Refactor Legacy Code
aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts/skills/refactor-legacy-codeby aj-geddes3f5182cfd739No license355 starsListed Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 8, 2026Repository updated 7 months ago
Modernize and improve legacy codebases while maintaining functionality. Use when you need to refactor old code, reduce technical debt, modernize deprecated patterns, or improve code maintainability without breaking existing behavior.
Only the file list is public. File contents are available once the skill is installed in a workspace.
| Path | Size | Type |
|---|---|---|
| references/benefits-achieved.md | 438 B | text/markdown |
| references/code-assessment.md | 686 B | text/markdown |
| references/complete-refactoring-example.md | 3 KB | text/markdown |
| references/establish-safety-net.md | 776 B | text/markdown |
| references/incremental-refactoring.md | 2.1 KB | text/markdown |
| references/modernize-patterns.md | 1.1 KB | text/markdown |
| references/reduce-dependencies.md | 922 B | text/markdown |
| scripts/scaffold-tests.sh | 574 B | text/plain |
| SKILL.md | 3 KB | text/markdown |
| templates/test-template.js | 541 B | text/plain |
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