Agent skill

sc-improve

Apply systematic improvements to code quality, performance, maintainability, and cleanup. Use when refactoring code, optimizing performance, removing dead code, or improving project structure.

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npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/development/sc-improve

SKILL.md

Code Improvement & Cleanup Skill

Systematic improvements with multi-persona expertise and safety validation.

Quick Start

bash
# Quality improvement
/sc:improve src/ --type quality --safe

# Performance optimization
/sc:improve api-endpoints --type performance

# Dead code cleanup
/sc:improve src/ --cleanup --type code --safe

# Import optimization
/sc:improve --cleanup --type imports

Behavioral Flow

  1. Analyze - Examine codebase for improvement opportunities
  2. Plan - Choose approach and activate relevant personas
  3. Execute - Apply systematic improvements
  4. Validate - Ensure functionality preservation
  5. Document - Generate improvement summary

Flags

Flag Type Default Description
--type string quality quality, performance, maintainability, style, code, imports, files, all
--cleanup bool false Enable cleanup mode
--safe bool true Conservative with safety validation
--aggressive bool false Thorough cleanup (use with caution)
--preview bool false Show changes without applying
--interactive bool false Guided decision mode

Personas Activated

  • architect - Structure and design improvements
  • performance - Optimization expertise
  • quality - Code quality and maintainability
  • security - Security pattern application

MCP Integration

  • PAL MCP - Consensus validation for complex changes
  • Rube MCP - Follow-up coordination (tickets, notifications)

Evidence Requirements

This skill requires evidence. You MUST:

  • Show before/after code comparisons
  • Run tests to verify functionality preservation
  • Report metrics (lines removed, complexity reduction)

Improvement Types

Quality (--type quality)

  • Technical debt reduction
  • Code structure improvements
  • Readability enhancements

Performance (--type performance)

  • Bottleneck resolution
  • Algorithm optimization
  • Resource efficiency

Maintainability (--type maintainability)

  • Complexity reduction
  • Documentation improvements
  • Modular restructuring

Style (--type style)

  • Formatting consistency
  • Naming conventions
  • Pattern alignment

Cleanup Mode (--cleanup)

Code Cleanup (--type code)

  • Dead code detection and removal
  • Unused variable elimination
  • Unreachable code removal

Import Cleanup (--type imports)

  • Unused import removal
  • Import organization
  • Dependency optimization

File Cleanup (--type files)

  • Empty file removal
  • Orphaned file detection
  • Structure optimization

Full Cleanup (--type all)

  • Comprehensive cleanup
  • All categories combined
  • Multi-persona coordination

Safety Modes

Safe Mode (--safe)

  • Conservative changes only
  • Automatic safety validation
  • Preserves all functionality

Aggressive Mode (--aggressive)

  • Thorough cleanup
  • Framework-aware patterns
  • Requires careful review

Examples

Safe Quality Improvement

/sc:improve src/ --type quality --safe
# Technical debt reduction with safety validation

Performance Optimization

/sc:improve api-endpoints --type performance --interactive
# Guided optimization with profiling analysis

Dead Code Cleanup

/sc:improve src/ --cleanup --type code --safe
# Remove unused code with dependency validation

Preview Changes

/sc:improve --cleanup --type imports --preview
# Show what would be removed without executing

Tool Coordination

  • Read/Grep/Glob - Code analysis
  • Edit/MultiEdit - Safe modifications
  • TodoWrite - Progress tracking
  • Task - Large-scale improvement delegation

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