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andrej-karpathy-skills

v1.0.0

A Codex-native packaging of Andrej Karpathy-inspired coding-agent guidelines: think first, keep it simple, change surgically, and verify the goal.

Codex1 Skill

By DuolaLicense: MIT241 GitHub starsUpdated 4 months ago

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May 26, 2026
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Install andrej-karpathy-skills for Codex

Installs for the current user
codex plugin marketplace add IchenDEV/agent-plugin-mkt
codex plugin marketplace upgrade agent-plugin-marketplace
codex plugin add andrej-karpathy-skills@agent-plugin-marketplace

Paste and run these commands in a terminal with Codex. They add and refresh the PluginsMP catalog, then install this plugin.

The installer fetches third-party code from the source repository shown on this page. This directory validates manifest structure and source location, but does not perform a security audit; review the manifest, components, and source before installing.

Get the source manually
git clone https://github.com/duolahypercho/andrej-karpathy-skills

Clone the source repository, then follow its setup instructions to add the plugin to a compatible client. The repository root is the plugin root.

Plugin files

andrej-karpathy-skills/
├── .codex-plugin/plugin.json
└── skills/andrej-karpathy-skill/SKILL.md

Included Skills1

andrej-karpathy-skillskills/andrej-karpathy-skill/SKILL.md

Apply Andrej Karpathy-inspired coding-agent guidelines in Codex. Use when writing, reviewing, debugging, or refactoring code to surface assumptions, avoid overengineering, keep edits surgical, and define verifiable success criteria.

Plugin manifests1

.codex-plugin/plugin.json
{
  "name": "andrej-karpathy-skills",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "A Codex-native packaging of Andrej Karpathy-inspired coding-agent guidelines: think first, keep it simple, change surgically, and verify the goal.",
  "author": {
    "name": "Duola",
    "url": "https://github.com/duolahypercho"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/duolahypercho/andrej-karpathy-skills",
  "repository": "https://github.com/duolahypercho/andrej-karpathy-skills",
  "license": "MIT",
  "keywords": [
    "codex",
    "skill",
    "coding",
    "agent-behavior",
    "code-review",
    "refactoring"
  ],
  "skills": "./skills/",
  "interface": {
    "displayName": "Andrej Karpathy Skill",
    "shortDescription": "Apply Karpathy-inspired coding-agent discipline inside Codex.",
    "longDescription": "A Codex skill inspired by Andrej Karpathy's observations on coding agents. It teaches Codex to surface assumptions, avoid overengineering, keep diffs surgical, and define verifiable success criteria.",
    "developerName": "Duola",
    "category": "Productivity",
    "capabilities": [
      "Interactive",
      "Write"
    ],
    "websiteURL": "https://github.com/duolahypercho/andrej-karpathy-skills",
    "privacyPolicyURL": "https://github.com/duolahypercho/andrej-karpathy-skills/blob/main/LICENSE",
    "termsOfServiceURL": "https://github.com/duolahypercho/andrej-karpathy-skills/blob/main/LICENSE",
    "defaultPrompt": [
      "Apply the Andrej Karpathy coding guidelines to this task.",
      "Think before coding and surface assumptions.",
      "Simplify this implementation without widening scope.",
      "Review this patch for unrelated edits and weak verification."
    ],
    "brandColor": "#0F766E"
  }
}

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