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knip-deadcode
Knip dead code detection best practices for JavaScript and TypeScript projects. Use when configuring Knip, analyzing unused code, setting up CI integration, or cleaning up codebases. Triggers on knip.json, dead code, unused exports, unused dependencies, bundle optimization.
Works with
Install in three steps
- 1
Download the ZIP
One file per agent, plus INSTALL.md with the exact paths below.
- 2
Claude Code: copy SKILL.md into your skills folder
.claude/skills/knip-deadcode/SKILL.md # this project ~/.claude/skills/knip-deadcode/SKILL.md # every project
- 3
Other agents: use the matching file
skill.mdc goes in Cursor’s .cursor/rules/. AGENTS.md works as GitHub Copilot instructions, a legacy .cursorrules, or a Codex / Gemini CLI instructions file.

