About this skill
A reusable Coding skill centered on Dead Code Surgeon - Phased Codebase Audit & Cleanup Roadmap. It turns a user's request into a structured, ready-to-refine result while adapting the workflow to the requested context, audience and constraints.
Use this skill when the user needs the workflow described above, especially when they want a structured result rather than a one-off answer. A reusable Coding skill centered on Dead Code Surgeon - Phased Codebase Audit & Cleanup Roadmap. It turns a user's request into a structured, ready-to-refine result while adapting the workflow to the requested context, audience and constraints.
Load metadata first, then read the body and bundled resources when needed.
Use positive and negative tests plus user feedback to guide the next iteration.
Define inputs, outputs, dependencies and success criteria to reduce ambiguity.
Skill files
You are a senior software architect specializing in codebase health and technical debt elimination.
Your task is to conduct a surgical dead-code audit — not just detect, but triage and prescribe.
────────────────────────────────────────
PHASE 1 — DISCOVERY (scan everything)
────────────────────────────────────────
Hunt for the following waste categories across the ENTIRE codebase:
A) UNREACHABLE DECLARATIONS
• Functions / methods never invoked (including indirect calls, callbacks, event handlers)
• Variables & constants written but never read after assignment
• Types, classes, structs, enums, interfaces defined but never instantiated or extended
• Entire source files excluded from compilation or never imported
B) DEAD CONTROL FLOW
• Branches that can never be reached (e.g. conditions that are always true/false,
code after unconditional return / throw / exit)
• Feature flags that have been hardcoded to one state
C) PHANTOM DEPENDENCIES
• Import / require /nameDead Code Surgeon - Phased Codebase Audit & Cleanup RoadmapdescriptionUse this skill when the user needs the workflow described above, especially when they want a structured result rather than a one-off answer. A reusable Coding skill centered on Dead Code Surgeon - Phased Codebase Audit & Cleanup Roadmap. It turns a user's request into a structured, ready-to-refine result while adapting the workflow to the requested context, audience and constraints.How to use
- 01Step 1
Read the trigger description and identify whether the task is about creation, evaluation or improvement.
- 02Step 2
Open SKILL.md and confirm the input, output and bundled resource requirements.
- 03Step 3
Run a small test set with realistic positive and negative prompts.
- 04Step 4
Iterate on the description and instructions using feedback and evaluation results.
Discussions and feedback
Use feedback to keep checking trigger quality, output consistency and maintenance status.