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Spotting complexity that serves no purpose v1.0.0

Use this resource to spot over-engineering in code, architecture or a pull request and estimate the debt it creates

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install over-engineering-complexity-audit

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 first sets the real requirement, then looks for complexity that serves the developer's ego rather than the need: needless abstractions, microservices for one endpoint, home-made frameworks. It gives a vanity score and a debt estimate, with at most seven top findings. You get a reasoned review to help decide whether to simplify.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: review steps, vanity score and report format
  • references/: detection patterns and kill-criteria template

Good fit for

  • You are deciding between rebuilding and simplifying a module
  • A pull request adds many abstractions for few features

Not for

    Tags

    • simplicity
    • complexity
    • architecture review
    • technical debt

    About

    You say

    “Is this five-layer module justified for a single route? Review it.”

    Card for the “Spotting complexity that serves no purpose” skill

    Skill published by bencium 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 spot over-engineering in code, architecture or a pull request and estimate the debt it creates
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • references/detection-patterns.md9.9 KB
    • references/kill-criteria-template.md8.6 KB
    • SKILL.md9.6 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    bencium
    Source
    github.com/bencium/bencium-marketplace/tree/5de46a39b4640fa419560cd0b67e4c4b50dac802/vanity-engineering-review/skills/vanity-engineering-review
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « vanity-engineering-review » (bencium, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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