Plan code refactors as small, verifiable steps with blast-radius mapping.
npx skills add https://github.com/dhnt/dhnt --skill plan-refactor-dhnt
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: plan-refactor Source: https://github.com/dhnt/dhnt/tree/main/catalog/md/plan/plan-refactor Command: npx skills add https://github.com/dhnt/dhnt --skill plan-refactor-dhnt
Refactors become risky and hard to review when they’re too large, bundled with unrelated changes, or undertaken without sufficient test coverage to confirm behavior hasn’t drifted.
Ask an AI to produce a refactor plan for moving a module and renaming public symbols, including blast radius, test coverage status, sequential mechanical edits, and a rollback strategy.
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Plan a code refactor by breaking the reorganization into small, individually-verifiable increments that compile and pass tests. This stepwise approach ensures each mechanical edit is isolated, reducing overall integration risk.
Blast radius mapping identifies every caller affected by symbol moves, renames, or API contract changes. Mapping these dependencies before any edits begin prevents unexpected coupling and runtime failures during code reorganization.
Ensure behavior remains stable during module reorganization by confirming existing test coverage or inserting characterisation tests. These tests gate the refactor, verifying that sequential mechanical edits do not alter original functionality.
Define a rollback strategy for incremental refactoring by evaluating the risk of each step, executing the riskiest step last, and establishing per-step or overall rollback boundaries to safely reverse code reorganization if verification fails.
Establish explicit out-of-scope boundaries for a refactoring task when changes are too large or bundled with unrelated modifications. Defining these boundaries prevents scope creep and keeps the mechanical edit sequencing focused and verifiable.
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