code-simplification SKILL.md skillA
code-simplification from seaworld008/commonly-used-high-value-skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add seaworld008/commonly-used-high-value-skills/code-simplification@v1.0.2Pins v1.0.2 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- seaworld008/commonly-used-high-value-skills
- Path
openclaw-skills/code-simplification/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- v1.0.2, committed Sep 7, 2026
- First version recorded
- Apr 25, 2026
- Size
- 13,903 bytes
- Repository stars
- 73
- License
- MIT
Refactor working code for clarity and maintainability while preserving behavior; use when complexity or duplication obstructs changes.
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
# Code Simplification > Inspired by the [Claude Code Simplifier plugin](https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-official/blob/main/plugins/code-simplifier/agents/code-simplifier.md). Adapted here as a model-agnostic, process-driven skill for any AI coding agent. ## Overview Simplify code by reducing complexity while preserving exact behavior. The goal is not fewer lines — it's code that is easier to read, understand, modify, and debug. Every simplification must pass a simple test: "Would a new team member understand this faster than the original?" ## When to Use - After a feature is working and tests pass, but the implementation feels heavier than it needs to be - During code review when readability or complexity issues are flagged - When you encounter deeply nested logic, long functions, or unclear names - When refactoring code written under time pressure - When consolidating related logic scattered across files - After merging changes that introduced duplication or inconsistency **When NOT to use:** - Code is already clean and readable — don't simplify for the sake of it - You don't understand what the code does yet — comprehend before you simplify …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add seaworld008/commonly-used-high-value-skills/code-simplification@sha256:3c2b55fbc8611c99The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0.2, 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.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between Apr 25, 2026 and Sep 7, 2026, about one every 34 days.
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
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| v1.0.2 latest | 2026-09-07 | 7aad3b0 | 13,903 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.1 | 2026-09-06 | e36bbe4 | 13,903 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-07-27 | 99fe20d | 14,030 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-06-29 | f17e969 | 14,030 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-04-25 | be5efe5 | 13,931 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 (13903 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
seaworld008/commonly-used-high-value-skills · 73 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-19 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_rhwybt2nzbjhh3ju GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=seaworld008/commonly-used-high-value-skills/code-simplification GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/3c2b55fbc8611c99ea74368b017fe74881ba39a9285dd1bd48388a3e52b78687
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