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View Refactor

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the View Refactor skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. View Refactor is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: code-quality · Last updated: 2026-06-01

lang:swift

Refactor macOS SwiftUI views and scenes with strong defaults for small dedicated subviews, stable sidebar and selection structure, explicit command and toolbar ownership, scene-aware state, and narrow AppKit escape hatches. Use when cleaning up a macOS view file, splitting oversized scene roots, removing iOS-centric patterns, or tightening mixed SwiftUI/AppKit architecture.

What this skill does

View Refactor is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the code-quality sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/view-refactor/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when cleaning up a macOS view file, splitting oversized scene roots, removing iOS-centric patterns, or tightening mixed SwiftUI/AppKit architecture.

Who uses this skill

The View Refactor Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 94,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

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

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

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

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the View Refactor Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/view-refactor/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the View Refactor skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the View Refactor skill?

Use View Refactor when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the code quality area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use View Refactor" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the View Refactor skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. View Refactor is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/Xopoko/build-swift-apps/blob/HEAD/skills/view-refactor/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: Xopoko

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

Xopoko. (2026). View Refactor [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/view-refactor/

BibTeX

@misc{view-refactor-2026,
  author    = {Xopoko},
  title     = {View Refactor [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/view-refactor/}
}

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