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AI agent tools for plugins
Short answer: Our top pick for plugins: eliza, with the highest AgentPick Score (85/100) among tools tagged "plugins". Runners-up: PI-Desktop (78) and bub (73). Compare what each does, its license and how recently it was updated below.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | eliza | Open source agentic operating system | 85/100 | ★ 20k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | PI-Desktop | Local-first AI coding agent desktop: Electron + Rust host core + pi Agent Harness + user-installable plugins | 78/100 | ★ 6.8k | LGPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | bub | Bub it. Build it. A tiny agent runtime, composable with plugins. | 73/100 | ★ 1.7k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | openpets | Local first, desktop companion platform with animated pets, plugin SDK and coding-agent integrations. | 69/100 | ★ 1.3k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | rosetta | An instruction layer for AI coding agent | 66/100 | ★ 360 | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | framework | Marketplace Framework AI-Driven Dev : Context Engineering, Plugins, Agents, Skills, Hooks, Templates, SDLC | 64/100 | ★ 517 | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #7 | opentabs | Browser automation clicks buttons. OpenTabs calls APIs. | 60/100 | ★ 984 | MIT | 3 Oct 2026 |
| #8 | claude-plugins | Lightweight registry to discover, install, and manage all public Claude plugins and agent skills for your favourite AI coding agent. | 38/100 | ★ 564 | See repo | 12 Oct 2026 |
| #9 | hermes-plugins | Custom plugins for hermes-agent — goal management, inter-agent bridge, model selection, cost control | 31/100 | ★ 530 | MIT | 18 Jul 2026 |
| #10 | claude-skills-marketplace | Claude Code Skills for software engineering workflows - Git automation, testing, and code review | 29/100 | ★ 682 | Apache-2.0 | 25 Jul 2026 |
Source: each project's public GitHub repository (description, stars, license, last push). Listed tools aren't tested or ranked by AgentPick.
How to choose
- Check which models and providers it supports.
- Prefer tools that show diffs and ask before running commands.
- Look for recent commits: coding agents change fast.
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