technical-debt-assessment
Assess, quantify, and prioritize technical debt using code analysis, metrics, and impact analysis. Use when planning refactoring, evaluating codebases, or making architectural decisions.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill technical-debt-assessment- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads technical-debt-assessment automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Technical Debt Assessment
Table of Contents
Overview
Systematically identify, measure, and manage technical debt to make informed decisions about code quality investments.
When to Use
- Legacy code evaluation
- Refactoring prioritization
- Sprint planning
- Code quality initiatives
- Acquisition due diligence
- Architectural decisions
Quick Start
Minimal working example:
interface DebtItem {
id: string;
title: string;
description: string;
category: "code" | "architecture" | "test" | "documentation" | "security";
severity: "low" | "medium" | "high" | "critical";
effort: number; // hours
impact: number; // 1-10 scale
interest: number; // cost per sprint if not fixed
}
class TechnicalDebtAssessment {
private items: DebtItem[] = [];
addDebtItem(item: DebtItem): void {
this.items.push(item);
}
calculatePriority(item: DebtItem): number {
const severityWeight = {
low: 1,
medium: 2,
high: 3,
critical: 4,
};
// ... (see reference guides for full implementation)
Reference Guides
Detailed implementations in the references/ directory:
| Guide | Contents |
|---|---|
| Technical Debt Calculator | Technical Debt Calculator |
| Code Quality Scanner | Code Quality Scanner |
Best Practices
✅ DO
- Quantify debt impact
- Prioritize by ROI
- Track debt over time
- Include debt in sprints
- Document debt decisions
- Set quality gates
❌ DON'T
- Ignore technical debt
- Fix everything at once
- Skip impact analysis
- Make emotional decisions
FAQ
What does the technical-debt-assessment skill do?
Assess, quantify, and prioritize technical debt using code analysis, metrics, and impact analysis. Use when planning refactoring, evaluating codebases, or making architectural decisions.
How do I install technical-debt-assessment?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts --skill technical-debt-assessment in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/technical-debt-assessment/ (personal) or .claude/skills/technical-debt-assessment/ (project).
Which AI agents can use technical-debt-assessment?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is technical-debt-assessment safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains technical-debt-assessment?
It is published by aj-geddes in aj-geddes/useful-ai-prompts. It has 504 recorded installs.
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