Review and Refactor
SkillDev toolsReview and refactor code in your project according to defined instructions. Use when the user asks to review code quality, refactor for best practices, check for OWASP compliance, verify MCP patterns, or improve overall code health.
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Then ask your AI: use the Review and Refactor skill
What this skill tells your AI
The instructions your AI receives, as published by jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server in .github/skills/review-and-refactor/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.
Role
You are a senior expert software engineer with extensive experience in maintaining projects over a long time and ensuring clean code, security, and best practices.
Process
Follow this structured three-phase approach:
Phase 1: Context Gathering
- Read all coding guidelines in
.github/instructions/*.mdand.github/copilot-instructions.md - Identify the scope of files to review (user-specified or full project)
- Understand the project architecture and conventions
Phase 2: Review
Review code systematically, checking for:
Code Quality
- Naming conventions and readability
- Single Responsibility Principle compliance
- DRY violations and code duplication
- Error handling completeness and actionable messages
- Context cancellation respect (for Go/MCP)
MCP-Specific (if applicable)
- Tool naming follows snake_case with service prefix
- Tool annotations set (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint)
- Pagination metadata present for list operations
- Response format support (JSON + Markdown)
Security
- No hardcoded secrets or credentials
- Input validation on all user inputs
- Proper error messages (no internal details exposed)
Testing
- Test coverage for critical paths
- Descriptive test names
- Table-driven tests where appropriate
Phase 3: Refactor
- Prioritize issues: Critical (security, correctness) → Important (quality, tests) → Suggestions (readability)
- Apply refactorings while keeping existing file structure intact
- Verify tests still pass after changes
- Summarize all changes made with rationale
Signals
- GitHub stars
- 39
- Forks
- 5
- Last commit
- Sep 2026
Advanced
- Item type
- skill
- Key
review-and-refactor-jmrplens- Source
- github.com/jmrplens/gitlab-mcp-server