What this skill does
engineering execution guardrails for coding, implementing features, fixing bugs, debugging failures, reviewing diffs, refactoring code.
Karpathy Guidelines is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Karpathy Guidelines
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
karpathy-engineering-guidelinesand click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Karpathy Guidelines with a single command:
openclaw skills add karpathy-engineering-guidelines
This pulls karpathy-engineering-guidelines from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/karpathy-engineering-guidelines/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Karpathy Guidelines
Once installed, Karpathy Guidelines activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
karpathy-engineering-guidelines-1.0.3.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/karpathy-engineering-guidelines/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Karpathy Guidelines?
Install Karpathy Guidelines in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for karpathy-engineering-guidelines, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add karpathy-engineering-guidelines. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/karpathy-engineering-guidelines/.
Is Karpathy Guidelines free?
Yes. Karpathy Guidelines is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does Karpathy Guidelines do?
engineering execution guardrails for coding, implementing features, fixing bugs, debugging failures, reviewing diffs, refactoring code.
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Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models