The runtimes
that run
skills.
10 agent runtimes. 5 open source. What each one is, how skills install on it, and which skills in the catalog run there. Spec: one folder, one SKILL.md.
Anthropic's agentic coding tool. Runs in the terminal with full project context, executes commands, edits across files. Skills are a first-class primitive: folders with a SKILL.md that Claude loads when the task matches.
How skills install →xAI's Grok. The consumer app (web, iOS, Android) runs Skills you build or upload at grok.com/skills. Grok Build, the coding CLI, is fully Claude Code-compatible with zero config: it reads Claude Code skills, plugins, marketplaces, MCPs, and CLAUDE.md alongside its own .grok/ directories.
How skills install →The self-improving agent from Nous Research. Built-in learning loop: it creates skills from experience, improves them during use, and remembers across sessions. Runs local, Docker, SSH, or serverless (Daytona, Modal), and talks through 20+ messaging platforms.
How skills install →Open-source, cross-platform personal AI assistant. macOS, Linux, Windows. Extensible through skills and tools, with ClawHub as its public skill registry.
How skills install →NVIDIA's sandboxed agent runtime. Runs agents in isolated environments with controlled tool access. Solid State's own agent runs on it.
How skills install →Google's Gemini-powered agent development platform. Spawns parallel agents that browse, type, and verify their own work through artifacts.
How skills install →OpenAI's open-source coding CLI. Runs locally with sandboxed file and shell access, with bindings for VS Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
How skills install →AI-native code editor. Multi-file agent edits, tab autocomplete, background agents, codebase indexing.
How skills install →Open-source coding agent that runs across terminal, editor, and desktop. Provider-agnostic — works with hosted models and local ones (Ollama included).
How skills install →Open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, and Cursor. Plan/Act workflow, checkpoints, built-in MCP support and an MCP marketplace.
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