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Code refactoring: safe steps and tests v1.0.0

Use this resource to refactor code in safe steps while keeping its behavior intact

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install safe-code-refactoring-2

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 reviews code for overly long methods, duplication and unclear names, then applies refactorings in small steps. It checks test coverage before each change and documents the result.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • references/code-smells.md: catalog of code smells
  • references/refactoring-patterns.md: refactoring patterns and when to use them
  • references/testing-strategies.md: tests to write before changing the code

Good fit for

  • A module has become hard to change and each edit creates bugs
  • You want to modernize legacy code without changing what it does

Not for

    Tags

    • refactoring
    • code smells
    • technical debt
    • tests
    • maintainability

    About

    You say

    “Refactor this billing service: it is 600 lines long and duplicates the VAT logic.”

    Card for the “Code refactoring: safe steps and tests” skill

    Skill published by dauquangthanh 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 in safe steps while keeping its behavior intact
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • references/code-smells.md19.1 KB
    • references/common-refactoring-scenarios.md1.6 KB
    • references/output-format.md0.5 KB
    • references/refactoring-best-practices.md5.1 KB
    • references/refactoring-patterns.md18.3 KB
    • references/refactoring-process.md18.6 KB
    • references/testing-strategies.md20.2 KB
    • references/tools-and-automation.md0.6 KB
    • SKILL.md4.8 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    dauquangthanh
    Source
    github.com/dauquangthanh/hanoi-rainbow/tree/0e2ebaea024ad494bfd39cba73effa61a9c978cf/skills/code-refactoring
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

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

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