Updated 1mo ago
by AmazingAng
old-coder
An old coder's strategy for the agent era: don't read the code — make it run the gauntlet. Evidence-first development skill for coding agents, inspired by Uncle Bob.
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- 2 skills (2 skills found in its SKILL.md files)
- 59 forks (59 forks)
- 1mo ago last update (Last updated 1mo ago)
Install
Skills CLI
npx skills add AmazingAng/old-coder
Asks which skills and agents to install. Just one: npx skills add AmazingAng/old-coder --skill old-coder-api — add -g for every project.
Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/AmazingAng/old-codercp -r "old-coder/skills/old-coder-api" ~/.claude/skills/
Copies the old-coder-api skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project). Repeat for the other skills listed below.
Plugin
/plugin marketplace add AmazingAng/old-coder
Run inside Claude Code if the repository ships a plugin marketplace, then pick plugins from /plugin.
Skills can run code on your machine — read the SKILL.md first.
What it does
In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.
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old-coder-api
Design, change, or review an HTTP/JSON API surface — endpoints, request/response shapes, authentication and authorization, pagination, idempotency, rate limits, versioning, and deprecations. Use when adding or modifying an HTTP endpoint, reviewing an OpenAPI spec or HTTP route diff, or deciding whether an HTTP API change breaks consumers. Do not use as a protocol-compatibility checklist for gRPC/…
skills/old-coder-api/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
old-coder
Evidence-first development — surround the implementation with an executable spec and a gauntlet of constraints (tests, types, coverage, mutation) so line-by-line review becomes optional. Use when the user explicitly asks for high-assurance or evidence-first work ("reliable", "TDD", "prove it works", "I won't read the code"), or when the change touches high-stakes domains (money, auth, data loss,…
skills/old-coder/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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Review before you install
A skill is a set of instructions and scripts your agent will follow, and it can run code on your machine. Read the SKILL.md and any scripts first — this listing is not a security review.