Is the Code Refactor skill free?

Yes. The skill itself is free from mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.

What is the Code Refactor SkillProof Score?

8.0/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 6/10, docs & honesty 4/5.

How do I install Code Refactor?

Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.

Can I use Code Refactor with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?

The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.

Code Refactor

Disciplined multi-file rename/replace refactors with edge-case and breaking-API guardrails

by mhattingpete · mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace

Tested · Works

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Test report

Verdict: Tested · Works
Score: 8.0/10
Tested: Jul 21, 2026
Environment: Claude Code 2.x (agent harness)
Upstream re-checked: Aug 10, 2026 · 8c6bf87

Built two identical 3-file JS projects and ran the same task: rename getUserData -> fetchUserData. BASELINE (naive global replace-all) mutated all 7 occurrences including the string literal `const label = "getUserData"` and `console.log('getUserData called')`. SKILL run followed the body's find->analyze->execute->verify loop and its "Strings/comments: ask if should update" / "exported APIs: warn of breaking changes" rules: it renamed only the 3 genuine identifier sites (def, import, call) plus the descriptive doc comment, and left the legacy string literal and log message intact. Verified referenced api.code_transform.rename_identifier exists (raw fetch HTTP 200); no security smells (no curl|sh, base64, or exfil). Native mode is standalone; execution mode depends on an external runtime not shipped in the skill dir.

Scored on four weighted criteria — install, triggering, output vs. baseline, docs. How scoring works

Installs cleanly 5/5
Triggers reliably 5/5
Output vs. baseline 6/10
Docs & honesty 4/5

What Code Refactor does

A refactoring skill that walks Claude through a find-analyze-inform-execute-verify-test loop for bulk code changes like renaming identifiers, replacing deprecated patterns, and updating API calls. Triggers when a user asks to rename a variable/function across files, replace all instances of a pattern, or make consistent changes across multiple locations. For 1-9 files it uses native Grep+Edit; for 10+ files it hands off to a Python code-execution runtime for token savings.

How to install Code Refactor

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace.git /tmp/code-refactor-src
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -R /tmp/code-refactor-src/code-operations-plugin/skills/code-refactor ~/.claude/skills/code-refactor
# Native mode (1-9 files) is self-contained: uses built-in Grep + Edit tools, no extra deps.
# Execution mode (10+ files) additionally needs the repo's execution-runtime/api/ package
#   (code_transform.py etc.) importable on PYTHONPATH via the companion `code-execution` skill.
#   That runtime is NOT copied by the command above; only native mode works out of the box.

Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ (per-project). Restart Claude Code after installing.

Commands — how to trigger Code Refactor

/code-refactor Disciplined multi-file rename/replace refactors with edge-case and breaking-API guardrails

It also activates on plain-language prompts like these:

Rename this function across every file in the repo
Replace all deprecated API calls with the new method
Update this pattern consistently in all locations

Frequently asked questions

Is the Code Refactor skill free?: Yes. The skill itself is free from mhattingpete/claude-skills-marketplace. SkillProof publishes the install command and an independent test verdict at no cost.
Does Code Refactor work with Claude Code?: We tested it with Claude Code 2.x (agent harness) on Jul 21, 2026. Verdict: Tested · Works. Built two identical 3-file JS projects and ran the same task: rename getUserData -> fetchUserData. BASELINE (naive global replace-all) mutated all 7 occurrences including the string literal `const label = "getUserData"` and `console.log('getUserData called')`. SKILL run followed the body's find->analyze->execute->verify loop and its "Strings/comments: ask if should update" / "exported APIs: warn of breaking changes" rules: it renamed only the 3 genuine identifier sites (def, import, call) plus the descriptive doc comment, and left the legacy string literal and log message intact. Verified referenced api.code_transform.rename_identifier exists (raw fetch HTTP 200); no security smells (no curl|sh, base64, or exfil). Native mode is standalone; execution mode depends on an external runtime not shipped in the skill dir.
What is the Code Refactor SkillProof Score?: 8.0/10 — installs cleanly 5/5, triggers reliably 5/5, output vs. baseline 6/10, docs & honesty 4/5.
How do I install Code Refactor?: Copy the install command from this page, run it in your terminal, and restart Claude Code. Skills live in ~/.claude/skills/ (global) or .claude/skills/ inside a project.
Can I use Code Refactor with Cursor, Copilot, Gemini CLI, Codex or other AI tools?: The SKILL.md format is native to Claude (Claude Code, Desktop, claude.ai). The instructions inside adapt to other assistants: Cursor rules, GitHub Copilot instructions, Windsurf rules, Custom GPTs, AGENTS.md for OpenAI Codex, and GEMINI.md for Google Gemini CLI — our conversion guides cover each, and the free converter on the tools page does the wrapping for you.