Skills for Real Engineers. Straight from my .agents directory.
39 skills
refactoring
Agent skill from
Apply Martin Fowler-inspired refactoring rules when improving existing code structure while preserving observable behavior.
How to install refactoring
install refactoring
# install the agent-rules-books pack with the skills CLI
npx skills add ciembor/agent-rules-books# or add only this skill to Claude Code: copy the folder
refactoring/
# into
~/.claude/skills/refactoring/ (all projects)
.claude/skills/refactoring/ (one project)
1# Refactoring Skill23Use this skill when a task involves behavior-preserving code improvement, code smells, small refactoring steps, test-backed cleanup, or separating refactoring from feature changes.45Before making design or code decisions, read and apply [refactoring.mini.md](refactoring.mini.md). Use [refactoring.md](refactoring.md) only as a deeper reference when the mini rules are not enough for the current refactoring tradeoff.
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