{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-20",
 "id": "xu123-bob-baize--bulk-refactor-repo-code-from-plain-language",
 "repo": "Xu123-Bob/Baize",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/Xu123-Bob/Baize",
 "repo_slug": "xu123-bob-baize",
 "title": "Refactor code across a whole repo from one plain-language request",
 "page_title": "How to refactor code across a whole repo from one plain-language request with Baize",
 "summary": "Describe a code change in plain language and let Baize find and edit every matching file in the repository.",
 "who": "A developer maintaining a Python project who needs the same change made in many files, such as swapping one HTTP library for another.",
 "problem": "Finding and editing every usage of a library by hand is slow and easy to get wrong.",
 "outcome": "Baize searches the repo, edits the matching files, and reports what it changed.",
 "steps": [
  "`pip install https://github.com/Xu123-Bob/Baize.git`",
  "Open `~/.baize/config.toml`, set `active_provider` to the backend you have a key for, and save your key in `~/.baize/.env`. (inferred, check the README)",
  "Change into the repository you want to edit, then run `baize`. (inferred, check the README)",
  "At the `>>> Decree:` prompt, type: Find all places in this repository that use requests and change them to httpx",
  "Run your tests or a `grep` for the old library name to confirm the change."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Using the Baize CLI from the Xu123-Bob/Baize repo, run the instruction 'Find all places in <repo-path> that use requests and change them to httpx' inside <repo-path>. Expected output: a list of edited files. Verify that no file in <repo-path> still imports requests.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "Baize needs a working LLM backend, so you must add an API key or run Ollama before the first decree works.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "javascript",
 "requirements": [
  "Python 3.10 or newer with pip",
  "An API key for DeepSeek or another supported backend, or a local Ollama install",
  "Optional: IBM SPSS Statistics or a reachable SQL database, depending on the use case"
 ],
 "risk": "sensitive",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": true,
 "score": 1.0,
 "evidence": [],
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 "api": "https://dedupedai.com/api/v1/usecases/xu123-bob-baize--bulk-refactor-repo-code-from-plain-language.json",
 "api_version": "v1"
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