# lsp-refactor

Runs a guarded refactoring pipeline with blast-radius checks, in-memory edit previews, disk application, build verification, and targeted tests.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 165
- Author: blackwell-systems
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp/tree/HEAD/skills/lsp-refactor/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/lsp-refactor

## What it does

The skill bundles four phases into a single continuous sequence. First, it computes the blast radius through `mcp__lsp__blast_radius` before touching any code. If the change impacts more than 20 call sites, execution stops and asks for manual confirmation. This prevents accidental widespread damage across the codebase.

Once approved, the skill tests edits in memory with `preview_edit` or `simulate_chain` against compiler diagnostics. It writes changes to disk only when `net_delta` introduces no new diagnostic errors. It then triggers the build and runs test suites that touch the modified code.

Running this workflow requires the `agent-lsp` MCP server with an active `referencesProvider`. The skill forbids `mcp__lsp__rename_symbol` by design. Edits apply either via AST replacement using `mcp__lsp__replace_symbol_body` or standard buffer edits.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add blackwell-systems/agent-lsp --skill lsp-refactor -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/lsp-refactor/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/lsp-refactor/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add blackwell-systems/agent-lsp --skill lsp-refactor -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/lsp-refactor/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add blackwell-systems/agent-lsp --skill lsp-refactor -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/lsp-refactor/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install blackwell-systems/agent-lsp lsp-refactor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/lsp-refactor/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add blackwell-systems/agent-lsp --skill lsp-refactor -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp --path skills/lsp-refactor
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/lsp-refactor/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add blackwell-systems/agent-lsp --skill lsp-refactor -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp/tree/HEAD/skills/lsp-refactor/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- calculate refactoring blast radius before modifying any files
- simulate multi-file edits in memory to compare diagnostic diffs
- replace function bodies cleanly without manual line-offset calculations
- run only test suites linked to modified symbols

## Example prompts
- Refactor `codec.Encode`: add a second parameter `timeout time.Duration`
- Update `internal/lsp/client.go`: rename the function to `ParseConfigV2`
- Safely refactor `Buffer.Reset` and run affected tests

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: lsp-refactor
description: End-to-end safe refactor workflow — blast-radius analysis, speculative preview, apply to disk, verify build, run affected tests. Inlines lsp-impact + lsp-safe-edit + lsp-verify + lsp-test-correlation into one coordinated sequence.
argument-hint: "[symbol-or-file] [intent]"
user-invocable: true
allowed-tools: mcp__lsp__blast_radius mcp__lsp__preview_edit mcp__lsp__simulate_chain mcp__lsp__get_diagnostics mcp__lsp__run_build mcp__lsp__run_tests mcp__lsp__get_tests_for_file mcp__lsp__apply_edit mcp__lsp__replace_symbol_body mcp__lsp__open_document mcp__lsp__format_document Edit Write
license: MIT
compatibility: Requires the agent-lsp MCP server (github.com/blackwell-systems/agent-lsp)
metadata:
  required-capabilities: referencesProvider
  optional-capabilities: documentFormattingProvider
  tool_permissions:
    phases:
      blast_radius:
        description: "Phase 1: analyze impact before any edits"
        allowed:
          - "mcp__lsp__blast_radius"
          - "mcp__lsp__go_to_symbol"
          - "mcp__lsp__find_references"
        forbidden:
          - "mcp__lsp__apply_edit"
          - "mcp__lsp__simulate_*"
          - "Edit"
          - "Write"
      speculative_preview:
        description: "Phase 2: simulate edits in memory, compare diagnostics"
        allowed:
          - "mcp__lsp__open_document"
          - "mcp__lsp__get_diagnostics"
          - "mcp__lsp__preview_edit"
          - "mcp__lsp__simulate_chain"
        forbidden:
          - "mcp__lsp__apply_edit"
          - "Edit"
          - "Write"
      apply:
        description: "Phase 3: write changes to disk and format"
        allowed:
          - "mcp__lsp__apply_edit"
          - "mcp__lsp__format_document"
          - "Edit"
          - "Write"
        forbidden:
          - "mcp__lsp__simulate_*"
          - "mcp__lsp__rename_symbol"
      build_verification:
        description: "Phase 4: check diagnostics and run the build"
        allowed:
          - "mcp__lsp__get_diagnostics"
          - "mcp__lsp__run_build"
        forbidden:
          - "mcp__lsp__apply_edit"
          - "Edit"
          - "Write"
      test_execution:
        description: "Phase 5: find and run affected tests"
        allowed:
          - "mcp__lsp__get_tests_for_file"
          - "mcp__lsp__run_tests"
        forbidden:
          - "mcp__lsp__apply_edit"
          - "Edit"
          - "Write"
    global_forbidden:
      - "mcp__lsp__rename_symbol"        # refactor uses edit, not rename
---

> Requires the agent-lsp MCP server.

# lsp-refactor

End-to-end safe refactor workflow. Sequences blast-radius analysis, speculative
preview, disk apply, build verification, and targeted test execution in one
coordinated pass.

**This skill does NOT replace lsp-safe-edit or lsp-impact.**
- `lsp-safe-edit` wraps a single edit with before/after diagnostic comparison —
```
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