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Commit to cleaning one touched function

Create a specific commitment to improve one function while preserving behavior.

Improve one function you already need to touch without changing behavior. Choose a real function from your current branch, review queue, or next ticket. The move must be narrow enough to finish in one diff. In [function/module], I will [one catalog move] because [reader/change risk]. I will verify it by [specific test or review check]. In 3 days, check whether the function is easier to explain and whether the tests still protect the behavior. A function you are editing has a what-comment above a dense condition. A review comment points out a boolean flag or unclear helper name in your…

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