diff-remove

name	diff-remove
description	Remove a previously adopted DexDiff workflow — deletes its generated skills and config, leaves your data untouched. Use when the user says 'remove that workflow', 'undo the adoption'. Not for listing what's installed; use `diff-list`.

What This Command Does

In plain English: Undo a DexDiff adoption. Removes the skills, CLAUDE.md sections, and templates that were created when you adopted a workflow. Your data (meeting notes, people pages, etc.) is never deleted.

When to use it:

• You adopted a workflow and want to remove it
• You want to clean up before re-adopting an updated version

How to run it:

/diff-remove meeting-prep
/diff-remove

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Arguments

$ARGUMENTS — The diff ID of the workflow to remove. This is the id field from the methodology YAML, logged during adoption.

If no argument is provided, list all installed diffs and let the user pick:

You have these adopted workflows:

  meeting-prep    — "Meeting Prep Ritual" (adopted 2026-03-28)
  deal-review     — "Deal Review Ritual" (adopted 2026-03-25)

Which one would you like to remove?

To get the list, read all JSON files in both adoption locations:

• .dex/adoptions/ - single-workflow adoptions from /diff-adopt
• System/.dex/adoptions/profiles/ - whole-profile adoptions from /diff-adopt-profile (these are profile-level records; removing one means removing the skills generated for that profile's workflows, then deleting the profile log)

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Process

Step 1: Find the Adoption Log

Read .dex/adoptions/$ARGUMENTS.json. If it is not there and $ARGUMENTS looks like a handle, check System/.dex/adoptions/profiles/$ARGUMENTS.json instead.

If the file doesn't exist:

No adoption record found for "$ARGUMENTS".

This means either:
- It was never adopted via /diff-adopt
- It was already removed
- The adoption log was deleted

I can't safely remove it without knowing what was created.
If you want to manually clean up, check .claude/skills/ for related skill folders.

Stop here. Do not attempt to guess what to delete.

Step 2: Parse the Log

Extract:

• files_created — every file created during adoption
• folders_created — every folder created
• claude_md_sections — every CLAUDE.md section title added

Step 3: Check What Still Exists

For each file in files_created:

• Check if the file still exists
• If it's been modified since adoption, flag it

For each CLAUDE.md section in claude_md_sections:

• Check if the section title still appears in CLAUDE.md

Step 4: Preview the Removal

Removing [diff_name] will:

  Delete files:
    - .claude/skills/meeting-prep/SKILL.md
    - .claude/skills/process-meeting/SKILL.md

  Remove from CLAUDE.md:
    - "Meeting Workflow" section

  NOT deleted (your data is safe):
    - [folders] and everything inside them
    - Any files you created yourself

[If any files were modified:]
  Note: These files were modified after adoption:
    - .claude/skills/meeting-prep/SKILL.md (you may have customised it)

Continue? [Yes, remove] [Cancel]

Step 5: Remove Files

For each file in files_created:

• Delete the file
• If the parent directory is now empty AND inside .claude/skills/, delete the empty directory
• Do NOT delete directories outside .claude/skills/

Step 6: Remove CLAUDE.md Sections

For each section in claude_md_sections:

• Search CLAUDE.md for a heading with that title
• Remove the heading and all content until the next heading of equal or higher level
• If the section can't be found, skip and note it

Step 7: Clean Up

Delete .dex/adoptions/$ARGUMENTS.json.

Step 8: Confirm

Done. [diff_name] removed.

  Files deleted: [count]
  CLAUDE.md sections removed: [count]
  Your data in [folders] was not touched.

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Important Rules

• Never delete folders created during adoption. The user may have added content. Folders are never removed.
• Never delete files not in the adoption log. The log is the single source of truth.
• Never delete without preview and confirmation. Always show what will be removed first.
• If the adoption log is missing, stop. Do not guess.
• Flag modified files. If a skill was customised after adoption, warn before deleting.