Improve Codebase Architecture
Refactor and improve codebase architecture by identifying and resolving structural issues.
Process
- Assess current state — What's working, what's not?
- Identify pain points — Where does the architecture hurt?
- Propose changes — What would improve the structure?
- Prefactor — Make the change easy, then make the easy change.
- Execute — Apply changes incrementally.
- Verify — Tests still pass, behavior unchanged.
Rules
- Change structure without changing behavior.
- One refactor at a time.
- Keep tests green throughout.
- Document why the change was made.
Credit
This skill is based on the work of Matt Pocock (@mattpocock). Original source: mattpocock/skills. Licensed under MIT.
How to use?
1. Download
Go to the AGENT KD SKILL gallery and find this skill card. Click Download to save the SKILL.md file to your computer.
2. Install
Copy the downloaded SKILL.md into your agent's skills directory:
| Agent | Path |
|---|---|
| opencode | ~/.config/opencode/skills//SKILL.md |
| Claude Code | ~/.claude/skills//SKILL.md |
| Codex CLI | ~/.codex/skills//SKILL.md |
| Cursor | ~/.cursor/skills//SKILL.md |
| Gemini CLI | ~/.gemini/skills//SKILL.md |
Example for opencode:
ash mkdir -p ~/.config/opencode/skills/<skill-name> cp SKILL.md ~/.config/opencode/skills/<skill-name>/SKILL.md
3. Use
Restart your agent session. The skill will auto-load based on its description. You can also invoke it explicitly by typing @ in your agent.
4. Verify
Ask your agent something related to the skill's purpose. If it responds using the skill's instructions, you're all set.