Go Refactoring Workflow

A refactor changes structure, never behavior. The definition of done is mechanical: same tests pass before and after every step, and every step is small enough to revert alone.

Detailed reference material, loaded on demand:

• references/bulk-rewrites.md — gofmt -r, //go:fix inline, eg, gopatch and custom analyzers, with the verification to run after.

Read a reference file only when the summary below is not enough.

0. Risk, Checkpoints, and When Not To