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Refactoring and code smell cleanup v1.0.0

Use this resource to refactor code to make it more readable and maintainable

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install code-refactoring-smells

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent spots code smells such as long methods, duplicated code or overlong parameter lists, then applies changes in small steps. It checks that behavior stays the same, relying on the tests. You get simpler code, changed in verifiable steps.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: principles, method and smells to address
  • references/smells.md: catalog of code smells
  • references/techniques.md: refactoring techniques

Good fit for

  • A module has become hard to read or change
  • You want to clean up code without changing what it does

Not for

    Tags

    • refactoring
    • quality
    • code
    • technical debt

    About

    You say

    “Refactor this service: the billing method runs to over 200 lines.”

    Card for the “Refactoring and code smell cleanup” skill

    Skill published by zhaono1 under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to refactor code to make it more readable and maintainable
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • README.md1 KB
    • references/checklist.md0.1 KB
    • references/smells.md0.1 KB
    • references/techniques.md0.1 KB
    • SKILL.md6.7 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    zhaono1
    Source
    github.com/zhaono1/agent-playbook/tree/be7a9d7d17593abd8cf029d51c87dbd5b445351e/skills/refactoring-specialist
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « refactoring-specialist » (zhaono1, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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