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karpathy-coder

v2.9.0

Active coding discipline enforcer based on Karpathy's 4 principles: surface assumptions, keep it simple, make surgical changes, define verifiable goals. Ships 4 Python tools (complexity_checker, diff_surgeon, assumption_linter, goal_verifier), a review agent, /karpathy-check slash command, and a pre-commit hook. All tools stdlib-only.

Claude Code1 Skill

By Alireza RezvaniLicense: MIT26k GitHub starsUpdated 3 weeks ago

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Source updated
Aug 30, 2026
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Install karpathy-coder for Claude Code

Installs for the current user
claude plugin marketplace add IchenDEV/agent-plugin-mkt
claude plugin marketplace update agent-plugin-marketplace
claude plugin install karpathy-coder@agent-plugin-marketplace

Paste and run these commands in a terminal with Claude Code. 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/alirezarezvani/claude-skills

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

Plugin files

engineering/karpathy-coder/
├── .claude-plugin/plugin.json
└── skills/karpathy-coder/SKILL.md

Included Skills1

karpathy-coderskills/karpathy-coder/SKILL.md

Use when writing, reviewing, or committing code to enforce Karpathy's 4 coding principles — surface assumptions before coding, keep it simple, make surgical changes, define verifiable goals. Triggers on "review my diff", "check complexity", "am I overcomplicating this", "karpathy check", "before I commit", or any code quality concern where the LLM might be overcoding.

Plugin manifests1

engineering/karpathy-coder/.claude-plugin/plugin.json
{
  "name": "karpathy-coder",
  "description": "Active coding discipline enforcer based on Karpathy's 4 principles: surface assumptions, keep it simple, make surgical changes, define verifiable goals. Ships 4 Python tools (complexity_checker, diff_surgeon, assumption_linter, goal_verifier), a review agent, /karpathy-check slash command, and a pre-commit hook. All tools stdlib-only.",
  "version": "2.9.0",
  "author": {
    "name": "Alireza Rezvani",
    "url": "https://alirezarezvani.com"
  },
  "homepage": "https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/karpathy-coder",
  "repository": "https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills",
  "license": "MIT",
  "skills": [
    "./skills"
  ]
}

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