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About refactor

A command skill that scopes and runs automated refactoring through the `refactor:code-simplifier` agent. It accepts paths, semantic searches, or recent changes, excludes generated and dependency files, and reports the resulting changes.

Key features

  1. 01Resolve scope from paths or semantic queries
  2. 02Use recent changes when no arguments are given
  3. 03Exclude dependencies and generated artifacts
  4. 04Launch the code simplifier in aggressive mode
  5. 05Summarize changes and suggest tests

Use cases

  1. 01Refactor specified files or directories
  2. 02Locate code matching a semantic request
  3. 03Refactor recently modified code files
  4. 04Review the scope and summary of automated changes

Install

Copy the command and run it in a terminal.

$npx skills add https://github.com/fradser/dotclaude --skill refactor

After installing, type/refactorin Claude Code to confirm it loaded.

Bundled files

References and scripts installed along with SKILL.md.

references/
agent-configuration.md
output-requirements.md
scope-determination.md

Details

From the project README

Refactor Command

Execute automated refactoring for $ARGUMENTS using refactor:code-simplifier agent.

Pre-operation Checks

Goal: Ensure scope resolution is deterministic before launching the agent.

Actions:

  1. Run git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree and continue even if false when explicit paths are provided
  2. Normalize arguments by trimming whitespace and preserving quoted path segments
  3. Treat an empty argument list as "recent changes" mode

Phase 1: Determine Target Scope

Goal: Identify files to refactor based on arguments or session context.

Actions:

  1. If arguments provided: verify as file/directory paths using Glob
  2. If paths exist: use them directly as refactoring scope
  3. If paths don't exist: treat arguments as semantic query, search codebase with Grep
  4. If no arguments: run git diff --name-only to find recently modified code files
  5. If no recent changes found: inform user and exit without refactoring

CRITICAL: Never include node_modules/, .git/, dist/, build/, lock files, or compiled artifacts in refactoring scope — use Grep --glob exclusions to enforce.

See references/scope-determination.md for search strategies and edge cases.

Phase 2: Launch Refactoring Agent

Goal: Execute refactor:code-simplifier agent with aggressive mode enabled.

Actions:

  1. Launch refactor:code-simplifier agent with target scope and aggressive mode flag
  2. Pass scope determination method (paths, semantic query, or session context)
  3. Agent auto-loads refactor:best-practices skill and applies language-specific patterns

See references/agent-configuration.md for detailed Task parameters.

Phase 3: Summary

Goal: Report comprehensive summary of changes.

Actions:

  1. Report total files refactored and changes categorized by improvement type
  2. List best practices applied and legacy code removed
  3. Suggest tests to run and provide rollback command tailored to actual scope (for example: git restore --worktree --staged <files>)

See references/output-requirements.md for detailed summary format.

Requirements

  • Execute immediately without user confirmation
  • Refactor ALL matching files when semantic search returns multiple results
  • Direct users to /refactor-project for project-wide scope
  • Preserve behavior and public interfaces unless user explicitly requests a behavior change

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