Peyton Jones Practical Haskell
Peyton Jones' Practical Haskell guides beginners through Haskell fundamentals with clear examples and exercises, boosting your programming skills.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add peyton-jones-practical-haskell npx -- -y @trustedskills/peyton-jones-practical-haskell
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"peyton-jones-practical-haskell": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/peyton-jones-practical-haskell"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill allows AI agents to generate and understand Haskell code based on the principles outlined in "Peyton Jones's Practical OCaml." It can translate natural language descriptions into functional Haskell code, explain existing Haskell code snippets, and assist with debugging. The skill focuses on practical application rather than purely theoretical concepts.
When to use it
- Code Generation: Generate simple Haskell functions or data structures from a description of their purpose. For example, creating a function to calculate the factorial of a number.
- Code Explanation: Get explanations of existing Haskell code snippets, particularly those utilizing functional programming paradigms.
- Debugging Assistance: Receive suggestions for identifying and correcting errors in Haskell programs.
- Learning Haskell: Use it as a supplementary tool when learning Haskell, to clarify concepts or generate examples.
Key capabilities
- Haskell Code Generation
- Code Explanation
- Debugging Suggestions
- Functional Programming Paradigm Understanding
Example prompts
- "Write a Haskell function that calculates the nth Fibonacci number."
- "Explain this Haskell code:
map (\x -> x * 2) [1, 2, 3]" - "I'm getting an error 'Non-exhaustive patterns in function'. Can you help me debug this Haskell code?"
Tips & gotchas
The skill’s effectiveness is tied to the clarity and specificity of your prompts. Providing context or examples can significantly improve the quality of generated or explained code.
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