# codebase-cleanup

A plugin for Claude, Claude and Cursor that handles dependency updates and code refactoring. Useful when technical debt has piled up in a project.

- plugin · `type=plugin` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor · ★ 41729
- Author: Seth Hobson
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/codebase-cleanup
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/plugins/codebase-cleanup

## What it does

The plugin covers three related jobs: reducing technical debt, updating dependencies and automating refactoring. It runs as a set of workflows inside Claude, Claude and Cursor, so you point it at your own repository instead of moving code into a separate service.

Installation goes through the marketplace: add the `wshobson/agents` repository first, then install the plugin from the `claude-code-workflows` set. It ships under MIT, so you can read and edit the code.

Refactoring and dependency bumps rewrite files in your project, so run them on a clean branch with passing tests — otherwise there is nothing to roll back to. That alone is a reason to commit your current state first.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

**Plugin marketplace**
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin marketplace add wshobson/agents
```
In the agent chat (not a shell):
```text
/plugin install codebase-cleanup@claude-code-workflows
```

## When to use it
- clear accumulated technical debt in a legacy repository
- update outdated dependencies without going file by file
- refactor a section of code from a description
- split oversized modules into readable pieces
- sweep the project before a large feature push

## Example prompts
- scan the repo and show me where technical debt is building up
- update the dependencies in `package.json` and fix what breaks
- refactor `src/orders.ts` and split it into smaller modules

## Source text · codebase-cleanup · MIT

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Technical debt reduction, dependency updates, and code refactoring automation
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© Seth Hobson · MIT · https://github.com/wshobson/agents/tree/HEAD/plugins/codebase-cleanup

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