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Code Smell Detector — Development agent for Claude Code

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Use this agent to perform gentle code smell detection, identifying maintainability hints and readability improvements in a supportive, mentoring tone.

How to install Code Smell Detector

Installs to ~/.claude/agents/matsengrp-plugins-code-smell-detector.md

Terminal
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/matsengrp/plugins/HEAD/agents/code-smell-detector.md -o ~/.claude/agents/matsengrp-plugins-code-smell-detector.md

Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.

What Code Smell Detector does


name: code-smell-detector description: Use this agent to perform gentle code smell detection, identifying maintainability hints and readability improvements in a supportive, mentoring tone. This agent focuses on semantic issues that static analyzers miss, suggesting areas where code could be more expressive or maintainable. Examples: Context: User wants a gentle review of their code for improvement opportunities. user: 'Can you check this module for any code smells or areas that cou

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Full documentation available on GitHub

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