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Code Refactoring Assistant

Analyze and refactor code with Cowork to improve code quality and maintainability

★★★ Advanced 20-30 min January 11, 2025
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Scenario

Code inevitably becomes bloated over time. Cowork can help you analyze code structure, identify issues, propose refactoring suggestions, and even rewrite the code directly for you.

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Prompt

Please help me analyze the code in the ~/Projects/myapp/src/ directory and find areas that need refactoring

Expected Result

Claude will generate a detailed code analysis report including: - File overview (lines of code, number of functions, complexity assessment) - Issues found (duplicate code, overly long functions, inconsistent naming, etc.) - Refactoring priority recommendations - Specific refactoring proposals and code changes

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Tips

  • Ensure code is committed to Git before refactoring - work on a new branch
  • Have Claude preserve existing test cases or generate tests for new code
  • For large projects, refactor module by module gradually