Simplifies code for readability while preserving exact behavior and project conventions.
npx skills add https://github.com/sanjanb/my-agent-harness --skill simplify-sanjanb
Please help me install this Agent Skill. Skill: simplify Source: https://github.com/sanjanb/my-agent-harness/tree/main/skills/simplify Command: npx skills add https://github.com/sanjanb/my-agent-harness --skill simplify-sanjanb
High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.
Understand the code's responsibility, callers, and edge cases first, then make one simplification at a time and verify behavior preservation after each change. Confirm outputs, error behavior, and side effects remain identical before keeping each edit.
Simplify after the feature works and tests pass but the implementation feels heavier than needed, or when review flags readability issues. Avoid simplifying code you do not yet understand or code about to be rewritten.
Common signals include deep nesting, long functions with mixed responsibilities, nested ternaries, boolean flag arguments, repeated conditionals, misleading names, duplicated logic, dead code, and wrappers that add no value.
Do not simplify code that is already clean, code you do not understand yet, performance-critical code where the simpler version is measurably slower, or modules you plan to rewrite entirely.
Yes, simplification must match the project's conventions by reading AGENTS.md and studying neighboring code for imports, naming, error handling, and type annotations. Changes that break project consistency are considered churn, not simplification.
DFly7Enforce red-green-refactor workflows with failing tests before production code.
ImL1sReview git diffs, fix code issues, run test suites, and generate conventional commits.
nnkiennIdentifies and removes unnecessary abstractions, dead code, and deep nesting from source files while preserving behavior.
plurigridProve utility improvements before rewriting agent policies.
