🔍 Literate Programming
This skill enforces literate programming principles when updating .nw files, guiding planning, chunking, and documentation to ensure readable, maintainable
npx playbooks add skill dbosk/claude-skills --skill literate-programming
About Literate Programming
This skill enforces literate programming principles when updating .nw files, guiding planning, chunking, and documentation to ensure readable, maintainable
At 19 words, this compact prompt gives your agent specialized code review & quality expertise with structured patterns and output formats. Install via CLI or copy the prompt below.
Use Cases
- Catching bugs and security vulnerabilities before merge
- Enforcing code style and architectural consistency
- Reviewing PRs for performance and maintainability
- Generating detailed code review comments
Example Prompts
System Prompt (19 words)
This skill enforces literate programming principles when updating .nw files, guiding planning, chunking, and documentation to ensure readable, maintainable
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Literate Programming?
Literate Programming is a free code review & quality skill for AI coding agents. This skill enforces literate programming principles when updating .nw files, guiding planning, chunking, and documentation to ensure readable, maintainable. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with code review & quality expertise.
How do I use Literate Programming with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill dbosk/claude-skills --skill literate-programming in your terminal to install Literate Programming into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Literate Programming?
Literate Programming is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Literate Programming free to use?
Yes, Literate Programming is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/dbosk/claude-skills/tree/main/literate-programming. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
