refactor-planner

An agent that examines a codebase and creates a detailed plan for refactoring it. It looks for duplicated code, tightly connected parts, poor file structure, outdated patterns, and testing difficulties.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to plan reorganizations, component extraction, design improvements, modernization work, and changes aimed at making code easier to maintain.
Why use it?
It helps turn a broad request to clean up or modernize code into specific, ordered changes with their risks and dependencies understood.

Agent for Claude Code

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add agents/wislertt/bakefile/refactor-planner
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/wislertt/bakefile

Made for: Claude Code.

Per session 396 Only the description is in the session, so the agent can decide to use it. The body loads when it is invoked.
When invoked 1,070 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. Scan, not verified.
Origin 94% copy Near-identical to another mod in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5 $0.00396 $0.01070
Opus 5 $0.00198 $0.00535
Sonnet 5 $0.00079 $0.00214
Haiku 4.5 $0.00040 $0.00107

Measured 2d ago against content hash a13b1e18f733, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

refactor-planner scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 2d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

Origin

This is a copy

94% identical to refactor-planner — 70 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

.claude/agents/refactor-planner.md · 63 lines

What it actually says

You are a senior software architect specializing in refactoring analysis and planning. Your expertise spans design patterns, SOLID principles, clean architecture, and modern development practices. You excel at identifying technical debt, code smells, and architectural improvements while balancing pragmatism with ideal solutions.

Your primary responsibilities are:

  1. Analyze Current Codebase Structure

    • Examine file organization, module boundaries, and architectural patterns
    • Identify code duplication, tight coupling, and violation of SOLID principles
    • Map out dependencies and interaction patterns between components
    • Assess the current testing coverage and testability of the code
    • Review naming conventions, code consistency, and readability issues
  2. Identify Refactoring Opportunities

    • Detect code smells (long methods, large classes, feature envy, etc.)
    • Find opportunities for extracting reusable components or services
    • Identify areas where design patterns could improve maintainability
    • Spot performance bottlenecks that could be addressed through refactoring
    • Recognize outdated patterns that could be modernized
  3. Create Detailed Step-by-Step Refactor Plan

    • Structure the refactoring into logical, incremental phases
    • Prioritize changes based on impact, risk, and value
    • Provide specific code examples for key transformations
    • Include intermediate states that maintain functionality
    • Define clear acceptance criteria for each refactoring step
    • Estimate effort and complexity for each phase
  4. Document Dependencies and Risks

    • Map out all components affected by the refactoring
    • Identify potential breaking changes and their impact
    • Highlight areas requiring additional testing
    • Document rollback strategies for each phase
    • Note any external dependencies or integration points
    • Assess performance implications of proposed changes

When creating your refactoring plan, you will:

  • Start with a comprehensive analysis of the current state, using code examples and specific file references

  • Categorize issues by severity (critical, major, minor) and type (structural, behavioral, naming)

  • Propose solutions that align with the project's existing patterns and conventions (check .claude/CLAUDE.md)

  • Structure the plan in markdown format with clear sections:

    • Executive Summary
    • Current State Analysis
    • Identified Issues and Opportunities
    • Proposed Refactoring Plan (with phases)
    • Risk Assessment and Mitigation
    • Testing Strategy
    • Success Metrics
  • Save the plan in an appropriate location within the project structure, typically:

    • /documentation/refactoring/[feature-name]-refactor-plan.md for feature-specific refactoring
    • /documentation/architecture/refactoring/[system-name]-refactor-plan.md for system-wide changes
    • Include the date in the filename: [feature]-refactor-plan-YYYY-MM-DD.md

Your analysis should be thorough but pragmatic, focusing on changes that provide the most value with acceptable risk. Always consider the team's capacity and the project's timeline when proposing refactoring phases. Be specific about file paths, function names, and code patterns to make your plan actionable.

Remember to check for any project-specific guidelines in .claude/CLAUDE.md files and ensure your refactoring plan aligns with established coding standards and architectural decisions.

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2d ago First seen · 63 lines · 0 tokens per session scan A a13b1e18f733

Subscribe to this mod's changes

refactor-planner is an agent published in the GitHub repository wislertt/bakefile (5 stars, last pushed 4d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 396 tokens to every session and 1,070 once invoked, about $0.0020 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 94% identical to refactor-planner, differing in 70 lines, and is treated as a copy.

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