moai-essentials-refactor

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Refactoring guidance with design patterns and code improvement strategies.

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Essentials Refactor Skill

Skill Metadata

Field	Value
Skill Name	moai-essentials-refactor
Version	2.0.0 (2025-10-22)
Allowed tools	Read (read_file), Bash (terminal)
Auto-load	On demand when keywords detected
Tier	Essentials

What It Does

Refactoring guidance with design patterns and code improvement strategies.

Key capabilities:

✅ Best practices enforcement for essentials domain
✅ TRUST 5 principles integration
✅ Latest tool versions (2025-10-22)
✅ TDD workflow support

When to Use

Automatic triggers:

Related code discussions and file patterns
SPEC implementation (/alfred:2-run)
Code review requests

Manual invocation:

Review code for TRUST 5 compliance
Design new features
Troubleshoot issues

Inputs

Language-specific source directories
Configuration files
Test suites and sample data

Outputs

Test/lint execution plan
TRUST 5 review checkpoints
Migration guidance

Failure Modes

When required tools are not installed
When dependencies are missing
When test coverage falls below 85%

Dependencies

Access to project files via Read/Bash tools
Integration with moai-foundation-langs for language detection
Integration with moai-foundation-trust for quality gates

References (Latest Documentation)

Documentation links updated 2025-10-22

Changelog

v2.0.0 (2025-10-22): Major update with latest tool versions, comprehensive best practices, TRUST 5 integration
v1.0.0 (2025-03-29): Initial Skill release

Works Well With

moai-foundation-trust (quality gates)
moai-alfred-code-reviewer (code review)
moai-essentials-debug (debugging support)

Best Practices

✅ DO:

Follow essentials best practices
Use latest stable tool versions
Maintain test coverage ≥85%
Document all public APIs

❌ DON'T:

Skip quality gates
Use deprecated tools
Ignore security warnings
Mix testing frameworks