Skill 9: Idea Files / Gist-First Sharing（想法文件优先）

Source: https://x.com/karpathy/status/2040470801506541998 | https://github.com/multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills "LLM Knowledge Bases idea file" — 27k likes

Core Principle

Ship the idea, not the implementation.

Karpathy's Gist pattern: write a clear abstract + success criteria + constraints, then let an agent (or anyone) implement it for their specific context. One idea spec → infinite implementations.

The old model: write code → share code → others adapt code. The Karpathy model: write idea spec → share spec → agents implement for context.

The Idea File Template

Every new idea gets this format before any code is written: