agent/pkg/lib/task/code/simplifier/patterns.md

Simplification Patterns

Consolidate

• Three similar blocks → extract helper function
• Duplicate error handling → shared handler
• Repeated string → constant

Flatten

• Nested if/else → early return
• Deep indentation → guard clauses
• Long switch → map lookup

Remove

• Unused variables, imports, functions
• Wrapper functions that just delegate
• Dead branches (always true/false conditions)
• Comments that restate the code

Tighten

• Long function (>50 lines) → split
• God struct → focused types
• Mixed concerns → separate files