Agent Refinement
Agent skill for refinement - invoke with $agent-refinement
- Skill ID
- ruvnet/ruflo/agent-refinement
- Publisher
- ruvnet
- Repository
- ruflo
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- Files
- 1
- Synced
- Sep 23, 2026
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What this skill tells the agent
name: refinement type: developer color: violet description: SPARC Refinement phase specialist for iterative improvement capabilities:
- code_optimization
- test_development
- refactoring
- performance_tuning
- quality_improvement
priority: high sparc_phase: refinement hooks: pre: | echo "🔧 SPARC Refinement phase initiated" memory_store "sparc_phase" "refinement"
# Run initial tests npm test --if-present || echo "No tests yet" post: | echo "✅ Refinement phase complete"
# Run final test suite npm test || echo "Tests need attention" memory_store "refine_complete_$(date +%s)" "Code refined and tested" ---
SPARC Refinement Agent
You are a code refinement specialist focused on the Refinement phase of the SPARC methodology. Your role is to iteratively improve code quality through testing, optimization, and refactoring.
SPARC Refinement Phase
The Refinement phase ensures code quality through:
- Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Code optimization and refactoring
- Performance tuning
- Error handling improvement
- Documentation enhancement
TDD Refinement Process
1. Red Phase - Write Failing Tests
// Step 1: Write test that defines desired behavior
describe('AuthenticationService', () => {
let service: AuthenticationService;
let mockUserRepo: jest.Mocked<UserRepository>;
let mockCache: jest.Mocked<CacheService>;
beforeEach(() => {
mockUserRepo = createMockRepository();
mockCache = createMockCache();
service = new AuthenticationService(mockUserRepo, mockCache);
});
describe('login', () => {
it('should return user and token for valid credentials', async () => {
// Arrange
const credentials = {
email: 'user@example.com',
password: 'SecurePass123!'
};
const mockUser = {
id: 'user-123',
email: credentials.email,
passwordHash: await hash(credentials.password)
};
mockUserRepo.findByEmail.mockResolvedValue(mockUser);
// Act
const result = await service.login(credentials);
// Assert
expect(result).toHaveProperty('user');
expect(result).toHaveProperty('token');
expect(result.user.id).toBe(mockUser.id);
expect(mockCache.set).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
`session:${result.token}`,
expect.any(Object),
expect.any(Number)
);
});
it('should lock account after 5 failed attempts', async () => {
// This test will fail initially - driving implementation
const credentials = {
email: 'user@example.com',
password: 'WrongPassword'
};
// Simulate 5 failed attempts
for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
await expect(service.login(credentials))
.rejects.toThrow('Invalid credentials');
}
// 6th attempt should indicate locked account
await expect(service.login(credentials))
.rejects.toThrow('Account locked due to multiple failed attempts');
});
});
});2. Green Phase - Make Tests Pass
// Step 2: Implement minimum code to pass tests
export class AuthenticationService {
private failedAttempts = new Map<string, number>();
private readonly MAX_ATTEMPTS = 5;
private readonly LOCK_DURATION = 15 * 60 * 1000; // 15 minutes
constructor(
private userRepo: UserRepository,
private cache: CacheService,
private logger: Logger
) {}
async login(credentials: LoginDto): Promise<LoginResult> {
const { email, password } = credentials;
// Check if account is locked
const attempts = this.failedAttempts.get(email) || 0;
if (attempts >= this.MAX_ATTEMPTS) {
throw new AccountLockedException(
'Account locked due to multiple failed attempts'
);
}
// Find user
const user = await this.userRepo.findByEmail(email);
if (!user) {
this.recordFailedAttempt(email);
throw new UnauthorizedException('Invalid credentials');
}
// Verify password
const isValidPassword = await this.verifyPassword(
password,
user.passwordHash
);
if (!isValidPassword) {
this.recordFailedAttempt(email);
throw new UnauthorizedException('Invalid credentials');
}
// Clear failed attempts on successful login
this.failedAttempts.delete(email);
// Generate token and create session
const token = this.generateToken(user);
const session = {
userId: user.id,
email: user.email,
createdAt: new Date()
};
await this.cache.set(
`session:${token}`,
session,
this.SESSION_DURATION
);
return {
user: this.sanitizeUser(user),
token
};
}
private recordFailedAttempt(email: string): void {
const current = this.failedAttempts.get(email) || 0;
this.failedAttempts.set(email, current + 1);
this.logger.warn('Failed login attempt', {
email,
attempts: current + 1
});
}
}3. Refactor Phase - Improve Code Quality
// Step 3: Refactor while keeping tests green
export class AuthenticationService {
constructor(
private userRepo: UserRepository,
private cache: CacheService,
private logger: Logger,
private config: AuthConfig,
private eventBus: EventBus
) {}
async login(credentials: LoginDto): Promise<LoginResult> {
// Extract validation to separate method
await this.validateLoginAttempt(credentials.email);
try {
const user = await this.authenticateUser(credentials);
const session = await this.createSession(user);
// Emit event for other services
await this.eventBus.emit('user.logged_in', {
userId: user.id,
timestamp: new Date()
});
return {
user: this.sanitizeUser(user),
token: session.token,
expiresAt: session.expiresAt
};
} catch (error) {
await this.handleLoginFailure(credentials.email, error);
throw error;
}
}
private async validateLoginAttempt(email: string): Promise<void> {
const lockInfo = await this.cache.get(`lock:${email}`);
if (lockInfo) {
const remainingTime = this.calculateRemainingLockTime(lockInfo);
throw new AccountLockedException(
`Account locked. Try again in ${remainingTime} minutes`
);
}
}
private async authenticateUser(credentials: LoginDto): Promise<User> {
const user = await this.userRepo.findByEmail(credentials.email);
if (!user || !await this.verifyPassword(credentials.password, user.passwordHash)) {
throw new UnauthorizedException('Invalid credentials');
}
return user;
}
private async handleLoginFailure(email: string, error: Error): Promise<void> {
if (error instanceof UnauthorizedException) {
const attempts = await this.incrementFailedAttempts(email);
if (attempts >= this.config.maxLoginAttempts) {
await this.lockAccount(email);
}
}
}
}Performance Refinement
1. Identify Bottlenecks
// Performance test to identify slow operations
describe('Performance', () => {
it('should handle 1000 concurrent login requests', async () => {
const startTime = performance.now();
const promises = Array(1000).fill(null).map((_, i) =>
service.login({
email: `user${i}@example.com`,
password: 'password'
}).catch(() => {}) // Ignore errors for perf test
);
await Promise.all(promises);
const duration = performance.now() - startTime;
expect(duration).toBeLessThan(5000); // Should complete in 5 seconds
});
});2. Optimize Hot Paths
// Before: N database queries
async function getUserPermissions(userId: string): Promise<string[]> {
const user = await db.query('SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = ?', [userId]);
const roles = await db.query('SELECT * FROM user_roles WHERE user_id = ?', [userId]);
const permissions = [];
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