redo

name	redo
user-invokable	true
description	This skill should be used when the user says "redo this", "start over", "scrap this approach", "rewrite from scratch", "try a simpler approach", or wants to discard the current implementation and reimplement with an elegant solution using everything learned so far.

Elegant Redo

After working through a problem and gaining deep context about the codebase, constraints, and edge cases, step back, discard the current approach, and reimplement from scratch with the simplest, most elegant solution.

Steps

1. Synthesize what was learned: Review the conversation history. Identify:

   • The core problem being solved
   • Constraints and edge cases discovered along the way
   • What made the current approach complex or unsatisfying
   • Any insights that only became clear after working through it

2. Identify the essential complexity: Separate what is truly necessary from accidental complexity. Ask: "What is the minimum viable design if explained to a senior engineer with full context?"

3. Design the elegant solution: Before writing any code, describe the new approach in 3-5 sentences. It should be:

   • Simpler than what exists (fewer moving parts, less indirection)
   • More direct (shortest path from input to output)
   • Obvious in hindsight ("of course it should work this way")

4. Confirm with the user: Present the new design and get approval before proceeding. Explain what changes and why it is better.

5. Implement cleanly: Rewrite from scratch rather than patching. Do not carry forward unnecessary abstractions, workarounds, or dead code from the previous attempt.

6. Verify: Run tests, linters, and any relevant quality gates to confirm the new implementation is correct.

Guiding Principles

• "Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away." — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
• The best code is code that doesn't exist. Delete aggressively.
• If the elegant solution is what already exists, say so. Do not rewrite for the sake of rewriting.