tech-debt-reducer

Technical debt reduction systematically identifies complexity, unused code, and anti-patterns, then prioritizes refactoring by risk and impact. This Skill analyzes TypeScript/Node.js repositories using complexity assessment, dead code detection, and smell analysis to generate a prioritized backlog and refactor plan.

Complexity assessment measures function complexity, code heft, and maintainability indices across your codebase. The Skill runs analysis scripts on Node.js 18+ to produce metrics that guide refactoring priorities and track improvement over time.

Dead code and smell detection identifies unused functions, long methods, and anti-patterns automatically. Scripts scan multi-file repositories and flag problematic patterns so you can eliminate clutter and modernize legacy code safely.

Yes, this Skill applies across multi-file TypeScript/Node.js repositories of any scale. It handles dependency updates, architecture improvements, and performance optimization through a phased workflow of assessment, categorization, and prioritization.

You need Node.js 18+, a TypeScript/Node.js codebase, and optionally ESLint and Prettier. The Skill provides analysis scripts and generates a debt report and prioritized backlog as outputs for actionable refactoring guidance.

While linters catch style issues, technical debt reduction performs deeper analysis: measuring cyclomatic complexity, finding dead code, detecting architectural smells, and prioritizing refactoring by business impact. It produces a holistic debt backlog, not just lint violations.