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Split the Pin From the Change: A Diff-Budget Gate for AI-Assisted Refactors

Split the Pin From the Change: A Diff-Budget Gate for AI-Assisted Refactors

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Your Golden Output Test Misses Call Order. Pin the Interaction Log First.

Your Golden Output Test Misses Call Order. Pin the Interaction Log First.

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Let the Model Propose, Let the Corpus Reject: A Change-Budget Loop for Messy Repos

Let the Model Propose, Let the Corpus Reject: A Change-Budget Loop for Messy Repos

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Trace Callee Hits First: How to Scope One Safe Edit in a Messy Repo

Trace Callee Hits First: How to Scope One Safe Edit in a Messy Repo

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Your Agent Is Only as Good as Your Codebase

Your Agent Is Only as Good as Your Codebase

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Cap the Diff at One Seam: Picking the Smallest Safe Refactor After Characterization

Cap the Diff at One Seam: Picking the Smallest Safe Refactor After Characterization

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Cap the Diff, Not the Ambition: A Line-Budget Gate for Messy-Repo Refactors

Cap the Diff, Not the Ambition: A Line-Budget Gate for Messy-Repo Refactors

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Run It Twenty Times Before You Pin It: Characterization Tests for Messy Repos

Run It Twenty Times Before You Pin It: Characterization Tests for Messy Repos

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Characterize the Failure Path First: A Fault Matrix Before Your Smallest Refactor

Characterize the Failure Path First: A Fault Matrix Before Your Smallest Refactor

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The Refactor Receipt: Freeze Behavior, Cap the Diff, Then Ask a Model for Edge Cases

The Refactor Receipt: Freeze Behavior, Cap the Diff, Then Ask a Model for Edge Cases

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Freeze the Output Before You Touch the Function: A Behavior Census for Untested Code

Freeze the Output Before You Touch the Function: A Behavior Census for Untested Code

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Freeze the Clock Before You Refactor: Characterization Tests for Impure Code

Freeze the Clock Before You Refactor: Characterization Tests for Impure Code

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Characterization Tests First: Freeze a Messy Function, Then Make One Safe Edit

Characterization Tests First: Freeze a Messy Function, Then Make One Safe Edit

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Seed Faults Before the Smallest Safe Change: A Gate for Refactoring a Messy Module

Seed Faults Before the Smallest Safe Change: A Gate for Refactoring a Messy Module

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Characterize First, Then Refactor: A Golden-Corpus Harness With a Mutation Gate

Characterize First, Then Refactor: A Golden-Corpus Harness With a Mutation Gate

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