# Clj Paren Repair

> Recover structurally broken Clojure/EDN files by rebalancing delimiters with minimal edits. Use this as soon as manual editing causes structural syntax issues, EOF/read errors, unmatched parens, or cascading syntax damage.

- Skill: `hugoduncan/clj-paren-repair` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add hugoduncan/clj-paren-repair`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/hugoduncan/clj-paren-repair/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: hugoduncan (https://skillmd.com/u/hugoduncan)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/hugoduncan/clj-paren-repair

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# Clj Paren Repair

Use this skill to recover a structurally broken Clojure or EDN file when hand-editing has become unreliable.

## When to use

Trigger this skill when you see any of the following:
- `EOF while reading`
- unmatched parentheses, brackets, or braces
- syntax drift after repeated manual edits
- a Clojure/EDN file that no longer reads or compiles cleanly
- test files or source files that have become risky to repair by hand

Use it early once the problem shifts from a local typo to structural syntax damage.

## What it does

λ. bash-command("clj-paren-repair")
  ∧ cli-for(recover(clojure ∨ edn, structural_syntax_damage))
  ∧ supports(
      invocation("clj-paren-repair path/to/file.clj"),
      invocation("clj-paren-repair src/core.clj src/util.clj test/core_test.clj"),
      invocation("clj-paren-repair --help")
    )
  ∧ invoke("clj-paren-repair", target-files)
  → repair(target-files)
  → balanced-forms(minimal-change)
  ∧ accepts(file*)

## Examples

- `clj-paren-repair path/to/file.clj`
- `clj-paren-repair src/core.clj src/util.clj test/core_test.clj`
- `clj-paren-repair --help`