Refactoring

Improve code structure without changing behavior. One small step at a time.

Iron Law: ONE REFACTORING → TEST → COMMIT. Never batch changes.

When to Use

Answer IN ORDER. Stop at first match:

1. User says "refactor", "clean up", "restructure"? → Use this skill
2. User asks to "extract", "rename", "simplify"? → Use this skill
3. Code smell identified? → Use this skill
4. User wants to add feature or fix bug? → Skip (use tdd-enforcer)
5. User wants formatting/style fixes? → Skip (use /lint)

Code smells (common triggers):