Code review and refactoring with project instructions
review-and-refactor
Review project coding instructions, refactor code where needed, preserve existing files and check that existing tests still pass.
Introduction source: author · GitHub, Inc. · b6483db44fb602654bca6a097185fcaddb305f97 Reference
Author's original introduction
Review and refactor code in your project according to defined instructions
SkillPi interpretation
- Tasks
- Read .github/instructions/*.md and .github/copilot-instructions.md, review the code and refactor when needed while following those standards.
- Audience
- Developers who want an agent to review maintainability against existing project coding instructions.
- Inputs and outputs
- Input: project source, coding guidelines and any existing tests. Output: reviewed or refactored code that retains the existing files, with tests checked when present.
- Software, accounts and paid services
- An agent able to read and edit the project and run its existing tests. The source does not specify a language, extra account or paid service. Confirm actual file access and external-service permissions in your host. Domains referenced in the documents (not a runtime allowlist): No HTTP(S) domain stated.
- Limits and differences
- A short instruction template rather than a language-specific migration tool. It says not to split up code and to keep existing files intact; it does not promise automatic correctness or a measured quality improvement.
- Testing
- Not tested
Security rating and access scope
caution · Static evidence review; not a runtime safety guarantee.
An agent able to read and edit the project and run its existing tests. The source does not specify a language, extra account or paid service. Confirm actual file access and external-service permissions in your host. Domains referenced in the documents (not a runtime allowlist): No HTTP(S) domain stated.
Before use, confirm and authorize actual file access, external services and network destinations in your host. This review grants no runtime permissions.
Original SKILL.md
--- name: review-and-refactor description: 'Review and refactor code in your project according to defined instructions' --- ## Role You're a senior expert software engineer with extensive experience in maintaining projects over a long time and ensuring clean code and best practices. ## Task 1. Take a deep breath, and review all coding guidelines instructions in `.github/instructions/*.md` and `.github/copilot-instructions.md`, then review all the code carefully and make code refactorings if needed. 2. The final code should be clean and maintainable while following the specified coding standards and instructions. 3. Do not split up the code, keep the existing files intact. 4. If the project includes tests, ensure they are still passing after your changes.
Copyright and license notice
MIT License Copyright GitHub, Inc. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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