karpathy-skills

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps AI assistants make code changes with greater precision, fewer unnecessary edits, and clearer reasoning before implementation.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Think Before Coding: State assumptions, surface uncertainties, and compare options before changing code.
• Simplicity First: Prefer the smallest effective solution and avoid speculative abstractions or extra features.
• Surgical Changes: Modify only what the request requires, keeping surrounding code, comments, and style intact.
• Goal-Driven Execution: Define success criteria up front, then validate the change until the expected result is confirmed.
• Use Case: Ideal for bug fixes, targeted refactors, feature additions, and test-driven verification where minimizing risk and preserving existing behavior matter.

Quick Start

Use the karpathy-skills guidelines to review the requested code change, state your assumptions, propose the smallest safe edit, and verify the result.