simplify: a Claude Code skill by Brian Lovin
For TypeScript and React developers who want freshly written code tidied without behavior changes. Skip it if your style rules differ, since it ships with one author's preferences.
Before you install: It tells Claude to refine code on its own right after writing it, without waiting to be asked, and applies the author's fixed style rules rather than reading yours.
- Score
- 49of 100
- Rank
- #239of 239
- Installs
- 21.4Kon skills.sh
- Security
- Clear 5 scanners
- Updated
- 2026
- Context
- ~39tokens always
Install
npx skills add https://github.com/brianlovin/agent-config --skill simplify
Run it in your terminal. View the source
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What does simplify do?
simplify is a skill that has Claude clean up code changed in the current session while keeping what it does the same. It finds the recently touched sections, then reduces nesting, removes redundant code and comments that state the obvious, renames unclear variables and merges related logic. It swaps nested ternaries for switch or if/else chains and favors readable code over short one-liners. It also applies a fixed set of house rules: ES modules with sorted imports, the function keyword over arrow functions, explicit return types on top-level functions, typed React Props and fewer try/catch blocks. Only significant changes get noted.
When should you use simplify?
Use it when
- You just finished a feature and want it tidied
- Claude's last edit left deep nesting or nested ternaries
- Your project already prefers function declarations
Skip it when
- Your codebase prefers arrow functions or another style
- You want bugs found rather than code reshaped
What it needs and what it can touch
What it can do
- Reads and edits project files
From reading its instructions, not from running it.
Why it scores 49
Strongest on quality (85 of 100), weakest on adoption (37).
Is simplify safe to install?
Every scanner that checked it passed it. Scanners often miss what other scanners catch, and a skill can change after a scan. Read its source before you install it.
| Scanner | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | Passed | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Socket | Passed | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Snyk | Low risk | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Runlayer | Passed | Feb 27, 2026 |
| ZeroLeaks | Passed | Apr 16, 2026 |
Details
- Installs
- 21,417
- Repository stars
- 380
- Last repository change
- Tokens always loaded
- about 39
- Tokens when used
- about 712
- License
- Not stated
- Data confidence
- High
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