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tashan scores Code Simplification on public evidence — tashan score 30.0/100, it is currently active, note: a single primary maintainer (bus-factor risk). Audit scope: OSV advisories, install-time scripts, build provenance and declared permission surface. We do not review source code or execute the capability.

How do I install Code Simplification?

Drop the skill folder into ~/.claude/skills/ (user scope) or .claude/skills/ (project scope).

Who maintains Code Simplification?

1 GitHub contributors, source: arneesh/agent-protocols.

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Code Simplification

skill

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.

Works with: Claude Code (native) · Cursor, Codex CLI (manual)
native: this artifact type is that client's own format

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Install (Claude Code):

cp -r code-simplification ~/.claude/skills/

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Code Simplification scores 30 today. Pro keeps the series, so you can see whether that is a project getting better or one on its way down — and tells you the day it moves.

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tashan score: 30.0
Adoption: 2 repos
Upkeep: 49.0
Freshness: 66.0
Evidence coverage: 84% of the inputs this score can use — the rest are unknown, and the score is discounted for it
Health: active
Contributors: 1
License: MIT

Security audit

Not scanned yet. We audit npm-published capabilities for known advisories, install-time scripts and permission surface; this one has no npm package we can resolve, or has not reached the queue.

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Measured 2026-08-10 · scorer s5 · how · something wrong here?