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coding-guidelines

Guide AI coding assistants through code writing, modification, and review processes.

1|Updated Feb 26, 2026
Search Tags:#code review#refactoring#software development#coding standards#guidelines#llm best practices
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/Matheusrlr/payment-orchestrator --skill coding-guidelines-matheusrlr
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: coding-guidelines
Source: https://github.com/Matheusrlr/payment-orchestrator/tree/main/skills-catalog/skills/%28development%29/coding-guidelines
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/Matheusrlr/payment-orchestrator --skill coding-guidelines-matheusrlr

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill provides a set of behavioral guidelines to help reduce common mistakes made by LLMs during code generation, modification, and review, promoting more robust and maintainable code.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Pre-implementation clarity: Ensures assumptions are stated and ambiguities are resolved before coding begins.
  • Simplicity focus: Guides towards writing the minimum effective code, avoiding over-engineering.
  • Surgical code changes: Promotes focused edits, touching only what's necessary and cleaning up only introduced mess.
  • Goal-driven execution: Encourages defining clear success criteria for tasks to enable independent verification and iteration.
  • Use Case: When asked to implement a new feature, this Skill ensures the AI first clarifies requirements, then writes concise code, makes targeted changes to the existing codebase, and defines specific tests to verify the implementation.

Quick Start

Use the coding-guidelines skill to ensure all assumptions are stated before implementing the new user authentication flow.

Frequently Asked Questions about coding-guidelines

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I prevent LLM coding assistants from over-engineering generated code?▼

To prevent LLM over-engineering, apply behavioral coding guidelines that enforce simplicity, ensuring the AI writes only the minimum effective code necessary for the requested feature.

What are LLM best practices for making surgical code changes during refactoring?▼

LLM best practices for surgical code changes dictate making focused edits that touch only what is necessary, cleaning up only the introduced mess without altering unrelated existing codebase sections.

How do coding standards improve AI-assisted software development?▼

Coding standards improve AI-assisted software development by enforcing pre-implementation clarity, requiring assumptions to be stated and ambiguities resolved before code generation begins.

Can I use coding guidelines for AI code review processes?▼

Yes, you can use coding guidelines during AI code review to enforce principles of clarity and simplicity, verifying that modifications meet goal-driven success criteria and maintain robust code quality.

Why does my AI coding assistant make assumptions instead of asking for requirements?▼

AI coding assistants make assumptions when lacking pre-implementation clarity guidelines, which should enforce stating assumptions and resolving ambiguities before writing code to ensure accurate implementation.

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