# The Pragmatic Programmer (agent skill)

> The Pragmatic Programmer is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from ciembor/agent-rules-books. Apply Hunt and Thomas-inspired pragmatic programming rules when improving engineering judgment, feedback loops, DRY knowledge, orthogonality, automation, or adaptability. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and GitHub Copilot and has 2,921 GitHub stars across a repository of 3 listed skills.

Apply Hunt and Thomas-inspired pragmatic programming rules when improving engineering judgment, feedback loops, DRY knowledge, orthogonality, automation, or adaptability. Use this skill when a task involves pragmatic engineering judgment, responsibility, DRY at the knowledge level, orthogonality, automation, prototyping, fast feedback, or adaptable design.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books |
| Skill path | the-pragmatic-programmer/SKILL.md |
| Skill name | the-pragmatic-programmer |
| GitHub stars | 2,921 |
| Installs on skills.sh | not listed |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 3 |
| Plugin marketplace | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot |
| Category | Coding |
| Last commit | Sep 10, 2026 |

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.git
cp -r agent-rules-books/the-pragmatic-programmer ~/.claude/skills/the-pragmatic-programmer   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.git
cp -r agent-rules-books/the-pragmatic-programmer .agents/skills/the-pragmatic-programmer   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.git
cp -r agent-rules-books/the-pragmatic-programmer .cursor/skills/the-pragmatic-programmer   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

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