simplify
This skill should be used when the user asks to "simplify", "clean up the diff", "run simplify", "simplify the changes", "review changed code for cleanup", explicitly invokes "/simplify", or asks to "commit without simplify", "skip simplify for this commit", or "commit this but skip simplify". Reviews changed code across reuse, simplification, efficiency, and altitude, or grants an explicit one-commit bypass. Not for correctness bugs.
npx skills add fcakyon/claude-codex-settings --skill simplify --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.
# Simplify `/simplify → 4 cleanup agents in parallel → apply the fixes` You are improving the quality of the changed code, not hunting for bugs. Review it for reuse, simplification, efficiency, and altitude issues, then fix what you find. Do not look for correctness bugs, that is what `/code-review` is for. ## Explicit commit bypass If the user explicitly asks to commit while skipping simplify, skip the review phases below: 1. State that simplify will be skipped for one commit and normal Git hooks will still run. 2. Run this exact command from the worktree: ```bash echo simplify-guard:bypass ``` 3. Commit normally without `--no-verify`. Never infer permission to bypass from the size, urgency, or type of change. The user must explicitly name simplify when asking to skip it. ## Phase 0 — Gather the diff Run `git diff @{upstream}...HEAD` (or `git diff main...HEAD` / `git diff HEAD~1` if there's no upstream) to get the unified diff under review. If there are uncommitted changes, or the range diff is empty, also run `git diff HEAD` and include the working-tree changes in scope, the review often runs before the commit. If a PR number, branch name, or file path was passed as an argument,
- Explicit commit bypass
- Phase 0 — Gather the diff
- Phase 1 — Review (4 cleanup agents in parallel)
- Reuse
- Simplification
- Efficiency
- Altitude
- Phase 2 — Apply the fixes
- Phase 3 — Mark completion in Codex
echo simplify-guard:bypass echo simplify-guard:complete
What does the simplify skill do?
This skill should be used when the user asks to "simplify", "clean up the diff", "run simplify", "simplify the changes", "review changed code for cleanup", explicitly invokes "/simplify", or asks to "commit without simplify", "skip simplify for this commit", or "commit this but skip simplify". Reviews changed code across reuse, simplification, efficiency, and altitude, or grants an explicit one-commit bypass. Not for correctness bugs.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add fcakyon/claude-codex-settings --skill simplify --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 fcakyon/claude-codex-settings, a repository with 967 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.