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name: "windsurf-refactoring-large" description: | Manage large-scale refactoring with Cascade coordination. Activate when users mention "large refactoring", "codebase migration", "architecture refactor", "major refactoring", or "system-wide changes". Handles complex refactoring operations. Use when working with windsurf refactoring large functionality. Trigger with phrases like "windsurf refactoring large", "windsurf large", "windsurf". allowed-tools: "Read,Write,Edit,Bash(cmd:*),Grep,Glob" version: 1.0.0 license: MIT author: "Jeremy Longshore [email protected]"

Windsurf Refactoring Large

Overview

This skill enables large-scale refactoring operations that span hundreds or thousands of files. It provides phased execution with checkpoints, comprehensive rollback capabilities, and AI-assisted planning. Ideal for architecture migrations, API version upgrades, dependency replacements, and codebase modernization efforts that would traditionally take weeks to complete manually.

Prerequisites

• Windsurf IDE with Enterprise or Pro subscription
• Active Cascade AI connection
• Git repository with clean working state
• Comprehensive test suite for validation
• Backup strategy for critical code paths
• Team coordination for multi-developer codebases

Instructions

1. Analyze Scope
2. Create Plan
3. Prepare Environment
4. Execute with Cascade
5. Verify Completion

See {baseDir}/references/implementation.md for detailed implementation guide.

Output

• Refactored codebase with all patterns migrated
• Phase completion reports with metrics
• Before/after performance comparison
• Updated documentation and API references
• Archived rollback artifacts (kept 30 days)

Error Handling

See {baseDir}/references/errors.md for comprehensive error handling.

Examples

See {baseDir}/references/examples.md for detailed examples.

Resources

• Windsurf Large Refactoring Guide
• Phased Execution Best Practices
• Rollback and Recovery