Refactor Plan
Helps with refactoring, planning as part of developing backend services and APIs workflows.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add helderberto-refactor-plan npx -- -y @trustedskills/helderberto-refactor-plan
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"helderberto-refactor-plan": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/helderberto-refactor-plan"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill generates a detailed plan to refactor existing code. It analyzes provided code snippets and produces a structured approach, outlining steps for improvement and modernization. The plan includes identifying areas of technical debt and suggesting strategies for addressing them, ultimately aiming to improve code maintainability and performance.
When to use it
- Legacy Codebase Modernization: You have an older codebase that needs updating but lack a clear roadmap.
- Technical Debt Reduction: Identify and prioritize areas within your existing code needing improvement.
- Code Review Preparation: Generate a refactoring plan as part of a larger code review process to ensure thoroughness.
- Onboarding New Developers: Provide new team members with a structured guide for understanding and improving the codebase.
Key capabilities
- Code analysis
- Refactoring plan generation
- Identification of technical debt
- Suggestion of modernization strategies
- Structured approach outlining refactor steps
Example prompts
- "Generate a refactoring plan for this Python function: [paste code here]"
- "I have a legacy Java class that's difficult to maintain. Can you create a plan to refactor it?"
- "This JavaScript module has several dependencies and is prone to errors. Suggest a refactoring strategy."
Tips & gotchas
The quality of the generated plan depends heavily on the clarity and completeness of the code provided. Providing context about the codebase's purpose and limitations can improve the accuracy and relevance of the suggested refactoring steps.
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