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andrej-karpathy-skills

GitHub Repo Pretty sure ยท Works if Claude reads it
https://github.com/forrestchang/andrej-karpathy-skills

A CLAUDE.md file that packages common sense about LLM coding into four principles. Addresses real problems Karpathy identified. Utility depends entirely on whether your AI actually reads it.

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This is a well-reasoned prompt engineering artifact, not a technical contribution. The four principles (Think Before Coding, Simplicity First, Surgical Changes, Goal-Driven Execution) directly address documented LLM failure modes โ€” wrong assumptions, overengineering, orthogonal edits. The slop score reflects that it's a markdown file asking AI to behave better, not novel methodology. Signal is high because the advice is specific and actionable, and it genuinely improves Claude Code output in ...

8003 stars 2026-02-16 70 days old

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