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name: skill-149 description: "Suggest small refactors that improve readability without changing behavior. Use when a junior developer asks to clean up code."

Simple Refactor

Purpose

Suggest small refactors that improve readability without changing behavior.

Inputs to request

• Target file or function.
• Known style guide or conventions.
• Existing tests or coverage.

Workflow

1. Identify duplication or overly long functions.
2. Propose small extraction or naming improvements.
3. Note how to validate behavior remains unchanged.

Output

• Refactor steps and safe checkpoints.

Quality bar

• Keep changes small and reversible.
• Avoid altering public interfaces.