refactor-safely · @tirth8205

Refactor Safely

Plan a refactor from the dependency graph and apply renames from a preview.

Call refactor_tool with mode="suggest" for refactoring candidates, or mode="dead_code" for unreferenced code.
For a rename, call refactor_tool with mode="rename", old_name and new_name. Check the returned edit list before applying.
Call apply_refactor_tool with the returned refactor_id to apply the rename.
Before a large refactor, call get_impact_radius_tool and get_affected_flows_tool to see the dependents and critical paths involved.
Call find_large_functions_tool to find functions worth splitting.
After the change, call detect_changes_tool to confirm the impact matches the plan.

Call get_minimal_context_tool(task="<your task>") before any other graph tool.
Pass detail_level="minimal" wherever a tool accepts it. Use "standard" only when minimal is not enough.
Prefer a targeted query_graph_tool call over a broad listing call.
Budget: about five tool calls and 800 tokens of graph output per task.
Read the implementation and its tests before changing code. The graph narrows scope; it does not replace the source.