Curious Dolphin Skills
Install this marketplace when you want Claude Code to apply PEP 20 (Zen of Python) while you write, refactor, or review Python so structure and readability stay consistently pythonic.
Overview
curious-dolphin-skills is a plugin marketplace for the Ship phase that packages a PEP 20–based Python code-quality skill for writing, refactoring, and reviewing pythonic code in Claude Code.
What is this marketplace?
- Single-plugin marketplace shipping the zen-of-python skill with MIT license and code-quality category
- PEP 20–driven guidance for programs, scripts, functions, one-liners, refactors, and reviews
- Keyword coverage: pythonic readability, maintainability, style, and refactoring triggers
- Fires on Python work, PEP 20, style questions, and “is this good Python?”
- Focused bundle for solo builders who want opinionated structure without a separate linter plugin
- Marketplace bundles exactly 1 plugin: zen-of-python
- Plugin license: MIT; category: code-quality
Community signal: 3 GitHub stars.
What problem does it solve?
Python drafts from you or your agent often look fine but drift from readable, maintainable, pythonic structure until review time becomes painful.
Who is it for?
Solo builders shipping Python CLIs, APIs, or scripts who want PEP 20 coaching inside the agent without maintaining a custom review prompt.
Skip if: Teams that only need automated lint/format in CI and do not want conversational style guidance in the editor.
What do I get? / Deliverables
After you add the marketplace, Claude applies Zen-of-Python principles during Python edits and reviews so structure and style stay aligned before you merge or ship.
- zen-of-python plugin enabled from a 1-plugin marketplace
- PEP 20–guided rewrites and review feedback on Python changes
Plugins in this marketplace
1 plugin — install individually after you add the marketplace.
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Journey fit
Code quality and “is this good Python?” checks are the canonical ship-time gate before you merge or release, even though the same guidance helps during active build work. Review is the primary shelf because the zen-of-python plugin is triggered heavily on refactors, bug fixes, snippets, and explicit code-review passes—not only greenfield authoring.
How it compares
Curated single-skill marketplace for pythonic editorial guidance, not an MCP server or a standalone linter integration.
Common Questions / FAQ
Who is Curious Dolphin Skills for?
It is for indie and solo developers who write Python in Claude Code and want PEP 20–aligned readability and maintainability whenever they code or review.
When should I use Curious Dolphin Skills?
Use it whenever you touch Python—new features, refactors, bug fixes, snippets, or before merge—especially when you ask whether the code is good, pythonic, or PEP 20–compliant.
How do I add Curious Dolphin Skills to my agent?
Register the CuriousDolphin/skills marketplace in Claude Code, install the zen-of-python plugin from the bundle, and invoke it on Python tasks or style and review questions.