Code Quality

Code Quality Skill

🚨 MANDATORY 7-PHASE WORKFLOW

PHASE 1: Exploration (explore-codebase) → BLOCKER
PHASE 2: Documentation (research-expert) → BLOCKER
PHASE 3: Impact Analysis (Grep usages) → BLOCKER
PHASE 3.5: DRY Detection (jscpd duplication) → NON-BLOCKING
PHASE 4: Error Detection (linters)
PHASE 5: Precision Correction (with docs + impact + DRY)
PHASE 6: Verification (re-run linters, tests, duplication)

CRITICAL: Phases 1-3 are BLOCKERS. Never skip them. DRY: Phase 3.5 is non-blocking but findings inform Phase 5 corrections.

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PHASE 1: Architecture Exploration

Launch explore-codebase agent FIRST:

> Agent(subagent_type="fuse-ai-pilot:explore-codebase", prompt="...")

Gather:

1. Programming language(s) detected
2. Existing linter configs (.eslintrc, .prettierrc, pyproject.toml)
3. Package managers and installed linters
4. Project structure and conventions
5. Framework versions (package.json, go.mod, Cargo.toml)
6. Architecture patterns (Clean, Hexagonal, MVC)
7. State management (Zustand, Redux, Context)
8. Interface/types directories location

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PHASE 2: Documentation Research

Launch research-expert agent:

> Agent(subagent_type="fuse-ai-pilot:research-expert", prompt="Verify [library/framework] documentation for [error type]. Find [language] best practices for [specific issue].")

Request for each error:

• Official API documentation
• Current syntax and deprecations
• Best practices for error patterns
• Version-specific breaking changes
• Security advisories
• Language-specific SOLID patterns

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PHASE 3: Impact Analysis

For EACH element to modify: Grep usages → assess risk → document impact.

| Risk | Criteria | Action | |------|----------|--------| | 🟢 LOW | Internal, 0-1 usages | Proceed | | 🟡 MEDIUM | 2-5 usages, compatible | Proceed with care | | 🔴 HIGH | 5+ usages OR breaking | Flag to user FIRST |

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PHASE 3.5: Code Duplication Detection (DRY)

Tool: jscpd — 150+ languages — npx jscpd ./src --threshold 5 --reporters console,json

| Level | Threshold | Action | |-------|-----------|--------| | 🟢 Excellent | 10% | Mandatory refactoring |

See [references/duplication-thresholds.md](references/duplication-thresholds.md) for per-language thresholds, config, and extraction patterns. See [references/linter-commands.md](references/linter-commands.md) for language-specific jscpd commands.

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Linter Commands

See [references/linter-commands.md](references/linter-commands.md) for language-specific commands.

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Error Priority Matrix

| Priority | Type | Examples | Action | |----------|------|----------|--------| | Critical | Security | SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, auth bypass | Fix IMMEDIATELY | | High | Logic | SOLID violations, memory leaks, race conditions | Fix same session | | High | DRY | Code duplication > 10%, copy-paste logic blocks | Mandatory refactoring | | Medium | DRY | Code duplication 5-10%, repeated patterns | Extract shared logic | | Medium | Performance | N+1 queries, deprecated APIs, inefficient algorithms | Fix if time | | Low | Style | Formatting, naming, missing docs | Fix if time |

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SOLID Validation

See [references/solid-validation.md](references/solid-validation.md) for S-O-L-I-D detection patterns and fix examples.

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File Size Rules

See [references/file-size-rules.md](references/file-size-rules.md) for LoC limits, calculation, and split strategies.

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Architecture Rules

See [references/architecture-patterns.md](references/architecture-patterns.md) for project structures and patterns.

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Validation Report Format

See [references/validation-report.md](references/validation-report.md) for the complete sniper report template.

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Complete Workflow Example

See [references/examples.md](references/examples.md) for detailed walkthrough.

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Forbidden Behaviors

Workflow Violations

• ❌ Skip PHASE 1 (explore-codebase)
• ❌ Skip PHASE 2 (research-expert)
• ❌ Skip PHASE 3 (impact analysis)
• ❌ Skip PHASE 3.5 (DRY detection)
• ❌ Jump to corrections without completing Phases 1-3
• ❌ Proceed when BLOCKER is active

Code Quality Violations

• ❌ Leave ANY linter errors unfixed
• ❌ Apply fixes that introduce new errors
• ❌ Ignore SOLID violations
• ❌ Ignore DRY violations > 5% duplication
• ❌ Copy-paste code instead of extracting shared logic
• ❌ Create tests if project has none

Architecture Violations

• ❌ Interfaces in component files (ZERO TOLERANCE)
• ❌ Business logic in components (must be in hooks)
• ❌ Monolithic components (must section)
• ❌ Files >100 LoC without split
• ❌ Local state for global data (use stores)

Safety Violations

• ❌ High-risk changes without user approval
• ❌ Breaking backwards compatibility silently
• ❌ Modifying public APIs without deprecation

Source & license

This open-source skill is cataloged on AgentStack and links to its original source — we do not rehost the code.

• Author: fusengine
• Source: fusengine/agents
• License: MIT

Install and usage instructions live in the source repository linked above.