safe-refactor
Restructure code while preserving behavior. Use for extraction, consolidation, ownership moves, or cleanup where verification must bracket structural edits.
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/juliusbrussee/caveman --skill safe-refactorSKILL.md
Safe refactor
Define behavior-preservation boundary and establish verification before structural edits.
- Keep feature changes outside refactor.
- Move one ownership boundary at a time.
- Preserve public interfaces, failure behavior, ordering, and compatibility unless explicitly scoped.
- Keep intermediate states buildable and testable.
- Avoid dependency or configuration growth without correctness need.
Run same proof after change. Stop when behavior matches and requested structure is achieved.
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