surgical-patch
Fix bugs and small behavior changes at the narrowest responsible layer
Install / Use
npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman --skill surgical-patchInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
Development & EngineeringSupported Platforms
Our assessment of surgical-patch
surgical-patch scores 87/100 on our quality scale, 386th of 1,751 Development & Engineering skills we index (top 23%).
Its SKILL.md is 664 bytes long, lightly structured (1 heading) and no code examples: fairly brief, so expect to fill in details yourself.
With 107,653 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated yesterday, so surgical-patch is actively maintained.
- No license is declared. By default that means all rights are reserved: you can read it, but reusing or redistributing it is not clearly permitted. Ask the author before building on it commercially.
- Its trust signals score 88/100, with 1 caution from licensing, adoption, age or documentation. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
surgical-patch compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than surgical-patch; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| surgical-patch (this skill)by JuliusBrussee | 87 | 107.7k | 1d ago | SKILL.md |
| ai-job-searchby MadsLorentzen | 100 | 43.9k | 4d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| claude-howtoby luongnv89 | 100 | 41.7k | 5d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 2d ago | SKILL.md |
| pptxby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 2d ago | SKILL.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install surgical-patch?
- Run
npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman --skill surgical-patch. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does surgical-patch work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is surgical-patch safe to use?
- It declares no license and scores 88/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is surgical-patch still maintained?
- The repository was last updated yesterday, so surgical-patch is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubname: surgical-patch description: Fix bugs and small behavior changes at the narrowest responsible layer. Use when regression proof, preserved surrounding behavior, and task-relevant tests matter.
Surgical patch
Reproduce failure first when economical; otherwise capture strongest available evidence.
- Trace symptom to responsible mechanism.
- Change narrowest layer that owns incorrect behavior.
- Preserve unrelated behavior and user changes.
- Avoid cleanup, renaming, and abstraction outside fix.
- Add only regression proof relevant to task.
Run focused proof plus nearest affected gate. Stop when failure is fixed and regression proof passes.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.