Refactoring Code — Agent Skill by JetBrains

From the author

Use when semantic refactoring is needed in Rider-supported solutions and projects, including .NET/C#, F#, VB, C++, Unity, Unreal Engine, XAML, Razor, and other GameDev or mixed-language projects. Trigger when edits must update declarations and usages across IDE-resolved references — rename symbols, move types or namespaces, safe-delete unused code, extract interface/base class/method, change signatures, or reorganize namespaces. Do not use for file-only moves, config keys, strings, comments, prose-only edits, generated output, or logic changes with unchanged names/signatures.

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Install

Get the skill from its source (we cannot redistribute it):
https://github.com/JetBrains/skills/tree/3f53782dec7b5424bf6e8efbb90a46ee26f31798/refactoring-code

Documentation by JetBrains

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Files

SKILL.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub7.4 KiB
reference/tools.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub1.9 KiB
reference/tools/change_api_signature.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub3.2 KiB
reference/tools/extract_base_class.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub1.9 KiB
reference/tools/extract_interface.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub2.0 KiB
reference/tools/extract_method.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub1.8 KiB
reference/tools/move_type_to_namespace.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub1.8 KiB
reference/tools/rename_refactoring.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub3.3 KiB
reference/tools/reorganize_namespaces.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub1.7 KiB
reference/tools/safe_delete.md(opens on GitHub)Not mirrored: opens on GitHub1.8 KiB

Requirements and compatibility

Works with: Claude Code, Claude apps, OpenAI Codex, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Kiro, OpenCode, Goose, Amp, Roo Code, JetBrains Junie, Factory Droid, Devin (ex-Windsurf), Mistral Vibe, OpenHands, Letta

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