/refactor
Unified code, docs, and test optimization -- shape analysis, waste detection, dead code, doc redundancy
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Unified code, docs, and test optimization -- shape analysis, waste detection, dead code, doc redundancy
Command definition
refactor.mdname: refactor
description: "Unified code, docs, and test optimization -- shape analysis, waste detection, dead code, doc redundancy"
argument-hint: "[--tests] [--docs] [--code] [--fix] [--quick] [--deep] [--issues] [--batch]"
user-invocable: true
user_facing: true
allowed-tools: [Read, Bash, Grep, Glob, Agent]
Refactor: Unified Code, Docs, and Test Optimization
Deep analysis and optimization of tests (Quality Diamond shape, waste detection), docs (redundancy), and code (dead code, unused libs). Supersedes `/sweep` with deeper analysis. Use `--quick` for the original sweep-style hygiene check.
Implementation
ARGUMENTS: {{ARGUMENTS}}
STEP 0: Parse Arguments
Parse the ARGUMENTS for optional flags:
- `--tests`: Run test optimization analysis only (shape + waste)
- `--docs`: Run narrative-doc drift sweep across whole repo. Identifies count drift (e.g., '216 libraries' vs actual 219 files) and enumeration drift via `covers:` frontmatter dereferencing. Idempotent. Default home for periodic-aggregation per PROJECT.md Layer 4.
- `--docs-redundancy`: Run doc redundancy analysis (semantic similarity between markdown files via SequenceMatcher). This was the prior `--docs` behavior, renamed to free `--docs` for drift detection.
- `--code`: Run code optimization analysis only (dead code + unused libs)
- `--fix`: Apply automated fixes after detection (requires findings)
- `--quick`: Run quick hygiene sweep (delegates to SweepAnalyzer, same as old `/sweep`)
- `--deep`: Enable GenAI semantic analysis (requires ANTHROPIC_API_KEY). Auto-enabled when ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is set, unless --quick.
- `--issues`: Pipe findings through /create-issue (HIGH/CRITICAL get individual issues, LOW/MEDIUM aggregated into one)
- `--batch`: Submit GenAI analysis via Anthropic Batch API (50% cost, async results)
If no mode flags provided (no --tests, --docs, --docs-redundancy, --code, --quick), run **all three deep modes** (tests + docs + code).
**Usage examples:**
/refactor --docs # Drift sweep: count + enumeration drift via covers: frontmatter
/refactor --docs-redundancy # Prior --docs behavior: SequenceMatcher redundancy analysis
/refactor --docs --issues # Drift sweep + file GitHub issues for findings
/refactor --docs-redundancy --fix # Redundancy analysis with auto-fix applied
If `--fix` is not provided, this is a dry-run (detect only, no changes).
**Note**: `--fix` is deprecated for creating issues. Use `--issues` instead to generate GitHub issues from findings.
STEP 1: Run Analysis
Execute the appropriate analyzer to detect optimization opportunities. If `--deep` is set, or ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is set and `--quick` is NOT set, use GenAIRefactorAnalyzer. If `--deep` is set with no API key, display an error and EXIT. Otherwise fall back to RefactorAnalyzer.
python3 -c "
import sys, json, os
for _p in ('.claude/lib', 'plugins/autonomous-dev/lib', os.path.expanduser('~/.claude/lib')):
if os.path.isdir(_p):
sys.path.insert(0, _p)
break
from pathlib import Path
# Determine whether to use GenAI
use_deep = '--deep' in sys.argv or (os.environ.get('ANTHROPIC_API_KEY') and '--quick' not in sys.argv)
if use_deep:
from genai_refactor_analyzer import GenAIRefactorAnalyzer
analyzer = GenAIRefactorAnalyzer(Path('.'), use_batch_api='--batch' in sys.argv)
else:
from refactor_analyzer import RefactorAnalyzer
analyzer = RefactorAnalyzer(Path('.'))
# Determine mode based on parsed flags
# For --quick: use quick_sweep() (RefactorAnalyzer only)
# For specific modes: use full_analysis(['tests']), etc.
# For no flags: use full_analysis() (all modes)
# Example for --quick:
# report = analyzer.quick_sweep()
# Example for specific mode:
# report = analyzer.full_analysis(['tests'])
# Example for all modes (with GenAI):
# report = analyzer.full_analysis(deep=True)
print(json.dumps(report.to_dict()))
"Capture the JSON output and parse it.
STEP 1.5: Findings Self-Critique (--deep mode only)
**Skip if `--quick` mode or if `--deep` was not active.** This step applies only when GenAIRefactorAnalyzer was used.
After obtaining the raw findings from STEP 1, perform one FEEDBACK pass before presenting results to the user. This implements the Self-Refine pattern (GENERATE → FEEDBACK → REFINE).
Audit the findings against these criteria:
1. **False positive audit**: For each DEAD_CODE or UNUSED_LIB finding, verify the symbol is not invoked dynamically (via `subprocess`, `importlib`, `sys.path`, or markdown references). Findings that cannot be confirmed MUST be downgraded to MEDIUM or removed. 2. **Severity calibration**: CRITICAL findings MUST describe a concrete negative outcome (data loss, security exposure, broken tests). Findings without a concrete outcome MUST be downgraded to HIGH or MEDIUM. 3. **Completeness**: If fewer than 3 categories were analyzed in a full-mode run, note the gap as a warning at the top of the findings output.
Revise the findings in memory before passing to STEP 2. Do NOT re-run the analyzer. This step is performed inline by the coordinator.
STEP 2: Present Findings
Display the categorized report. Group findings by category, sort by severity within each group (CRITICAL first, LOW last). Show total counts per category.
**For --tests mode**, also display the test shape distribution table:
## Test Shape Distribution (Quality Diamond)
| Type | Count | Actual% | Target% | Status |
|---------------|-------|---------|---------|--------|
| Unit | 120 | 75.0% | 60% | Over |
| Integration | 20 | 12.5% | 25% | Under |
| Property | 0 | 0.0% | 5% | Under |
| GenAI | 20 | 12.5% | 10% | OK |
Format findings:
## Refactor Results
### TEST_SHAPE (N issues)
- [HIGH] tests/: unit tests over-represented: 75% actual vs 60% target
Suggestion: Reduce unit tests to align with Quality Diamond
### TEST_WASTE (N issues)
- [MEDIUM
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name: refactor description: "Unified code, docs, and test optimization -- shape analysis, waste detection, dead code, doc redundancy" argument-hint: "[--tests] [--docs] [--code] [--fix] [--quick] [--deep] [--issues] [--batch]" user-invocable: true user_facing: true allowed-tools: [Read, Bash, Grep, Glob, Agent]
Refactor: Unified Code, Docs, and Test Optimization
Deep analysis and optimization of tests (Quality Diamond shape, waste detection), docs (redundancy), and code (dead code, unused libs). Supersedes `/sweep` with deeper analysis. Use `--quick` for the original sweep-style hygiene check.
Implementation
ARGUMENTS: {{ARGUMENTS}}
STEP 0: Parse Arguments
Parse the ARGUMENTS for optional flags:
- `--tests`: Run test optimization analysis only (shape + waste)
- `--docs`: Run narrative-doc drift sweep across whole repo. Identifies count drift (e.g., '216 libraries' vs actual 219 files) and enumeration drift via `covers:` frontmatter dereferencing. Idempotent. Default home for periodic-aggregation per PROJECT.md Layer 4.
- `--docs-redundancy`: Run doc redundancy analysis (semantic similarity between markdown files via SequenceMatcher). This was the prior `--docs` behavior, renamed to free `--docs` for drift detection.
- `--code`: Run code optimization analysis only (dead code + unused libs)
- `--fix`: Apply automated fixes after detection (requires findings)
- `--quick`: Run quick hygiene sweep (delegates to SweepAnalyzer, same as old `/sweep`)
- `--deep`: Enable GenAI semantic analysis (requires ANTHROPIC_API_KEY). Auto-enabled when ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is set, unless --quick.
- `--issues`: Pipe findings through /create-issue (HIGH/CRITICAL get individual issues, LOW/MEDIUM aggregated into one)
- `--batch`: Submit GenAI analysis via Anthropic Batch API (50% cost, async results)
If no mode flags provided (no --tests, --docs, --docs-redundancy, --code, --quick), run **all three deep modes** (tests + docs + code).
**Usage examples:**
/refactor --docs # Drift sweep: count + enumeration drift via covers: frontmatter /refactor --docs-redundancy # Prior --docs behavior: SequenceMatcher redundancy analysis /refactor --docs --issues # Drift sweep + file GitHub issues for findings /refactor --docs-redundancy --fix # Redundancy analysis with auto-fix applied
If `--fix` is not provided, this is a dry-run (detect only, no changes).
**Note**: `--fix` is deprecated for creating issues. Use `--issues` instead to generate GitHub issues from findings.
STEP 1: Run Analysis
Execute the appropriate analyzer to detect optimization opportunities. If `--deep` is set, or ANTHROPIC_API_KEY is set and `--quick` is NOT set, use GenAIRefactorAnalyzer. If `--deep` is set with no API key, display an error and EXIT. Otherwise fall back to RefactorAnalyzer.
python3 -c "
import sys, json, os
for _p in ('.claude/lib', 'plugins/autonomous-dev/lib', os.path.expanduser('~/.claude/lib')):
if os.path.isdir(_p):
sys.path.insert(0, _p)
break
from pathlib import Path
# Determine whether to use GenAI
use_deep = '--deep' in sys.argv or (os.environ.get('ANTHROPIC_API_KEY') and '--quick' not in sys.argv)
if use_deep:
from genai_refactor_analyzer import GenAIRefactorAnalyzer
analyzer = GenAIRefactorAnalyzer(Path('.'), use_batch_api='--batch' in sys.argv)
else:
from refactor_analyzer import RefactorAnalyzer
analyzer = RefactorAnalyzer(Path('.'))
# Determine mode based on parsed flags
# For --quick: use quick_sweep() (RefactorAnalyzer only)
# For specific modes: use full_analysis(['tests']), etc.
# For no flags: use full_analysis() (all modes)
# Example for --quick:
# report = analyzer.quick_sweep()
# Example for specific mode:
# report = analyzer.full_analysis(['tests'])
# Example for all modes (with GenAI):
# report = analyzer.full_analysis(deep=True)
print(json.dumps(report.to_dict()))
"Capture the JSON output and parse it.
STEP 1.5: Findings Self-Critique (--deep mode only)
**Skip if `--quick` mode or if `--deep` was not active.** This step applies only when GenAIRefactorAnalyzer was used.
After obtaining the raw findings from STEP 1, perform one FEEDBACK pass before presenting results to the user. This implements the Self-Refine pattern (GENERATE → FEEDBACK → REFINE).
Audit the findings against these criteria:
1. **False positive audit**: For each DEAD_CODE or UNUSED_LIB finding, verify the symbol is not invoked dynamically (via `subprocess`, `importlib`, `sys.path`, or markdown references). Findings that cannot be confirmed MUST be downgraded to MEDIUM or removed. 2. **Severity calibration**: CRITICAL findings MUST describe a concrete negative outcome (data loss, security exposure, broken tests). Findings without a concrete outcome MUST be downgraded to HIGH or MEDIUM. 3. **Completeness**: If fewer than 3 categories were analyzed in a full-mode run, note the gap as a warning at the top of the findings output.
Revise the findings in memory before passing to STEP 2. Do NOT re-run the analyzer. This step is performed inline by the coordinator.
STEP 2: Present Findings
Display the categorized report. Group findings by category, sort by severity within each group (CRITICAL first, LOW last). Show total counts per category.
**For --tests mode**, also display the test shape distribution table:
## Test Shape Distribution (Quality Diamond) | Type | Count | Actual% | Target% | Status | |---------------|-------|---------|---------|--------| | Unit | 120 | 75.0% | 60% | Over | | Integration | 20 | 12.5% | 25% | Under | | Property | 0 | 0.0% | 5% | Under | | GenAI | 20 | 12.5% | 10% | OK |
Format findings:
## Refactor Results ### TEST_SHAPE (N issues) - [HIGH] tests/: unit tests over-represented: 75% actual vs 60% target Suggestion: Reduce unit tests to align with Quality Diamond ### TEST_WASTE (N issues) - [MEDIUM
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Repo: akaszubski/autonomous-dev
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- /advise
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Open command - /align
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Open command - /audit
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Open command - /autoresearch
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Open command - /create-issue
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Open command - /drain-queue
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