For an overview of all available workflows, see the main README.

Automatically analyze recently modified code and create pull requests with simplifications that improve clarity and maintainability

The Code Simplifier workflow runs regularly (daily by default) to review code modified in the last 24 hours and apply targeted improvements that enhance clarity, reduce complexity, and follow project conventions—all while preserving functionality.

# Install the 'gh aw' extension
gh extension install github/gh-aw

# Add the workflow to your repository
gh aw add-wizard githubnext/agentics/code-simplifier

This walks you through adding the workflow to your repository.

graph LR
    A[Find Recent Changes] --> B[Analyze Code Quality]
    B --> C{Simplifications<br/>Possible?}
    C -->|Yes| D[Apply Improvements]
    D --> E[Run Tests]
    E --> F[Create PR]
    C -->|No| G[Report: Code is Clean]

Common improvements include reducing nested conditionals, extracting repeated logic, improving naming, consolidating error handling, and applying idiomatic language features.

From the gh-aw repository (83% merge rate):

• Extract action mode helper to reduce duplication
• Simplify validation config code for clarity

The workflow uses these defaults:

• Schedule: Runs daily
• Scope: Code changed in the last 24 hours
• PR Labels: refactoring, code-quality, automation
• Expires: PRs auto-close after 1 day if not merged

After editing run gh aw compile to update the workflow and commit all changes to the default branch.

To automatically trigger CI checks on PRs created by this workflow, configure an additional repository secret GH_AW_CI_TRIGGER_TOKEN. See the triggering CI documentation for setup instructions.

• Update Docs - Maintains documentation automatically
• Daily Test Coverage Improver - Improves test coverage
• Daily Performance Improver - Optimizes code performance