AI agent starters · Rank #21
orchestkit
Grade B: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
The Complete AI Development Toolkit for Claude Code. 106 skills, 36 agents, 171 hooks. Install `ork` for stable (v9.x), or `ork-alpha` for the v10 line, which ships daily.
Why this verdict
How we check →- 1221 commits by 10 contributors in the last 90 days (430 in the last 30). receipt ↗
- Latest release v10.0.0-beta.183, 0 days ago. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit aeacf1a on main, checked 2026-10-19 07:16 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
Dependency freshness
Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.
What's in the stack
- Testing
- Vitest
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- OtherOn-demand skills library
110 Skills
- OtherSpecialized agent personas
Specialized personas (backend-architect, frontend-dev, security-auditor)
- OtherAutomatic quality hooks
Pre-commit checks, git protection, quality gates, browser safety
- OtherSetup wizard
The wizard scans the repo, recommends skills, and writes MCP config.
- OtherBad commit blocking
Hooks block bad commits
- OtherSecret-write blocking
secret-write blocking
- OtherProtected-file guards
protected-file guards
- OtherGit safety gates
git safety
- OtherFile-size limits
file-size limits
- OtherLocal event logging
~/.local/state/orchestkit/events.jsonl
- OtherOpt-in network sync
Network access is opt-in and unset by default.
- OtherPer-hook opt-outs
Individual noisy hooks have their own opt-outs
- OtherMCP server recommendations
detects your stack, recommends MCP servers
- TestingTest-running commit command
/ork:commit runs tests for you
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Oct 19, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
Watch orchestkit
Get told if it goes dormant, gets archived, falls further behind on a core dependency, or changes its license or price.
History
Sep 29, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
Show as a table
| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Active | Deps unknown | 1221 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Active | Deps unknown | 1260 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Active | Deps unknown | 1253 |
Sources
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- Commit history ↗ default branch (main) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit aeacf1a)
- packages/cli/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit aeacf1a)
- packages/hook-contract/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit aeacf1a)
- packages/jev-shadow/package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit aeacf1a)
- pyproject.toml ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit aeacf1a)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)