Reviews code for unnecessary complexity, excessive nesting, redundant abstractions, over-engineering, and opportunities to reduce cognitive load without changing behavior. Complements code-reviewer (which checks correctness) by focusing purely on simplicity and readability.
How to install code-simplifier?
kumaran-is/claude-code-onboarding/code-simplifier
$curl -o .claude/agents/code-simplifier.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kumaran-is/claude-code-onboarding/HEAD/.claude/agents/code-simplifier.mdInstalls into the current project.
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Install code-simplifier by running `curl -o .claude/agents/code-simplifier.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kumaran-is/claude-code-onboarding/HEAD/.claude/agents/code-simplifier.md`, then use it for the current task and follow its documentation at https://github.com/kumaran-is/claude-code-onboarding.
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