What AI tools to use with Claude Code

Issue #1021

Claude Code has built-in memory, but power users want more. These tools add deeper context tracking, task management, and access to the wider ecosystem.

Context & Memory

Tools that help Claude remember.

claude-mem

Saves what Claude does in your sessions. When you start a new session, it loads relevant history automatically. No setup needed — it just works.

After a few weeks, Claude feels like it knows your project. It remembers your coding style, your naming patterns, the workarounds you found.

/plugin marketplace add thedotmack/claude-mem
/plugin install claude-mem

A web viewer at localhost:37777 lets you search what’s stored.

Link: github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem

everything-claude-code

A big list of Claude Code tools. MCP servers, IDE plugins, language patterns, security tools — all in one place.

When you need something, check here first. Covers 28 agents, 125+ skills, 60+ slash commands, plus configs for GitHub, Supabase, Vercel, and more.

Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI, and OpenCode.

Link: github.com/affaan-m/everything-claude-code

Task Management

Tools that track work.

Beads

A task tracker made for coding agents. Instead of saving chat history, it tracks tasks and how they connect to each other.

Leave a project for weeks. Come back and Beads tells Claude what’s done, what’s blocked, and what depends on what.

# Install
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/steveyegge/beads/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

# Start using it
cd your-project
bd init
bd create "Fix login bug" -p 1
bd ready                      # Show tasks you can work on

Link: github.com/steveyegge/beads

MCP Servers

Connect Claude Code to external tools and data.

GitHub MCP Server

Official GitHub integration. Read repos, manage issues, create PRs, search code — all through Claude.

claude mcp add github -- docker run -i --rm -e GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN ghcr.io/github/github-mcp-server

You need a GitHub Personal Access Token from github.com/settings/personal-access-tokens/new.

Link: github.com/github/github-mcp-server

Context7 MCP

Pulls up-to-date docs for any library. Add “use context7” to your prompt and Claude fetches current documentation before writing code.

claude mcp add context7 -- npx -y @upstash/context7-mcp@latest

Requires Node.js 18+.

Link: github.com/upstash/context7

Skills

Packaged instructions that make Claude better at specific tasks.

skills.sh

A directory with 90,000+ skills. Search, browse, and install with one command.

npx skills add owner/repo

Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Cline, and others.

Link: skills.sh

Vercel Agent Skills

Skills for React, Next.js, and web development from Vercel.

• react-best-practices — 40+ performance rules
• web-design-guidelines — 100+ UI/UX rules
• react-native-guidelines — Mobile best practices
• composition-patterns — Component design patterns
• vercel-deploy-claimable — Deploy to Vercel instantly

npx skills add vercel-labs/agent-skills

Link: github.com/vercel-labs/agent-skills

Anthropic Skills

Official skills from Anthropic for documents and common tasks.

• Document skills (DOCX, PDF, PPTX, XLSX)
• Creative & design tasks
• Enterprise workflows

/plugin marketplace add anthropics/skills
/plugin install document-skills@anthropic-agent-skills

Link: github.com/anthropics/skills