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@murphycheng-24 murphycheng-24 released this 07 Jul 07:07

🎉 Initial Release

First stable version of the Enhanced Karpathy Coding Guidelines.

What's Included

  • 10 engineering discipline rules — enhanced from Karpathy's original 4 behavioral guidelines
  • Tool-agnostic — works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, WorkBuddy, and any LLM coding assistant
  • Three installation methods — Claude Code Plugin, CLAUDE.md, Cursor rules
  • Bilingual documentation — English + 简体中文
  • Before/After examples — real code comparisons showing rules in action

The 10 Rules

# Rule Core Principle
1 Think Before Coding Plan first, code second
2 Simplicity First Fewest concepts, not fewest lines
3 Surgical Changes Touch only what needs touching
4 Goal-Driven Execution Accept the input, deliver the output
5 Verify Before Reporting Never claim success without verification
6 Systematic Debugging Find the gap, fix the gap
7 Dependency Awareness Pin versions, know the chain
8 Clear Communication Speak plainly, flag concerns
9 Self-Audit Before Done Review your own work first
10 Respect the User's Time Be proactive, not reactive

Installation

See README.md for installation instructions.