carmack-mode

What problem does it solve?

Eliminates unfocused discussion and oversized refactors by providing a disciplined, surgical workflow to diagnose and fix production-blocking bugs, urgent performance regressions, and deadline-driven features with the minimal code change required.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Read the code first: inspect the real source before assuming causes or writing new abstractions.
• Root-cause focus: dig until the true cause is identified instead of treating symptoms.
• Minimal surgical changes: apply the smallest, safest edit that resolves the issue and avoid broad refactors.
• Verification and guardrails: require type checks, linting, builds, and targeted tests to prevent regressions.
• Practical examples: remove mock data accidentally shipped to production, add cleanup to an uncovered setInterval causing a memory leak, or replace a failing third-party fallback with a simple robust check.

Quick Start

Activate carmack-mode to diagnose and implement a surgical fix for a production-blocking bug, making the smallest targeted change and verifying success with type-checks, linting, build, and tests.