
Claude Code Subagents
A collection of 100+ ready-made specialist subagent files for Claude Code, grouped by category.VoltAgent/awesome-claude-code-subagents
- Stars
- 26.3k
- Forks
- 3k
- Licence
- MIT
- Language
- Shell
- Last update
- 4 days ago
- Type
- Curated list
What it is
This repository is a curated set of Markdown files, each defining a specialized subagent for Claude Code, Anthropic's coding assistant. Each subagent is tuned for a particular job, such as API design, a programming language, or DevOps work. You copy the files you want into your Claude Code agents folder, or install them as plugins, so Claude can hand off matching tasks to them.
- Install a language specialist such as typescript-pro or golang-pro into a project's .claude/agents folder
- Use the interactive installer to browse categories and pick agents
- Install the voltagent-infra plugin for infrastructure and DevOps help
Great for
- Developers who already use Claude Code and want specialist helpers for specific languages or frameworks
- Teams looking for a starting point for their own Claude Code subagent definitions
- People who want to pick only a few agents rather than install everything
Not ideal for
- People who do not use Claude Code, since the files are written for its agent format
- Users who need verified, tested agents for critical production work, because the README does not describe testing or quality review of each agent
How to get it
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See the README
You'll need: Claude Code
Add the marketplace as a Claude Code plugin source
claude plugin marketplace add VoltAgent/awesome-claude-code-subagentsInstall a plugin category (example)
claude plugin install voltagent-langClone the repository for the interactive installer
git clone https://github.com/VoltAgent/awesome-claude-code-subagents.gitRun the interactive installer
./install-agents.sh - 2
Run it
- Install Claude Code if you have not already
- Add the marketplace with the plugin command shown in the README
- Install a category plugin such as voltagent-lang
- Start Claude Code and ask for a task that matches an installed agent
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Get the most out of it
- Install only the categories you need to keep Claude's agent list manageable
- Use the agent-installer agent to browse categories and install agents by name from inside Claude Code
- Copy agents to .claude/agents/ for project-specific use and to ~/.claude/agents/ for global use
- Install the voltagent-meta orchestration agents alongside other categories, as the README recommends
Downloads
Strengths
- Large catalog organized into named categories and installable plugins
- Several install paths, including an interactive script and a standalone installer
- Permissive MIT license
Trade-offs
- The README is truncated in what was provided, so the full list and details of each agent were not reviewed
- Quality and fit of individual agents to your project are not described in the README and need your own testing
- The README notes the orchestration agents work best when other categories are installed
How it compares
| Project | Stars | Type | Level | Updated | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| awesome-claude-code-subagents (this) | 26.3k | Curated list | beginner | 4 days ago | Developers who already use Claude Code and want specialist helpers for specific languages or frameworks |
| agents | 42.1k | Dev tool | beginner | 4 days ago | Developers who already use one of the listed AI coding tools and want ready-made specialist agents |
| khazix-skills | 21.8k | Curated list | beginner | 1 months ago | Developers already using Claude Code, Codex, or another Agent Skills-compatible agent who want ready-made skills |
| ECC | 295k | Dev tool | intermediate | 4 days ago | Developers who already use Claude Code and want a shared workflow for planning, testing and review |
| hermes-agent | 260k | AI model / agent | intermediate | 4 days ago | Developers who want a personal agent they can host on their own server or machine |
| ponytail | 182k | AI model / agent | beginner | 8 days ago | Developers who use Claude Code or similar AI agents and find the generated code too long |
Stats synced from GitHub. The assessment above was drafted with AI from the project's README on 2026-10-29 and may miss recent changes — check the README before relying on a command. MIT licence: free to use, modify and distribute, including commercially, as long as you keep the copyright notice.