Systematic Code Refactoring
luongnv89/claude-howto
Guides refactoring in phases based on Martin Fowler's method: research, test coverage check, planning and small tested steps, with your approval at each phase.
Scan codebases for technical debt with AST parsing, prioritize by impact, and generate trend dashboards.
$ npx skills add borghei/Claude-Skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install borghei/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/borghei/Claude-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/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/borghei/Claude-Skills/tree/main/engineering/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/borghei/Claude-Skills/tree/main/engineering/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 borghei/Claude-Skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install borghei/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/borghei/Claude-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/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/borghei/Claude-Skills/tree/main/engineering/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 borghei/Claude-Skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install borghei/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/borghei/Claude-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/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/borghei/Claude-Skills/tree/main/engineering/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/borghei/Claude-Skills.git --path engineering/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 borghei/Claude-Skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install borghei/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/borghei/Claude-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/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/borghei/Claude-Skills/tree/main/engineering/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 borghei/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 borghei/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/borghei/Claude-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/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/borghei/Claude-Skills/tree/main/engineering/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 borghei/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 borghei/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/borghei/Claude-Skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/engineering/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/borghei/Claude-Skills/tree/main/engineering/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.
tech-debt-trackerScan codebases for technical debt with AST parsing, prioritize by impact, and generate trend dashboards.
Tech Debt Tracker is an agent skill from borghei/Claude-Skills. Scan codebases for technical debt with AST parsing, prioritize by impact, and generate trend dashboards. Use when tracking tech debt, prioritizing refactoring, calculating cost-of- delay, planning sprint debt, or reporting debt to execs.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.9k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 26 other files, including scripts, reference files and assets (for example `README.md`, `REFERENCE.md` and `assets/historical_debt_2024-01-15.json`).
It sits in Development, covering Technical debt. The repository describes itself as: 385 AI skills, 77 expert agents, and 900 stdlib Python tools for every team: engineering, PM, marketing, C-level, compliance, business ops, research, and a LinkedIn toolkit… The licence is MIT.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit c9a1487. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
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.
Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Python and JavaScript, from the files we listed), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
pythonFrom the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Tech Debt Tracker loads about 1.9k tokens when it runs, and up to ~15k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 794 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.
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.
The full file from borghei/Claude-Skills at commit c9a1487, republished under its MIT licence (© borghei). 794 words, ~1,945 tokens.
.claude/skills/tech-debt-tracker/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 21 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.The agent identifies, scores, prioritizes, and tracks technical debt across codebases using AST parsing, cost-of-delay analysis, and trend dashboards.
Impact x Frequency) and cost of delay (Interest x Sprints x Team Multiplier); also WSJF and RICE frameworks.Before scanning or reporting, confirm these inputs. If any is unknown or vague, ASK — do not assume:
--framework, --team-size; changes the ranking and sprint allocation)Stop rule: ask only the 2-3 that most change the output. If the user says "just draft it," proceed and list your assumptions at the top of the artifact.
| Tool | Purpose | Command |
|---|---|---|
debt_scanner.py | Scan a directory for debt signals; output JSON inventory + text report | python scripts/debt_scanner.py <dir> --output scan_results --format both |
debt_prioritizer.py | Enrich inventory with cost-of-delay/WSJF/RICE and sprint allocation | python scripts/debt_prioritizer.py scan_results.json --framework wsjf --team-size 8 |
debt_dashboard.py | Trend analysis, velocity, forecasts, and exec summary across snapshots | python scripts/debt_dashboard.py --input-dir ./debt_scans/ --period quarterly |
Load the reference that matches the task — keep this file lean and pull detail on demand:
Also see the skill-root REFERENCE.md for the Technical Debt Quadrant (Fowler) and the implementation roadmap phases.
This skill covers:
This skill does NOT cover:
engineering/performance-profiler and engineering/observability-designer for those concerns.engineering/dependency-auditor for security-focused dependency review.engineering/database-schema-designer, engineering/api-design-reviewer, and engineering/migration-architect for those domains.| Skill | Integration | Data Flow |
|---|---|---|
engineering/dependency-auditor | Feed dependency audit findings into the scanner as dependency_debt items to unify all debt in one inventory. | Dependency audit JSON -> scanner config or manual merge into debt_inventory.json |
engineering/performance-profiler | Correlate performance hotspots with high-complexity debt items to prioritize refactoring that yields both quality and speed gains. | Profiler hotspot report -> cross-reference with scanner output by file path |
engineering/ci-cd-pipeline-builder | Add debt_scanner.py as a CI pipeline step to fail builds when health score drops below a threshold or critical debt count increases. | Scanner JSON output -> CI gate condition on summary.health_score |
engineering/pr-review-expert | Surface relevant debt items during code review by querying the debt inventory for files touched in a pull request. | PR changed-files list -> filter debt_inventory.json by file_path |
engineering/observability-designer | Map infrastructure debt items (missing monitoring, env inconsistencies) to observability gaps identified by the observability skill. | Dashboard category_distribution -> observability gap analysis |
engineering/migration-architect | Use the prioritized backlog to scope and sequence large-scale migration efforts, especially for architecture-category debt rated as planned initiatives. | Prioritizer sprint_allocation -> migration planning timeline |
© borghei, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
SKILL.md and 21 other files (scripts, references, assets) in engineering/tech-debt-tracker of borghei/Claude-Skills.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit c9a1487
Tech Debt Tracker 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Debt Tracker this skillborghei/Claude-Skills | 874 | — | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Systematic Code Refactoringluongnv89/claude-howto | 42k | — | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Code Simplification for ego-litecitrolabs/ego-lite | 17k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Code Refactoring Workflowluongnv89/claude-howto | 42k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Cto AdvisorIbrahim-3d/orchestrator-supaconductor | 380 | 4 repos | ~2.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Tech Debt Analyzerailabs-393/ai-labs-claude-skills | 454 | 2 repos | ~3.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Scan codebases for technical debt with AST parsing, prioritize by impact, and generate trend dashboards. Tech Debt Tracker is an agent skill from borghei/Claude-Skills. Scan codebases for technical debt with AST parsing, prioritize by impact, and generate trend dashboards.
Tech Debt Tracker fits situations like: tracking tech debt; prioritizing refactoring; calculating cost-of- delay; planning sprint debt.
Run `npx skills add borghei/Claude-Skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (engineering/tech-debt-tracker in borghei/Claude-Skills) into .claude/skills/tech-debt-tracker in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add borghei/Claude-Skills --skill tech-debt-tracker -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (engineering/tech-debt-tracker in borghei/Claude-Skills) into .agents/skills/tech-debt-tracker in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add borghei/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.
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 (python). Our summary lists: Python 3; Node.js.
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.
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.
Tech Debt Tracker is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 1.9k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.8k 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 13k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Tech Debt Tracker: Systematic Code Refactoring (luongnv89/claude-howto, 42k stars), Code Simplification for ego-lite (citrolabs/ego-lite, 17k stars), Code Refactoring Workflow (luongnv89/claude-howto, 42k stars) and Cto Advisor (Ibrahim-3d/orchestrator-supaconductor, 380 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
borghei (a GitHub user) maintains it in borghei/Claude-Skills, which has 874 GitHub stars. The repository holds 364 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.
Source: borghei/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.