Ponytail
DavidObando/gsharp
Forces the laziest solution that actually works, simplest, shortest, most minimal.
Simplify code while preserving behavior when the user requests a refactor or cleanup pass.
Install Refactor Pass
$ npx skills add bitsocialnet/5chan --skill refactor-pass -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitsocialnet/5chan refactor-pass --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/bitsocialnet/5chan.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/refactor-pass .claude/skills/refactor-pass && 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 "refactor-pass" agent skill from https://github.com/bitsocialnet/5chan/tree/master/.agents/skills/refactor-pass into .claude/skills/refactor-pass/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "refactor-pass", 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/bitsocialnet/5chan/tree/master/.agents/skills/refactor-passType 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 bitsocialnet/5chan --skill refactor-pass -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitsocialnet/5chan refactor-pass --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitsocialnet/5chan.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/refactor-pass .agents/skills/refactor-pass && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "refactor-pass" agent skill from https://github.com/bitsocialnet/5chan/tree/master/.agents/skills/refactor-pass into .agents/skills/refactor-pass/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "refactor-pass", 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 bitsocialnet/5chan --skill refactor-pass -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitsocialnet/5chan refactor-pass --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitsocialnet/5chan.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/refactor-pass .cursor/skills/refactor-pass && 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 "refactor-pass" agent skill from https://github.com/bitsocialnet/5chan/tree/master/.agents/skills/refactor-pass into .cursor/skills/refactor-pass/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "refactor-pass", 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/bitsocialnet/5chan.git --path .agents/skills/refactor-pass--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 bitsocialnet/5chan --skill refactor-pass -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitsocialnet/5chan refactor-pass --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitsocialnet/5chan.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/refactor-pass .gemini/skills/refactor-pass && 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 "refactor-pass" agent skill from https://github.com/bitsocialnet/5chan/tree/master/.agents/skills/refactor-pass into .gemini/skills/refactor-pass/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "refactor-pass", 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 bitsocialnet/5chan refactor-passInstalls 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 bitsocialnet/5chan --skill refactor-pass -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitsocialnet/5chan.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/refactor-pass .github/skills/refactor-pass && 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 "refactor-pass" agent skill from https://github.com/bitsocialnet/5chan/tree/master/.agents/skills/refactor-pass into .github/skills/refactor-pass/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "refactor-pass", 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 bitsocialnet/5chan --skill refactor-pass -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install bitsocialnet/5chan refactor-pass --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bitsocialnet/5chan.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/refactor-pass .opencode/skills/refactor-pass && 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 "refactor-pass" agent skill from https://github.com/bitsocialnet/5chan/tree/master/.agents/skills/refactor-pass into .opencode/skills/refactor-pass/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "refactor-pass", 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
refactor-pass- GitHub stars
- 134
- Token cost
- ~348 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 170 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 12
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
At a glance
Simplify code while preserving behavior when the user requests a refactor or cleanup pass.
- Requests a refactor
- Calls yarn
- Tasks that involve Refactoring
- Tasks that involve Code simplification
What it does
Refactor Pass is an agent skill from bitsocialnet/5chan. Simplify code while preserving behavior when the user requests a refactor or cleanup pass.
Its SKILL.md is about 350 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Development, covering Refactoring and Code simplification. The repository describes itself as: A peer-to-peer 4chan alternative. The licence is GPL-3.0.
When your agent uses it
- Requests a refactor
- Tasks that involve Refactoring
- Tasks that involve Code simplification
Example prompts
- “/refactor-pass”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a31f565. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
yarn
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use yarn, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.
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
Refactor Pass loads about 348 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 26 tokens; SKILL.md has 170 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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from bitsocialnet/5chan at commit a31f565, republished under its GPL-3.0 licence (© bitsocialnet). 170 words, ~348 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/refactor-pass/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- refactor-pass
- description
- Simplify code while preserving behavior when the user requests a refactor or cleanup pass.
Refactor Pass
Identify the requested scope from the conversation and diff; include relevant staged, unstaged, and untracked work. If no scope is supplied, inspect recent task changes without expanding into unrelated code.
Prefer removing dead code, clarifying control flow, or reusing existing helpers over adding abstractions. Read surrounding source and tests before changing a boundary. Check history when the purpose of a guard, workaround, or optimization is unclear; keep it when its necessity cannot be established.
Preserve observable behavior, error contracts, accessibility, and project architecture, including the module boundaries in src/AGENTS.md (yarn boundaries when files or imports move). Remove memoization only when its purpose and impact are understood. Shared/global state belongs in Zustand; local state and straightforward prop passing remain valid. Use Bitsocial hooks for React UI protocol data and derive values during render when appropriate. Preserve intentional non-React integrations such as Electron RPC bootstrap.
Keep the diff focused and avoid new dependencies for routine cleanup. Verify the affected behavior using docs/agent-playbooks/verification.md; report what became simpler and any remaining uncertainty.
© bitsocialnet, GPL-3.0. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/refactor-pass of bitsocialnet/5chan.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit a31f565
Compare with similar skills
Refactor Pass next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refactor Pass this skillbitsocialnet/5chan | 134 | — | ~348 | Automated safety check: Pass | GPL-3.0 | |
| PonytailDavidObando/gsharp | 564 | 8 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Code Simplification for ego-litecitrolabs/ego-lite | 17k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Refactor Pass for Simplicitystar-history/star-history | 9.6k | 1 repos | ~168 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| RTK Rust Code Simplifierrtk-ai/rtk | 83k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Deslopmillionco/react-doctor | 15k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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Questions about Refactor Pass
What does Refactor Pass do?
Simplify code while preserving behavior when the user requests a refactor or cleanup pass. Refactor Pass is an agent skill from bitsocialnet/5chan. Simplify code while preserving behavior when the user requests a refactor or cleanup pass.
When should I use Refactor Pass?
Refactor Pass fits situations like: requests a refactor; tasks that involve Refactoring; tasks that involve Code simplification.
How do I install Refactor Pass in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add bitsocialnet/5chan --skill refactor-pass -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/refactor-pass in bitsocialnet/5chan) into .claude/skills/refactor-pass in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Refactor Pass in Codex?
Run `npx skills add bitsocialnet/5chan --skill refactor-pass -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/refactor-pass in bitsocialnet/5chan) into .agents/skills/refactor-pass in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Refactor Pass 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 bitsocialnet/5chan --skill refactor-pass -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/refactor-pass, .gemini/skills/refactor-pass, .github/skills/refactor-pass and .opencode/skills/refactor-pass in your project.
What does Refactor Pass need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Refactor Pass needs the command-line tools its instructions call (yarn).
Does Refactor Pass 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 Refactor Pass 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. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Refactor Pass use?
Refactor Pass is published under the GPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Refactor Pass use?
About 348 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Refactor Pass?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Refactor Pass: Ponytail (DavidObando/gsharp, 564 stars), Code Simplification for ego-lite (citrolabs/ego-lite, 17k stars), Refactor Pass for Simplicity (star-history/star-history, 9.6k stars) and RTK Rust Code Simplifier (rtk-ai/rtk, 83k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Refactor Pass?
bitsocialnet (a GitHub organization) maintains it in bitsocialnet/5chan, which has 134 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.
Source: bitsocialnet/5chan on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.