Deadcode — Development skill for Claude Code
Find dead code with a configured Knip baseline, then delete it by category behind a ratchet.
How to install Deadcode
Installs to ~/.claude/skills/kensaurus-skills-deadcode/SKILL.md
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/kensaurus-skills-deadcode && curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kensaurus/skills/HEAD/commands/deadcode.md -o ~/.claude/skills/kensaurus-skills-deadcode/SKILL.md Restart Claude Code, or start a new session, for it to be picked up.
What Deadcode does
description: "Find dead code with a configured Knip baseline, then delete it by category behind a ratchet" argument-hint: "[optional path, workspace, or 'apply' to execute an already-approved plan]" disable-model-invocation: true
Dead Code
Two skills, one loop. Default to the audit unless an approved `plan-dead-code.md` already exists.
plan-dead-code— authorknip.jsonfirst, resolve configuration hints, baseline both--productionand default runs, then count the
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