karpathy-guidelineslisted

Apply Karpathy-inspired coding behaviour: think before coding, simplicity first, surgical changes, goal-driven verification. Use when writing, reviewing, or refactoring code to avoid overcomplication and drive-by edits.
aKyther/orcan · ★ 1 · Code & Development · score 72

Install: claude install-skill aKyther/orcan

# Karpathy guidelines Follow the four principles already in this workspace's `CLAUDE.md` ("Behavioral guidelines" — generated by `orcan-runtime-reconcile`). This skill is the explicit, invokable form of the same guidance Cursor gets unconditionally via its always-applied `karpathy-guidelines.mdc` rule. Quick recall: 1. **Think before coding** — assumptions explicit; ask; surface tradeoffs. 2. **Simplicity first** — minimum code; nothing speculative. 3. **Surgical changes** — only what the request requires. 4. **Goal-driven execution** — verifiable success criteria; loop until checked. Source: [andrej-karpathy-skills](https://github.com/multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills).