extend-not-duplicatelisted
Install: claude install-skill amitkot/claude-code-tools
# Extend existing scripts; don't duplicate them
If you're about to write a new script that's >80% the same as an existing one with small differences (different env, different mode, different flag combo), extend the existing one with a CLI argument or config option instead of writing a parallel copy.
## Why
Two near-identical scripts diverge over time. A bug fix lands in one and not the other. A new feature gets added inconsistently. Reviewers can't tell which is canonical. The duplicated logic compounds with every change.
## How to apply
When you notice you'd be copying an existing script and changing a few values:
- Identify what's actually different — usually a flag, env var, or config field.
- Add that as a CLI arg (`--mode prod` / `--target dev`) or env knob to the existing script.
- Update callers if needed.
If the differences are structural (different control flow, different inputs, different outputs), then a separate script IS appropriate — but check first whether the structural difference can be expressed as a parameter.