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Name: refactor
Author: reidemeister94

refactor is agent-read markdown (skill) from reidemeister94/development-skills: Audit an existing project against its standards and apply selected improvements while preserving behavior..

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What the file says

# Refactor

Bring an existing project closer to its standards without changing user-visible behavior.
This is the repository-convergence exception in the [development loop](../../shared/development-loop.md).
It can inspect the whole target but can change only an approved tranche.

`$ARGUMENTS` is a free-text focus, such as `database queries`, `src/orders`, or a planned feature.
With a focus, audit that area and its required dependencies. Without one, audit the whole project.
The audit is always read-only. The user chooses what to change afterwards.

The audit changes nothing in the target.
The frontmatter withholds write tools during the audit, but the rule holds even when the harness exposes them.

## 1. Audit

Apply the loop's Standards gate and the [engineering contract](../../shared/engineering.md).
Record the source paths you selected.

Use focused owners where their signal exists:

- `align-docs` in inspection-only mode for repository context and documentation;
- `staff-review` for code quality inside the scope.

Then inspect what these owners do not cover.
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How to install

Latest version

mdr add reidemeister94/development-skills/refactor@git:20260919.209fc66

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Versions

version	committed	commit	size	audit
git:20260919.209fc66 latest	2026-09-19	209fc66	3,483 B	A	view · diff
git:20260919.a9f7da5	2026-09-19	a9f7da5	3,520 B	A	view

Audit of the latest version

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pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
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pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
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Source

GitHub

reidemeister94/development-skills · 12 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-09-20 · branch main

API

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GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=reidemeister94/development-skills/refactor
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