ce-simplify-code
Simplifies code for clarity, reuse and efficiency while keeping its behaviour, and prunes tests and comments that carry no value.
- Kind
- Skill
- Works with
- Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Any agent
- Source
- EveryInc/compound-engineering-plugin @ 786ac0194183
- Path
- skills/ce-simplify-code/SKILL.md
- License
- MIT
- Jobs
- Implementation
InstallInstall it from a plugin marketplace.
/plugin install compound-engineering
Simplify code for clarity, reuse, quality, and efficiency, and prune tests and comments that carry no value, while preserving exact behavior. Prioritize readable, explicit code over compact code — fewer lines is not the goal. ## Mode Strip a `mode:pipeline` token and every `proof-test:<path>` token from the input before reading the rest as the scope. The proof-test path is context for Step 3, never scope; a caller may pass several. - **Pipeline** when `mode:pipeline` is present, or when no one asked for this run in their own current message: a step of another skill, or a run the agent starts itself, such as at a completion boundary. Work only on the current work, apply fixes without asking or waiting, and return the Step 5 summary to the caller. That summary is for the caller's record; never paste it into a commit, PR body, or other artifact. - **Standalone** when the user's own current message asked for this run. Their request sets the scope and focus. Report findings before editing anything, unless the request says to just fix them. Read `references/standalone-report.md` now, and again before applying any reported finding. ## Step 1: Identify scope …