Set the rules. Then read the diff.

Andrej Karpathy’s notes on how coding models overbuild, as a critic you can run on a task and a patch. No account, no upload.

Think before coding

State assumptions. Ask if two readings exist.

Only the code this task actually needs.

Every changed line traces to the request.

Name the check. Loop until it passes.

Try one

Ambiguous verbs get a question. A named check does not.

Paste a task. Vague verbs earn a question. A named check does not.

The brief appears here.

— drift

Paste a unified diff. Quote flips, extra errors, and strategy-pattern piles get flagged.

Number the steps. Each line should say verify, test, or check.