Refactor Code

Purpose

Improve code structure and readability

Routing

• Use when: Use when user asks to improve maintainability, readability, modularity, or error handling in code.
• Do not use when: Don't use for behavior-only fixes where refactor risk is unnecessary.
• Outputs: Refactor changes, rationale, and minimal review checklist for behavior-sensitive sections.
• Success criteria: Preserves behavior while improving structure and readability.

Trigger Examples

Positive

• Use the refactor-code skill for this request.
• Help me with refactor code.
• Use when user asks to improve maintainability, readability, modularity, or error handling in code.
• Refactor Code: provide an actionable result.

Negative

• Don't use for behavior-only fixes where refactor risk is unnecessary.
• Do not use refactor-code for unrelated requests.
• This request is outside refactor code scope.
• This is conceptual discussion only; no tool workflow is needed.

Parameters

Runtime Prompt

• Current runtime prompt length: 235 characters.
• Runtime prompt is defined directly in ../refactor-code.json.