Ponytail
DavidObando/gsharp
Forces the laziest solution that actually works, simplest, shortest, most minimal.
“Perform a refactor pass focused on simplicity after recent changes. Use when the user asks for a refactor/cleanup pass, simplification, or dead-code removal and expects…”
Install Refactor Pass for Simplicity
$ npx skills add star-history/star-history --skill refactor-pass -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install star-history/star-history 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/star-history/star-history.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/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/star-history/star-history/tree/main/.claude/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/star-history/star-history/tree/main/.claude/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 star-history/star-history --skill refactor-pass -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install star-history/star-history refactor-pass --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/star-history/star-history.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/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/star-history/star-history/tree/main/.claude/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 star-history/star-history --skill refactor-pass -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install star-history/star-history refactor-pass --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/star-history/star-history.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/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/star-history/star-history/tree/main/.claude/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/star-history/star-history.git --path .claude/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 star-history/star-history --skill refactor-pass -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install star-history/star-history refactor-pass --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/star-history/star-history.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/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/star-history/star-history/tree/main/.claude/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 star-history/star-history 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 star-history/star-history --skill refactor-pass -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/star-history/star-history.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/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/star-history/star-history/tree/main/.claude/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 star-history/star-history --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 star-history/star-history refactor-pass --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/star-history/star-history.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/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/star-history/star-history/tree/main/.claude/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
- 9.6k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~168 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 57 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 1
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
- Works in 2 steps: Review the changes just made and… → Apply refactors to
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
About this skill
“Perform a refactor pass focused on simplicity after recent changes. Use when the user asks for a refactor/cleanup pass, simplification, or dead-code removal and expects build/tests to verify behavior.”
Refactor Pass for Simplicity is a skill in star-history/star-history (9.6k stars). Its SKILL.md is about 168 tokens, and copies of it appear in 1 other owners' repositories. Licence: MIT.
Workflow steps
2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Review the changes just made and identify simplification opportunities.
- Apply refactors to
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 608d0e3. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
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
Refactor Pass for Simplicity loads about 168 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 54 tokens; SKILL.md has 57 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 star-history/star-history at commit 608d0e3, republished under its MIT licence (© star-history). 57 words, ~168 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/refactor-pass/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- refactor-pass
- description
- Perform a refactor pass focused on simplicity after recent changes. Use when the user asks for a refactor/cleanup pass, simplification, or dead-code removal and expects build/tests to verify behavior.
Refactor Pass
Workflow
- Review the changes just made and identify simplification opportunities.
- Apply refactors to:
- Remove dead code and dead paths.
- Straighten logic flows.
- Remove excessive parameters.
- Remove premature optimization.
- Run build/tests to verify behavior.
- Identify optional abstractions or reusable patterns; only suggest them if they clearly improve clarity and keep suggestions brief.
© star-history, MIT. 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 .claude/skills/refactor-pass of star-history/star-history.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 608d0e3
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 star-history/star-history, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Refactor Pass for Simplicity 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 for Simplicity this skillstar-history/star-history | 9.6k | 1 repos | ~168 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| PonytailDavidObando/gsharp | 564 | 8 repos | ~1.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Ponytail Lazy Developer ModeDietrichGebert/ponytail | 159k | — | ~873 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Code Simplification for ego-litecitrolabs/ego-lite | 17k | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| RTK Rust Code Simplifierrtk-ai/rtk | 83k | — | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Over-Engineering ReviewDietrichGebert/ponytail | 159k | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Over-Engineering Review
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Reviews a diff only for unnecessary complexity and lists what to delete or shrink, one numbered line per finding with the location, the cut and its replacement.
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Questions about Refactor Pass for Simplicity
How do I install Refactor Pass for Simplicity in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add star-history/star-history --skill refactor-pass -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/refactor-pass in star-history/star-history) into .claude/skills/refactor-pass in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Refactor Pass for Simplicity in Codex?
Run `npx skills add star-history/star-history --skill refactor-pass -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/refactor-pass in star-history/star-history) into .agents/skills/refactor-pass in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Refactor Pass for Simplicity 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 star-history/star-history --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 for Simplicity need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Refactor Pass for Simplicity is instructions for the agent only.
Does Refactor Pass for Simplicity 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 for Simplicity 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 for Simplicity use?
Refactor Pass for Simplicity 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 Refactor Pass for Simplicity use?
About 168 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 672 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 for Simplicity?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Refactor Pass for Simplicity: Ponytail (DavidObando/gsharp, 564 stars), Ponytail Lazy Developer Mode (DietrichGebert/ponytail, 159k stars), Code Simplification for ego-lite (citrolabs/ego-lite, 17k 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 for Simplicity?
star-history (a GitHub organization) maintains it in star-history/star-history, which has 9,572 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on September 12, 2026.
Source: star-history/star-history on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.