Refactoring Surgeon
Automates complex backend refactorings, improving code quality, performance, and maintainability with surgical precision.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add curiositech-refactoring-surgeon npx -- -y @trustedskills/curiositech-refactoring-surgeon
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"curiositech-refactoring-surgeon": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/curiositech-refactoring-surgeon"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The Refactoring Surgeon skill analyzes and restructures existing code to improve its readability, maintainability, and efficiency. It identifies areas of technical debt and suggests concrete refactoring steps, aiming for cleaner and more robust software. The tool can handle various programming languages and complex codebases.
When to use it
- Legacy Codebase Cleanup: When dealing with an older project that's difficult to understand or modify.
- Performance Bottlenecks: To identify inefficient code sections and suggest optimizations.
- Code Review Assistance: As a tool to aid in identifying refactoring opportunities during code reviews.
- Technical Debt Reduction: Proactively address areas of technical debt before they become major problems.
Key capabilities
- Code analysis across multiple programming languages
- Identification of code smells and anti-patterns
- Suggestion of specific refactoring steps
- Assessment of potential performance improvements
Example prompts
- "Analyze this Python function for readability and suggest improvements: [code snippet]"
- "Identify any areas in this Java class that could benefit from refactoring to improve maintainability."
- "Suggest ways to optimize the performance of this JavaScript code block: [code snippet]"
Tips & gotchas
The skill's effectiveness depends on providing clear and complete code snippets. It is designed to suggest improvements, not automatically apply them; review suggestions carefully before implementing.
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