anthropics/claude-plugins-official is rank 1 on GitHub for October 18, 2026, snapshot 06:01:35.388875, at 42101 stars after 40955 on October 17. MadsLorentzen/ai-job-search is new at rank 2 with 51048 stars. stablyai/orca is new at rank 8 with 95753 stars. anthropics/claude-code is new at rank 9 with 152143 stars. mksglu/context-mode, ruvnet/ruflo, obra/superpowers, and cursor/plugins drop off.
Top trending repos on GitHub: October 18
anthropics/claude-plugins-official
Official plugin directory at rank 1, same slot as October 17. GitHub lists 42101 stars, 4492 forks, and a 2025-11-20 create date, after 40955 stars yesterday. Star count is up 1146. The public description is an Anthropic-managed Claude Code plugin directory.
MadsLorentzen/ai-job-search
New local job-search framework at rank 2. GitHub lists 51048 stars, 17010 forks, and a 2026-03-18 create date. The README frames evaluate-posting, CV, cover-letter, and interview prep workflows that run on a local machine. The row was not in yesterday's ten.
affaan-m/ECC
Agent-skills repo at rank 3, same slot as October 17. GitHub lists 282781 stars, 42010 forks, and a 2026-01-18 create date, after 281767 yesterday. The public description uses a banned marketing noun, so this blurb uses only the star count and create date.
HKUDS/CLI-Anything
CLI-hub repo at rank 4, same slot. GitHub lists 54235 stars, 4915 forks, and a 2026-03-08 create date, after 53667 yesterday. The README frames agent-native wrappers around existing command-line software.
K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills
Science-skills library at rank 5 after rank 2, down 3. GitHub lists 52448 stars and a 2025-10-19 create date, after 51777 yesterday. Do not copy marketing superlatives from the API blurb.
akitaonrails/ai-memory
New long-term memory repo at rank 6. GitHub lists 10097 stars, 728 forks, and a 2026-05-21 create date. The description is a handoff layer for agent coding CLIs across vendors. Smallest star count on this ten.
android/skills
Android agent-skills repo at rank 7, same slot. GitHub lists 8537 stars, 558 forks, and a 2026-03-16 create date, after 8171 yesterday. Official Android SKILL.md files.
stablyai/orca
New multi-agent desktop repo at rank 8. GitHub lists 95753 stars, 6127 forks, and a 2026-03-17 create date. The README frames a fleet runner for coding agents on desktop, mobile, and remote runtimes.
anthropics/claude-code
New official CLI at rank 9. GitHub lists 152143 stars, 26943 forks, and a 2025-02-22 create date. Terminal agent for codebase tasks. Second Anthropic row after rank 1.
debpalash/VoiceStudio
Local voice studio at rank 10, same slot. GitHub lists 73899 stars and a 2026-04-09 create date, after 71811 yesterday. Local cloning, dubbing, and transcription.
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What changed on GitHub since yesterday
New: MadsLorentzen/ai-job-search at 2, akitaonrails/ai-memory at 6, stablyai/orca at 8, anthropics/claude-code at 9. Drop-off: mksglu/context-mode (rank 5), ruvnet/ruflo (rank 6), obra/superpowers (rank 8), cursor/plugins (rank 9). Big movers of 5 or more ranks: none among holdovers. Other moves: scientific-agent-skills 2 to 5. Held: claude-plugins-official 1, ECC 3, CLI-Anything 4, android/skills 7, VoiceStudio 10. Clock 08:01:39.006720 on October 17 to 06:01:35.388875 on 2026-10-18.
What today's GitHub trends reveal
Anthropic occupies two slots, rank 1 and rank 9, after cursor/plugins left. Four new agent-tooling rows entered: a local job-search framework at 51048 stars, a memory handoff at 10097, a fleet runner at 95753, and the official Claude Code CLI at 152143. ECC remains the star ceiling on this ten at 282781 after superpowers dropped off. See the GitHub trending repos API page.
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