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Quantify and track your coding skill decay caused by AI reliance through regular, unaided programming drills.

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  • Full stack
  • Automation
  • Code quality
  • CLI
  • macOS
  • Linux
  • Windows
  • Runs locally
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Popularity
132 Stars
GitHub stars
Recent activity
7/16/2026
Maintenance status unclear
License
MIT
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Why it matters

We look beyond stars: what problem it solves, whether it creates real utility, and what makes its approach worth noticing.

Last 90 days

Problem

The tool directly addresses the measurable skill degradation caused by reliance on AI coding assistants.

Practical value

It provides a practical training and tracking loop using short drills, an Elo-style rating, and a local dashboard.

Innovation / differentiation

Adapting chess Elo ratings for software skills and visualizing the gap between unaided and AI-assisted work is distinct.

Leverage potential

Operating as a lightweight CLI tool with local SQLite storage, it requires minimal disruption to daily workflows.

Why now

It arrives precisely when the industry is actively discussing the hidden costs of AI-driven skill erosion among developers.

Community activity

In the last 90 days there were 30 new issues and 9 pull requests; the bounded issue/PR samples include 3 issue authors and 4 PR contributors, with 7 releases.

Maintainer responsiveness

The 30-issue window sample had a 20% close rate, and the 9-pull-request sample had a 67% merge rate. Maintainer-response observations covered 100% of that issue sample, with a 7% response rate and median first response of 17.5 hours.

4 contributors in PR sample7 releasesIssue response rate 7% · sample 30 (100% coverage)Median first response 17.5hPR merge rate 67% · 9 sampled in window

Key highlights

  • Regular unaided coding drills
  • Elo-based skill rating system
  • Comparative charts for solo vs. AI-assisted performance

Quick start

How it is installed, how hard it is, and where to start.

Where it runs

Runs locally

Difficulty

Easy — follow the steps

Runs locally
  1. 01Install Atrophy globally using npm.
  2. 02Run atrophy baseline to complete the initial skill assessment.
  3. 03Execute atrophy drill regularly to practice without AI assistance.
  4. 04Run atrophy serve to view your skill dashboard in a local browser.

Best for

  • Developers who want to try it on their machine

More about it

Atrophy addresses the potential decline in coding proficiency caused by over-reliance on AI tools. It periodically issues short, unaided programming exercises via the command line, requiring users to solve problems without any AI assistance.

Beyond tracking skill ratings over time, the tool allows for monthly 'AI-on' drills to measure the performance gap between solo and assisted work. All data is stored locally in a SQLite file, ensuring complete privacy.

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  • capability tags

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    automation, code_quality

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/27/2026

  • editor note

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    {"en":"This tool visualizes skill dependency by comparing scores between solo and AI-assisted coding sessions. It is best suited for developers looking to maintain core programming proficiency while using AI tools.","zh":"该工具通过对比「独立编码」与「AI 辅助编码」的练习得分，直观展示技能依赖程度。它更适合希望在 AI 辅助开发环境下保持核心编程能力的开发者使用。"}

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/27/2026

  • how to use

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    {"steps":[{"en":"Install Atrophy globally using npm.","zh":"使用 npm 全局安装 Atrophy。"},{"en":"Run `atrophy baseline` to complete the initial skill assessment.","zh":"运行 `atrophy baseline` 完成初始技能评估。"},{"en":"Execute `atrophy drill` regularly to practice without AI assistance.","zh":"定期执行 `atrophy drill` 进行无 AI 辅助的练习。"},{"en":"Run `atrophy serve` to view your skill dashboard in a local browser.","zh":"运行 `atrophy serve` 在本地浏览器查看技能评分仪表盘。"}],"installAt":"local","difficulty":"easy"}

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/27/2026

  • intro

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    {"en":"Atrophy addresses the potential decline in coding proficiency caused by over-reliance on AI tools. It periodically issues short, unaided programming exercises via the command line, requiring users to solve problems without any AI assistance.\n\nBeyond tracking skill ratings over time, the tool allows for monthly 'AI-on' drills to measure the performance gap between solo and assisted work. All data is stored locally in a SQLite file, ensuring complete privacy.","zh":"Atrophy 解决开发者因过度依赖 AI 而导致的编码能力退化问题。它通过命令行定期推送短小的编程练习，要求开发者在不使用任何 AI 辅助的情况下完成任务，并自动评估代码质量。\n\n该工具不仅记录你的技能评分曲线，还允许用户每月进行一次「AI 辅助」练习，从而通过对比两组数据，量化你对 AI 的依赖程度。所有数据均存储在本地 SQLite 文件中，确保隐私安全。"}

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/27/2026

  • Latest release

    Verified

    v0.4.0

    Source: GitHub API · latest_release=v0.4.0 · 9/18/2026

  • License

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    MIT

    Source: GitHub API · license.spdx_id=MIT · 9/18/2026

  • needs api key

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    No

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/27/2026

  • One-liner

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    {"en":"Quantify and track your coding skill decay caused by AI reliance through regular, unaided programming drills.","zh":"通过定期无 AI 辅助的编程练习，量化并追踪你在 AI 编码工具依赖下的真实技能水平。"}

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/27/2026

  • Platforms

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    macos, linux, windows

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/27/2026

  • Category hint

    Inferred from materials

    ai-apps

    Source: Project README · hint=ai-apps · 8/14/2026

  • product forms

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    cli

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/27/2026

  • role tags

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    backend, frontend, fullstack

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/27/2026

  • supports local

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    Yes

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/27/2026

  • supports self host

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    No

    Source: admin_cms · cms editor · 8/27/2026

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