---
name: detect-copy-pasted-code-hotspots-before-refactors-a-5e5e17a2308c
slug: "detect-copy-pasted-code-hotspots-before-refactors-audits-or-review"
description: "Use jscpd when an agent needs to scan a codebase for duplicated blocks and turn clone findings into a focused cleanup or review queue. The skill is about duplication detection and hotspot reporting, not general linting, testing, or automated refactoring by itself."
verification: "listed"
source: "https://www.npmjs.com/package/jscpd"
author: "Andrey Kucherenko"
publisher_type: "Individual Maintainer"
category: "Code Quality & Review"
framework: "Multi-Framework"
tool_ecosystem:
  npm_package: "jscpd"
  npm_weekly_downloads: 703581
---

# Detect copy-pasted code hotspots before refactors, audits, or review

Use jscpd when an agent needs to scan a codebase for duplicated blocks and turn clone findings into a focused cleanup or review queue. The skill is about duplication detection and hotspot reporting, not general linting, testing, or automated refactoring by itself.

## Prerequisites

Node.js and npm

## Installation

No source-backed install or usage instructions could be extracted automatically. Review the upstream project before running this skill in a sensitive workflow.

- Source: https://www.npmjs.com/package/jscpd

## Documentation

- https://github.com/kucherenko/jscpd#readme

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/detect-copy-pasted-code-hotspots-before-refactors-audits-or-review/)


---
Source attribution: agentskillexchange
Original project: https://github.com/agentskillexchange/skills/blob/7964af467fccaf7d68a4b705bb2e26081fbdd3e8/skills/detect-copy-pasted-code-hotspots-before-refactors-audits-or-review/SKILL.md
License: MIT
License information: https://opensource.org/license/mit
Original upstream instructions; downloaded from Mega AI Hub.

## Upstream license notice

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 Agent Skill Exchange

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SOFTWARE.



# Mega AI Hub resource metadata

Creator / publisher: agentskillexchange
Original project: https://github.com/agentskillexchange/skills/blob/7964af467fccaf7d68a4b705bb2e26081fbdd3e8/skills/detect-copy-pasted-code-hotspots-before-refactors-audits-or-review/SKILL.md
Attribution basis: Source repository record

Fields of work: Development & Engineering
Roles: Backend Developer, Full-Stack Developer, QA / Test Engineer
Specialties: Cross Platform, Testing
Tools: Jscpd
Country applicability: Country not specified
Classification basis: Source catalog labels
Instruction SHA-256: b5ab605037c98b419251e9c3d3129d5a2a397862c621478ae9e359d84fa1c570