Decompose Module

Generated from workflows/modes/decompose-module.md, the mode contract the HELIX skill loads. Edit that file, not this page.

Use to decompose an oversized, poorly encapsulated code module into focused units, iteratively, behind a per-iteration verification gate. This is code-structure decomposition, distinct from decomposing requirements into work items (frame / polish).

Name the module, the target unit boundaries, and the verify command before the first extraction.
One extraction per iteration; run the verify gate after each; revert an iteration that fails it.
Preserve public behavior and tests; record any interface change as a design decision.
Stop when every unit is under the agreed size and the gate is green.

Procedure: workflows/actions/decompose-module.md (the full action prompt; this file is the contract).

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