Review And Refactor

The review-and-refactor skill analyzes project code against defined coding guidelines and standards stored in `.github/instructions/` files, then refactors the code to improve maintainability and compliance while preserving file structure and test integrity. It serves development teams that need automated code quality improvements aligned with their project's specific standards and best practices. This skill solves the problem of maintaining consistent code quality and adherence to established guidelines across a project without manual line-by-line review.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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Install

$ npx -y skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill review-and-refactor --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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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

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.
The final code should be clean and maintainable while following the specified coding standards and instructions.
Do not split up the code, keep the existing files intact.
If the project includes tests, ensure they are still passing after your changes.