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Review code using Linus Torvalds' "good taste" philosophy. An agent skill from Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.
Install Taste Check
$ npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill taste-check -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install Microck/ordinary-claude-skills taste-check --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills_all/taste-check .claude/skills/taste-check && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "taste-check" agent skill from https://github.com/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills/tree/main/skills_all/taste-check into .claude/skills/taste-check/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "taste-check", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills/tree/main/skills_all/taste-checkType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill taste-check -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install Microck/ordinary-claude-skills taste-check --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills_all/taste-check .agents/skills/taste-check && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "taste-check" agent skill from https://github.com/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills/tree/main/skills_all/taste-check into .agents/skills/taste-check/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "taste-check", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill taste-check -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install Microck/ordinary-claude-skills taste-check --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills_all/taste-check .cursor/skills/taste-check && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "taste-check" agent skill from https://github.com/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills/tree/main/skills_all/taste-check into .cursor/skills/taste-check/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "taste-check", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.git --path skills_all/taste-check--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill taste-check -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install Microck/ordinary-claude-skills taste-check --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills_all/taste-check .gemini/skills/taste-check && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "taste-check" agent skill from https://github.com/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills/tree/main/skills_all/taste-check into .gemini/skills/taste-check/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "taste-check", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install Microck/ordinary-claude-skills taste-checkInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill taste-check -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills_all/taste-check .github/skills/taste-check && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "taste-check" agent skill from https://github.com/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills/tree/main/skills_all/taste-check into .github/skills/taste-check/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "taste-check", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill taste-check -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install Microck/ordinary-claude-skills taste-check --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills_all/taste-check .opencode/skills/taste-check && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "taste-check" agent skill from https://github.com/Microck/ordinary-claude-skills/tree/main/skills_all/taste-check into .opencode/skills/taste-check/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "taste-check", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
taste-check- GitHub stars
- 403
- Token cost
- ~685 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 209 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 91
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Review code using Linus Torvalds' "good taste" philosophy. An agent skill from Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.
- Works in 12 steps: 充分相信上游数据（Trust Upstream Data） → 消除特殊情况（Eliminate Special Cases） → 零后置修改（No Post-Return Mutation） → …
- Reviewing code quality
- SKILL.md covers 核心哲学, 审查流程, 审查态度 and Linus 经典语录
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Taste Check is an agent skill from Microck/ordinary-claude-skills. Review code using Linus Torvalds' "good taste" philosophy. Eliminates defensive code, special cases, and deep nesting. Use when reviewing code quality, refactoring, or checking for code smells.
Its SKILL.md is about 690 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `metadata.json`).
It sits in Development, covering Refactoring, Code review and Code quality. The repository describes itself as: An unappealing collection of Claude Skills and resources.
When your agent uses it
- Reviewing code quality
- Checking for code smells
Example prompts
- “good taste”
- “/taste-check”
Workflow steps
12 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- 充分相信上游数据（Trust Upstream Data）
- 消除特殊情况（Eliminate Special Cases）
- 零后置修改（No Post-Return Mutation）
- 零字符串拼接（No String Concatenation）
- 单一职责（Single Responsibility）
- 控制缩进层级（Limit Nesting）
- 提取纯函数（Extract Pure Functions）
- 边界验证前移（Validate Early）
- 让问题在上游暴露（Fail Fast）
- 删除死代码（Delete Dead Code）
- 确定审查范围
- 读取代码
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1056d29. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Taste Check loads about 685 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 209 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 209 words (~685 tokens).
- name
- taste-check
Files
SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills_all/taste-check of Microck/ordinary-claude-skills.
- SKILL.md
- metadata.json
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1056d29
Compare with similar skills
Taste Check next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taste Check this skillMicrock/ordinary-claude-skills | 403 | — | ~685 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Dignified Python Standardsdocling-project/docling | 69k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Clean Code GuardamElnagdy/guard-skills | 1.3k | 2 repos | ~4.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Maintainable Code for iPolloWorkDevin-AXIS/iPolloWork | 6.8k | — | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Cyclomatic Complexitysaurabhkumar8112/cyclomatic-complexity-skill | 405 | — | ~761 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Code ReviewerYikai-Liao/symusic | 189 | 1 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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What does Taste Check do?
Review code using Linus Torvalds' "good taste" philosophy. An agent skill from Microck/ordinary-claude-skills. Taste Check is an agent skill from Microck/ordinary-claude-skills. Review code using Linus Torvalds' "good taste" philosophy.
When should I use Taste Check?
Taste Check fits situations like: reviewing code quality; checking for code smells.
How do I install Taste Check in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill taste-check -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills_all/taste-check in Microck/ordinary-claude-skills) into .claude/skills/taste-check in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Taste Check in Codex?
Run `npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill taste-check -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills_all/taste-check in Microck/ordinary-claude-skills) into .agents/skills/taste-check in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Taste Check in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Microck/ordinary-claude-skills --skill taste-check -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/taste-check, .gemini/skills/taste-check, .github/skills/taste-check and .opencode/skills/taste-check in your project.
What does Taste Check need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Taste Check is instructions for the agent only.
Does Taste Check access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Taste Check safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Taste Check use?
Taste Check has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Taste Check use?
About 685 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Taste Check?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Taste Check: Dignified Python Standards (docling-project/docling, 69k stars), Clean Code Guard (amElnagdy/guard-skills, 1.3k stars), Maintainable Code for iPolloWork (Devin-AXIS/iPolloWork, 6.8k stars) and Cyclomatic Complexity (saurabhkumar8112/cyclomatic-complexity-skill, 405 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Taste Check?
Microck (a GitHub user) maintains it in Microck/ordinary-claude-skills, which has 403 GitHub stars. The repository holds 91 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 6, 2026.
Source: Microck/ordinary-claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.