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review-and-refactorby GitHubDevelopmentGitHub stars: 40.4k

Review and Refactor skill: what it does and how to install it

Reviews and refactors project code against its documented coding guidelines while preserving existing files and checking tests.

Summary generated from the skill's documentation.

Warning. A security audit flagged this skill with a critical risk warning. Read its SKILL.md and scripts before you install it.

Install

$ npx skills add github/awesome-copilot --skill review-and-refactor

Run it in a terminal. If your agent is already running, start a new session so it picks the skill up.

About this skill

What it does. Reads the project's GitHub coding instructions, reviews the code and makes refactorings where needed to improve maintainability and follow those standards. It keeps existing files intact and runs the project's tests, if present, after changes.

When to use it. For code reviews and refactoring that should follow the project's own guidelines and preserve its file structure.

History

Repo stars

40.4k+707 since 5 Oct 2026

Stars are counted for the whole repository, which holds 80 skills.

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DateRepo stars
26 Oct 202640,426
25 Oct 202640,385
24 Oct 202640,365
23 Oct 202640,341
22 Oct 202640,302
21 Oct 202640,260
20 Oct 202640,214
19 Oct 202640,178
18 Oct 202640,143
17 Oct 202640,111
16 Oct 202640,072
15 Oct 202640,038
14 Oct 202639,999
13 Oct 202639,981
12 Oct 202639,948
11 Oct 202639,904
10 Oct 202639,881
9 Oct 202639,845
8 Oct 202639,804
7 Oct 202639,761
6 Oct 202639,731
5 Oct 202639,719

Installs

11.1k+9 since 19 Oct 2026

Installs via skills.sh

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DateInstalls
26 Oct 202611,059
25 Oct 202611,057
24 Oct 202611,056
23 Oct 202611,056
22 Oct 202611,055
21 Oct 202611,053
20 Oct 202611,052
19 Oct 202611,050

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