code-simplifier

Proposes behavior-preserving simplifications of the diff — speculative generality, needless indirection, dead weight, duplication, over-defensive code — as ready-to-apply patches.

Triggered by	/ticket:pick step 5.5, every loop round, alongside code-reviewer and code-challenger — advisory, always on
Also usable	Standalone, on any diff
Tools	Read, Grep, Glob, Bash

Flow

flowchart LR
    In1["Ticket body"] --> A["code-simplifier"]
    In2["Diff base<br/>(scoped to touched code only)"] --> A
    A --> Out["N proposals, ordered by lines removed —<br/>each with verbatim diff + behavior-risk rating —<br/>or 'Clean'"]
    Out --> Safe["'Safe set' line naming<br/>zero-risk proposals"]
    Safe --> Eval["Step 5.7 evaluate —<br/>sound proposals fold into<br/>next round's work-list"]

Output shape

• N proposals | Clean header.
• Each proposal: a verbatim diff, ordered by lines-removed (biggest win first), tagged with a behavior-risk rating.
• A Safe set line calling out the zero-risk subset — the ones the session can fold in without a second look.

Gates directly? No — advisory. Sound proposals fold into the next round's work-list by the session's own evaluation; nothing here applies itself.

See also

• code-reviewer — the blocking checker this agent runs alongside every round