AI agents for solo founders
AI agents for solo founders do the work of the roles a one-person startup lacks: they write and review product specs, design landing pages and logos, run security audits, send cold emails, and test business decisions before launch. Of the 122 listed, 99 are free and open source; most are skills that add to Claude or another coding agent, alongside desktop apps and self-hosted assistants for email, calendar, and project tasks.
Ranks for week 44 (Oct 26 to Nov 1, 2026). Data as of Nov 2, 2026.
In short
- Gaining the most momentum this week: elephant-goldfish-model, Orkas, and ThinkRail.
- Easiest to start with (nothing to install, or adds to an AI app you already use): Open Design Agent Kit, logo-design-skill, and diagram-design.
- #1
elephant-goldfish-model
elephant-goldfish-model is a plugin that helps developers write a software design spec with an AI agent, then have fresh AI reviewers check it before coding.
- #2
Orkas
Orkas is a desktop app that turns a goal into to-dos and hands them to a team of AI agents for people running ongoing projects.
- #3
ThinkRail
ThinkRail is an agentic IDE that runs the pi coding agent in isolated workspaces for developers who vibe code.
- #4
bla
BLA is an MCP server and command-line tool that protects released software from AI reverse-engineering agents by planting decoys and resource traps for developers.
- #5
OpenDuet
OpenDuet is a self-hosted proactive agent that sorts your email and calendar, makes a morning brief, and works on tasks for you while asking before it acts.
- #6
Hallmark
Hallmark is a skill that builds web pages that do not look AI-generated, for people who make landing pages and sites with an AI coding tool.
- #7
BAMA
BAMA is a set of agent skills that helps people rebuild an app they like as a native Mac app using Swift and SwiftUI.
- #8
Open Design Agent Kit
Open Design Agent Kit is a set of design skills that adds UI design, landing pages, and dashboards to the coding agent you already use.
- #9
security-audit-skill
security-audit-skill is a skill that makes a coding agent run multi-phase security audits of a codebase and write verified findings for developers reviewing their own code.
- #10
Claude-Code-Game-Studios
Claude-Code-Game-Studios is a skill plugin that gives Claude Code the structure of a game studio, with specialist agents and review steps for solo game developers.
- #11
ai-startup-skills
AI Startup Skills is a set of seven agent skills that guide a one-person company building an AI product through validation, business plan, policy, pitch, growth, pricing and registration.
- #12
Harvey
Harvey is an agent app that finds prospects, writes and sends cold emails, and books meetings for small businesses, using your existing Claude or ChatGPT subscription.
- #13
appllama-skills
appllama-skills is a set of agent skills that help AI coding agents design and build mobile app screens modeled on top-grossing apps.
- #14
Replica Skill
Replica skill is a set of eleven free Claude skills that clone an existing app's features and fix what its users dislike, for people building a sellable app.
- #15
logo-design-skill
Logo-design-skill is a skill that guides Claude and other AI agents through logo design, from brief to SVG files, for people creating brand identities.
- #16
Huashu Design
Huashu Design is a skill that turns a one-line request into finished designs like web pages, app prototypes, editable slides, animations, and infographics for people using Claude Code, Codex, or Cursor.
- #17
roast-room
Roast Room is a council of AI advisor personas that debates a business decision in Claude Code and returns a scored verdict for business owners.
- #18
DS Bot
DS Bot is a plugin that gives you a team of long-lived bots that hand work to each other in group chats.
- #19
treg
treg is a registry that gives AI agents one token and one base URL to call many paid data and media tools, billed per call, for teams that do not want separate vendor accounts.
- #20
Agenvoy
Agenvoy is a self-hosted agent that runs on your own computer and completes multi-step work like research and file tasks for people who want results, not just answers.
- #21
CVEngine
CVEngine is a self-hosted tool that maps your public internet exposure and checks which actively exploited CVEs can hit you, for security teams and operators.
- #22
diagram-design
Diagram Design is a skill that draws editorial diagrams as single HTML files for people using AI coding agents.
- #23
headcount
Headcount is a set of skill plugins that gives Claude Code or ChatGPT specialist departments like finance, security, and marketing for business questions.
- #24
marketing-skills
Marketing-skills is a set of 49 free Claude skills that guides Claude through marketing audits and tasks for Google Ads, Meta Ads, SEO, and AI visibility.
- #25
text-to-cad
text-to-cad is a plugin that lets an AI agent design physical products as 3D CAD models from text descriptions for makers and engineers.
- #26
skills
Skills is a set of small agent instruction files that help coding agents like Claude Code and Codex build real software without losing the developer's control.
- #27
founder-skill
founder-skill is a set of eleven free Claude skills that test a business idea before launch for solo founders and small business owners.
- #28
Archify
Archify is a skill that turns an idea, plan, or codebase into an interactive diagram for people who need to understand or share a system.
- #29
UI UX Pro Max
UI UX Pro Max is a skill that gives AI coding agents design guidance for building professional interfaces for websites and apps.
- #30
Pullboard
Pullboard is a coordination queue that lets many AI coding agents build a software project from an approved spec, with a second agent checking each change.
- #31
brag
brag is a skill that turns a project you built into a short launch video with music and share copy for makers who want to promote it.
- #32
Paperclip
Paperclip is an open-source app that manages a team of AI agents, tracking their tasks, budgets, and org chart for business owners and developers.
- #33
career-ops
Career-ops is an open-source job search agent that scores job listings against your CV and drafts tailored applications for you to review and submit.
- #34
OpenQodex
OpenQodex is an open source code review add-on that checks changes your coding agent writes before you push them.
- #35
tick-stock-panel
TSP is a self-hosted A-share quant workbench that lets investors build strategies, run backtests, and monitor stocks for individuals who write their own rules.
- #36
OpenSEO
OpenSEO is an open source SEO tool that gives you keyword, backlink, and audit data and lets AI agents like Claude Code use it, for people who find Semrush or Ahrefs too costly.
- #37
Grandet
Grandet is a skill and MCP server that finds the lowest listed API price for an AI model and helps connect it for people who need cheap model access.
- #38
npmscan-mcp-plugin
NPMScan plugin for Claude Code that checks npm packages for vulnerabilities, malware, and maintainer risks for developers and anyone managing dependencies.
- #39
linkedin-agent-skill
A set of eleven free Claude skills that write LinkedIn posts, comments, replies, and weekly plans for people who run a LinkedIn account.
- #40
Agent Skills
Agent Skills is a set of skill files that make AI coding agents follow senior engineering workflows for building software.
- #41
marketingskills
marketingskills is a set of skill files that teaches Claude Code and other coding agents marketing tasks like copywriting, SEO, and conversion optimization for marketers.
- #42
OpenShell
OpenShell is a self-hosted runtime that lets autonomous AI agents run in isolated sandboxes with set limits on files, network, and credentials for developers and technical teams.
- #43
Call.md
Call.md is a desktop app that records meetings, transcribes them live, and gives AI suggestions and summaries for people who run calls.
- #44
oil-ui
Oil UI is a skill that teaches Claude Code, Codex, and other AI agents to design websites and app screens, for people who need a good-looking interface without a designer.
- #45
Tobs
Tobs is an open source plugin that lets you run a team of AI bots with their own memory and chat identities for ongoing work.
- #46
Franco
Franco is an agent app that runs outbound sales emails for businesses, using a Claude Code or Codex subscription, so no separate model bill.
- #47
linkedin-skills
linkedin-skills is a set of Claude and Codex skills that draft LinkedIn posts and comments for people who want to build a presence on LinkedIn.
- #48
Superhero Skills
Superhero Skills is a skill plugin that gives AI agents structured ways to run product discovery and design work for product builders.
- #49
PI-Desktop
PI-Desktop is a desktop app that runs a local AI coding agent and lets you manage projects, sessions, and plugins for it.
- #50
Multica
Multica is a workspace that lets teams assign issues to AI coding agents like teammates for developers and managers who run several agents.
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gstack
gstack is a set of 23 slash-command skills that turn Claude Code into a virtual engineering team for solo founders and tech leads.
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claude-mem
claude-mem is a plugin that remembers what your coding agent did in past sessions and feeds relevant context back in, for people using Claude Code and similar agents.
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ai-job-search
ai-job-search is a framework that runs on Claude Code to evaluate job postings, tailor CVs, and write cover letters for job seekers.
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PostHog
PostHog is a product analytics platform that collects usage, error, and replay data so you and your AI agents can diagnose problems and find fixes.
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Vibe-Trading
Vibe-Trading is a personal trading agent that runs research, backtests and trading tasks for investors who want AI to do the analysis.
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frontend-slides
Frontend Slides is a skill that makes web presentations from a brief or a PowerPoint file for non-designers.
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Vibe Kanban
Vibe Kanban is a kanban board that plans work and runs coding agents in isolated workspaces for developers and vibe coders.
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pm-skills
PM Skills is a set of 69 skills and 42 guided workflows that help product managers make product decisions with Claude Code, Cowork, and other AI assistants.
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Happy
Happy is an agent app that runs Claude, Codex, and Grok in one app for people who code with several AI models.
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Hermes WebUI
Hermes WebUI is a browser interface for the Hermes Agent that lets you use a self-hosted agent from any device, including a phone, for people who prefer a visual chat screen over a terminal.
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Rowboat
Rowboat is an open-source desktop AI assistant that keeps a linked knowledge base of your work and acts on it for people who want memory across email, notes, and meetings.
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InsForge
InsForge is a backend platform that gives coding agents a database, auth, storage, and hosting for building full-stack apps.
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CodeBurn
CodeBurn is a local tool that tracks what your AI coding tools cost, broken down by project, model and task, for developers.
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OpenMausBot
OpenMausBot is an agent app that lets you chat with a team of AI bots, each with its own model, computer and apps, for people who want it local.
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Bifrost
Bifrost is a gateway that routes requests to many AI models through one API, with failover and cost controls for developers and teams.
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SuperPlane
SuperPlane is a self-hosted or cloud system that turns routine backlog issues into reviewed pull requests for engineering teams.
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Yao
Yao is a self-hosted agent workspace that tracks agent tasks on a board across your own devices for people who want to keep their data.
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app-store-screenshots
App Store Screenshots is a skill that builds a screenshot editor for App Store and Google Play marketing images for app makers who need store-ready visuals.
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Backlog.md
Backlog.md is a markdown task manager that gives humans and AI coding agents a shared project board inside any Git repository.
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internet-court-skill
Internet Court skill is a catch-all agent skill that structures deals between AI agents, holds funds in escrow, and settles disputes for agent-to-agent commerce.
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T3MP3ST
T3MP3ST is a self-hosted multi-agent framework that runs authorized red team tests on web apps, CTFs, and source code for security testers.
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agents-cli
agents-cli is a CLI and set of skills that teaches a coding assistant to build, test, and deploy AI agents on Google Cloud for developers.
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emdash
Emdash is a desktop app that runs several AI coding agents in parallel for developers working on the same codebase.
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OpenExecutive
OpenExecutive is a self-hosted virtual executive team that drafts, advises, and follows up on business decisions for founders and busy leaders.
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Agentic-Bug-Hunter
Agentic-Bug-Hunter is a terminal tool that runs bug bounty recon and vulnerability hunting, then writes submission-ready reports for security bounty programs.
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Claude-BugHunter
Claude-BugHunter is a skill bundle that adds bug hunting and external red-team know-how to Claude Code for security testers working on authorized targets.
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ContextForge
ContextForge is a gateway that puts many MCP, A2A, and REST APIs behind one endpoint for teams that manage AI tool access.
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Unity-MCP
Unity-MCP is an MCP server and plugin that lets AI apps like Claude, Cursor, and Copilot operate the Unity game engine for game developers.
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Claude Octopus
Claude Octopus is a plugin for Claude Code that runs several AI models on the same task to flag disagreements before you ship.
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NotFair Plugin
NotFair Plugin is a set of open-source SEO, GEO, and paid ad skills that teaches Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini CLI practical marketing workflows.
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SoL-Pi
SoL-Pi is an extension for the Pi coding agent that cuts token use and repeated model turns for developers running long coding tasks.
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OpenOutreach
OpenOutreach is a self-hosted agent that finds B2B leads matching your product, explains why each fits, and emails them for you.
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Skill Scanner
Skill Scanner is a security scanner that checks AI agent skills for prompt injection, data theft, and malicious code before you install them.
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agent-teams-ai
Agent Teams is a free desktop app that runs a team of AI agents on coding and project work, shown on a kanban board for developers and project leads.
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PanWatch
PanWatch is a self-hosted app that monitors stocks and portfolios with AI analysis and sends alerts for A-shares, Hong Kong, and US markets.
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It's a Plan
It's a Plan is a self-hosted project tracker where AI agents take issues alongside your team, for teams that want a Linear or Jira alternative.
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Happier
Happier is a multi-device control room that runs and orchestrates coding agents like Claude Code and Codex from your phone, desktop, or browser for developers managing parallel coding sessions.
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Nimbalyst
Nimbalyst is a desktop app that lets you run and visually review several coding agents at once for building software.
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Floorplan
Floorplan is a plugin that shows how an app fits together as an interactive plain-English map for people building with Claude Code or Codex.
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easy-stock
easy-stock is a desktop app that helps A-share traders research stocks, track sector themes, and review the market with AI for active investors in China.
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StarNet
StarNet is an agent app that runs a crew of AI agents on your own computer for solo founders and small teams.
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Codync
Codync is an agent app that lets you message coding agents running on your own computer from your phone, for developers and vibe coders.
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Lody
Lody is a shared workspace that lets a team share coding agent conversations and dispatch work to connected machines for developers.
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GoLive
GoLive is an open-source Agent Skill that takes an agent-built app live on your own hosting, database, domain and email accounts for solo builders.
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Open Steps
Open Steps is a set of skills that makes AI coding agents report in plain language for people who are not engineers.
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awwwards
Awwwards is a skill that builds polished, award-style websites from a one-line brief for people who want a distinctive site without design work.
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Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance
Claude-Skills-Governance-Risk-and-Compliance is a set of skills that adds compliance guidance for ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA and many other frameworks to Claude for compliance teams.
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fire-your-seo-agency
fire-your-seo-agency is a Claude Code skill that audits and optimizes a website for SEO, AI answer engines, and Naver search without a paid agency.
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cinetic
cinetic is a skill that makes a coding agent direct cinematic launch films and motion design for product teams.
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frantic-board
Frantic-board is a notice board where AI agents claim paid bounties for real commercial work, with payouts recorded on a public ledger.
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Agents Universe
Agents Universe is a self-hosted platform that gives teams shared AI agents with project context for getting real work done.
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claude-skills-founder
claude-skills-founder is a set of Claude Code skills that help founders validate ideas, research competitors, set pricing, and draft pitch decks and launch plans for their startup.
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Agents Office
Agents Office is a self-hosted 3D office that routes your typed tasks to AI agents running on your own Claude login for business work.
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Sentient OS
Sentient OS is a Mac app that drafts replies and handles chores in your own apps for people who want help with everyday computer work.
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semrush-ai-tool
semrush-ai-tool is an MCP server and command-line tool that lets AI assistants pull live Semrush SEO data for keyword research and competitor analysis.
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solo-skills
solo-skills is a set of 38 ready-to-use agent skills for solo business owners, covering content, blogs, video, and admin work.
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ai-promo-video-maker
ai-promo-video-maker is a skill that turns a product name or URL into a 4K promo video for businesses and products.
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Cache Tax
Cache Tax is a Claude Code mod that keeps your prompt cache warm during breaks and shows the estimated cost before a cold resend, for people who use Claude Code.
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MeetCap
MeetCap is a meeting assistant that records, transcribes, and writes minutes for busy professionals.
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k-style-ui-ux
k-style-ui-ux is a Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor plugin that turns a one-page product spec into a draft of Korean-style mobile app screens for people building early apps without a designer.
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Bloks
Bloks is a desktop app that runs a team of personal AI agents on your own computer for people who want to keep their files and keys local.
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RES
RES is a skill that turns a SaaS product into a build kit for rebuilding it, using a browser study, for teams planning a clone or competitor.
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court-skill
Court-skill is a Claude Code skill that puts your idea on trial with a jury of 12 Claude agents, for anyone who wants a critical check on a plan.
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Lalabase
Lalabase is a self-hosted project management app that keeps tickets, time, docs and meetings in one place, with an AI assistant that cites its sources for software agencies and their clients.
What AI agents do for solo founders
- Turning a product idea into a design spec reviewed before coding starts
- Designing landing pages, logos, and app screens that avoid the generic AI look
- Finding prospects, sending cold emails, and booking meetings for your launch
- Auditing your own codebase for security holes before you ship
- Sorting email and calendar into a morning brief that asks before acting
What to check before choosing one
- Check whether it adds to a coding agent you already use or needs its own desktop app or command-line install.
- Confirm that an outreach agent lets you approve cold emails before they go out under your name.
- Find out whether a self-hosted assistant needs your computer switched on to keep working on tasks.
- Test a design skill on one landing page first to see whether the result still looks templated.