Refrax

Spec sheet

Purpose

Refrax is an AI-powered agent for refactoring Java code, implemented in Go.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository states that Refrax is licensed under the MIT License.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Agent protocol

Refrax integrates multiple language models that communicate using the A2A protocol.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

AI providers

The README lists DeepSeek and OpenAI as supported providers; the latest listed release also adds custom providers by URL.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Authentication

Some operations require an AI provider API token, which can be supplied with a command-line flag, environment variable, or .env file.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Autonomy

The README says Refrax can run autonomously for minutes or hours after it is started.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Installation

The project offers prebuilt binaries for macOS, Windows, and Linux, and source installation requires Go 1.24.1 or later.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

License and maturity

The repository is MIT-licensed and labels Refrax an early prototype subject to rapid change.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Maturity

The README describes Refrax as an early prototype subject to rapid change.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Protocol

Refrax connects multiple large language models using the A2A protocol.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Providers

The README lists DeepSeek and OpenAI as supported AI providers.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Results limitation

Refrax does not inherently verify that its applied changes are correct or cause no issues.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Reviewer checks

Users can pass one or more commands with --check for the reviewer agent to run and report feedback to the facilitator.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Statistics

The refactor command can export interaction statistics in CSV format or print them to the console.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Usage statistics

The CLI can output interaction statistics to the console or to a CSV file.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Validation

Refrax does not inherently verify whether changes are correct; users can configure reviewer checks with commands such as Maven tests.Read 2 Oct 2026 · github.com

Workflow

It breaks larger code-polishing requests into smaller tasks for agents such as a critic, reviewer, editor, and facilitator.Read 3 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Code Refactoring Tools#21 of 226.8