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Legacy Code Refactoring Planner

Safely refactor legacy code without breaking behavior.

Use Case

When working with fragile or old codebases.
AI Prompt
Plan refactoring for legacy code. Code purpose: [WHAT THE CODE DOES] Current issues: [PAIN POINTS] Risk level: [LOW / MEDIUM / HIGH] Plan: 1. Risky areas 2. Tests to add first 3. Refactor steps 4. Rollback strategy

Example Output

Add unit tests first, then extract helper functions gradually with rollback plan.