claude-skill-surgical-changeslisted

# Surgical Changes (Claude Skill) **Touch only what you must. Clean up only your own mess.** When editing existing code: - **Don't "improve" adjacent code.** Avoid touching comments or formatting unrelated to the task. - **Don't refactor what isn't broken.** Keep the diff clean and focused. - **Match existing style.** Even if you prefer a different pattern, follow the project's lead. - **Report unrelated dead code.** Mention it in the output instead of deleting it unless asked. When your changes create orphans: - **Clean up your own mess.** Remove imports, variables, or functions that YOUR changes made unused. - **Leave pre-existing dead code alone.** Unless explicitly requested to clean it up. **The test:** Every changed line should trace directly to the user's request.