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multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills

A single CLAUDE.md file to improve Claude Code behavior, derived from Andrej Karpathy's observations on LLM coding pitfalls.

★ 218,422+278 that day#5 on trending

Analyzed October 11, 2026 at 2c60614 (main) with jscpd v5 in 1.0s.

B81.8/100

Project health862 lines of code (XS)

Duplication82

0% in bash, perl

Dead coden/a

no JavaScript, TypeScript, Python or compiler-checked Rust files

Complexity82

The score is jscpd's own --health model: markup, data and text left out, tests kept. The numbers below are the trending scan's.

2.73%duplicated over all files · 60 of 2,201 lines

2clones

24files scanned

Most complex files

Dead code

Not measured: no JavaScript, TypeScript, Python or compiler-checked Rust files.

Only 10 of the files count as code, too few for a code-only percentage; the numbers above cover every file.

Largest clones

57 lines in 2 placesmarkdowndocs and examples325 tokens

CLAUDE.md:5–61skills/karpathy-guidelines/SKILL.md:11–67

5**Tradeoff:** These guidelines bias toward caution over speed. For trivial tasks, use judgment.
6
7## 1. Think Before Coding
8
9**Don't assume. Don't hide confusion. Surface tradeoffs.**
10
11Before implementing:
12- State your assumptions explicitly. If uncertain, ask.
13- If multiple interpretations exist, present them - don't pick silently.
14- If a simpler approach exists, say so. Push back when warranted.

First 10 of 57 lines.

7 lines in 2 placesbashdocs and examples65 tokens

README.md:119–125README.zh.md:119–125

119curl -o CLAUDE.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/forrestchang/andrej-karpathy-skills/main/CLAUDE.md
120```
121
122Existing project (append):
123```bash
124echo "" >> CLAUDE.md
125curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/forrestchang/andrej-karpathy-skills/main/CLAUDE.md >> CLAUDE.md

119curl -o CLAUDE.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/forrestchang/andrej-karpathy-skills/main/CLAUDE.md
120```
121
122已有项目（追加）：
123```bash
124echo "" >> CLAUDE.md
125curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/forrestchang/andrej-karpathy-skills/main/CLAUDE.md >> CLAUDE.md

By format, code only

Format	Files	Lines	Clones	Duplicated lines	Duplication
bash	9	694	0	0	0%
perl	1	168	0	0	0%

By format, all files

Format	Files	Lines	Clones	Duplicated lines	Duplication
markdown	6	1,024	1	57	5.57%
bash	11	700	1	3	0.43%
perl	1	168	0	0	0%
python	1	116	0	0	0%
diff	1	89	0	0	0%
text	3	75	0	0	0%
json	1	29	0	0	0%

Trending appearances

Day	Rank	Stars	Files	Lines	Clones	All files	Code	Health	Commit
Oct 11, 2026	#5	218,422 (+278)	24	2,201	2	2.73%	—	B 81.8	`2c60614`
Sep 9, 2026	#4	211,590 (+333)	24	2,157	2	2.78%	—	—	`2c60614`

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