Phase 6: Progressive Escalation - Refactor Workflow Integration

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Phase 6: Refactor Workflow Integration (Week 6)

Epic: Progressive Tier Escalation System (v4.1.0)
Dependencies: Phase 5 issue

Overview

Extend progressive escalation to refactor workflows with per-file granularity.

Tasks

• Create ProgressiveRefactorWorkflow
• Implement per-file granularity
• Add refactor-specific failure detection
• Integration testing

Refactor-Specific Features

• Granularity: Per-file (vs per-test for test-gen)
• Quality Signals:
  • Syntax errors (AST parsing)
  • Test pass rate (ensure refactor doesn't break tests)
  • Code complexity (lower is better)
  • Coverage maintenance

Example Usage

# Refactor all Python files in src/
empathy workflow run refactor --progressive --target src/

# Refactor specific module
empathy workflow run refactor --progressive --target src/complex_module.py

Deliverables

• ProgressiveRefactorWorkflow implemented
• Per-file escalation working
• Refactor-specific metrics
• Integration tests

Acceptance Criteria

• Can refactor 20 files with progressive escalation
• Refactors don't break existing tests
• Code complexity reduced
• Coverage maintained or improved

Future Extensions

After v4.1, extend to:

• Debug workflow (per-error-type granularity)
• Documentation workflow (per-module)
• Code review workflow

Related

• Implementation Plan: .claude/plans/progressive-tier-escalation-plan.md

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Status: Not started (blocked by Phase 5)