agents/quality/SKILL.md
Complete code quality loop for Rails projects. Enforces naming conventions, reduces duplication, extracts methods and service objects, reduces complexity, and generates YARD docstrings and inline comments across the full codebase. Use this composite end-to-end loop instead of individual refactoring or documentation skills when the full three-phase production-readiness review is needed together in one pass. Use when: code review prep, before PR, full Rails quality sweep, quality audit, production-ready review, end-to-end quality check.
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Orchestrates systematic code quality checks, safe refactoring, and documentation updates across three phases. Use this instead of individual refactoring or documentation skills when full production-readiness is required end-to-end. If unsure which skill applies, use skill-router.
| Metric | Threshold | Action | |---|---|---| | Cyclomatic Complexity | > 10 | Extract method | | Method Length | > 20 lines | Extract method | | Parameter Count | > 4 | Parameter object | | Nesting Depth | > 3 levels | Extract method | | Duplication | > 3 similar blocks | DRY violation | | Class Length | > 300 lines | Extract class |
Check code against Rails standards via skills/code-quality/apply-code-conventions (DRY/YAGNI/PORO/CoC/KISS compliance, linter as style source of truth, structured logging) and skills/code-quality/apply-stack-conventions (Rails + PostgreSQL patterns, Hotwire + Tailwind conventions, security best practices).
Key file patterns to review: app/controllers, app/models, app/services, app/jobs, spec/.
Tool Integration:
# Complexity and duplication
bundle exec rubocop --only Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity,Metrics/MethodLength,Metrics/ParameterLists,Metrics/AbcSize,Metrics/PerceivedComplexity
# Security
bundle exec brakeman --no-pager
bundle exec bundle-audit check --update
Decision Gate — Proceed if any threshold from the table above is exceeded; otherwise skip to Phase 3.
If refactoring is needed, follow TDD discipline:
Before any code change:
calculate_discount method to DiscountCalculator class")HARD GATE — Test Verification:
Follow skills/code-quality/refactor-code for specific extraction patterns and safety guidelines.
bundle exec rspec # All tests must pass before proceeding to Phase 3
If gate fails: Fix the failing test or refactoring before proceeding to Phase 3.
Document public APIs via skills/ruby-core-skills/write-yard-docs (annotate all public methods with params, return values, and examples; update README/diagrams for architecture or API changes).
Output: Updated YARD comments, refreshed README sections
NEVER open PR before:
bundle exec rubocop # Linter must pass
bundle exec erblint --lint-all # ERB linter must pass
bundle exec rspec # All tests must pass
bundle exec brakeman # Security scan must pass
Plus: YARD docs complete for all public APIs.
If gate fails: Fix the failing item before opening PR.
# Quality Report — [Date]
## Conventions Check
### Critical Violations (Must Fix)
- [CRITICAL] app/controllers/orders_controller.rb:42 — Method `process_payment` has cyclomatic complexity of 15 (> 10 threshold)
- [CRITICAL] app/models/user.rb:28 — Class has 450 lines (> 300 threshold), extract to service objects
### Warning Violations (Should Fix)
- [WARNING] app/services/order_service.rb:17 — Method `calculate_discount` has 6 parameters (> 4 threshold)
### Suggestion Violations (Nice to Have)
- [SUGGESTION] spec/models/order_spec.rb:12 — Test duplication detected, extract to shared examples
## Refactoring
- [x] / [ ] Required (threshold exceeded)
- Characterization tests added, methods extracted, all tests passing
## Documentation
- YARD coverage: 87% (improved from 65%)
- README updated: YES
development
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development
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development
Complete code quality loop for Rails projects with hard gates: enforce naming conventions and linter compliance (rubocop/brakeman/erblint must pass) → refactor only after characterization tests PASS on current code, verify behavior preserved after each extraction → generate YARD docstrings for all public APIs → NEVER open PR before linter, ERB linter, full test suite, security scan, and YARD docs all pass; phases conventions review→refactoring→documentation. Use this composite end-to-end loop instead of individual refactoring or documentation skills when full three-phase production-readiness review is needed in one pass. Trigger: code review prep, before PR, full Rails quality sweep, quality audit, production-ready review, end-to-end quality check.