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  1. package/bin/create-nexus-devflow.js +15 -3
  2. package/lib/update.js +15 -1
  3. package/package.json +1 -1
  4. package/template/.agents/skills/70-release/SKILL.md +2 -0
  5. package/template/.agents/skills/ci/SKILL.md +25 -78
  6. package/template/.agents/skills/commit/SKILL.md +39 -43
  7. package/template/.agents/skills/debug/SKILL.md +43 -104
  8. package/template/.agents/skills/deploy/SKILL.md +37 -65
  9. package/template/.agents/skills/insight/SKILL.md +27 -116
  10. package/template/.agents/skills/preview/SKILL.md +24 -103
  11. package/template/.agents/skills/review/SKILL.md +53 -37
  12. package/template/.agents/skills/rollback/SKILL.md +1 -0
  13. package/template/.agents/skills/security-review/SKILL.md +44 -147
  14. package/template/.agents/skills/simplify/SKILL.md +48 -57
  15. package/template/.agents/skills/test/SKILL.md +63 -51
  16. package/template/.claude/skills/70-release/SKILL.md +2 -0
  17. package/template/.claude/skills/ci/SKILL.md +25 -78
  18. package/template/.claude/skills/commit/SKILL.md +39 -43
  19. package/template/.claude/skills/debug/SKILL.md +43 -104
  20. package/template/.claude/skills/deploy/SKILL.md +37 -65
  21. package/template/.claude/skills/insight/SKILL.md +27 -116
  22. package/template/.claude/skills/preview/SKILL.md +24 -103
  23. package/template/.claude/skills/review/SKILL.md +53 -37
  24. package/template/.claude/skills/rollback/SKILL.md +1 -0
  25. package/template/.claude/skills/security-review/SKILL.md +44 -147
  26. package/template/.claude/skills/simplify/SKILL.md +48 -57
  27. package/template/.claude/skills/test/SKILL.md +63 -51
  28. package/template/devflow/history/HISTORY.md +27 -0
  29. package/template/devflow/reference/running-id-contract.md +1 -1
  30. package/template/.agents/skills/9arm-skills/README.md +0 -51
  31. package/template/.agents/skills/9arm-skills/debug-mantra/SKILL.md +0 -86
  32. package/template/.agents/skills/9arm-skills/management-talk/SKILL.md +0 -79
  33. package/template/.agents/skills/9arm-skills/post-mortem/SKILL.md +0 -71
  34. package/template/.agents/skills/9arm-skills/scrutinize/SKILL.md +0 -72
  35. package/template/.agents/skills/browser-testing-with-devtools/SKILL.md +0 -302
  36. package/template/.agents/skills/ci-cd-and-automation/SKILL.md +0 -390
  37. package/template/.agents/skills/code-review-and-quality/SKILL.md +0 -392
  38. package/template/.agents/skills/code-simplification/SKILL.md +0 -331
  39. package/template/.agents/skills/debugging-and-error-recovery/SKILL.md +0 -298
  40. package/template/.agents/skills/deployment-procedures/SKILL.md +0 -241
  41. package/template/.agents/skills/deprecation-and-migration/SKILL.md +0 -206
  42. package/template/.agents/skills/diagnosing-bugs/SKILL.md +0 -93
  43. package/template/.agents/skills/git-workflow-and-versioning/SKILL.md +0 -300
  44. package/template/.agents/skills/human-review-decisions/SKILL.md +0 -74
  45. package/template/.agents/skills/idea-refine/SKILL.md +0 -178
  46. package/template/.agents/skills/idea-refine/examples.md +0 -238
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  49. package/template/.agents/skills/idea-refine/scripts/idea-refine.sh +0 -15
  50. package/template/.agents/skills/incremental-implementation/SKILL.md +0 -248
  51. package/template/.agents/skills/insight-capture/SKILL.md +0 -84
  52. package/template/.agents/skills/intelligent-routing/SKILL.md +0 -176
  53. package/template/.agents/skills/md2html/SKILL.md +0 -154
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  59. package/template/.agents/skills/preview-local-check/SKILL.md +0 -59
  60. package/template/.agents/skills/release-git-operations/SKILL.md +0 -97
  61. package/template/.agents/skills/review-followup-routing/SKILL.md +0 -98
  62. package/template/.agents/skills/security-and-hardening/SKILL.md +0 -349
  63. package/template/.agents/skills/security-and-hardening/security-checklist.md +0 -134
  64. package/template/.agents/skills/shipping-and-launch/SKILL.md +0 -311
  65. package/template/.agents/skills/silent-failure-audit/SKILL.md +0 -73
  66. package/template/.agents/skills/spec-orchestration/SKILL.md +0 -91
  67. package/template/.agents/skills/specialist-agent-routing/SKILL.md +0 -107
  68. package/template/.agents/skills/test-driven-development/SKILL.md +0 -422
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  71. package/template/.agents/skills/using-agent-skills/SKILL.md +0 -171
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  75. package/template/.agents/skills/vulnerability-scanner/scripts/security_scan.py +0 -458
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  77. package/template/.agents/skills/workflow-documentation-sync/SKILL.md +0 -87
  78. package/template/.claude/skills/9arm-skills/README.md +0 -51
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  87. package/template/.claude/skills/debugging-and-error-recovery/SKILL.md +0 -298
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  99. package/template/.claude/skills/insight-capture/SKILL.md +0 -84
  100. package/template/.claude/skills/intelligent-routing/SKILL.md +0 -176
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  106. package/template/.claude/skills/pr-review-analysis/SKILL.md +0 -89
  107. package/template/.claude/skills/preview-local-check/SKILL.md +0 -59
  108. package/template/.claude/skills/release-git-operations/SKILL.md +0 -97
  109. package/template/.claude/skills/review-followup-routing/SKILL.md +0 -98
  110. package/template/.claude/skills/security-and-hardening/SKILL.md +0 -349
  111. package/template/.claude/skills/security-and-hardening/security-checklist.md +0 -134
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  122. package/template/.claude/skills/vulnerability-scanner/checklists.md +0 -121
  123. package/template/.claude/skills/vulnerability-scanner/scripts/security_scan.py +0 -458
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- ---
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- name: code-simplification
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- description: "[Devflow] Simplifies code for clarity. Use when refactoring code for clarity without changing behavior. Use when code works but is harder to read, maintain, or extend than it should be. Use when reviewing code that has accumulated unnecessary complexity."
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- ---
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- # Code Simplification
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- > Inspired by Anthropic's Claude Code Simplifier plugin. Adapted here as a model-agnostic, process-driven skill for any AI coding agent.
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- ## Overview
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- Simplify code by reducing complexity while preserving exact behavior. The goal is not fewer lines — it's code that is easier to read, understand, modify, and debug. Every simplification must pass a simple test: "Would a new team member understand this faster than the original?"
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- ## When to Use
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- - After a feature is working and tests pass, but the implementation feels heavier than it needs to be
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- - During code review when readability or complexity issues are flagged
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- - When you encounter deeply nested logic, long functions, or unclear names
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- - When refactoring code written under time pressure
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- - When consolidating related logic scattered across files
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- - After merging changes that introduced duplication or inconsistency
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- **When NOT to use:**
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- - Code is already clean and readable — don't simplify for the sake of it
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- - You don't understand what the code does yet — comprehend before you simplify
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- - The code is performance-critical and the "simpler" version would be measurably slower
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- - You're about to rewrite the module entirely — simplifying throwaway code wastes effort
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- ## The Five Principles
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- Don't change what the code does — only how it expresses it. All inputs, outputs, side effects, error behavior, and edge cases must remain identical. If you're not sure a simplification preserves behavior, don't make it.
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- ```
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- ASK BEFORE EVERY CHANGE:
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- → Does this produce the same output for every input?
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- → Does this maintain the same error behavior?
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- | Nested ternaries | Requires mental stack to parse | Replace with if/else chains, switch, or lookup objects |
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