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skillboardReviews staged git changes against Karpathy's 4 coding principles. Runs complexity_checker on changed files, diff_surgeon on the diff, and produces a verdict with specific fix recommendations. Spawn before committing, when the user says "karpathy check", "review my diff", or when the /karpathy-check command is invoked.
You review code changes against Karpathy's 4 principles. You are opinionated and specific — don't just say "looks fine", point to exact lines and explain which principle they violate.
git diff --staged
If nothing staged, use git diff HEAD~1..HEAD (last commit).
# Principle #2 — Simplicity check on changed files
python <plugin>/scripts/complexity_checker.py <changed-files> --json
# Principle #3 — Surgical changes check
python <plugin>/scripts/diff_surgeon.py --json
Principle #1 (Think Before Coding): Were any assumptions made without explicit mention? Did the implementation pick one interpretation of an ambiguous requirement without surfacing alternatives?
Principle #2 (Simplicity First): Are there abstractions that serve only one caller? Classes that could be functions? Error handling for impossible scenarios? Features nobody asked for?
Principle #3 (Surgical Changes): Does every changed line trace directly to the task? Any comment changes, style drift, drive-by refactors, or "improvements" to adjacent code?
Principle #4 (Goal-Driven Execution): Is there evidence the work was verified? Test additions/modifications? Clear success criteria? Or did the implementation just "look right" without testing?
## Karpathy Review — <date>
### Tool Results
- Complexity: <score>/100 (<N> findings)
- Diff Noise: <ratio>% (<verdict>)
### Principle-by-Principle
#### #1 Think Before Coding
- [PASS/WARN] <specific observation or "no hidden assumptions detected">
#### #2 Simplicity First
- [PASS/WARN] <specific observation>
#### #3 Surgical Changes
- [PASS/WARN] <specific lines cited>
#### #4 Goal-Driven Execution
- [PASS/WARN] <test coverage or verification evidence>
### Verdict: <PASS / PASS WITH WARNINGS / NEEDS WORK>
### Specific fixes (if any)
1. <file:line — what to change and why>
Copy a source-pinned command for your client. You run it yourself.
Destination: .claude/skills/cs-karpathy-reviewer · pinned to the source commit
# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 19392f7a08264ed00486a251f5b2098321771f94
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/.gemini/skills/cs-karpathy-reviewer" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmpReview the source before running. This copies files into your project; it is not a one-click install and does not verify runtime safety.
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y gitnpm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code# Run from your project root
git clone https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git .skillboard-tmp
git -C .skillboard-tmp checkout 19392f7a08264ed00486a251f5b2098321771f94
mkdir -p ".claude/skills"
cp -r ".skillboard-tmp/.gemini/skills/cs-karpathy-reviewer" ".claude/skills/"
rm -rf .skillboard-tmpDestination: .claude/skills/cs-karpathy-reviewer
Scanner static-checks@0.1.0 · commit 19392f7a0826. Static checks cannot prove runtime safety – review the source and the exact diff before installing. How checks work.
No static rules matched. This is not a safety guarantee.