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- Text & chat
- Works with
- Claude Code · Cursor
- Length
- 90 words
- Fields to fill
- FOLDERS OR FILES, TEST AND LINT COMMANDS
- Last updated
Do a large refactor in small safe steps
This prompt runs a big refactor, such as swapping a library across the app, in small steps that each leave the app working. The agent tests after every step and stops if anything fails.
Refactor goal: [e.g. replace our custom fetch wrapper with the official SDK across the app] Scope: [FOLDERS OR FILES] Must not change: [e.g. public API, database schema, UI behaviour] First, find every place this touches and show me the list with a plan split into small steps, each one leaving the app working. Then do one step at a time: make the change, run [TEST AND LINT COMMANDS], and stop if anything fails. Do not mix in unrelated clean-ups. At the end, list anything you left for later and why.
Commit after each step. If step 7 goes wrong, you only lose step 7.
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