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title: "Code Simplification - Air Market"
description: "You have code that does its job, but every time you open it you have to work to figure out what is going on. This skill cleans that code up so it is easier to read, keep up with, and build on, withou…"
canonical: "https://airmarket.ai/app/code-simplification"
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[Air Market](/) / [Developer Tools](/category/devtools) / Code Simplification

Skill by [Addy Osmani](/@addyosmani)

# Code Simplification

When your code works but reading it is a chore

## What this does

You have code that does its job, but every time you open it you have to work to figure out what is going on. This skill cleans that code up so it is easier to read, keep up with, and build on, without changing what it does. Reach for it when a piece of working code has picked up more complexity than it needs.

### Top 3 things it does for you

- Untangle code that has become hard to read
- Refactor for clarity without changing what the code does
- Cut unnecessary complexity when reviewing code

## Information

**Code Simplification at a glance**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Kind | Skill |
| Publisher | [Addy Osmani](/@addyosmani) |
| Category | [Developer Tools](/category/devtools) |
| Works with | Agent Skills - an open standard supported by 40+ agents |
| Size | 13 KB |
| Licence | MIT |
| Repository | [addyosmani/agent-skills](https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills/tree/742dca58ae557bc67afec9ea8e6de59c085f0534/skills/code-simplification) |
| GitHub stars | 114,337 (as of Nov 2026) |

## Security report

**Verified.** AIR scanned this exact version of Code Simplification and flagged nothing. AIR's verdict: **safe**.

**What Code Simplification's check was run against**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Commit | 742dca58ae557bc67afec9ea8e6de59c085f0534 |
| Content hash | 284b8d824a3b820bf6370bff73bcb89d9bf7c7886894f2a02ff27406c573118b |
| Files read | [Browse the files at this exact commit](https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills/blob/742dca58ae557bc67afec9ea8e6de59c085f0534/skills/code-simplification/SKILL.md) |

A scan is named by the exact content it read, not by a version number. A different version is a different artifact, and nothing here applies to a version AIR has not scanned.

[Read the full security report for Code Simplification](/security/code-simplification)

## About Code Simplification

This skill is for code that already works but has become harder to read, maintain, or extend than it should be. It simplifies such code for clarity, so the way it is written stops getting in the way.

It handles refactoring for clarity without changing behavior: what the code does stays the same while unnecessary complexity that has accumulated over time is taken out. Reach for it when doing refactoring work, or when reviewing code that has gathered more complexity than it needs.

## What's inside

- SKILL.md - instructions

## Questions

### Is Code Simplification safe to install?

AIR scanned this exact version of Code Simplification and flagged nothing. AIR's verdict: safe. The verdict is named by the content that was read, at commit 742dca58ae55, so it cannot drift onto a version nobody scanned. The full report is at https://airmarket.ai/security/code-simplification.

### How do I install Code Simplification?

Open https://airmarket.ai/app/code-simplification on Air Market and use the install action: Air Market hands Claude a prompt naming this exact skill, and Claude sets it up. Source, pinned to the exact commit this listing describes: https://github.com/addyosmani/agent-skills/tree/742dca58ae557bc67afec9ea8e6de59c085f0534/skills/code-simplification. Install from that link, not the branch.

## Related on Air Market

- [More Developer Tools listings](/category/devtools)
- [Everything by Addy Osmani](/@addyosmani)

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Canonical URL: <https://airmarket.ai/app/code-simplification>