What it contains
Small Karpathy-inspired guidelines package for thinking before coding, simplicity, surgical changes, and goal-driven verification across Claude/Cursor forms.
Typical uses
Bias agents toward explicit assumptions, minimal scope, less overengineering, and verifiable success criteria.
Why people choose it
Inference: low-friction behavior layer that can coexist with project instructions and other skills.
Last meaningful updateUnknown
Production readinessproduction
Classification
Subject domains
coding-agent behaviorsoftware engineering
Task categories
coding-agent behaviorsoftware engineering
Project phases
planningimplementationtestingreview
Secondary types
configuration
Select when
- Need safer/simpler/surgical coding-agent behavior
Do not select when
- Need a full SDLC workflow
Implementation complexitymedium
Routing heuristic 83.0%
Security boundary clarity
3/5 First-party routing documentation
5/5 Strengths
None documented.
Poor-fit scenarios
- Need a full SDLC workflow
Limitations
None documented.
CLAUDE.md
Four coding principles.
behavior rules
.cursor/rules/karpathy-guidelines.mdc
Same guidelines in Cursor.
Cursor
README.md
Install guidelines globally.
Claude Code
FrameworksNone documented
Operating systemsNone documented
Installation methodsplugin, copy CLAUDE.md
Interfacesplugin, configuration
Required credentialsNone documented
External servicesNone documented
Major dependenciesNone documented
Compatibility notes
None documented.
One-sentence semantic summary
Small Karpathy-inspired guidelines package for thinking before coding, simplicity, surgical changes, and goal-driven verification across Claude/Cursor forms.
Capability keywords
assumptionssimplicityscope controlverification
User intent phrases
- Need safer/simpler/surgical coding-agent behavior
Negative match phrases
- Need a full SDLC workflow
Differentiators
None documented.
Security considerations
None documented.
Privacy considerations
None documented.
Uncertainty
Unresolved items
None documented.
Inference notes
None documented.
Repository usage guidance
installation summaryplugin; copy CLAUDE.md
basic usage summaryBias agents toward explicit assumptions, minimal scope, less overengineering, and verifiable success criteria.
documented entry pointsNone documented
key configuration filesNone documented
important directoriesNone documented
documentation pathsREADME.md
example pathsNone documented
Relationships
No explicit repository relationships indexed.
Recommended combinations
Not part of a curated combination.
Routing rules
rule_030: Need safer/simpler/surgical coding-agent behavior P970
Rationale
Small Karpathy-inspired guidelines package for thinking before coding, simplicity, surgical changes, and goal-driven verification across Claude/Cursor forms.
Required conditions
None documented.
Preferred
multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills
Fallback
None