refactor-safe SKILL.md skillA
refactor-safe from henrigrimm/minnow is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add henrigrimm/minnow/refactor-safe@git:20261007.306e7f0Pins git:20261007.306e7f0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- henrigrimm/minnow
- Path
src/skills/refactor-safe/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 2
- Latest version
- git:20261007.306e7f0, committed Oct 7, 2026
- First version recorded
- May 19, 2026
- Size
- 1,235 bytes
- Repository stars
- 25
- License
- AGPL-3.0
Small, tested refactors with minimal diff. Use when restructuring without changing behavior.
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
# Safe refactor ## When to use - Rename, extract function, simplify control flow - User wants cleaner code **without** behavior change ## Rules 1. **Minimal diff** — one concern per change set; no drive-by edits 2. **Behavior preserved** — run existing tests before and after 3. **Read first** — `read_file` / `search_in_file` to find all call sites 4. **Mechanical steps** — rename → fix imports → run tests → fix types/lint 5. If tests are missing, add **one** characterization test before risky edits (user approval) ## Steps 1. State the refactor goal and files in scope. 2. Run test command from `package.json` (baseline). 3. Apply refactor in small commits mentally (even if one PR). 4. Re-run tests; fix only failures caused by the refactor. 5. Summarize what moved/renamed and what did **not** change (public API). ## Avoid - Changing logic "while you're there" - New abstractions for one call site - Large file rewrites without tests ## Tools `read_file`, `search_in_file`, `replace_text_in_file`, `execute_command`, `git_diff`
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add henrigrimm/minnow/refactor-safe@sha256:7c160fef06f995ecThe line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261007.306e7f0, 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_nz6z7poknrtsc6xz)
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Versions
The registry has recorded 2 versions of this file, between May 19, 2026 and Oct 7, 2026, about one every 140 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| git:20261007.306e7f0 latest | 2026-10-07 | 306e7f0 | 1,235 B | A | view · diff |
| git:20260519.c82c3bc | 2026-05-19 | c82c3bc | 1,234 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 (1235 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
henrigrimm/minnow · 25 stars · license AGPL-3.0 · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_nz6z7poknrtsc6xz GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=henrigrimm/minnow/refactor-safe GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/7c160fef06f995ecd57f494f72aa3c6201c5452467a2d700be1e4a4f2de709ca
Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.
Guides: the SKILL.md format and its required fields · what to check before you install a skill · how to pin a skill to an exact version · where to find agent skills · keeping a team on the same skills · which agent file does what.