boy-scout-rule
✓Use when modifying existing files, refactoring, improving code quality, or touching legacy code by applying the Boy Scout Rule to leave code better than you found it.
Installation
SKILL.md
Always leave code better than you found it. Make incremental improvements when you touch a file.
During implementation: Make changes, apply boy scout, verify, commit together
During code review: Look for boy scout opportunities, recognize good boy scouting
Use when modifying existing files, refactoring, improving code quality, or touching legacy code by applying the Boy Scout Rule to leave code better than you found it. Source: thebushidocollective/han.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/thebushidocollective/han --skill boy-scout-rule- Source
- thebushidocollective/han
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Verified
- ✓
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is boy-scout-rule?
Use when modifying existing files, refactoring, improving code quality, or touching legacy code by applying the Boy Scout Rule to leave code better than you found it. Source: thebushidocollective/han.
How do I install boy-scout-rule?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/thebushidocollective/han --skill boy-scout-rule Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/thebushidocollective/han
Details
- Category
- </>Dev Tools
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01