Agent skill · software engineering · github
review-and-refactor
Review and refactor code in your project according to defined instructions
Why this skill is useful
Codifies a specific code review and refactoring process based on defined guidelines, which the AI could infer but now doesn't have to guess.
What it needs
About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 37,534 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
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.
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills github/review-and-refactor