Phx techdebt
Skill oliver-kriska/claude-elixir-phoenix/targets/pi/skills/phx-techdebt
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Analyze Elixir/Phoenix technical debt — duplicates, refactoring opportunities, credo issues. Use when asked about code quality, cleanup, or what to improve.
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Technical Debt Detection
Find and eliminate duplicate code patterns, anti-patterns, and refactoring opportunities in Elixir/Phoenix projects.
Iron Laws - Never Violate These
- Search before refactoring - Understand full scope of duplication before extracting
- Three strikes rule - Extract shared code only after 3+ duplications
- Prefer composition - Use behaviours and protocols over inheritance-style abstractions
- Test coverage first - Ensure tests exist before refactoring duplicated code
Analysis Checklist
1. Run Credo for Automated Detection
Run mix credo --strict.
Focus on:
- Design issues (duplication, complexity)
- Consistency issues (naming, patterns)
- Refactoring opportunities
2. Find Duplicate Ecto Query Patterns
Use Grep to search for repeated Repo calls (Repo.get!, Repo.get, Repo.one) in lib/**/*.ex.
Use Grep to find duplicate query patterns (from.*in.*where) in lib/**/*.ex.
3. Find Duplicate Validation Logic
Use Grep with output_mode: "count" to count def changeset occurrences in lib/**/*.ex.
Use Grep to find repeated validations (validate_required, validate_format) in lib/**/*.ex.
4. Find Copy-Pasted Controller Actions
Use Grep to find similar action patterns (def create, def update, def delete) in lib/*_web/**/*.ex.
Common Duplication Patterns
| Pattern | Symptom | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Repeated queries | Same Repo.get in multiple contexts | Create shared query module |
| Duplicate validations | Same validate_* calls | Extract to shared changeset |
| Similar controllers | Copy-pasted CRUD actions | Use Phoenix generators consistently |
| Repeated transforms | Same Enum.map patterns | Extract to domain module |
Reporting Format
For each duplication found, report:
- Location: File paths and line numbers
- Pattern: What code is duplicated
- Extraction: Suggested shared function/module
- Effort: Low/Medium/High to fix
Usage
Run /skill:phx-techdebt to analyze the codebase and generate a prioritized report of technical debt with specific remediation steps.