the-pragmatic-programmer
Apply Hunt and Thomas-inspired pragmatic programming rules when improving engineering judgment, feedback loops, DRY knowledge, orthogonality, automation, or adaptability.
Install / Use
npx skills add ciembor/agent-rules-books --skill the-pragmatic-programmerInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
AutomationSupported Platforms
Our assessment of the-pragmatic-programmer
the-pragmatic-programmer scores 86/100 on our quality scale, 1182nd of 2,037 Automation skills we index.
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 2,876 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 18 days ago, so the-pragmatic-programmer is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
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| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the-pragmatic-programmer (this skill)by ciembor | 86 | 2.9k | 18d ago | SKILL.md |
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| algorithmic-artby anthropics | 100 | 177.9k | 6d ago | SKILL.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install the-pragmatic-programmer?
- Run
npx skills add ciembor/agent-rules-books --skill the-pragmatic-programmer. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does the-pragmatic-programmer 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 the-pragmatic-programmer safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 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 the-pragmatic-programmer still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 18 days ago, so the-pragmatic-programmer is actively maintained.
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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.