Claude-skill-registry bloat-detector

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/data/bloat-detector" ~/.claude/skills/majiayu000-claude-skill-registry-bloat-detector && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/data/bloat-detector/SKILL.md

Bloat Detector

Systematically detect and eliminate codebase bloat through progressive analysis tiers.

Bloat Categories

Category	Examples
Code	Dead code, God classes, Lava flow, duplication
AI-Generated	Tab-completion bloat, vibe coding, hallucinated deps
Documentation	Redundancy, verbosity, stale content, slop
Dependencies	Unused imports, dependency bloat, phantom packages
Git History	Stale files, low-churn code, massive single commits

Quick Start

Tier 1: Quick Scan (2-5 min, no tools)

/bloat-scan

Detects: Large files, stale code, old TODOs, commented blocks, basic duplication

Tier 2: Targeted Analysis (10-20 min, optional tools)

/bloat-scan --level 2 --focus code   # or docs, deps

Adds: Static analysis (Vulture/Knip), git churn hotspots, doc similarity

Tier 3: Deep Audit (30-60 min, full tooling)

/bloat-scan --level 3 --report audit.md

Adds: Cross-file redundancy, dependency graphs, readability metrics

When to Use

Do	Don't
Context usage > 30%	Active feature development
Quarterly maintenance	Time-sensitive bugs
Pre-release cleanup	Codebase < 1000 lines
Before major refactoring	Tools unavailable (Tier 2/3)

Confidence Levels

Level	Confidence	Action
HIGH	90-100%	Safe to remove
MEDIUM	70-89%	Review first
LOW	50-69%	Investigate

Prioritization

Priority = (Token_Savings × 0.4) + (Maintenance × 0.3) + (Confidence × 0.2) + (Ease × 0.1)

Module Architecture

Tier 1 (always available):

```
@module:quick-scan
```
- Heuristics, no tools
```
@module:git-history-analysis
```
- Staleness, churn, vibe coding signatures

Tier 2 (optional tools):

```
@module:code-bloat-patterns
```
- Anti-patterns (God class, Lava flow)
```
@module:ai-generated-bloat
```
- AI-specific patterns (Tab bloat, hallucinations)
```
@module:documentation-bloat
```
- Redundancy, readability, slop detection
```
@module:static-analysis-integration
```
- Vulture, Knip

Shared:

```
@module:remediation-types
```
- DELETE, REFACTOR, CONSOLIDATE, ARCHIVE

Auto-Exclusions

Always excludes:

.venv

__pycache__

.git

node_modules

dist

build

vendor

Also respects:

.gitignore

.bloat-ignore

Safety

Never auto-delete - all changes require approval
Dry-run support -
```
--dry-run
```
for previews
Backup branches - created before bulk changes

```
bloat-auditor
```
agent - Executes scans
```
unbloat-remediator
```
agent - Safe remediation
```
context-optimization
```
skill - MECW principles