refactor

name	refactor
description	Analyze an existing feature and produce a reimplementation plan focused on reducing complexity and fragmentation. Asks: "If we started over, what would we do differently?"
disable-model-invocation	true
argument-hint	<feature or area to refactor>

Refactor

Strategic refactoring skill. Investigates a feature in the current codebase, identifies complexity and fragmentation, and produces a reimplementation plan answering: "Knowing what we know now, if we started from scratch, how would we do this differently?"

Input

The argument follows the skill invocation. If empty, prompt:

What feature or area do you want to refactor?

Parse the response into a short kebab-case slug (e.g. auth-middleware, config-loading) for use in file names.

Gather project metadata

Load git-metadata/SKILL.md and run its commands. Include the output in the subagent prompt as context so it can prioritize empirically.

Investigation Phase

Spawn a single subagent (exploration / investigation role) on the cheapest model tier adequate to the investigation (see ../shared/SUBAGENT-STEERABILITY.md). Its prompt must include: