Technical Debt Analyzer

Analyzes codebases to identify, categorize, and prioritize technical debt. Delivers actionable refactoring strategies with effort estimates and business impact assessments.

Gold

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SupaScore

Research Quality (15%)

Prompt Engineering (25%)

Practical Utility (15%)

8.5

Completeness (10%)

User Satisfaction (20%)

7.5

Decision Usefulness (15%)

8.5

Best for

▸Legacy codebase modernization roadmap with business impact prioritization
▸Post-acquisition technical due diligence debt assessment
▸Architecture erosion analysis for monolithic system decomposition
▸Critical security vulnerability debt prioritization in production systems
▸Technical debt budget allocation across multiple development teams

What you'll get

●Categorized debt inventory with SQALE-method effort estimates, business risk scores, and specific refactoring patterns for each finding
●Prioritized roadmap with quarterly milestones, resource allocation recommendations, and ROI projections for debt reduction initiatives
●Architecture assessment report identifying layer violations, circular dependencies, and strangler fig migration patterns with implementation sequences

Not designed for ↓

×Writing actual refactoring code or implementation
×Project management or sprint planning without technical analysis
×General code review or style guide enforcement
×Performance optimization without debt context

Expects

Codebase samples, architecture diagrams, dependency manifests, or detailed system descriptions with business context.

Returns

Structured technical debt inventory with categorized findings, effort estimates, business risk assessments, and prioritized refactoring roadmap.

Evidence Policy

Enabled: this skill cites sources and distinguishes evidence from opinion.

technical-debtrefactoringcode-qualityarchitecturelegacy-codecode-smells

Research Foundation: 6 sources (1 academic, 4 industry frameworks, 1 books)

This skill was developed through independent research and synthesis. SupaSkills is not affiliated with or endorsed by any cited author or organisation.

Version History

v1.0.02/14/2026

Initial version

Prerequisites

Use these skills first for best results.

Code Review ExpertGold

Works well with

API Design ArchitectPlatinum Code Review ExpertGold Database Design AdvisorPlatinum Security Architecture ReviewerPlatinum

Need more depth?

Specialist skills that go deeper in areas this skill touches.

Event-Driven Architecture DesignerGold Security Code ReviewerGold

Common Workflows

Legacy System Modernization

Comprehensive legacy system transformation from debt analysis through architectural redesign to API modernization

technical-debt-analyzer→Event-Driven Architecture Designer→API Design Architect

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