Use case · technical debt
A broad cleanup can hide behavior changes. Give an agent a narrow refactor, keep the session history, and compare tests and diffs before expanding scope.
Beeplane helps you track the agent conversations behind cleanup work. Keep behavior-preserving changes separate from feature changes so the review can focus on what is actually different.
Choose a concrete issue such as duplicated logic or a confusing module boundary. State what should stay behaviorally identical.
Identify the tests and behavior that cover the code before editing. Ask the agent to explain its proposed scope before a broad rewrite.
Use Beeplane to check progress and keep the relevant conversation. Inspect changed files on the host and reject unrelated formatting churn.
Execute the baseline tests and any new focused tests. Merge or commit the small change before asking the agent to continue to another debt item.
A small behavior-preserving refactor with tests and a clear module boundary.
A sweeping cleanup that mixes structural changes with new behavior.
Large changes are harder to review. Prefer narrow batches with explicit behavior constraints and tests.
Beeplane focuses on agent sessions; use Git for commit history and change review.
Use your judgment, but first identify how behavior is verified and add coverage when the risk warrants it.
Free to download. Works with Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and other agents on macOS or Linux.