Code Refactoring Workflow
luongnv89/claude-howto
Guides systematic, test-backed refactoring in the style of Martin Fowler, moving through research, planning and small incremental changes with your approval at each phase.
Scan codebases for technical debt, score severity, track trends, and generate prioritized remediation plans.
Install Tech Debt Tracker
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills tech-debt-tracker --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker .claude/skills/tech-debt-tracker && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "tech-debt-tracker" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker into .claude/skills/tech-debt-tracker/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tech-debt-tracker", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/skills/tech-debt-trackerType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills tech-debt-tracker --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker .agents/skills/tech-debt-tracker && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "tech-debt-tracker" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker into .agents/skills/tech-debt-tracker/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tech-debt-tracker", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills tech-debt-tracker --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker .cursor/skills/tech-debt-tracker && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "tech-debt-tracker" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker into .cursor/skills/tech-debt-tracker/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tech-debt-tracker", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git --path engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills tech-debt-tracker --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker .gemini/skills/tech-debt-tracker && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "tech-debt-tracker" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker into .gemini/skills/tech-debt-tracker/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tech-debt-tracker", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills tech-debt-trackerInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker .github/skills/tech-debt-tracker && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "tech-debt-tracker" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker into .github/skills/tech-debt-tracker/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tech-debt-tracker", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install alirezarezvani/claude-skills tech-debt-tracker --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker .opencode/skills/tech-debt-tracker && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "tech-debt-tracker" agent skill from https://github.com/alirezarezvani/claude-skills/tree/main/engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker into .opencode/skills/tech-debt-tracker/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "tech-debt-tracker", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
tech-debt-tracker- GitHub stars
- 28k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~1.2k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 486 words
- Files
- 19 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
- Skills in repo
- 342
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Scan codebases for technical debt, score severity, track trends, and generate prioritized remediation plans.
- Works in 8 steps: Scan the codebase → Prioritize the backlog → Track trends over time → …
- Users mention tech debt
- SKILL.md covers Overview, What This Skill Provides, Quick Start — scan →… and Technical Debt Classification…, plus 1 more section
- Runs Python and JavaScript scripts from its folder; calls python3
What it does
Tech Debt Tracker is an agent skill from alirezarezvani/claude-skills. Scan codebases for technical debt, score severity, track trends, and generate prioritized remediation plans. Use when users mention tech debt, code quality, refactoring priority, debt scoring, cleanup sprints, or code health assessment. Also use for legacy code modernization planning and maintenance cost estimation.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 23 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `README.md`, `assets/historical_debt_2024-01-15.json` and `assets/historical_debt_2024-02-01.json`).
It sits in Development, covering Technical debt, Code quality and Legacy modernization. The repository describes itself as: 380 Claude Code skills & agent skills & plugins (30+ Agents, 70+ custom commands, 380+ skills, customizable references, scripts)for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, and 8… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Users mention tech debt
- Refactoring priority
- Cleanup sprints
- Code health assessment
Example prompts
- “/tech-debt-tracker”
Requirements
- Python 3
- Node.js
Workflow steps
8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 19392f7. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python and JavaScript, from the files we listed), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
python3
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Tech Debt Tracker loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs, and up to ~13k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 84 tokens; SKILL.md has 486 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from alirezarezvani/claude-skills at commit 19392f7, republished under its MIT licence (© alirezarezvani). 486 words, ~1,183 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/tech-debt-tracker/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 18 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- tech-debt-tracker
- description
- Scan codebases for technical debt, score severity, track trends, and generate prioritized remediation plans. Use when users mention tech debt, code quality, refactoring priority, debt scoring, cleanup sprints, or code health assessment. Also use for legacy code modernization planning and maintenance cost estimation.
Tech Debt Tracker
Tier: POWERFUL 🔥
Category: Engineering Process Automation
Expertise: Code Quality, Technical Debt Management, Software Engineering
Overview
Tech debt is one of the most insidious challenges in software development - it compounds over time, slowing down development velocity, increasing maintenance costs, and reducing code quality. This skill provides a comprehensive framework for identifying, analyzing, prioritizing, and tracking technical debt across codebases.
Tech debt isn't just about messy code - it encompasses architectural shortcuts, missing tests, outdated dependencies, documentation gaps, and infrastructure compromises. Like financial debt, it accrues "interest" through increased development time, higher bug rates, and reduced team velocity.
What This Skill Provides
This skill offers three interconnected tools that form a complete tech debt management system:
- Debt Scanner - Automatically identifies tech debt signals in your codebase
- Debt Prioritizer - Analyzes and prioritizes debt items using cost-of-delay frameworks
- Debt Dashboard - Tracks debt trends over time and provides executive reporting
Together, these tools enable engineering teams to make data-driven decisions about tech debt, balancing new feature development with maintenance work.
Quick Start — scan → prioritize → dashboard
All paths relative to this skill folder. The scanner's JSON output feeds the prioritizer directly; dated inventory snapshots feed the dashboard.
1. Scan the codebase
python3 scripts/debt_scanner.py /path/to/codebase --format json --output debt_inventory.jsonEmits debt_inventory.json with scan_metadata, summary, debt_items[], file_statistics, and recommendations. Report the summary counts to the user. (Dry run: assets/sample_codebase.)
2. Prioritize the backlog
python3 scripts/debt_prioritizer.py debt_inventory.json --framework wsjf --team-size 6 --sprint-capacity 20 --format json --output debt_priorities.jsonFrameworks: cost_of_delay (default), wsjf, rice. Output contains prioritized_backlog (work top-down), sprint_allocation (paste into sprint planning), and insights.
3. Track trends over time
Keep dated snapshots (debt_YYYY-MM-DD.json), then:
python3 scripts/debt_dashboard.py --input-dir snapshots/ --period monthly --format both --output debt_dashboardOr pass files explicitly (samples: assets/historical_debt_2024-01-15.json assets/historical_debt_2024-02-01.json). The dashboard reports trend direction and executive-ready summaries — use it to verify a cleanup sprint actually reduced debt.
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Verification loop
After a remediation sprint: re-run step 1, re-run step 3 with the new snapshot, and assert the targeted categories' counts dropped. A cleanup that doesn't move the dashboard is rework, not debt paydown.
Technical Debt Classification Framework
→ See references/debt-frameworks.md for details (also: references/debt-classification-taxonomy.md, references/prioritization-framework.md, references/stakeholder-communication-templates.md)
Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
1. Analysis Paralysis
Problem: Spending too much time analyzing debt instead of fixing it. Solution: Set time limits for analysis, use "good enough" scoring for most items.
2. Perfectionism
Problem: Trying to eliminate all debt instead of managing it. Solution: Focus on high-impact debt, accept that some debt is acceptable.
3. Ignoring Business Context
Problem: Prioritizing technical elegance over business value. Solution: Always tie debt work to business outcomes and customer impact.
4. Inconsistent Application
Problem: Some teams adopt practices while others ignore them. Solution: Make debt tracking part of standard development workflow.
5. Tool Over-Engineering
Problem: Building complex debt management systems that nobody uses. Solution: Start simple, iterate based on actual usage patterns.
Technical debt management is not just about writing better code - it's about creating sustainable development practices that balance short-term delivery pressure with long-term system health. Use these tools and frameworks to make informed decisions about when and how to invest in debt reduction.
© alirezarezvani, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 18 other files (scripts, references, assets) in engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker of alirezarezvani/claude-skills.
- SKILL.md
- README.md
- assets/historical_debt_2024-01-15.json
- assets/historical_debt_2024-02-01.json
- assets/sample_codebase/src/frontend.js
- assets/sample_codebase/src/payment_processor.py
- assets/sample_codebase/src/user_service.py
- assets/sample_debt_inventory.json
- expected_outputs/sample_dashboard_output.json
- expected_outputs/sample_prioritization_output.json
- expected_outputs/sample_scan_output.json
- references/debt-classification-taxonomy.md
- references/debt-frameworks.md
- references/prioritization-framework.md
- references/stakeholder-communication-templates.md
- scripts
- … and 3 more
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 19392f7
Used in 1 other repository
We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in alirezarezvani/claude-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
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Questions about Tech Debt Tracker
What does Tech Debt Tracker do?
Scan codebases for technical debt, score severity, track trends, and generate prioritized remediation plans. Tech Debt Tracker is an agent skill from alirezarezvani/claude-skills. Scan codebases for technical debt, score severity, track trends, and generate prioritized remediation plans.
When should I use Tech Debt Tracker?
Tech Debt Tracker fits situations like: users mention tech debt; refactoring priority; cleanup sprints; code health assessment.
How do I install Tech Debt Tracker in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker in alirezarezvani/claude-skills) into .claude/skills/tech-debt-tracker in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Tech Debt Tracker in Codex?
Run `npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (engineering/skills/tech-debt-tracker in alirezarezvani/claude-skills) into .agents/skills/tech-debt-tracker in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Tech Debt Tracker in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add alirezarezvani/claude-skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/tech-debt-tracker, .gemini/skills/tech-debt-tracker, .github/skills/tech-debt-tracker and .opencode/skills/tech-debt-tracker in your project.
What does Tech Debt Tracker need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Tech Debt Tracker needs Python and JavaScript for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: Python 3; Node.js.
Does Tech Debt Tracker access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Tech Debt Tracker safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Tech Debt Tracker use?
Tech Debt Tracker is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Tech Debt Tracker use?
About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 12k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Tech Debt Tracker?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Tech Debt Tracker: Code Refactoring Workflow (luongnv89/claude-howto, 42k stars), Fowler-Style Refactoring (lhfer/claude-howto-zh-cn, 2.3k stars), Refactoring Skill (Vietnamese) (luongnv89/claude-howto, 42k stars) and Cleanup Code (jeremylongshore/tons-of-skills-marketplace, 2.8k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Tech Debt Tracker?
alirezarezvani (a GitHub user) maintains it in alirezarezvani/claude-skills, which has 27,829 GitHub stars. The repository holds 342 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 30, 2026.
Source: alirezarezvani/claude-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.