code-optimization skillA
code-optimization is agent-read markdown (skill) from jnpiyush/agentx: Rewrite working code into its minimal, elegant form -- lower cyclomatic complexity, fewer lines, no dead code, no needless abstractions -- using a Draft -> Optimize -> Verify loop. Use when asked to compress, minimize, simplify, or make code more elegant WITHOUT sacrificing correctness, boundary validation, or readability..
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What the file says
# Code Optimization > **Purpose**: Turn correct-but-verbose code into the smallest, clearest correct > version -- lower cyclomatic complexity, fewer branches, no dead weight, no > abstractions that earn nothing. > **Scope**: Behavior-preserving rewrites of a function, file, or small module. > **HARD RULE**: Minimal is a means, not the goal. The goal is the *simplest code > that is still correct, safe, and readable*. Line count is a signal, never a > target. NEVER trade away correctness, boundary validation, tests, public API > shape, or human readability to win lines. If a rewrite makes the code shorter > but harder to read or less safe, it is a regression, not an optimization. --- ## When to Use - A function or file is verbose, over-nested, or over-abstracted and you want it tighter - The user asks to "compress", "minimize", "simplify", "make elegant", or "reduce LOC" - Post-implementation pass to remove accidental complexity before review - A single-use interface, wrapper, or config object is adding indirection with no payoff ## When NOT to Use - The code is already minimal and clear -- stop; do not code-golf for its own sake …
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How to install
mdr add jnpiyush/agentx/code-optimization@v1.0.0mdr add jnpiyush/agentx/code-optimization@sha256:a5a72163038a9ba2Pin 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.
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Versions
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v1.0.0 latest | 2026-09-15 | f17c505 | 9,766 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-07-15 | e5b3969 | 9,760 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (9766 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
jnpiyush/agentx · 16 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-09-21 · branch master
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_7pmxmjapr6auo3ns GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=jnpiyush/agentx/code-optimization GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/a5a72163038a9ba2b1dbf54c36ee48cd80b785432b59b94989b23ffd52171785
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