andrej-karpathy-skills
One markdown file, six figures of stars
What it is
A single CLAUDE.md distilling Andrej Karpathy's public observations on LLM coding failure modes into four rules — think before coding, simplicity first, surgical changes, goal-driven execution — installable as a plugin or dropped into any project.
Why it's interesting
Possibly the highest star-to-content ratio on GitHub: one markdown file, 150k+ stars. A cultural datapoint about prompts becoming artifacts. Note carefully: it is not authored by or affiliated with Karpathy, despite the name.
Use cases
- Steering Claude Code or Cursor behavior
- A template for writing your own CLAUDE.md
Who it's for
AI-assisted-coding practitioners
Setup
Trivial. Copy one file, or install as a plugin; requires Claude Code or Cursor
Limitations & cautions
The implied endorsement is absent — Karpathy has no connection to this repo. The advice itself is sensible but generic.
Editorial takeaway
Included less as a recommendation than as an exhibit: the moment prompt files started accumulating stars like frameworks.