surgical-patchby Julius BrusseeDevelopmentGitHub stars: 109k
Surgical Patch skill: what it does and how to install it
Fixes a bug or small behaviour change at the narrowest responsible layer, with regression proof.
Install
$ npx skills add JuliusBrussee/caveman --skill surgical-patchRun it in a terminal. If your agent is already running, start a new session so it picks the skill up.
About this skill
Fixes a bug or small behaviour change at the narrowest responsible layer, with regression proof.
History
Repo stars
109kAbout +8k since 9 Jul 2026
Before 1 Oct 2026 the curve is estimated from public event data.
Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 14 skills.
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| Date | Repo stars |
|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | 108,672 |
| 24 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 108,359 |
| 17 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 107,939 |
| 10 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 105,130 |
| 3 Sept 2026 (estimated) | 101,650 |
| 27 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 101,470 |
| 20 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 101,320 |
| 13 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 101,310 |
| 6 Aug 2026 (estimated) | 101,120 |
| 30 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 101,070 |
| 23 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 100,990 |
| 16 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 100,920 |
| 9 Jul 2026 (estimated) | 100,711 |
Installs
77.6k
Tracking since . A chart appears once there are 7 days of data.
Installs via skills.sh
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