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name: "orchestrate-batch-refactor"
description: "Plan and execute large refactor or rewrite efforts efficiently with parallel multi-agent analysis and implementation. Use when a user asks to refactor many files, split workstreams, analyze a target code area, and coordinate sub-agents with clear ownership and dependency-aware execution."
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# Orchestrate Batch Refactor
## Overview
Use this skill to run high-throughput refactors safely.
Analyze scope in parallel, synthesize a single plan, then execute independent work packets with sub-agents.
## Inputs
- Repo path and target scope (paths, modules, or feature area)
- Goal type: refactor, rewrite, or hybrid
- Constraints: behavior parity, API stability, deadlines, test requirements
## When to Use Parallelization
- Use this skill for medium/large scope touching many files or subsystems.
- Skip multi-agent execution for tiny edits or highly coupled single-file work.
## Core Workflow
1. Define scope and success criteria.
- List target paths/modules and non-goals.
- State behavior constraints (for example: preserve external behavior).
2. Run parallel analysis first.
- Split target scope into analysis lanes.
- Spawn `explorer` sub-agents in parallel to analyze each lane.
- Ask each agent for: intent map, coupling risks, candidate work packets, required validations.
3. Build one dependency-aware plan.
- Merge explorer output into a single work graph.
- Create work packets with clear file ownership and validation commands.
- Sequence packets by dependency level; run only independent packets in parallel.
4. Execute with worker agents.
- Spawn one `worker` per independent packet.
- Assign explicit ownership (files/responsibility).
- Instruct every worker that they are not alone in the codebase and must ignore unrelated edits.
5. Integrate and verify.
- Review packet outputs, resolve overlaps, and run validation gates.
- Run targeted tests per packet, then broader suite for integrated scope.
6. Report and close.
- Summarize packet outcomes, key refactors, conflicts resolved, and residual risks.
## Work Packet Rules
- One owner per file per execution wave.
- No parallel edits on overlapping file sets.
- Keep packet goals narrow and measurable.
- Include explicit done criteria and required checks.
- Prefer behavior-preserving refactors unless user explicitly requests behavior change.
## Planning Contract
Every packet must include:
1. Packet ID and objective.
2. Owned files.
3. Dependencies (none or packet IDs).
4. Risks and invariants to preserve.
5. Required checks.
6. Integration notes for main thread.
Use [`references/work-packet-template.md`](references/work-packet-template.md) for the exact shape.
## Agent Prompting Contract
- Use the prompt templates in [`references/agent-prompt-templates.md`](references/agent-prompt-templates.md).
- Explorer prompts focus on analysis and decomposition.
- Worker prompts focus on implementation and validation with strict ownership boundaries.
## Safety Guardrails
- Do not start worker execution before plan synthesis is complete.
- Do not parallelize across unresolved dependencies.
- Do not claim completion if any required packet check fails.
- Stop and re-plan when packet boundaries cause repeated merge conflicts.
## Validation Strategy
Run in this order:
1. Packet-level checks (fast and scoped).
2. Cross-packet integration checks.
3. Full project safety checks when scope is broad.
Prefer fast feedback loops, but never skip required behavior checks.