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.
Code refactoring patterns and techniques for improving code quality without changing behavior.
$ npx skills add julianromli/opencode-template --skill code-refactoring -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install julianromli/opencode-template code-refactoring --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/julianromli/opencode-template.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill/code-refactoring .claude/skills/code-refactoring && 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 "code-refactoring" agent skill from https://github.com/julianromli/opencode-template/tree/main/skill/code-refactoring into .claude/skills/code-refactoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-refactoring", 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/julianromli/opencode-template/tree/main/skill/code-refactoringType 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 julianromli/opencode-template --skill code-refactoring -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install julianromli/opencode-template code-refactoring --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/julianromli/opencode-template.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill/code-refactoring .agents/skills/code-refactoring && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "code-refactoring" agent skill from https://github.com/julianromli/opencode-template/tree/main/skill/code-refactoring into .agents/skills/code-refactoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-refactoring", 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 julianromli/opencode-template --skill code-refactoring -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install julianromli/opencode-template code-refactoring --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/julianromli/opencode-template.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill/code-refactoring .cursor/skills/code-refactoring && 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 "code-refactoring" agent skill from https://github.com/julianromli/opencode-template/tree/main/skill/code-refactoring into .cursor/skills/code-refactoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-refactoring", 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/julianromli/opencode-template.git --path skill/code-refactoring--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 julianromli/opencode-template --skill code-refactoring -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install julianromli/opencode-template code-refactoring --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/julianromli/opencode-template.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill/code-refactoring .gemini/skills/code-refactoring && 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 "code-refactoring" agent skill from https://github.com/julianromli/opencode-template/tree/main/skill/code-refactoring into .gemini/skills/code-refactoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-refactoring", 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 julianromli/opencode-template code-refactoringInstalls 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 julianromli/opencode-template --skill code-refactoring -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/julianromli/opencode-template.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill/code-refactoring .github/skills/code-refactoring && 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 "code-refactoring" agent skill from https://github.com/julianromli/opencode-template/tree/main/skill/code-refactoring into .github/skills/code-refactoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-refactoring", 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 julianromli/opencode-template --skill code-refactoring -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install julianromli/opencode-template code-refactoring --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/julianromli/opencode-template.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skill/code-refactoring .opencode/skills/code-refactoring && 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 "code-refactoring" agent skill from https://github.com/julianromli/opencode-template/tree/main/skill/code-refactoring into .opencode/skills/code-refactoring/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "code-refactoring", 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.
code-refactoringCode refactoring patterns and techniques for improving code quality without changing behavior.
Code Refactoring is an agent skill from julianromli/opencode-template. Code refactoring patterns and techniques for improving code quality without changing behavior. Use for cleaning up legacy code, reducing complexity, or improving maintainability.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k 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 quality. The repository describes itself as: OpenCode CLI Template by @faizntfd. The licence is MIT.
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 37ceab2. 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.
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md (its code samples are typescript).
From 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.
Code Refactoring loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 49 tokens; SKILL.md has 171 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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
The full file from julianromli/opencode-template at commit 37ceab2, republished under its MIT licence (© julianromli). 171 words, ~1,293 tokens.
.claude/skills/code-refactoring/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).// BEFORE: Method doing too much
function processOrder(order: Order) {
// 100 lines of validation, calculation, notification, logging...
}
// AFTER: Extract into focused methods
function processOrder(order: Order) {
validateOrder(order);
const total = calculateTotal(order);
saveOrder(order, total);
notifyCustomer(order);
}// BEFORE: Arrow code
function getDiscount(user: User, order: Order) {
if (user) {
if (user.isPremium) {
if (order.total > 100) {
if (order.items.length > 5) {
return 0.2;
}
}
}
}
return 0;
}
// AFTER: Early returns (guard clauses)
function getDiscount(user: User, order: Order) {
if (!user) return 0;
if (!user.isPremium) return 0;
if (order.total <= 100) return 0;
if (order.items.length <= 5) return 0;
return 0.2;
}// BEFORE: Primitives everywhere
function createUser(name: string, email: string, phone: string) {
if (!email.includes('@')) throw new Error('Invalid email');
// more validation...
}
// AFTER: Value objects
class Email {
constructor(private value: string) {
if (!value.includes('@')) throw new Error('Invalid email');
}
toString() { return this.value; }
}
function createUser(name: string, email: Email, phone: Phone) {
// Email is already validated
}// BEFORE: Method uses another object's data extensively
function calculateShipping(order: Order) {
const address = order.customer.address;
const weight = order.items.reduce((sum, i) => sum + i.weight, 0);
const distance = calculateDistance(address.zip);
return weight * distance * 0.01;
}
// AFTER: Move method to where the data is
class Order {
calculateShipping() {
return this.totalWeight * this.customer.shippingDistance * 0.01;
}
}// Identify a code block that does one thing
// Move it to a new method with a descriptive name
// Replace original code with method call
function printReport(data: ReportData) {
// Extract this block...
const header = `Report: ${data.title}\nDate: ${data.date}\n${'='.repeat(40)}`;
console.log(header);
// ...into a method
printHeader(data);
}// BEFORE: Switch on type
function getArea(shape: Shape) {
switch (shape.type) {
case 'circle': return Math.PI * shape.radius ** 2;
case 'rectangle': return shape.width * shape.height;
case 'triangle': return shape.base * shape.height / 2;
}
}
// AFTER: Polymorphic classes
interface Shape {
getArea(): number;
}
class Circle implements Shape {
constructor(private radius: number) {}
getArea() { return Math.PI * this.radius ** 2; }
}
class Rectangle implements Shape {
constructor(private width: number, private height: number) {}
getArea() { return this.width * this.height; }
}// BEFORE: Too many parameters
function searchProducts(
query: string,
minPrice: number,
maxPrice: number,
category: string,
inStock: boolean,
sortBy: string,
sortOrder: string
) { ... }
// AFTER: Parameter object
interface SearchParams {
query: string;
priceRange: { min: number; max: number };
category?: string;
inStock?: boolean;
sort?: { by: string; order: 'asc' | 'desc' };
}
function searchProducts(params: SearchParams) { ... }// BEFORE
if (user.age >= 18 && order.total >= 50) {
applyDiscount(order, 0.1);
}
// AFTER
const MINIMUM_AGE = 18;
const DISCOUNT_THRESHOLD = 50;
const STANDARD_DISCOUNT = 0.1;
if (user.age >= MINIMUM_AGE && order.total >= DISCOUNT_THRESHOLD) {
applyDiscount(order, STANDARD_DISCOUNT);
}© julianromli, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Just SKILL.md in skill/code-refactoring of julianromli/opencode-template.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 37ceab2
Code Refactoring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code Refactoring this skilljulianromli/opencode-template | 144 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Systematic Code Refactoringluongnv89/claude-howto | 42k | — | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Dignified Python Standardsdocling-project/docling | 68k | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Clean Code GuardamElnagdy/guard-skills | 1.3k | 2 repos | ~4.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Code Refactoring Workflowluongnv89/claude-howto | 42k | — | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Maintainable Code for iPolloWorkDevin-AXIS/iPolloWork | 6.7k | — | ~2.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
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.
docling-project/docling
Applies opinionated production Python conventions chosen by the project's Python version: modern type syntax, pathlib, explicit checks and interface guidance.
amElnagdy/guard-skills
Reviews generated or changed production code against Clean Code, SOLID, DRY, KISS, YAGNI and LLM-specific failure modes before it ships, in any language.
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.
Devin-AXIS/iPolloWork
A code-change gate for the iPolloWork repository: search and reuse first, keep one source of truth, justify every new file or dependency, and audit the change.
ailabs-393/ai-labs-claude-skills
This skill should be used when analyzing technical debt in a codebase, documenting code quality issues, creating technical debt registers, or assessing code maintainability.
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Code refactoring patterns and techniques for improving code quality without changing behavior. Code Refactoring is an agent skill from julianromli/opencode-template. Code refactoring patterns and techniques for improving code quality without changing behavior.
Code Refactoring fits situations like: cleaning up legacy code; reducing complexity; improving maintainability.
Run `npx skills add julianromli/opencode-template --skill code-refactoring -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skill/code-refactoring in julianromli/opencode-template) into .claude/skills/code-refactoring in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add julianromli/opencode-template --skill code-refactoring -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skill/code-refactoring in julianromli/opencode-template) into .agents/skills/code-refactoring 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 julianromli/opencode-template --skill code-refactoring -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/code-refactoring, .gemini/skills/code-refactoring, .github/skills/code-refactoring and .opencode/skills/code-refactoring in your project.
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Code Refactoring is instructions for the agent only.
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. Review the folder before installing.
Code Refactoring is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Code Refactoring: Systematic Code Refactoring (luongnv89/claude-howto, 42k stars), Dignified Python Standards (docling-project/docling, 68k stars), Clean Code Guard (amElnagdy/guard-skills, 1.3k stars) and Code Refactoring Workflow (luongnv89/claude-howto, 42k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
julianromli (a GitHub user) maintains it in julianromli/opencode-template, which has 144 GitHub stars. The repository holds 16 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on February 3, 2026.
Source: julianromli/opencode-template on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.