simplify
Skill576 starsChanged 16 days agoApache-2.0View on GitHub
Review the changed code for reuse, simplification, efficiency, and altitude cleanups, then apply the fixes. Quality only — it does not hunt for bugs; use /code-review for that.
119 other projects use a version of this, 11 of them edited.
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- thistleknot/skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- PeanutGT/NutsSkillstheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- Ovich/charrettetheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- caidanw/skillstheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- Ovich/swarmstormtheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
- alexandrosandre/agentic-engineeringtheir own version, first seen Nov 8, 2026
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gaebalaiSkillcodex-system
PROACTIVELY consult Codex CLI, your highly capable supporter with exceptional reasoning and task completion abilities. Codex is a trusted expert you should ALWAYS consult BEFORE making decisions on: design choices, implementation approaches, debugging strategies, refactoring plans, or any non-trivial problem. When uncertain, consult Codex. Don't hesitate - Codex provides better analysis. Explicit triggers: "think deeper", "analyze", "second opinion", "consult codex".
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gaebalaiSkilldesign-tracker
PROACTIVELY track and document project design decisions without being asked. Activate automatically when detecting architecture discussions, implementation decisions, pattern choices, library selections, or any technical decisions. Also use when user explicitly says "記録して", "設計どうなってる", "record this". Do NOT wait for user to ask - record important decisions immediately.
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mike22890Skillclonedeps
将项目依赖的第三方库源码克隆到本地,便于深入阅读和调试。当需要查看库的实现细节、阅读源码、调试第三方依赖、理解 SDK/framework 内部机制、查看 node_modules 之外的原始代码、分析开源库架构、学习他人代码、查看依赖的 TypeScript 类型定义时使用。
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mdrubelamin2Skillverification-planning
Plans how to prove a change works or broke nothing: frames the claim, designs an evidence path from the system itself, and requires every check to be able to fail.
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devbrother2024Skillartifact-design
단독 self-contained HTML 산출물(랜딩 페이지, 정적 문서·리포트, 독립 대시보드, 데모·게임, 개발 전 UX/UI 대안 비교 목업)을 만들 때 팔레트·타이포그래피·레이아웃을 의도적으로 설계하고 템플릿·AI스러운 디자인을 피하도록 돕는 디자인 가이드. HTML/CSS를 쓰기 전에 로드한다. "랜딩 만들어줘", "이 내용 단일 HTML로 예쁘게", "UX 대안 HTML로 비교해줘", "디자인 잡아줘"처럼 단독 HTML 아티팩트를 만들거나 비교하는 요청에 활성화하고, 기존 앱(React·Vue 등)의 인앱 컴포넌트 수정이나 순수 백엔드·로직 작업에는 쓰지 않는다.
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codebycoreySkillbatch
Create multiple proposals from free-form feature descriptions. Use when planning several features at once, batch creating proposals, or setting up related changes.
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- truffle-ai/dexto★ 65987% same
- sneg55/agent-starter★ 7691% same
- AbdoKnbGit/opencode-simplify★ 1793% same
- plannotator/dev-skills★ 788% same
- goodmartian/skills★ 485% same
- arkan/skills★ 193% same
- breezewish/skills★ 195% same
- MMACABRE/SKILLS★ 166% same
- dandye/BenPerel-github-kanban-agents★ 082% same
- EdenGibson/claude-skills★ 052% same
1 more not listed
Wrote their own version · 108
- Z3Prover/z3★ 13ksame name
- aaddrick/claude-desktop-debian★ 5.5ksame name
- CherryHQ/cherry-studio-app★ 4.1ksame name
- elliothux/open-compute★ 3.3ksame name
- meta-pytorch/OpenEnv★ 2.8ksame name
- huggingface/OpenEnv★ 2.8ksame name
- bholmesdev/hubble.md★ 1.5ksame name
- kdlbs/kandev★ 1.1ksame name
- deadlock-mod-manager/deadlock-mod-manager★ 584same name
- Sayhi-bzb/CharDesk★ 446same name
98 more not listed
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The file
We split this skill into the rules it gives an agent
4 rules. 0 are common, 4 are distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.
0
Common
Most of the 111 edited versions we read keep these.
4
Distinctive
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
0
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- Distinctive: line 16
Run git diff (or git diff HEAD if there are staged changes) to see what changed.
- Distinctive: line 20
Use the Agent tool to launch all three agents concurrently in a single message.
- Distinctive: line 56
Wait for all three agents to complete.
- Distinctive: line 58
When done, briefly summarize what was fixed (or confirm the code was already clean).
“Common” is measured: kept by at least 6 in 10 of the 111 edited versions of this file we could read. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
Simplify: Code Review and Cleanup
Review all changed files for reuse, quality, and efficiency. Fix any issues found.
Phase 1: Identify Changes
Run git diff (or git diff HEAD if there are staged changes) to see what changed. If there are no git changes, review the most recently modified files that the user mentioned or that you edited earlier in this conversation.
Phase 2: Launch Three Review Agents in Parallel
Use the Agent tool to launch all three agents concurrently in a single message. Pass each agent the full diff so it has the complete context.
Agent 1: Code Reuse Review
For each change:
- Search for existing utilities and helpers that could replace newly written code. Look for similar patterns elsewhere in the codebase — common locations are utility directories, shared modules, and files adjacent to the changed ones.
- Flag any new function that duplicates existing functionality. Suggest the existing function to use instead.
- Flag any inline logic that could use an existing utility — hand-rolled string manipulation, manual path handling, custom environment checks, ad-hoc type guards, and similar patterns are common candidates.
Agent 2: Code Quality Review
Review the same changes for hacky patterns:
- Redundant state: state that duplicates existing state, cached values that could be derived, observers/effects that could be direct calls
- Parameter sprawl: adding new parameters to a function instead of generalizing or restructuring existing ones
- Copy-paste with slight variation: near-duplicate code blocks that should be unified with a shared abstraction
- Leaky abstractions: exposing internal details that should be encapsulated, or breaking existing abstraction boundaries
- Stringly-typed code: using raw strings where constants, enums (string unions), or branded types already exist in the codebase
- Unnecessary element nesting: wrapper elements that add no layout value — check whether the child's own classes or props already provide the needed layout
- Unnecessary comments: comments explaining WHAT the code does (well-named identifiers already do that), narrating the change, or referencing the task/caller — delete; keep only non-obvious WHY (hidden constraints, subtle invariants, workarounds)
Agent 3: Efficiency Review
Review the same changes for efficiency:
- Unnecessary work: redundant computations, repeated file reads, duplicate network/API calls, N+1 patterns
- Missed concurrency: independent operations run sequentially when they could run in parallel
- Hot-path bloat: new blocking work added to startup or per-request/per-render hot paths
- Recurring no-op updates: state/store updates inside polling loops, intervals, or event handlers that fire unconditionally — add a change-detection guard so downstream consumers aren't notified when nothing changed. Also: if a wrapper function takes an updater/reducer callback, verify it honors same-reference returns (or whatever the "no change" signal is) — otherwise callers' early-return no-ops are silently defeated
- Unnecessary existence checks: pre-checking file/resource existence before operating (TOCTOU anti-pattern) — operate directly and handle the error
- Memory: unbounded data structures, missing cleanup, event listener leaks
- Overly broad operations: reading entire files when only a portion is needed, loading all items when filtering for one
Phase 3: Fix Issues
Wait for all three agents to complete. Aggregate their findings and fix each issue directly. If a finding is a false positive or not worth addressing, note it and move on — do not argue with the finding, just skip it.
When done, briefly summarize what was fixed (or confirm the code was already clean).
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