Refactoring Plan and Impact Assessment Prompt

When to use this

Use this prompt before initiating major refactoring work across multiple files.

The template

Formulate a multi-step Refactoring Implementation Plan for the target component.

Deliverables:
1. **Current State Analysis**: Identify architectural smells, tight coupling, or performance bottlenecks.
2. **Target Architecture**: Define the desired interface contracts and module layout.
3. **Step-by-Step Execution Plan**: Break implementation into small, reviewable commits that preserve working builds at each step.
4. **Verification Strategy**: Specify the exact build and test commands required to validate each step.

Code/Architecture Details:
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How to use

Run this prompt during design planning sessions.