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khazix-skills vs plandex
khazix-skills has 21,103 GitHub stars, 2,236 forks, 49 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. plandex has 15,687 stars, 1,178 forks, 66 open issues and last shipped 1.0 years ago. khazix-skills leads on adoption by 35% (21,103 vs 15,687 stars). khazix-skills is written in Python under MIT; plandex is written in Go under MIT. khazix-skills has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, plandex 8%. khazix-skills was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (ai-agents, developer-tools, llm), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| khazix-skills | plandex | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 21K | ★ 16K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Python | Go |
| Last push | 2026-10-01 | 2025-10-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 1.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick khazix-skills if
- You weight community size — 21K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick plandex if
- You want the plandex feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and plandex fits your workflow better
About khazix-skills
Khazix Skills is an MIT licensed collection of six open source AI Skills published by the Chinese AI creator 数字生命卡兹克, aimed at developers and vibe coders who want Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other Agent Skills compatible agents to handle everyday jobs such as defining long running goals, clearing disk space, researching a product and drafting long articles.
read the full khazix-skills overview →
About plandex
Plandex is an open source, terminal based AI coding agent for developers who need to plan and execute large coding tasks spanning dozens of files in real world projects.
read the full plandex overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is khazix-skills or plandex more popular?
khazix-skills has 21,103 GitHub stars and plandex has 15,687. khazix-skills has the larger community by that measure.
Are khazix-skills and plandex free?
Both are open source. khazix-skills is licensed under MIT and plandex under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between khazix-skills and plandex?
khazix-skills is written in Python and plandex in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, khazix-skills or plandex?
Choose khazix-skills if you want the larger community (21,103 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose plandex if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.