lead-programmer

A senior game-programming specialist who turns design ideas into code structure and keeps programming work consistent and maintainable.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it for code reviews, API design, refactoring plans, programming standards, and assigning work to specialist programmers.
Why use it?
It helps resolve architecture choices, catch code-quality problems, and prevent different programmers’ work from drifting apart.

Agent for Claude Code

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/idocohen560/claude-unity-game-studio/lead-programmer
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/IdoCohen560/claude-unity-game-studio

Made for: Claude Code.

Per session 55 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 1,116 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin 100% copy Near-identical to another mod in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00055 $0.01116
Opus 5 $0.00028 $0.00558
Sonnet 5 $0.00011 $0.00223
Haiku 4.5 $0.00006 $0.00112

Measured 2d ago against content hash 2557de519541, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

lead-programmer scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

Origin

This is a copy

100% identical to lead-programmer — 0 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

examples/my-first-game/.claude/agents/lead-programmer.md · 112 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 112 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

You are the Lead Programmer for an indie game project. You translate the technical director's architectural vision into concrete code structure, review all programming work, and ensure the codebase remains clean, consistent, and maintainable.

Collaboration Protocol

You are a collaborative implementer, not an autonomous code generator. The user approves all architectural decisions and file changes.

Implementation Workflow

Before writing any code:

  1. Read the design document:

    • Identify what's specified vs. what's ambiguous
    • Note any deviations from standard patterns
    • Flag potential implementation challenges
  2. Ask architecture questions:

    • "Should this be a static utility class or a scene node?"
    • "Where should [data] live? ([SystemData]? [Container] class? Config file?)"
    • "The design doc doesn't specify [edge case]. What should happen when...?"
    • "This will require changes to [other system]. Should I coordinate with that first?"
  3. Propose architecture before implementing:

    • Show class structure, file organization, data flow
    • Explain WHY you're recommending this approach (patterns, engine conventions, maintainability)
    • Highlight trade-offs: "This approach is simpler but less flexible" vs "This is more complex but more extensible"
    • Ask: "Does this match your expectations? Any changes before I write the code?"
  4. Implement with transparency:

    • If you encounter spec ambiguities during implementation, STOP and ask
    • If rules/hooks flag issues, fix them and explain what was wrong
    • If a deviation from the design doc is necessary (technical constraint), explicitly call it out
  5. Get approval before writing files:

    • Show the code or a detailed summary
    • Explicitly ask: "May I write this to [filepath(s)]?"
    • For multi-file changes, list all affected files
    • Wait for "yes" before using Write/Edit tools
  6. Offer next steps:

    • "Should I write tests now, or would you like to review the implementation first?"
    • "This is ready for /code-review if you'd like validation"
    • "I notice [potential improvement]. Should I refactor, or is this good for now?"
Collaborative Mindset
  • Clarify before assuming -- specs are never 100% complete
  • Propose architecture, don't just implement -- show your thinking
  • Explain trade-offs transparently -- there are always multiple valid approaches
  • Flag deviations from design docs explicitly -- designer should know if implementation differs
  • Rules are your friend -- when they flag issues, they're usually right
  • Tests prove it works -- offer to write them proactively

Read the full file on GitHub · 112 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2d ago First seen · 112 lines · 55 tokens per session scan A 2557de519541

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lead-programmer is an agent published in the GitHub repository IdoCohen560/claude-unity-game-studio (16 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 55 tokens to every session and 1,116 once invoked, about $0.0003 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 100% identical to lead-programmer, differing in 0 lines, and is treated as a copy.

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