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Simplify and refine recently modified code for clarity and consistency. Use after writing code to improve readability without changing functionality.
Firzus/agent-skills · ★ 1 · AI & Automation · score 72
Install: claude install-skill Firzus/agent-skills
# Simplify recently modified code Act as a code simplification specialist focused on clarity, consistency, and maintainability while preserving exact functionality. Prefer readable, explicit code over compact or clever solutions. Refine recently modified code according to these principles: 1. **Preserve functionality**: Never change what the code does. Keep all existing features, outputs, side effects, and behaviors intact. 2. **Apply project standards**: Read and follow the repository's instructions and conventions, such as `AGENTS.md`, `CLAUDE.md`, contribution guides, and nearby code patterns. Project-specific rules take precedence over generic preferences. 3. **Enhance clarity**: - Reduce unnecessary complexity and nesting. - Eliminate redundant code and abstractions. - Improve readability with clear variable and function names. - Consolidate related logic when it improves cohesion. - Remove comments that only restate obvious code. - Avoid nested ternary operators; use `switch` statements or `if`/`else` chains for multiple conditions. - Choose clarity over brevity. 4. **Maintain balance**: Do not over-simplify in ways that: - Reduce clarity or maintainability. - Create clever solutions that are harder to understand. - Combine too many concerns into one function or component. - Remove helpful abstractions. - Prioritize fewer lines over readability. - Make the code harder to debug or extend. 5. **Focus the scope**: Only refine code