karpathy-skills-extended
by anshuxinha
A set of instructions for AI coding assistants that makes them check the codebase and documentation before writing code, and ask you questions only when an open choice would change the result. It is meant to cut down on assumptions made silently while keeping questions to a minimum.
- Stars
- 19
- Licence
- MIT
- Runs on
- Your computer
- Setup
- Easy
- Language
- Not stated
- Age
- 26 days
What you can do with it
- Make your coding assistant ask up to three focused questions before starting when a request is genuinely ambiguous
- Have the agent look up answers in your repository and docs instead of interrupting you
- Apply simple coding rules: keep changes small, avoid extras, and check the result with a test
Make money with it
A freelance developer could use it to reduce rework on client jobs, so they can take on more projects at the same fixed price.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Cut wasted time and AI usage costs by catching unclear requests before the assistant writes the wrong code
- Give freelance developers a consistent way to confirm key choices with clients before building
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Install with the single command "npx skills add anshuxinha/karpathy-skills-extended", or copy the skill folder and rules file into your assistant's settings by hand.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Very new project with few stars
- Needs a separate AI coding assistant, which may require a paid subscription or API keys
- Works through prompt instructions, so the assistant may not always follow them
Who's talking about it
Checked 27 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
