What are the best alternatives to agent-designer?

The closest matches in the catalog are architecture-designer by Jeffallan, api-designer by Jeffallan, Axiom by netopsengineer. They were picked because their names, descriptions, tags and SKILL.md sections overlap most with agent-designer’s, and they come from other repositories.

Which agent-designer alternative is most popular?

architecture-designer by Jeffallan has the most GitHub stars of the alternatives listed here (11,060). Stars belong to the whole repository, so compare how many skills each repository contains too.

Are these alternatives free?

Yes. All of them are free to install from GitHub, and 3 of the 3 alternatives declare a recognized open-source license.

agent-designer alternatives

3 skills from other authors that do a similar job to agent-designer by alirezarezvani. The most recently updated is architecture-designer (Aug 7, 2026).

Side-by-side comparison

Skill	Stars	License	Agents	Last update	Category	Install
agent-designer by alirezarezvani · this skill	24,617	MIT	Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI	Aug 17, 2026	Workflow	`Plugin marketplace`
architecture-designer by Jeffallan	11,060	MIT	Claude Code	Aug 7, 2026	Design	`Plugin marketplace`
api-designer by Jeffallan	11,060	MIT	Claude Code	Aug 7, 2026	Backend	`Plugin marketplace`
Axiom by netopsengineer	3	MIT	Claude Code	Jul 30, 2026	Integrations	`Plugin marketplace`

Alternatives are matched on overlapping names, descriptions, tags and SKILL.md sections, weighted by how rare each term is across the catalog. Data refreshed weekly from GitHub.

The alternatives

architecture-designer

by Jeffallan

Design

Use when designing new high-level system architecture, reviewing existing designs, or making architectural decisions. Invoke to create architecture diagrams, write Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), evaluate technology trade-offs, design component interactions, and plan for scalability. Use for system design, architecture review, microservices structuring, ADR authoring, scalability planning, and infrastructure pattern selection — distinct from code-level design patterns or database-only design tasks.

Claude Code

11k MIT Updated Aug 7, 2026

api-designer

by Jeffallan

Backend

Use when designing REST or GraphQL APIs, creating OpenAPI specifications, or planning API architecture. Invoke for resource modeling, versioning strategies, pagination patterns, error handling standards.

Claude Code

11k MIT Updated Aug 7, 2026

Axiom

by netopsengineer

Integrations

A curated marketplace of plugins for Claude Code, built from first principles.

Claude Code

3 MIT Updated Jul 30, 2026

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Frequently asked questions

What are the best alternatives to agent-designer?: The closest matches in the catalog are architecture-designer by Jeffallan, api-designer by Jeffallan, Axiom by netopsengineer. They were picked because their names, descriptions, tags and SKILL.md sections overlap most with agent-designer’s, and they come from other repositories.
Which agent-designer alternative is most popular?: architecture-designer by Jeffallan has the most GitHub stars of the alternatives listed here (11,060). Stars belong to the whole repository, so compare how many skills each repository contains too.
Are these alternatives free?: Yes. All of them are free to install from GitHub, and 3 of the 3 alternatives declare a recognized open-source license.