Safe Refactor
Safely refactors backend code, minimizing risk of regressions and improving maintainability through automated testing and validation.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add safe-refactor npx -- -y @trustedskills/safe-refactor
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"safe-refactor": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/safe-refactor"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
The safe-refactor skill allows you to safely refactor code, minimizing risk and ensuring functionality is preserved. It can identify potential issues during refactoring, suggest safer alternatives, and automatically apply changes while maintaining test coverage. This helps improve code quality without introducing regressions or breaking existing features.
When to use it
- Modernizing legacy code: Refactor older codebases to utilize newer language features or libraries.
- Improving readability: Clean up complex functions or classes for better maintainability.
- Preparing for new features: Restructure code before adding significant functionality.
- Automating repetitive tasks: Streamline common refactoring patterns, such as renaming variables or extracting methods.
Key capabilities
- Safe code transformations
- Test coverage preservation
- Issue identification during refactor
- Suggestion of safer alternatives
Example prompts
- "Refactor this function to use a more modern approach." (Provide the function's code)
- "Rename all instances of 'oldVariable' to 'newVariable' in this file."
- "Extract this block of code into a separate method and ensure tests still pass."
Tips & gotchas
The skill requires access to the codebase being refactored. It is recommended to start with small, isolated changes to validate its behavior before applying it to larger sections of code.
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