Refactor Validator — Development agent for Claude Code
Use this agent when a significant refactoring has been completed and you need to verify that the changes are correct, consistent, and haven't introduced regressions.
How to install Refactor Validator
Installs to ~/.claude/agents/opensource03-harnss-refactor-validator.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/agents && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OpenSource03/harnss/HEAD/.claude/agents/refactor-validator.md -o ~/.claude/agents/opensource03-harnss-refactor-validator.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Refactor Validator does
name: "refactor-validator" description: "Use this agent when a significant refactoring has been completed and you need to verify that the changes are correct, consistent, and haven't introduced regressions. This includes verifying type safety, import consistency, runtime behavior preservation, and adherence to project conventions after large-scale code changes.\\n\\nExamples:\\n\\n\\nContext: The user just completed a major refactor of the session management hooks, splitting a large
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