Codger · open-source developer tooling
Stops your AI from writing 400 lines when 4 would do.
A ruleset and skill files for AI coding agents: terse output, minimum-viable code, and an active pushback reflex when asked to add Redux to a static page. Not a Solen AI product layer, a separate open-source project built along the way.
v3.1.0, MIT licensed. One installer for Claude Code and six other agent runtimes.
Six skills
One core philosophy, six sharpened edges.
codger-core
Terse communication, minimal-code bias. The always-on baseline every other skill builds on.
codger-reality-check
Refuses bad architecture out loud instead of quietly building it. The active pushback mechanism.
codger-re
Reverse-engineers obfuscated code in three disciplined passes instead of one confident guess.
codger-chronodebug
Debugs backward from the crash instead of forward from a hunch.
codger-blast-radius
Maps who breaks before touching the thing that breaks them.
codger-ephemeral
Any throwaway code ships with its own cleanup script. Debt with an expiry date.
Benchmarked, wins and losses both
Measured against caveman and ponytail, two similar open-source projects.
Three test sets: single-shot LOC parity, guardianship pushback, and real Claude Code agentic sessions. Full report, charts, and the runs where Codger loses.
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