Atlassian Design System lookups via MCP.
How to run each
gh-skills-builder
No data for an automatic command: what its marketplaces declare does not say unambiguously how to connect it.
forge-skills As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin install forge-skills@claude-plugins-officialCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: gh-skills-builder · What it can do: forge-skills · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/blob/HEAD/.github/plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from public marketplace files in GitHub repositories of their authors. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.