refactor — Skills — getagentictools

What it does

Code is hard to understand or maintain

Functions/classes are too large

Code smells need addressing

Adding features is difficult due to code structure

User asks "clean up this code", "refactor this", "improve this"

Code that works and won't change again (if it ain't broke...)

Critical production code without tests (add tests first)

Surgical code refactoring to improve maintainability without changing behavior.

Source

Repository: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot

refactor FAQ

What does the refactor skill do?

Surgical code refactoring to improve maintainability without changing behavior. Covers extracting functions, renaming variables, breaking down god functions, improving type safety, eliminating code smells, and applying design patterns. Less drastic than repo-rebuilder; use for gradual improvements. Code is hard to understand or maintain Functions/classes are too large

What does refactor require?

Code smells need addressing "Just because" - need a clear purpose + // If you need it again, git history has it

How do I install refactor?

Run: npx -y skills add https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot --skill refactor --agent claude-code — the source lives at github.com/github/awesome-copilot.

Maintain refactor?

Let people know it's listed here — add the badge (live metrics, light/dark aware) or a plain link to your README or docs.

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npx agentictools info skills/github-awesome-copilot-refactor

The second line is the CLI lookup for this page — handy in READMEs and docs.