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Routes review and refactoring work to a named technique. An agent skill from kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude.
Install Sc Review And Refactor
$ npx skills add kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude --skill sc-review-and-refactor -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude sc-review-and-refactor --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/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor .claude/skills/sc-review-and-refactor && 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 "sc-review-and-refactor" agent skill from https://github.com/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude/tree/main/plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor into .claude/skills/sc-review-and-refactor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sc-review-and-refactor", 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/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude/tree/main/plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactorType 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 kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude --skill sc-review-and-refactor -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude sc-review-and-refactor --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor .agents/skills/sc-review-and-refactor && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "sc-review-and-refactor" agent skill from https://github.com/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude/tree/main/plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor into .agents/skills/sc-review-and-refactor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sc-review-and-refactor", 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 kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude --skill sc-review-and-refactor -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude sc-review-and-refactor --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor .cursor/skills/sc-review-and-refactor && 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 "sc-review-and-refactor" agent skill from https://github.com/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude/tree/main/plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor into .cursor/skills/sc-review-and-refactor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sc-review-and-refactor", 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/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude.git --path plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor--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 kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude --skill sc-review-and-refactor -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude sc-review-and-refactor --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor .gemini/skills/sc-review-and-refactor && 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 "sc-review-and-refactor" agent skill from https://github.com/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude/tree/main/plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor into .gemini/skills/sc-review-and-refactor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sc-review-and-refactor", 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 kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude sc-review-and-refactorInstalls 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 kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude --skill sc-review-and-refactor -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor .github/skills/sc-review-and-refactor && 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 "sc-review-and-refactor" agent skill from https://github.com/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude/tree/main/plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor into .github/skills/sc-review-and-refactor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sc-review-and-refactor", 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 kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude --skill sc-review-and-refactor -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude sc-review-and-refactor --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor .opencode/skills/sc-review-and-refactor && 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 "sc-review-and-refactor" agent skill from https://github.com/kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude/tree/main/plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor into .opencode/skills/sc-review-and-refactor/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "sc-review-and-refactor", 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
sc-review-and-refactor- GitHub stars
- 114
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 604 words
- Files
- 16 (incl. scripts, references)
- Skills in repo
- 12
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
Routes review and refactoring work to a named technique. An agent skill from kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude.
- Works in 4 steps: Match the request to one row. When two… → Read only the reference for that row.… → Follow its numbered steps in order.… → …
- Asks to refactor safely
- SKILL.md covers Rules for every review, Routing, How to use a route and Scripts
- Runs Ruby and Shell scripts from its folder
What it does
Sc Review And Refactor is an agent skill from kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude. Routes review and refactoring work to a named technique. This skill SHOULD be used when the user asks to "refactor safely", "refactor without changing behavior", "add characterization tests", "review the tests", "are these tests any good", "deep review", "is this finding real", "verify this review", "is it really done", "review this large PR", "did we build what the ticket asked", "find duplication", "does this bug exist elsewhere", "find dead code", "review the names", "why does this fail", "root-cause this"…
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 17 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/characterization-tests.md`, `references/chunk-large-changes.md` and `references/dead-code.md`).
It sits in Development, covering Refactoring and Pull requests. The repository describes itself as: Practical minimalism for AI assisted programming with Claude Code.
When your agent uses it
- Asks to refactor safely
- Refactor without changing behavior
- Add characterization tests
- Review the tests
Example prompts
- “refactor safely”
- “refactor without changing behavior”
- “add characterization tests”
- “/sc-review-and-refactor”
Requirements
- A Bash shell
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Match the request to one row. When two rows match, run the prerequisite first
- Read only the reference for that row. Each reference is complete on its own.
- Follow its numbered steps in order. Apply the rules above to every finding.
- Stop where the reference says to stop, and report in the shape it names.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 5224fc7. 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 2 files in scripts/ (Ruby and Shell), which the agent can run.
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
Sc Review And Refactor loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs, and up to ~8.5k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 190 tokens; SKILL.md has 604 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
Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 604 words (~1,280 tokens).
“This skill picks one technique for a review or refactoring task and sends you to its reference file. A general bug review of a diff goes to the built-in /code-review. This skill covers the work that /code-review does not: safe…”
- name
- sc-review-and-refactor
Files
SKILL.md and 15 other files (scripts, references) in plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor of kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude.
- SKILL.md
- references/characterization-tests.md
- references/chunk-large-changes.md
- references/dead-code.md
- references/divergent-clones.md
- references/focused-passes.md
- references/hypothesis-rca.md
- references/mutation-test-review.md
- references/naming-review.md
- references/pr-review-threads.md
- references/refactor-safely.md
- references/refute-findings.md
- references/requirements-trace.md
- references/verify-claims.md
- scripts/format-pr-tree.rb
- scripts/get-pr-comments.sh
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 5224fc7
Compare with similar skills
Sc Review And Refactor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sc Review And Refactor this skillkylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude | 114 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Smell CheckZhen-Bo/smell-check | 240 | — | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Code ChangesJanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh | 24k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Coding Agentmastra-ai/mastra | 29k | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Code ReviewerYikai-Liao/symusic | 189 | 1 repos | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Typescript React ReviewerSuFxGIT/scoutarr | 115 | — | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | None |
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What does Sc Review And Refactor do?
Routes review and refactoring work to a named technique. An agent skill from kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude. Sc Review And Refactor is an agent skill from kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude. Routes review and refactoring work to a named technique.
When should I use Sc Review And Refactor?
Sc Review And Refactor fits situations like: asks to refactor safely; refactor without changing behavior; add characterization tests; review the tests.
How do I install Sc Review And Refactor in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude --skill sc-review-and-refactor -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor in kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude) into .claude/skills/sc-review-and-refactor in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Sc Review And Refactor in Codex?
Run `npx skills add kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude --skill sc-review-and-refactor -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/sc-extras/skills/sc-review-and-refactor in kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude) into .agents/skills/sc-review-and-refactor in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Sc Review And Refactor 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 kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude --skill sc-review-and-refactor -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/sc-review-and-refactor, .gemini/skills/sc-review-and-refactor, .github/skills/sc-review-and-refactor and .opencode/skills/sc-review-and-refactor in your project.
What does Sc Review And Refactor need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Sc Review And Refactor needs Ruby and a shell for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: A Bash shell.
Does Sc Review And Refactor 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 Sc Review And Refactor 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 Sc Review And Refactor use?
No licence was found for Sc Review And Refactor or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Sc Review And Refactor use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.1k 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 7.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Sc Review And Refactor?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Sc Review And Refactor: Smell Check (Zhen-Bo/smell-check, 240 stars), Code Changes (JanDeDobbeleer/oh-my-posh, 24k stars), Coding Agent (mastra-ai/mastra, 29k stars) and Code Reviewer (Yikai-Liao/symusic, 189 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Sc Review And Refactor?
kylesnowschwartz (a GitHub user) maintains it in kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude, which has 114 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 11, 2026.
Source: kylesnowschwartz/SimpleClaude on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.