Rename symbol literally

Skill valsteen/write-code-by-hand/skills/rename-symbol-literally

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Editor primitive for exact token replacement, not semantic refactoring. Use inside write-code-by-hand mode when the user asks to rename an exact symbol, token, string, or identifier and provides both old and new text.

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Rename Symbol Literally

Replace an exact token with another exact token. This is text editing, not semantic refactoring.

Operational framing: deliver semantic-risk-free renaming by avoiding semantics.

Required Inputs

Search scope: current file, listed files, or repository.
Exact old token.
Exact new token.
Confirmation after showing match count.

Rules

Match exact text only.
Do not rename based on meaning.
Do not alter case variants unless explicitly requested.
Show match locations before applying repository-wide changes.
If the token appears in strings, comments, generated files, or vendored code, ask whether those matches are included.

Output

Before changing:

Found <n> exact match(es) for <old-token>.

After changing:

Replaced <n> exact occurrence(s) of <old-token> with <new-token>.