Code Ratchets

Quality score: 70/100 · Category: Content · Sub-category: content-misc

lang:python

Implement code quality ratchets to prevent proliferation of deprecated patterns. Use when (1) migrating away from legacy code patterns, (2) enforcing gradual codebase improvements, (3) preventing copy-paste proliferation of deprecated practices, or (4) setting up pre-commit hooks to count and limit specific code patterns. A ratchet fails if pattern count exceeds OR falls below expected—ensuring patterns never increase and prompting updates when they decrease.

What this skill does

Code Ratchets is a production-ready Claude Code skill (quality score 70/100) in the content-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/code-ratchets/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when (1) migrating away from legacy code patterns, (2) enforcing gradual codebase improvements, (3) preventing copy-paste proliferation of deprecated practices, or (4) setting up pre-commit hooks to count and limit specific code patterns. A ratchet fails if pattern count exceeds OR falls below expected—ensuring patterns never increase and prompting updates when they decrease.

Who uses this skill

The Code Ratchets skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/code-ratchets
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/code-ratchets/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/code-ratchets/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/code-ratchets/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/code-ratchets/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\code-ratchets\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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