QASkills.sh vs SkillsMP: Which Is Better for QA Testing?

The most significant difference between QASkills.sh and SkillsMP is specialization. QASkills.sh was built from the ground up as a QA-first platform. Every skill in its directory targets a specific testing discipline: end-to-end testing with Playwright and Cypress, API testing with Postman and REST Assured, performance testing with k6 and JMeter, security testing with OWASP ZAP, accessibility testing with axe-core, and mobile testing with Appium.

SkillsMP takes a broader approach. With over 66,000 skills spanning the entire software development lifecycle, it covers everything from frontend development and DevOps to data science and documentation. QA testing skills exist on the platform, but they represent a small fraction of the total catalog. If you search for "Playwright" on SkillsMP, you may find results, but they sit alongside thousands of unrelated skills — and there is no specialized curation to ensure those testing skills follow industry best practices like Page Object Model, proper test isolation, or data-driven patterns.

QASkills.sh, backed by The Testing Academy (189K+ subscribers), ensures every published skill adheres to real-world QA standards. Skills are reviewed for content completeness, correct use of testing patterns, proper framework configurations, and practical examples that engineers can use immediately.

QASkills.sh takes a curated approach: 48+ skills, each with an algorithmic quality score from 0 to 100. The scoring system evaluates content completeness, metadata accuracy, description depth, and token count. High-scoring skills appear prominently in search results and on the leaderboard, creating a natural incentive for authors to produce excellent content. Every skill is validated against a Zod schema before publication, ensuring structural consistency.

SkillsMP prioritizes breadth, listing 66,000+ skills submitted by its community. While the sheer volume means you can find skills for almost any topic, the quality varies significantly. Some skills are thorough and well-maintained; others are minimal placeholders. SkillsMP uses community ratings and download counts as quality signals, which can be helpful but are lagging indicators — a new skill from an expert may have zero downloads while an outdated one still ranks high from historical popularity.

For QA engineers who need reliable, production-ready testing patterns, the curated approach typically saves time. You spend less effort evaluating whether a skill is trustworthy and more time actually writing tests.

QASkills.sh is completely free and open source under the MIT license. You can browse skills on the web, install them via the CLI, publish your own skills, and even self-host the entire platform. The CLI, SDK, web application, and all seed skills are available on GitHub with no usage limits or paywalls.

SkillsMP offers a free tier that provides access to browse and install public skills. Advanced features — such as premium skills from verified authors, enhanced analytics, and priority support — are available through paid subscription plans. This freemium model works well for teams that need commercial support, but individual QA engineers and small teams may find the free tier sufficient for most use cases.

Both platforms support the same broad ecosystem of AI coding agents. Skills on QASkills.sh and SkillsMP both use the SKILL.md format — a markdown file with YAML frontmatter that any compatible agent can read. This means skills from either platform work with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, Cline, Aider, Continue, Codex CLI, JetBrains AI, Zed, and many more.

QASkills.sh explicitly tests compatibility with 30+ agents and labels each skill with its supported agents. The CLI automatically detects which agent you are using and installs skills to the correct configuration directory. SkillsMP also supports multi-agent installation but may require manual configuration for some lesser-known agents.

QASkills provides a purpose-built CLI (npx @qaskills/cli) with commands for adding, removing, searching, listing, and publishing skills. The CLI detects your agent automatically, validates skills before installation, and provides clear feedback at each step. For QA engineers who primarily work in the terminal, this is a streamlined experience.

SkillsMP also offers a CLI tool with similar capabilities. The web interface is the primary discovery mechanism for both platforms, but QASkills.sh's web experience is tailored to QA workflows — you can filter by testing type (E2E, API, unit, integration, performance, security, accessibility), framework (Playwright, Cypress, Jest, Pytest, Selenium, k6), and language.

QASkills.sh is built by The Testing Academy, one of the largest QA education communities on YouTube with over 189,000 subscribers. This means the platform benefits from deep domain expertise in test automation. The seed skills were crafted by professional QA engineers who understand real-world testing challenges — flaky tests, proper test isolation, meaningful assertions, and scalable test architecture.

SkillsMP has a broader developer community contributing skills across all disciplines. This diversity is a strength for general-purpose use, but it means QA skills are authored by contributors with varying levels of testing expertise. The platform's community rating system helps surface quality content over time, but new or niche testing skills may take longer to gain visibility.

QASkills.sh and SkillsMP serve different needs. If you are a QA professional looking for high-quality, curated testing skills with transparent quality scoring and zero cost, QASkills.sh is the clear choice. Its QA specialization, open-source model, and backing by The Testing Academy make it the go-to directory for test automation skills.

If you need a broader catalog that covers the entire development lifecycle and are comfortable evaluating quality yourself, SkillsMP's massive library offers something for almost every use case. Many teams use both platforms — QASkills.sh for their testing workflow and SkillsMP for general development skills.

The best part: both platforms support the same SKILL.md standard and the same AI agents, so you are never locked in. Try QASkills.sh for your QA needs and see the difference curated quality makes.