OrodruinLabs/nazgul:simplify
skills/simplify/SKILL.md
Run a cleanup and simplification pass on all files modified during a Nazgul loop. Use after a Nazgul loop completes to improve code clarity without changing functionality.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- nazgul:simplify
- description:
- Run a cleanup and simplification pass on all files modified during a Nazgul loop. Use after a Nazgul loop completes to improve code clarity without changing functionality.
- context:
- fork
- allowed-tools:
- Read, Write, Edit, Bash, Glob, Grep
- author:
- Jose Mejia
- version:
- 1.3.2
Nazgul Simplify
Examples
/nazgul:simplify— Run cleanup pass on all files modified during the last Nazgul loop
Modified Files
- Git changes: !
git diff --name-only HEAD~10 2>/dev/null || echo "No recent changes" - Config: !
jq '.afk.commit_prefix // "feat:"' nazgul/config.json 2>/dev/null || echo "feat:"
Arguments
$ARGUMENTS
Modes
Simplification runs in three modes:
Manual Mode (/nazgul:simplify)
User-invoked post-loop cleanup. Runs on all files modified during the last Nazgul loop. This is what you get when you run the command directly.
Per-Task Mode (review-gate Step 0)
Automatic. After each task reaches IMPLEMENTED, the simplifier agent reviews the task's changed files for reuse, quality, and efficiency — fixing issues before reviewers see the code. Reduces review round-trips.
Always runs. Not configurable — simplification is mandatory before review.
Post-Loop Batch Mode (review-gate Step 5.0)
Automatic. After ALL tasks are DONE, a batch simplification pass runs across all files modified during the entire loop. Catches cross-task issues (duplicate utilities, inconsistent patterns) that per-task simplify can't see.
Config: nazgul/config.json → simplify.post_loop (default: true)
Focus
All modes support an optional focus argument (e.g., "performance", "readability") to narrow the review scope.
Config: nazgul/config.json → simplify.focus (default: null)
Instructions
Run a post-loop cleanup pass on files modified during the Nazgul loop.
Process
- Identify all files modified during the Nazgul loop:
- Check git log for commits with the configured commit prefix
git log --oneline --all --grep="$(jq -r '.afk.commit_prefix // "feat("' nazgul/config.json 2>/dev/null)" --name-only
- For each modified file:
a. Read the file
b. Look for simplification opportunities:
- Unnecessary complexity
- Duplicated code that could be extracted
- Overly verbose patterns that have simpler equivalents
- Dead code or unused imports
- Inconsistent naming that doesn't match project conventions c. Apply simplifications d. Run tests after EACH simplification to verify no regressions e. If tests fail, revert the simplification
- Report what was simplified and what was left alone
Rules
- NON-DESTRUCTIVE: Run tests after every change
- No functional changes — only clarity and consistency improvements
- Match the project's existing style (read nazgul/context/style-conventions.md)
- If unsure whether a change is safe, skip it
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