code-simplifier
Simplify and clean up code after changes are complete. Reduces complexity, improves readability, and ensures consistency.
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill code-simplifier --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Code Simplifier Clean up and simplify code after making changes. ## When to Use Run this skill after completing a feature or fix to ensure the code is clean, readable, and maintainable. ## Simplification Goals ### Reduce Complexity - Break long functions into smaller, focused ones - Reduce nesting depth (max 3 levels) - Simplify complex conditionals - Extract magic numbers to named constants ###
What does the code-simplifier skill do?
Simplify and clean up code after changes are complete. Reduces complexity, improves readability, and ensures consistency.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill code-simplifier --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, a repository with 3,244 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.