Project comparison

Scientific Agent Skills vs open-design

Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.

Turn any AI agent into an AI Scientist. The #1 Agent Skills library for science, used by 190,000+ scientists worldwide. 165 ready-to-use validated skills plus 100+ scientific databases covering biology, chemistry, medicine, and drug discovery. Compatible with Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Pi, Antigravity, and the open Agent Skills standard.

Best matched with other agent tools.

43.5K

Stars

+3.2K

Weekly

86/100

Health

open-design

🎨 Best DeepSeek Harness Design Plugin. The open-source Claude Design alternative. 🖥️ Local-first desktop app. 🖼️ Your coding agent becomes the design engine: prototypes, landing pages, dashboards, slides, images & video — real files, HTML/PDF/PPTX/MP4 export. 🤖 Claude Code / Codex / Cursor / DeepSeek Harness / OpenCode & 20+ CLIs via BYOK.

Best matched with other agent tools.

99.4K

Stars

+43.2K

Weekly

95/100

Health

Quick Take

Adoption

open-design has the larger GitHub footprint with 99.4K stars.

Momentum

open-design is currently growing faster at +43.2K stars this week.

Maintenance

open-design has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 95/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.

Side-by-side evidence

Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.

Signal	Scientific Agent Skills	open-design
Evidence status	Basic listing· 2026-10-04 09:18 UTC	Verified snapshot· 2026-10-04 09:19 UTC
GitHub stars	43.5K	99.4K
Weekly growth	+3.2K	+43.2K
Health score	Strong86/100	Strong95/100
Contributors	51	390
Commits per week	14.5	229.0
Open issues	32	628
Language	Python	TypeScript
License	MIT	Apache-2.0
Last commit	2026-09-02 16:25 UTC	2026-10-04 02:08 UTC
Last release	v2.66.0	open-design-v0.16.0

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