code-simplify
Simplify code for clarity and maintainability — reduce complexity without changing behavior
Install / Use
npx skills add addyosmani/agent-skillsInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
Claude Commands
Claude Code slash commands
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Our assessment of code-simplify
code-simplify scores 87/100 on our quality scale, 388th of 1,751 Development & Engineering skills we index (top 23%).
Its Claude Commands is 1.0 KB long, written without headings and no code examples: fairly brief, so expect to fill in details yourself.
With 98,817 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 2 days ago, so code-simplify is actively maintained.
- It is released under the MIT license, a permissive license that allows use, modification and commercial use with attribution.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
code-simplify compared with similar skills
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| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| code-simplify (this skill)by addyosmani | 87 | 98.8k | 2d ago | Claude Commands |
| claude-memby thedotmack | 100 | 94.7k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 85.4k | 9d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| Understand-Anythingby Egonex-AI | 100 | 84.1k | 13d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| headroomby headroomlabs-ai | 100 | 73.8k | today | CLAUDE.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install code-simplify?
- Run
npx skills add addyosmani/agent-skills. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does code-simplify work with?
- It is written for Claude Code, as a Claude Commands file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is code-simplify safe to use?
- It is MIT-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is code-simplify still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 2 days ago, so code-simplify is actively maintained.
Skill content
View source on GitHubdescription: Simplify code for clarity and maintainability — reduce complexity without changing behavior
Invoke the agent-skills:code-simplification skill.
Simplify recently changed code (or the specified scope) while preserving exact behavior:
- Read CLAUDE.md and study project conventions
- Identify the target code — recent changes unless a broader scope is specified
- Understand the code's purpose, callers, edge cases, and test coverage before touching it
- Scan for simplification opportunities:
- Deep nesting → guard clauses or extracted helpers
- Long functions → split by responsibility
- Nested ternaries → if/else or switch
- Generic names → descriptive names
- Duplicated logic → shared functions
- Dead code → remove after confirming
- Apply each simplification incrementally — run tests after each change
- Verify all tests pass, the build succeeds, and the diff is clean
If tests fail after a simplification, revert that change and reconsider. Use code-review-and-quality to review the result.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.