hard-cut

# Hard Cut Use this when a feature should die, not linger. ## Rules - Delete the surface. Do not deprecate it. - Do not leave `throw new Error("Not implemented")`, placeholder notices, "feature removed" banners, or TODOs about bringing it back unless the user explicitly asks. - Do not keep compatibility aliases, deprecated shims, fallback parsing, migration bridges, or dead exports. - Delete tests for deleted behavior. Keep tests only for the behavior that still exists. - Delete comments that describe deleted code or mourn the old feature. - If removal exposes adjacent dead code, keep cutting until the graph is clean. ## Sweep 1. Find the real surface area: - exports - commands and flags - routes - UI entrypoints - feature flags - docs and examples 2. Trace references with `rg`. 3. Delete the implementation and the glue: - call sites - types - state - tests - docs - comments 4. Grep again for the removed name and obvious aliases. 5. Run the narrowest honest verification for the surviving product. ## Smells - deprecated notices - not-implemented throws - stub handlers - dead enum or union members - permanently-false feature-flag branches - unused env vars and config - tests that only prove the deleted feature used to exist ## Bias If the choice is between deleting more code and leaving zombie compatibility, delete more code.