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Skillselion vs Gnista

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Skillselion compared with Gnista
DetailSkillselion logo SkillselionGnista logo Gnista
What it doesDirectory of Claude Code skills, MCP servers and marketplaces ranked by real installs Monitor coding agents from your Mac's notch and get notified when they need you
StageNot given Not given
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inUS DK
Pricing modelNot given Paid
PricingBrowsing the catalog, using the public catalog API, and accessing research datasets marked CC BY are all free. No paid plans or subscription charges. €19 one-time personal licence with one year of updates, then €9/year for additional updates. Team plans: €75/year for 5 Macs (€15 per Mac), €140/year for 10 Macs (€14 per Mac), €300/year for 25 Macs (€12 per Mac). 7-day free trial.
Key features
  • Daily catalog updates from live registries
  • Daily install count snapshots
  • Automatic removal of dead repositories
  • Open datasets with CC BY licensing
  • Dated, frozen research censuses
  • Public catalog API without API keys
  • MCP protocol integration
  • Monitor multiple coding agents with status indicators (working, done, waiting)
  • Approve or deny agent requests directly from the notch without leaving your workflow
  • Jump to the exact terminal tab or editor window where an agent is running
  • Answer agent questions directly from the notch for supported agents
  • Smart notifications that respect Focus modes, Zoom calls and screen sharing
  • Display model costs and context window usage for each agent run
  • Connect to agents running on remote Linux servers over SSH
  • Support for custom agents via JSON webhook
  • Keyboard shortcuts for common actions (⌘Y to allow, ⌘N to deny)
What makes it different
  • Ranked by actual adoption metrics, not paid placements
  • Independent from tool makers
  • Comprehensive ecosystem measurement through research
  • Automatic quality gates and duplicate consolidation
  • All statistics attributed and dated with no invented figures
  • Works with 30+ coding agents out of the box, all monitored in one place
  • Answer agent requests without context-switching, directly from the notch
  • Notifications that respect your Focus, calls and screen sharing to stay distraction-free
  • One-time personal licence with ongoing free updates for a year, then optional €9/year
  • No telemetry, no account required, and all sessions stay on your Mac
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)35 +1 (up) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)210
Citation Flow (Majestic)430
Referring domains (Majestic)1870

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