Batch 10 — Domain-specific skill packs (Unity, BI, science, AWS)
Roster (10)
| slug | stars | distribution | cli_binary | local_ui | orchestration | multi_model | tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nowsprinting-cc-unity | 37 (archived) | claude-plugin | no | no | hierarchical | yes (opus for test-designer) | A |
| power-bi-agentic-dev | 619 | claude-plugin (marketplace) | no | no | hierarchical | no | A |
| pbip-demo-agentic-mcp | 30 | methodology-doc | no | no | sequential | no | A |
| reservoir-engineering-claude | 28 | methodology-doc | no | no | parallel-fan-out | no | A |
| matsengrp-plugins | 22 | claude-plugin | no | no | sequential | no | A |
| claude-scientific-skills | 26,062 | skill-pack | no | no | none | no | A |
| aws-skills | 294 | claude-plugin (marketplace) | no | no | none | no | A |
| altimate-code | 604 | cli-tool | yes (altimate) | terminal-tui | none | yes (multi-provider) | A |
| szeider-python-coder | 3 | cli-tool | yes (coder) | no | parallel-fan-out | yes (openrouter) | A |
| ind-kit | 22 | template-bundle | no | web-app (Next.js) | sequential | no | A |
Intra-batch patterns
All 10 frameworks share a domain-vertical focus — none is a general-purpose agent harness. The dominant pattern is skills-only (no commands): 7 of 10 ship primarily SKILL.md files. The two CLI tools (altimate-code, szeider-python-coder) are the only frameworks with standalone runtimes; both support multi-model via provider routing (altimate via built-in providers, szeider via OpenRouter). Power BI appears twice (power-bi-agentic-dev and pbip-demo-agentic-mcp), reflecting the maturity of Microsoft's PBIP/TMDL open file format as an agentic development surface. Hook sophistication varies widely: power-bi-agentic-dev has the most domain-specific PostToolUse hooks (TMDL syntax, DAX validation, referential integrity), ind-kit has Next.js-specific hooks (use client detection, loading.tsx suggestions), while 5 frameworks have no hooks at all.
Most interesting find
nowsprinting-cc-unity: The TESTABILITY gate — a
test-designersubagent (opus model) that returns PASS/WARN/FAIL on the Plan agent's class design before any implementation begins — is the only example in the corpus of a structured feedback loop between design agents with a formal verdict type. It makes TDD structurally mandatory rather than prompt-instructed.altimate-code: The deterministic SQL intelligence layer (19 anti-pattern rules at 100% F1, column-level lineage at 100% edge-match, PII detection) combined with the
bridge-guard.mdcommand documenting actual production regression history (v1.4.0 incidents) makes this the most engineering-disciplined framework in the batch — it builds rule-based tools for problems that should not be probabilistic.
Items written as Tier C
None. All 10 frameworks had sufficient public material for full 11-file analysis.
Cross-references discovered
- power-bi-agentic-dev and pbip-demo-agentic-mcp share the
powerbi-modeling-mcpdependency (Microsoft private preview MCP server); pbip-demo-agentic-mcp is the demo repo, power-bi-agentic-dev is the production plugin. - altimate-code is an explicit fork of
OpenCode(anomalyco/opencode) — not in this batch but a related framework. - reservoir-engineering-claude explicitly adapted its exercise structure from
claude-code-for-hydrology(lorenliu13) — not in this batch. - claude-scientific-skills adopted the
agentskills.ioopen standard and ships alongside a companionK-Dense BYOKdesktop app — the skills are a distribution channel for a commercial product. - ind-kit ships
.cursor/rulesand.windsurf/in addition to.claude/— demonstrating that SaaS starter kits are converging on shipping AI context for all major IDE agents simultaneously.