🧪 Refactoring
This skill helps you assess refactoring opportunities after tests pass, ensuring improvements are safe, justified, and well-documented.
npx playbooks add skill citypaul/.dotfiles --skill refactoring
About Refactoring
This skill helps you assess refactoring opportunities after tests pass, ensuring improvements are safe, justified, and well-documented.
This compact 17-word instruction set is purpose-built for testing & qa work in AI coding agents. Install with a single command.
Use Cases
- Writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests
- Setting up test coverage and CI pipelines
- Refactoring legacy code with confidence using tests
- Creating test plans and QA checklists
Example Prompts
System Prompt (17 words)
This skill helps you assess refactoring opportunities after tests pass, ensuring improvements are safe, justified, and well-documented.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Refactoring?
Refactoring is a free testing & qa skill for AI coding agents. This skill helps you assess refactoring opportunities after tests pass, ensuring improvements are safe, justified, and well-documented.. It provides a specialized system prompt that configures your agent with testing & qa expertise.
How do I use Refactoring with Claude Code?
Run npx playbooks add skill citypaul/.dotfiles --skill refactoring in your terminal to install Refactoring into your Claude Code session. It works immediately after installation.
Which AI coding agents work with Refactoring?
Refactoring is compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, OpenClaw, Cline, and any AI agent that supports custom system prompts or .cursorrules files.
Is Refactoring free to use?
Yes, Refactoring is completely free and open source. The full source is available on GitHub at https://github.com/citypaul/.dotfiles/tree/main/claude/.claude/skills/refactoring. You only need a subscription to the AI agent you use it with.
