Karpathytalk Community
A Go-based social network that's basically Twitter meets GitHub Gists, built for developers who want their posts in markdown and their data actually accessible. Everything runs as a single binary with SQLite, GitHub OAuth handles auth, and the entire social graph (posts, likes, reposts, follows) is exposed through JSON and markdown APIs with zero authentication required for reads. The design philosophy is refreshingly simple: your content is plain text, the database is just a file you can query directly, and agents can consume the feed as easily as humans. If you've ever wanted to self-host something social without dealing with Docker compose files or learning a new query language, this is annoyingly straightforward to deploy.
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- last updated
- Jul 14, 2026
Install
$ npx -y skills add aradotso/trending-skills --skill karpathytalk-community --agent claude-codeInstalls into .claude/skills of the current project.
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KarpathyTalk Community Skill
Skill by ara.so — Daily 2026 Skills collection.
KarpathyTalk is a Go-based developer social network (Twitter × GitHub Gists) where posts are plain markdown, the social layer supports likes/reposts/follows/replies, and all data is openly accessible via JSON and markdown APIs — designed for both humans and LLM agents.
What It Does
- GitHub OAuth sign-in (no new credentials)
- Posts are GFM markdown with syntax-highlighted code blocks and image uploads
- Social features: likes, reposts, quote posts, replies, follows
- REST API returns JSON (for agents/code) or markdown (for humans)
- Single Go binary + SQLite +
uploads/directory — trivial to self-host - Built with: Go, SQLite, htmx, goldmark
Installation & Local Setup
1. Create a GitHub OAuth App
Go to GitHub → Settings → Developer settings → OAuth Apps → New OAuth App:
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Application name | KarpathyTalk |
| Homepage URL | http://localhost:8080 |
| Authorization callback URL | http://localhost:8080/auth/callback |
Save the Client ID and Client Secret.
2. Clone & Build
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- Repository
- github.com/aradotso/trending-skills
- First seen
- Jun 3, 2026
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