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Remove a feature completely with no backward compatibility. Use when the user says "hard cut", "rip it out", "delete it", "unship", "kill this feature", or wants dead code removed instead of deprecated. Delete the surface, callers, tests, docs, comments, fallbacks, and stubs.

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The canonical home for this skill is hard-cut in udecode/plate

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Quality

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Reviews the quality of instructions and guidance provided to agents. Good implementation is clear, handles edge cases, and produces reliable results.

An exceptionally concise, well-structured destructive-removal playbook with a clear sweep workflow and verification step. The only gaps are that the final verification and one or two steps name an action without specifying the exact command.

Suggestions

Make the final verification concrete: name a specific check (e.g. `rg <name>` returns nothing, type-check passes, test suite green) rather than 'the narrowest honest verification'.

Add a short feedback loop after verification (e.g. 'If references remain, re-sweep and delete them; re-verify') to turn the destructive workflow into an explicit fix-and-retry cycle.

Optionally give one concrete example of the re-grep in step 4 (e.g. `rg -i '<name>|<alias>'`) so the sweep is copy-paste ready.

DimensionReasoningScore

Conciseness

Lean and efficient — ~52 lines of rules, sweep, smells, and bias with no padding and no explanation of concepts Claude already knows; every token earns its place.

5 / 5

Actionability

Mostly executable guidance with one real command ('Trace references with `rg`') and concrete enumerated targets, but 'Run the narrowest honest verification' leaves the specific verification command unspecified — a minor gap.

4 / 5

Workflow Clarity

A clear 5-step Sweep with checkpoints (step 4 re-grep, step 5 verification) — validation is present so the destructive-skill cap does not apply — but the verification step is vague rather than an explicit fix-and-retry feedback loop.

4 / 5

Progressive Disclosure

A short self-contained methodology with well-organized sections (Rules, Sweep, Smells, Bias) and no need for external references; under 50 lines, so clear organization suffices for the top anchor.

5 / 5

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20

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Description

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Based on the skill's description, can an agent find and select it at the right time? Clear, specific descriptions lead to better discovery.

A tight, well-constructed description: third-person voice, concrete action list, explicit trigger guidance, and a distinct niche. Every dimension lands at the top anchor.

DimensionReasoningScore

Specificity

Lists multiple concrete deletion targets — 'Delete the surface, callers, tests, docs, comments, fallbacks, and stubs' — giving comprehensive coverage of what a hard cut touches.

5 / 5

Completeness

Explicitly answers both what ('Remove a feature completely with no backward compatibility') and when ('Use when the user says...') with concrete trigger phrases, matching the 5-anchor example.

5 / 5

Trigger Term Quality

Comprehensive natural synonyms users would actually say: 'hard cut', 'rip it out', 'delete it', 'unship', 'kill this feature', plus 'dead code removed instead of deprecated'.

5 / 5

Distinctiveness Conflict Risk

Clear niche — irreversible feature removal vs deprecation — with distinct trigger phrases that will not fire for deprecation or refactoring skills.

5 / 5

Total

20

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20

Passed

Validation

87%

Checks the skill against the spec for correct structure and formatting. All validation checks must pass before discovery and implementation can be scored.

Validation — 14 / 16 Passed

Validation for skill structure

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metadata_version

'metadata.version' is missing

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metadata_field

'metadata' should map string keys to string values

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Total

14

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16

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Repository
udecode/plate
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