simplifier-review

Bucket: discipline · Invocation: automatic

Adds a simplification lens to code review. It finds unnecessary additions, duplicated project code, avoidable dependencies, custom versions of standard or native behavior, and layers without real variation.

It is read-only and reports only actionable findings with a concrete simpler replacement. It does not reward code golf and does not replace correctness, security, or scope review.

When quality-ratchet has produced evidence, use it as context before forming findings. Read the diff and code yourself: file, NLOC, legacy, dependency, and analyzer signals are not threshold gates. Preserve abstractions justified by multiple providers, runtime selection, compatibility, or trust boundaries, and leave unrelated debt to scope-guard.

Preserve cohesive responsibilities even with one caller. Apply the shared finding calibration in check-work: a simpler replacement must have a concrete benefit. An equally valid design preference is not a required correction.