---
name: change
description: >-
  Use when making an ad-hoc change with no issue or task behind it — fix a failing unit
  test, refactor a method, rename something, tweak a config value, adjust one behavior,
  "quick one", "just change X", "small update" — any edit to the project's state that has a
  distinct, small, limited scope and is not a tracked backlog task. Applies even when the
  request says "no ceremony" or "just do it".
version: 1.0.0
author: ai-badger
license: MIT
platforms: [linux, macos, windows]
scope: default
metadata:
  hermes:
    tags: [workflow, small-change, tdd, review, docs, version]
    related_skills: [task, quick-task, test-economy, code-review-checklist]
---

> **This is the generic copy.** If this project has been scaffolded, prefer the unprefixed
> `change` skill: it is `.ai-badger/skills/change/SKILL.md`, and it has this project's
> extensions and any `project-local.md` merged in. This copy has neither.
>
> The full procedure is in `SKILL.full.md` beside this file, unchanged — read it if the project has no
> `.ai-badger/`, or run `welcome-ai-badger` to scaffold one.