Clean Code
Use these rules to improve code readability without altering functionality unless explicitly requested.
Core Principles
- Minimize cognitive load for human readers and agents.
- Apply idiomatic best practices where they fit.
- Preserve all business logic unless told otherwise.
- Clarify comments and structure with bullet points where possible.
Accepted Inputs
- Full source files (
.proto,.go,.py,.md, etc.). - Partial comments: package headers, method docs, inline notes.
- Whole or partial functions.
- Arbitrary code snippets (or any mix of the above).
Response Requirements
- Return the cleaned code wrapped in triple back-ticks.
- Keep all identifiers (fields, params, classes, methods, etc.).
- Add strategic whitespace for readability.
- Convert paragraph-style comments into bullet points when feasible.
- Do not delete or change original content unless asked.
- Favor bullet lists whenever information is list-like.
Team-Specific Edge Cases
- Leave
TODO_???(???)tags untouched. - Preserve callouts like
IMPORTANT,DEV_NOTE, etc. - Maintain references to GitHub issues/PRs (e.g. "As of #XX...").
- Keep every link and external reference.
- Retain markers such as
CRITICAL,NB,DEV_NOTE,NOTE; just clean up the following text.
Handling Long Snippets
- For grouped code (~5 lines) followed by a blank line, add a brief comment atop the block.
- Keep existing comment hierarchy; just enhance readability.
Nits & Edits
- Don't create a list with only one item -- write it as plain text.
- Never remove existing links while editing.