What happens if a refactor breaks my tests?

The skill includes a built-in protocol that mandates an immediate rollback to the previous stable state if any test fails during the verification step.

What is the TDD Refactor Phase skill?

It is a specialized guide for Claude Code that assists developers in the 'Refactor' stage of TDD, focusing on improving code structure while keeping all tests passing.

Will this skill add new features to my code?

No, the skill is strictly focused on refactoring, which means improving internal structure without changing external behavior or adding new functionality.

Can I use this for existing legacy code?

Yes, provided you have a green test suite. The skill is designed to guide you through improvements whenever you have passing tests and want to improve code quality.

TDD Refactor Phase

Name: TDD Refactor Phase
Author: rubrical-studios

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Security & Testing

Guides developers through the refactoring stage of the Test-Driven Development cycle to enhance code quality without altering behavior.

The TDD Refactor Phase skill provides a structured framework for the final stage of the Red-Green-Refactor cycle, enabling developers to systematically improve code maintainability and readability. It helps users identify refactoring opportunities such as code duplication, unclear naming, and complex logic, while enforcing a strict 'Green-to-Green' workflow. By requiring full test suite verification after every change and providing clear rollback protocols, this skill ensures that code improvements never compromise existing functionality or stability.

Key Features

010 GitHub stars

02Structured 'Green-to-Green' refactoring workflow

03Automated identification of code smells and duplication

04Step-by-step guidance for atomic code improvements

05Strict test verification and rollback protocols

06Best practices for avoiding premature abstraction

Use Cases

01Cleaning up technical debt immediately after passing a new test case

02Standardizing naming conventions and extracting functions for better modularity

03Simplifying complex conditional logic while maintaining 100% test coverage

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add rubrical-studios/idpf-praxis-dist tdd-refactor-phase

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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