Refactor
Refactors complex Python/Django backend code into cleaner, more maintainable modules using established design patterns.
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Run in terminal (recommended)
claude mcp add zpankz-refactor npx -- -y @trustedskills/zpankz-refactor
Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"zpankz-refactor": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@trustedskills/zpankz-refactor"
]
}
}
}Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.
About This Skill
What it does
This skill allows an AI agent to refactor existing code. It can improve code readability, maintainability, and efficiency by applying common refactoring patterns like extracting methods, renaming variables, and simplifying conditional logic. The goal is to produce cleaner, more understandable code without changing the functionality.
When to use it
- Legacy Codebase Cleanup: Refactor a large, complex function into smaller, more manageable pieces.
- Code Review Assistance: Suggest improvements to existing code during a review process.
- Technical Debt Reduction: Address areas of code that are difficult to understand or maintain.
- Preparing for New Features: Simplify and improve the structure of code before adding new functionality.
Key capabilities
- Extract Method
- Rename Variable
- Simplify Conditional Logic
- Improve Code Readability
Example prompts
- "Refactor this function to extract a helper method."
- "Can you suggest ways to simplify this conditional statement?"
- "Please rename the variable 'temp' to something more descriptive in this code block."
Tips & gotchas
The skill is most effective when provided with clear, well-formatted code. It may struggle with highly complex or obfuscated code without additional context.
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