request-refactor-plan

To plan a safe refactor, interview stakeholders to define goals, validate the codebase for test coverage gaps, and break the architecture changes into tiny, testable commits. This minimizes risk and ensures traceability throughout the process.

The best way to break down an architecture rewrite is generating an RFC-style GitHub issue that stages the refactor into the smallest possible commits. Each commit results in a working state, improving reviewability and establishing clear rollback points for risk minimization.

Assess test coverage gaps before a repository refactor by exploring the codebase to identify hotspots and potential rollback points. This workflow validates the current state to ensure your incremental refactor plan remains safe and testable.

Yes, you can use this workflow for RFC-style planning across repositories where traceability and risk minimization are important. It scopes changes and captures the tiny-commit refactor plan within a structured GitHub issue for stakeholder review.

Stakeholder interviews improve incremental refactor planning by gathering requirements, constraints, and success criteria to define a clear refactor goal. This interview-driven scoping ensures the tiny-commit plan directly aligns with actual project needs.