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Removing dead code before building v1.0.0

Use this resource to simplify the base before adding a new feature

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install remove-dead-code-before-building

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent starts by removing needless complexity: dead code, redundant validators, repeated instructions. It keeps only the guards the spec requires, then builds on that lighter base.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Your agent's model
Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: the order of removal before construction and simplification rules
  • SKILL.md: rules for unused prompts and references

Good fit for

  • A module has accumulated validations that no longer apply
  • You are about to add a function to code cluttered with leftovers

Not for

    Tags

    • simplification
    • dead-code
    • refactoring
    • evolution

    About

    You say

    “Before we add offline mode, delete the dead sync code.”

    Card for the “Removing dead code before building” skill

    Skill published by backnotprop under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to simplify the base before adding a new feature
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md0.9 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    backnotprop
    Source
    github.com/backnotprop/pstack/tree/23707a30f9cd2f12edef61f2506e2222e30b35aa/skills/principle-subtract-before-you-add
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « principle-subtract-before-you-add » (backnotprop, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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