dead-code-cleanup

name	dead-code-cleanup
description	Interactive dead code cleanup using statico analysis. Identifies dead files, presents them with context, and helps safely remove them one by one. Use when asked to clean up dead code, remove unused files, or reduce codebase size.

/dead-code-cleanup — Interactive Dead Code Removal

Setup

Build statico if not already built:

cd /Users/dom/programming/statico && cargo build --release --features deep-resolution

Workflow

Step 1: Analyze

/Users/dom/programming/statico/target/release/statico analyze . --format ai --quiet

Step 2: Present findings

For each dead file:

• Show file path, LOC, confidence, reason
• Show what imports this file (from the dependency graph)
• Assess safety: confidence >= 0.95 = safe to delete, < 0.95 = needs review
• Show the file content (first 20 lines) for context

Step 3: Interactive cleanup

For each dead file, ask the user:

• "Delete {file}? ({LOC} LOC, confidence: {conf})"
• If yes: git rm {file}
• If no: skip

Step 4: Verify

Re-run analysis to confirm cleanup was successful:

/Users/dom/programming/statico/target/release/statico analyze . --format context --quiet

Step 5: Commit

git add -A && git commit -m "chore: remove {N} dead files ({LOC} LOC) identified by statico"

Safety Rules

• NEVER delete files with confidence < 0.9 without explicit user approval
• NEVER delete test files, config files, or build files
• ALWAYS show the file content before proposing deletion
• ALWAYS verify with a re-run after cleanup