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 "generated": "2026-10-26",
 "repo": "multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills",
 "name": "andrej-karpathy-skills",
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 "slug": "multica-ai-andrej-karpathy-skills",
 "github": "https://github.com/multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills",
 "what": "A single CLAUDE.md file that changes how Claude Code writes code, based on Andrej Karpathy's observations about LLM coding pitfalls. It encodes four principles: Think Before Coding, Simplicity First, Surgical Changes and Goal-Driven Execution, so the agent states assumptions, writes less code, touches only what the task needs and works toward verifiable success criteria.",
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  "curl for the per-project install",
  "Cursor users can use the committed project rule in .cursor/rules"
 ],
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 "risk": "none",
 "section": "earlier",
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 "category": "Software and DevOps",
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   "best": false,
   "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/multica-ai-andrej-karpathy-skills/add-karpathy-rules-to-one-project/",
   "json": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/u/multica-ai-andrej-karpathy-skills/add-karpathy-rules-to-one-project.json"
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   "id": "multica-ai-andrej-karpathy-skills--turn-tasks-into-verifiable-goals",
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  }
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 "disclaimer": "Third-party repos we don't own or vouch for. AI-generated use cases can be wrong: review everything and run at your own risk."
}