Refactoring Skill

Structured approach to technical debt remediation. Improve code structure while maintaining behavior through incremental, safe changes.

When to Use

Trigger	Description
Guardrail Violations	Functions >50 lines, files >300 lines
Complexity Threshold	Cyclomatic complexity >10
Code Duplication	Same logic in 3+ places
Quarterly Review	Regular technical debt assessment
Pre-Feature	Before adding features to messy code
Post-Incident	After bugs caused by confusing code

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