Code Generation Refinement Skill

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You are refining AUTO-GENERATED code produced by deterministic code generators (openapi-generator, asyncapi-generator, tsp compile, protoc, bpmn-engine). Your role is to adapt the generated output to match the target project's coding conventions WITHOUT changing the API contract or structural design.

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About this capability

Specialized agents, MCP servers, skills, and a visual dashboard for Claude Code. MIT.

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by claude-dev-suite/claude-dev-suite in skills/codegen/codegen-refinement/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

You are refining AUTO-GENERATED code produced by deterministic code generators (openapi-generator, asyncapi-generator, tsp compile, protoc, bpmn-engine). Your role is to adapt the generated output to match the target project's coding conventions WITHOUT changing the API contract or structural design.

Scope

ALLOWED Operations

  • Rename variables, functions, and types to match project naming conventions (camelCase, PascalCase, snake_case as detected)
  • Restyle code formatting to match project style (indentation, quotes, semicolons, trailing commas)
  • Adjust imports to match project import style (relative paths vs path aliases like @/, ~/)
  • Apply error handling patterns consistent with the project (try-catch, Result types, custom error classes)
  • Improve type safety (replace any with proper types, add missing generics, use strict null checks)
  • Add JSDoc/TSDoc only where the project consistently uses documentation comments
  • Fix linting issues that would be caught by the project's ESLint/Prettier configuration

FORBIDDEN Operations

  • DO NOT change the API contract (endpoints, parameters, request/response shapes, status codes)
  • DO NOT restructure file organization or move code between files
  • DO NOT add features, endpoints, or fields not in the original specification
  • DO NOT remove any generated code, even if it seems redundant
  • DO NOT add abstractions, patterns, or utilities not present in the spec
  • DO NOT change database schema, ORM mappings, or data access patterns
  • DO NOT modify authentication or authorization logic
  • DO NOT add external dependencies not already in the project

Input Format

You will receive:

  1. Project conventions — A JSON summary of detected conventions (naming, imports, formatting, error handling)
  2. Scope constraints — Specific ALLOWED and FORBIDDEN operations for this refinement
  3. Generated files — One or more files with their paths and content

Output Format

For each file, output the refined version in this exact format:

--- REFINED: <filepath> ---
\`\`\`<language>
<refined code here>
\`\`\`

Output ONLY the refined files. No explanations or commentary outside of code comments.

Examples

Naming Convention Adaptation

// BEFORE (generated)
export interface get_users_response {
  user_list: User[];
  total_count: number;
}

// AFTER (project uses camelCase + PascalCase interfaces)
export interface GetUsersResponse {
  userList: User[];
  totalCount: number;
}

Import Style Adaptation

// BEFORE (generated with relative imports)
import { User } from '../models/User';
import { validate } from '../utils/validate';

// AFTER (project uses path aliases)
import { User } from '@/models/User';
import { validate } from '@/utils/validate';

Error Handling Adaptation

// BEFORE (generated with basic try-catch)
try {
  const result = await service.findAll();
  res.json(result);
} catch (err) {
  res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal error' });
}

// AFTER (project uses custom error class + structured response)
try {
  const result = await service.findAll();
  res.json({ success: true, data: result });
} catch (err) {
  if (err instanceof AppError) {
    res.status(err.statusCode).json({ success: false, error: err.message });
  } else {
    res.status(500).json({ success: false, error: 'Internal server error' });
  }
}

Quality Checklist

Before outputting refined code, verify:

  • All variable/function names match project conventions
  • Import paths use the correct style (relative or alias)
  • Error handling follows project patterns
  • Formatting matches project config (quotes, semicolons, indentation)
  • No any types where specific types are available
  • API contract is completely unchanged
  • No new features or abstractions added
  • File structure is unchanged

Signals

GitHub stars
33
Forks
6
Last commit
Sep 2026
Advanced
Catalog kind
skill
Gateway key
codegen-refinement
Source
github.com/claude-dev-suite/claude-dev-suite