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Karpathy: "Maximally Forkable Repo" as Architecture Pattern

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Karpathy continues developing the "Claws" personal agent infrastructure category. His latest pattern: configuration via skills rather than config files. "Write the most maximally forkable repo possible, and then have the skills to fork it into any desired configuration" — connecting to meta-learning (MAML). He endorsed NanoClaw (~4,000 lines, containerized, auditable) over OpenClaw ("400K lines of vibe coded monster that is being actively attacked at scale").

Builder takeaway: Small, auditable, forkable agent cores + skill-based customization > monolithic configurable platforms.

Source: Simon Willison | NanoClaw

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