Karpathy LLM Wiki
Astro-Han/karpathy-llm-wiki
A skill your agent uses when building or maintaining a personal LLM-powered knowledge base.
Bootstrap and operate an LLM Wiki: a persistent Markdown knowledge base with immutable raw sources, an LLM-maintained wiki, a SCHEMA.md operating contract, thin runtime pointer files, EXTEND.md…
Install LLM Wiki Bootstrap
$ npx skills add nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill --skill llm-wiki-bootstrap -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill llm-wiki-bootstrap --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/nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill .claude/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap && 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 "llm-wiki-bootstrap" agent skill from https://github.com/nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill/tree/main/skill into .claude/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "llm-wiki-bootstrap", 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/nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill/tree/main/skillType 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 nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill --skill llm-wiki-bootstrap -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill llm-wiki-bootstrap --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill .agents/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "llm-wiki-bootstrap" agent skill from https://github.com/nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill/tree/main/skill into .agents/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "llm-wiki-bootstrap", 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 nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill --skill llm-wiki-bootstrap -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill llm-wiki-bootstrap --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill .cursor/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap && 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 "llm-wiki-bootstrap" agent skill from https://github.com/nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill/tree/main/skill into .cursor/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "llm-wiki-bootstrap", 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/nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill.git --path skill--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 nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill --skill llm-wiki-bootstrap -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill llm-wiki-bootstrap --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill .gemini/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap && 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 "llm-wiki-bootstrap" agent skill from https://github.com/nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill/tree/main/skill into .gemini/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "llm-wiki-bootstrap", 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 nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill llm-wiki-bootstrapInstalls 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 nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill --skill llm-wiki-bootstrap -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill .github/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap && 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 "llm-wiki-bootstrap" agent skill from https://github.com/nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill/tree/main/skill into .github/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "llm-wiki-bootstrap", 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 nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill --skill llm-wiki-bootstrap -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill llm-wiki-bootstrap --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill .opencode/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap && 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 "llm-wiki-bootstrap" agent skill from https://github.com/nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill/tree/main/skill into .opencode/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "llm-wiki-bootstrap", 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
llm-wiki-bootstrap- GitHub stars
- 167
- Token cost
- ~1.5k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 588 words
- Files
- 18 (incl. references)
- Skills in repo
- 1
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Bootstrap and operate an LLM Wiki: a persistent Markdown knowledge base with immutable raw sources, an LLM-maintained wiki, a SCHEMA.md operating contract, thin runtime pointer files, EXTEND.md…
- The user asks to create
- SKILL.md covers Operating Model, Intent Router, Preference Preflight and Reference Loading Rules, plus 3 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder
- Bootstrap an LLM wiki
What it does
LLM Wiki Bootstrap is an agent skill from nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill. Bootstrap and operate an LLM Wiki: a persistent Markdown knowledge base with immutable raw sources, an LLM-maintained wiki, a SCHEMA.md operating contract, thin runtime pointer files, EXTEND.md preferences, and optional local BM25 search. Use when the user asks to create or bootstrap an LLM wiki, ingest sources, query or lint a wiki, configure EXTEND.md preferences, or set up BM25/full-text search for an LLM Wiki.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 21 other files, including reference files (for example `references/config/extend-schema.md`, `references/templates/agent-pointer.md` and `references/templates/bm25-readme.md`).
It sits in Knowledge Management, covering LLM wikis. The repository describes itself as: Installable skill + working example for building persistent, LLM-maintained Markdown wikis, based on Karpathy’s original LLM Wiki idea.
When your agent uses it
- The user asks to create
- Bootstrap an LLM wiki
- Configure EXTEND.md preferences
- Set up BM25/full-text search for an LLM Wiki
Example prompts
- “/llm-wiki-bootstrap”
Requirements
- Python 3
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c69ee54. 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
Ships script files (Python, from the files we listed), which the agent can run.
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
LLM Wiki Bootstrap loads about 1.5k tokens when it runs, and up to ~21k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 109 tokens; SKILL.md has 588 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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 588 words (~1,519 tokens).
“Build and maintain a personal LLM Wiki: raw evidence stays immutable in raw/, durable knowledge is compiled into wiki/, and SCHEMA.md is the generated wiki's single operating contract.”
- name
- llm-wiki-bootstrap
- version
- 0.1.0
Files
SKILL.md and 17 other files (references) in skill of nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill.
- SKILL.md
- references/config/extend-schema.md
- references/templates/agent-pointer.md
- references/templates/bm25-readme.md
- references/templates/concept-table.md
- references/templates/domain-page-types.md
- references/templates/extend.md
- references/templates/gitignore.md
- references/templates/index.md
- references/templates/log.md
- references/templates/overview.md
- references/templates/schema.md
- references/templates/wiki_fts.py
- references/workflows/bm25.md
- references/workflows/bootstrap.md
- references/workflows/ingest.md
- references/workflows/lint.md
- … and 1 more
Open the folder on GitHubat commit c69ee54
Compare with similar skills
LLM Wiki Bootstrap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLM Wiki Bootstrap this skillnanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill | 167 | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Karpathy LLM WikiAstro-Han/karpathy-llm-wiki | 2.5k | — | ~3.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| LLM Wikilewislulu/llm-wiki-skill | 655 | — | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Wiki Builderrohitg00/pro-workflow | 2.9k | — | ~1k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Codex History IngestAr9av/obsidian-wiki | 3.5k | — | ~2.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Arkon Editnduckmink/arkon | 1.5k | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about LLM Wiki Bootstrap
What does LLM Wiki Bootstrap do?
Bootstrap and operate an LLM Wiki: a persistent Markdown knowledge base with immutable raw sources, an LLM-maintained wiki, a SCHEMA.md operating contract, thin runtime pointer files, EXTEND.md…. LLM Wiki Bootstrap is an agent skill from nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill.md preferences, and optional local BM25 search.
When should I use LLM Wiki Bootstrap?
LLM Wiki Bootstrap fits situations like: the user asks to create; bootstrap an LLM wiki; configure EXTEND.md preferences; set up BM25/full-text search for an LLM Wiki.
How do I install LLM Wiki Bootstrap in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill --skill llm-wiki-bootstrap -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skill in nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill) into .claude/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install LLM Wiki Bootstrap in Codex?
Run `npx skills add nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill --skill llm-wiki-bootstrap -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skill in nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill) into .agents/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use LLM Wiki Bootstrap 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 nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill --skill llm-wiki-bootstrap -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap, .gemini/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap, .github/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap and .opencode/skills/llm-wiki-bootstrap in your project.
What does LLM Wiki Bootstrap need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, LLM Wiki Bootstrap needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does LLM Wiki Bootstrap 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 LLM Wiki Bootstrap 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 LLM Wiki Bootstrap use?
No licence was found for LLM Wiki Bootstrap or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does LLM Wiki Bootstrap use?
About 1.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 20k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to LLM Wiki Bootstrap?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with LLM Wiki Bootstrap: Karpathy LLM Wiki (Astro-Han/karpathy-llm-wiki, 2.5k stars), LLM Wiki (lewislulu/llm-wiki-skill, 655 stars), Wiki Builder (rohitg00/pro-workflow, 2.9k stars) and Codex History Ingest (Ar9av/obsidian-wiki, 3.5k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains LLM Wiki Bootstrap?
nanzhipro (a GitHub user) maintains it in nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill, which has 167 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on May 6, 2026.
Source: nanzhipro/Karpathy-llm-wiki-bootstrap-skill on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.