Refactoring
CheckedRefactors plugin agent code to improve efficiency, maintainability, and compatibility within the marketplace ecosystem.
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Run this in your project
terminal$ npx skills add pluginagentmarketplace/custom-plugin-software-design --skill refactoring -a claude-code Uses the open-source
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What we know about this skill
Publisher
pluginagentmarketplace
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Install target
Live repository
Not pinned. Installing fetches whatever the repository holds at the time you run the command.
Automated safety checks
This skill passed all 6 checks. We read its files at one commit and looked for the things that make a skill dangerous to run — not for whether it works.
Declares what it does: passed
SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.
SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.
No undeclared network calls: passed
Makes no network calls.
Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.
No obfuscated payloads: passed
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No credential access: passed
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Neither the code nor the SKILL.md instructions read SSH keys, cloud credentials, keychains, token stores, browser cookie databases or dotfiles that hold secrets.
No pipe-to-shell installers: passed
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Pinned to a commit: passed
Scanned pluginagentmarketplace/custom-plugin-software-design at ddaae72b86.
The exact upstream commit SHA that was scanned is recorded, so the result refers to specific bytes.
- Commit
- ddaae72b86
- Manifest
- skills/refactoring/SKILL.md
- Scanned
- 6 files, 621 lines
About this skill
What it does
This skill assists in refactoring code, improving its structure and readability without changing its functionality. It can identify areas for improvement, suggest alternative implementations, and apply those changes to the codebase. The goal is to enhance maintainability and reduce technical debt through automated or semi-automated transformations.
When to use it
- Legacy Codebases: Refactor older code that has become difficult to understand or modify.
- Code Reviews: Use it to suggest improvements during code review processes, accelerating the feedback loop.
- Performance Optimization: Identify and refactor inefficient code sections for performance gains.
- Modernization Efforts: Update codebases to utilize more modern coding practices and language features.
Key capabilities
- Automated refactoring suggestions
- Code structure improvement
- Readability enhancement
- Technical debt reduction
Example prompts
- "Refactor this function to improve its readability: [code snippet]"
- "Suggest improvements for the following code block: [code snippet]"
- “Can you identify any areas in this file that could be refactored?”
Tips & gotchas
The skill's effectiveness depends on providing clear and concise code snippets. It is best suited for well-defined, modular sections of code rather than entire projects initially.