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refactoring-guru

Agent skill fromciembor/agent-rules-books

Apply Refactoring.Guru-inspired rules when diagnosing code smells, choosing refactoring techniques, and stopping cleanup before uncontrolled redesign.

How to install refactoring-guru

install refactoring-guru
# 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-guru/

# into

~/.claude/skills/refactoring-guru/ (all projects)

.claude/skills/refactoring-guru/ (one project)

refactoring-guru/SKILL.md

MITFull file
1# Refactoring.Guru Skill
2
3Use this skill when a task involves diagnosing smells, choosing targeted refactoring treatments, preserving behavior, applying a refactoring catalog, or avoiding uncontrolled redesign.
4
5Before making design or code decisions, read and apply [refactoring-guru.mini.md](refactoring-guru.mini.md). Use [refactoring-guru.md](refactoring-guru.md) only as a deeper reference when the mini rules are not enough for the current refactoring tradeoff.

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