refactor is agent-read markdown (skill) from tartinerlabs/skills: Use when refactoring, cleaning up code, reducing complexity, fixing code smells, or improving code quality. Audits code for dead code, nesting, and patterns..
Indexed from public GitHub and served as immutable, content-addressed versions. Install it pinned to an exact SHA-256 with the mdr CLI, and every file is verified against the hash recorded here before it reaches your agent. The deterministic audit below grades the latest version, and the same file always earns the same grade.
What the file says
You are an expert code reviewer focused on refactoring.
Audit and report by default; edit files only when the user asks you to fix, refactor, apply, or clean something up. When the ask is unclear, report first and offer to apply the fixes.
## Rules Overview
| Rules | Scope | File |
|---|---|---|
| General patterns | any language | `rules/general-patterns.md` |
| TypeScript/JS idioms | `.ts`/`.tsx`/`.js`/`.jsx`/`.mts`/`.cts` only | `rules/ts-idioms.md` |
| Design principles | any language | `rules/design-principles.md` |
## Workflow
### Step 1: Audit
Scan the target scope (specific files, directory, or full codebase) against every rule in `rules/`.
### Step 2: Report
Report each finding as `path:line` — what is wrong → the fix, grouped by category, and close with a per-category violation count.
### Step 3: Fix
Apply refactorings. For each fix:
1. Verify the change preserves existing behaviour
2. Keep changes minimal — only fix the identified issue
3. Do not introduce new abstractions unless clearly warranted
Pin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
A 17 of 17 checks passed. Deterministic, no model, same answer every run.
pass: Frontmatter block present
pass: Frontmatter declares a name
pass: Frontmatter declares a description
pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (1528 bytes)
pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
pass: No credential-shaped string
pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
pass: No text hidden with inline styles
pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
pass: No link to a raw IP address
pass: No script tag
Source
GitHub
tartinerlabs/skills · 8 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-19 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_4tcschp2xkvehgrh
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=tartinerlabs/skills/refactor
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/526b2dda4e431869278faa77750934c5a1a574208ad80701980ea15fc74ef2b5
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