karpathy-guidelines SKILL.md skillA
karpathy-guidelines from cmc-27/pass-the-parcel is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add cmc-27/pass-the-parcel/karpathy-guidelines@v1Pins v1 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- cmc-27/pass-the-parcel
- Path
.devops/skills/karpathy-guidelines/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- v1, committed Sep 3, 2026
- First version recorded
- Aug 20, 2026
- Size
- 3,468 bytes
- Repository stars
- 35
- License
- MIT
Make sure to use this skill whenever you write, review, or refactor code, or when the user asks to implement a feature or fix a bug. Use it to reduce common coding mistakes, avoid overcomplication, make surgical changes, surface assumptions, and define verifiable success criteria.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Karpathy Guidelines Apply these behavioral guidelines to minimize coding mistakes, derived from [Andrej Karpathy's observations](https://x.com/karpathy/status/2015883857489522876) on AI coding pitfalls. Bias toward caution and simplicity. ## 1. Plan and Surface Assumptions State assumptions clearly and clarify ambiguity before writing code. * **State Assumptions Explicitly:** Write out your assumptions before starting. If any detail is uncertain, ask the user. * **Present Alternatives:** Present multiple valid interpretations to the user instead of picking one silently. * **Propose Simpler Paths:** Advocate for simpler approaches. Push back constructively if a request leads to unnecessary complexity. * **Surface Confusion Immediately:** Halt execution and list confusing aspects or ambiguities for user clarification when they arise. ## 2. Prioritize Simplicity Write the absolute minimum code required to solve the problem. Avoid speculative development. * **Adhere Strictly to Requirements:** Implement only features explicitly asked for. * **Keep Code Concrete:** Write inline or direct code for single-use logic rather than inventing abstractions. …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add cmc-27/pass-the-parcel/karpathy-guidelines@sha256:fabf6f06ab21231eThe line at the top of this page pins the label v1, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between Aug 20, 2026 and Sep 3, 2026, about one every 14 days.
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| v1 latest | 2026-09-03 | 31da0f7 | 3,468 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260820.d4a30da | 2026-08-20 | d4a30da | 3,437 B | A | view |
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Source
cmc-27/pass-the-parcel · 35 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-02 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_qigjmciqdh3bhqua GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=cmc-27/pass-the-parcel/karpathy-guidelines GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/fabf6f06ab21231ef6456f52b54b51cb6a43ea30413821661868e0ff8a42c24f
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