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review-and-refactor

Review and refactor code in your project according to defined instructions

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Installation

$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill review-and-refactor
View on skills.sh ↗ GitHub repository ↗

Summary

  • Automated code review and refactoring against project-specific coding guidelines and instructions.
  • Reads coding standards from .github/instructions/*.md and .github/copilot-instructions.md to establish project conventions Performs comprehensive code review and refactoring to align with defined guidelines while preserving file structure Validates that existing tests continue to pass after refactoring changes Maintains code integrity by keeping files intact rather than splitting or reorganizing them

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More details

Agent compatibility

Declared targets from SKILL.md / docs. Unmarked agents are not listed — the skill may still install via the CLI.

Claude Code Not declared
Cursor Not declared
Codex Not declared
GitHub Copilot Declared
Windsurf Not declared
Gemini CLI Not declared
Cline Not declared
OpenCode Not declared

Repository health

Stars 38.8K
License LICENSE
Default branch main
Open issues 21
Status Active

Skill metadata

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Declared agents github-copilot

Package contents

Files included with this skill beyond the listing page.

  • skill md SKILL.md 770 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 101 B

History

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SKILL.md

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.