# Karpathy Guidelines MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to ensure coding best practices and avoid common pitfalls in large language model (LLM) development. It provides code review and loads guidelines based on Andrej Karpathy's principles, taking in code snippets as input and outputting review feedback and suggestions. Ideal for use cases where maintainable and efficient code is crucial, such as LLM model development and deployment.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/yangleduo00337788-karpathy-guidelines-mcp-server  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/yangleduo00337788-karpathy-guidelines-mcp-server

## Description

Provides code review and guideline loading based on Andrej Karpathy's coding principles, helping LLMs avoid common pitfalls like over-engineering and unnecessary changes.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-01

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** ai-ml
- **Updated:** 2026-09-01

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/pdqqqche51)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/Yangleduo00337788/Karpathy-Guidelines-MCP-Server>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "yangleduo00337788-karpathy-guidelines-mcp-server"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/yangleduo00337788-karpathy-guidelines-mcp-server` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/yangleduo00337788-karpathy-guidelines-mcp-server/pull`

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