Simplify Code Solution

Find the simplest complete production design for a code problem.

Choose the working mode

Infer the mode from what the user wants changed and any authorization already given:

• Recommend: For an assessment, proposal review, or question such as "Could this be simpler?", explain the simpler path, tradeoffs, and validation needed. A question about simplification does not authorize file edits. A request to revise a proposal applies to that proposal, not the production code it describes.
• Implement: When the user asks to simplify or refactor the code, or to apply a recommended change, make the scoped change and verify it. Honor prior authorization without requesting approval again merely because the analysis produced a recommendation.

When no implementation intent is established, stay in recommendation mode. A preferred design or favorable reaction alone does not authorize implementation. Ask only when a missing decision would materially change the solution or its scope.

Goal

Prefer direct, boring changes that meet every real requirement. Simpler is valid only when it preserves behavior, keeps responsibilities coherent, fits sound existing patterns, and can be verified. Fewer files, functions, or modules do not by themselves make a solution simpler.

Success Criteria