clean-codebase SKILL.md skillA
clean-codebase from pjt222/agent-almanac is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add pjt222/agent-almanac/clean-codebase@v1.0Pins v1.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- pjt222/agent-almanac
- Path
i18n/caveman-lite/skills/clean-codebase/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 4
- Latest version
- v1.0, committed Aug 17, 2026
- First version recorded
- Apr 19, 2026
- Size
- 8,847 bytes
- Repository stars
- 43
- License
- MIT
Remove dead code, unused imports, fix lint warnings, and normalize formatting across a codebase without changing business logic or architecture. Use when lint warnings have piled up during rapid development, unused imports and variables clutter files, dead code paths were never removed, formatting is inconsistent, or static analysis tools report fixable hygiene issues.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# clean-codebase ## When to Use Use this skill when a codebase has accumulated hygiene debt: - Lint warnings have piled up during rapid development - Unused imports and variables clutter files - Dead code paths exist but were never removed - Formatting is inconsistent across files - Static analysis tools report fixable issues **Do NOT use** for architectural refactoring, bug fixes, or business logic changes. This skill focuses purely on hygiene and automated cleanup. ## Inputs | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |---|---|---|---| | `codebase_path` | string | Yes | Absolute path to codebase root | | `language` | string | Yes | Primary language (js, python, r, rust, etc.) | | `cleanup_mode` | enum | No | `safe` (default) or `aggressive` | | `run_tests` | boolean | No | Run test suite after cleanup (default: true) | | `backup` | boolean | No | Create backup before deletion (default: true) | ## Procedure ### Step 1: Pre-Cleanup Assessment Measure the current state to quantify improvements later. ```bash # Count lint warnings by severity lint_tool --format json > lint_before.json # Count lines of code cloc . --json > cloc_before.json …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add pjt222/agent-almanac/clean-codebase@sha256:85851c3b61cbf744The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 4 versions of this file, between Apr 19, 2026 and Aug 17, 2026, about one every 40 days.
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| v1.0 latest | 2026-08-17 | a784899 | 8,847 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0 | 2026-06-05 | 75ded7a | 8,818 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0 | 2026-04-19 | a31852a | 8,846 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0 | 2026-04-19 | e334ebd | 8,917 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (8847 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
pjt222/agent-almanac · 43 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_qt4mf25etqpi4nkw GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=pjt222/agent-almanac/clean-codebase GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/85851c3b61cbf74468503193c4c40cdcebf7800132bb99d29898a2032deca46c
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