nw-ab-optimize-command

name	nw-ab-optimize-command
description	PROCEDURE — optimize a bloated command file to a lean declarative definition (forge.md pattern). Trigger: a command file over its size target with reducible content.
user-invocable	false

nw-ab-optimize-command (PROCEDURE)

Kind: PROCEDURE | One job: optimize one command file | One trigger: a command file exceeds its size target (dispatchers 40-150L, orchestrators 100-300L) or carries reducible duplication.

Deterministic step-sequence (run every time, in order)

At execution start create these as TaskCreate items and run in order:

1. CLASSIFY — Load ~/.claude/skills/nw-command-design-patterns/SKILL.md. Classify dispatcher | orchestrator. Gate: classification chosen.
2. MEASURE + FLAG — Load ~/.claude/skills/nw-command-optimization-workflow/SKILL.md. wc -l; flag reducible content (the duplication triangle: command-to-command, command-to-agent, command-to-self). Gate: before-count + reducible-list recorded.
3. EXTRACT — Remove boilerplate, move domain knowledge to the owning agent/skill, delete dead/deprecated references. Gate: extractions listed.
4. RESTRUCTURE — Rewrite as a declarative dispatcher/orchestrator (forge.md 40-line gold standard for dispatchers). Gate: declarative structure, size within target.
5. VALIDATE — Confirm the command keeps its invocation contract + success criteria; numbered-task-list workflow, checkbox success criteria. Gate: structure confirmed.
6. REPORT — before/after line counts. Gate: both numbers reported.

Composition

• COMPOSES (KNOWLEDGE): nw-command-design-patterns, nw-command-optimization-workflow.
• Note: this procedure restructures a command DEFINITION; it does not execute the command.

Success Criteria

• Command classified, reducible content flagged
• Size within target (dispatcher 40-150L / orchestrator 100-300L)
• Before/after line counts reported; invocation contract preserved