powershell-refactor SKILL.md skillA
powershell-refactor from mickpletcher/ai-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add mickpletcher/ai-skills/powershell-refactor@v1.1.0Pins v1.1.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- mickpletcher/ai-skills
- Path
claude/skills/powershell-refactor/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- v1.1.0, committed Jun 10, 2026
- Size
- 5,547 bytes
- Repository stars
- 20
- License
- MIT
Refactor existing PowerShell scripts to simplify flow, reduce duplication, standardize naming and structure, and tighten behavior without changing the intended outcome.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# PowerShell Refactor Skill ## Intent Use this skill to improve an existing PowerShell script that already works or mostly works but needs cleanup. The goal is to make the code smaller, clearer, more idiomatic, and easier to maintain without introducing unnecessary abstractions or changing the script's job. ## Use When - A PowerShell script feels repetitive, bloated, inconsistent, or hard to follow - Function names, parameter names, or output patterns need to be standardized - The user wants a script simplified, tightened, cleaned up, or refactored - The script should be aligned with practical PowerShell conventions for real admin automation ## Do Not Use When - The main task is to create a brand new script from scratch - The request is mostly about documentation, README writing, or tutorial content - The user wants a major architecture redesign instead of a focused refactor - The script's expected behavior is unclear and changing it would be risky ## Workflow 1. Read the existing script first and identify the real behavior that must stay intact. 2. Find the highest value cleanup targets: - duplicated logic - dead code - inconsistent naming …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add mickpletcher/ai-skills/powershell-refactor@sha256:0fe54f6fd1202bb1The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.1.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_bemfb74fv7vs6lrd)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Jun 10, 2026.
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 (5547 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
mickpletcher/ai-skills · 20 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-20 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_bemfb74fv7vs6lrd GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=mickpletcher/ai-skills/powershell-refactor GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/0fe54f6fd1202bb1b9a26d5b5d7fabea01628291d8da5f50b06ceeea2a26fc7c
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