0 Refactor Advisor
by Julian
Transform technical debt into a prioritized roadmap with professional-grade refactoring reports.
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You say
// userService.js
async function processUser(u, t, r, adminKey) {
if (adminKey === 'secret_key_2024') {
if (u && u.email && u.email.includes('@')) {
const db = require('./db');
const existing = await db.query(`SELECT * FROM users WHERE email='${u.email}'`);
if (existing.length === 0) {
await db.query(`INSERT INTO users (email, type, role) VALUES ('${u.email}', '${t}', '${r}')`);
console.log('user created');
// TODO: send welcome email
const db2 = require('./db');
await db2.query(`UPDATE stats SET user_count = user_count + 1 WHERE id=1`);
} else {
console.log('user exists');
}
}
}
}
Your agent does
REFACTOR ADVISOR REPORT ════════════════════════════════════════ File/Module: userService.js — processUser() Language: JavaScript (Node.js) Lines: ~20 ════════════════════════════════════════
TECHNICAL DEBT SCORE: 8/10 Smells found: 7 total (3 critical · 3 medium · 1 low)
QUICK WINS (each < 15 min) ────────────────────────────
- Line 2 — Magic String — extract 'secret_key_2024' to process.env.ADMIN_KEY
- Line 13 — Dead Code — remove duplicate const db2 = require('./db'); use existing db
- Line 1 — Poor Naming — rename u→user, t→type, r→role
PRIORITY REFACTORS ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── #1 Severity: CRITICAL Smell: SQL Injection (Magic String in query) Location: Lines 6, 8, 10 — template literals inside db.query() Problem: String interpolation in SQL queries is not escaped. An attacker controlling u.email can exfiltrate or destroy the database. Fix: Replace with parameterized queries: db.query('SELECT * FROM users WHERE email = $1', [user.email]) [... abbreviated ...]
About this skill
High-Level Code Quality Analysis
Refactor Advisor is a specialized developer tool designed to bridge the gap between "working code" and "clean code." It acts as a deep-scanning auditor that identifies technical debt, structural flaws, and security risks using industry-standard patterns like SOLID principles and Martin Fowler’s refactoring catalog.
What it does
Unlike generic AI prompts, this skill applies a strict heuristic framework to your codebase. It categorizes issues from "Poor Naming" to "God Classes," calculates a quantitative Technical Debt Score, and identifies "Quick Wins" that provide immediate value with minimal risk.
- Detailed Auditing: Scans for 10+ specific code smells including Feature Envy, Deep Nesting, and Magic Numbers.
- Prioritized Reporting: Ranks issues by severity (Critical/Medium/Low) so you know exactly where to start.
- Risk Management: Explicitly flags when a refactor requires "Tests First" to prevent silent regressions.
- Framework Agnostic: Works across any language or environment, from legacy Node.js monoliths to modern Python microservices.
Why use this skill
Prompting a standard AI to "make my code better" often results in subjective style changes or dangerous rewrites. Refactor Advisor provides a structured report with exact line ranges and concrete transformation steps, ensuring that code quality is improved without breaking existing contracts or introducing security vulnerabilities like SQL injection.
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Drop the file into your AI Agent. Works with Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and 20+ more.
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