# de-sloppify

Runs a seven-step cleanup pass for .NET code, from formatting through CancellationToken propagation. Use it before a release or after larger changes and dependency updates.

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- Author: codewithmukesh
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit/tree/HEAD/skills/de-sloppify/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-08-07
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## What it does

de-sloppify cleans a .NET codebase in a fixed order. It formats code, removes unused `using` directives, triages analyzer warnings, and investigates dead code. Later stages handle TODO comments, audit classes for `sealed`, and trace `CancellationToken` through async call chains.

It runs `dotnet build` and `dotnet test` after every stage, with a separate commit proposed for each one. Before removal, it checks for reflection, DI conventions, and serialization that Roslyn may miss. Do not treat dead-code deletion as an automatic safe change.

The skill uses MCP tools including `get_diagnostics`, `find_dead_code`, `get_type_hierarchy`, and `detect_antipatterns`. Structural stages for dead code, class sealing, and cancellation propagation go to the `refactor-cleaner` subagent.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit --skill de-sloppify -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/de-sloppify/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/de-sloppify/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit --skill de-sloppify -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/de-sloppify/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit --skill de-sloppify -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/de-sloppify/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit de-sloppify
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/de-sloppify/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit --skill de-sloppify -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit --path skills/de-sloppify
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/de-sloppify/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit --skill de-sloppify -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/codewithmukesh/dotnet-claude-kit/tree/HEAD/skills/de-sloppify/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- format a .NET codebase
- remove unused `using` directives
- triage analyzer warnings
- check dead-code candidates before deletion
- propagate `CancellationToken` through async chains

## Example prompts
- \`/de-sloppify` run a full cleanup pass before the release
- \`/de-sloppify` clean up the project after a dependency upgrade
- \`/de-sloppify` run formatting, unused `using` cleanup, and the `sealed` class audit

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: de-sloppify
description: >
  Systematic code cleanup pipeline for .NET projects. Runs 7 ordered steps:
  formatting, unused usings, analyzer warnings, dead code removal, TODO resolution,
  sealed class audit, and CancellationToken propagation. Each step is verified
  independently with tests between phases. Load this skill when: "clean up",
  "de-sloppify", "tidy up", "remove dead code", "code cleanup", "housekeeping",
  "tech debt", "fix warnings", "seal classes", "add CancellationToken",
  "unused usings", "format code".
---

# /de-sloppify — 7-Step Cleanup Pipeline

## What

Runs an ordered, verified cleanup pipeline over a .NET codebase. Order matters:
formatting first (it touches every file — get the churn out of the way before
anything else), dead code late (earlier steps reveal it). Random cleanup misses
things and creates merge conflicts; the pipeline doesn't.

Three rules make it safe:

1. **Verify after each step** — `dotnet build` + `dotnet test` between steps. A
   cleanup that breaks something is worse than the mess it was fixing.
2. **Commit per step** — each step is its own commit, so a bad Step 4 reverts
   without losing Steps 1-3.
3. **Safe removals only** — before deleting "dead" code, check for reflection,
   DI-convention, and serialization usage that Roslyn cannot see.

Per-step commands, safety checklists, and code examples live in
`references/cleanup-steps.md` — read it before executing.

## When

- "Clean up", "tidy up", "de-sloppify", "housekeeping", "tech debt"
- After a large feature merge or dependency upgrade (new warnings accumulate)
- Pre-release hardening, or a scheduled quarterly cleanup sprint
- Before performance work (dead code out, classes sealed for devirtualization)
- Never mixed with feature work — cleanup commits stay pure

## How

### Step 0: Pick the Steps

| Scenario | Steps to run |
|----------|-------------|
| Full cleanup pass / pre-release / quarterly | All 7 |
| Quick tidy before PR | 1, 2, 6 |
| After large feature merge | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
| After dependency upgrade | 2, 3 |
| Before performance work | 4, 6 |
| CI warning threshold exceeded | 3 only |
| Tech debt sprint | 4, 5 |

### Steps 1-7 (execute in order, details in references/cleanup-steps.md)

| # | Step | Tool | Commit message |
|---|------|------|----------------|
| 1 | Format all code | `dotnet format` | `chore: apply dotnet format` |
| 2 | Remove unused usings | `dotnet format analyzers --diagnostics IDE0005` | `chore: remove unused using statements` |
| 3 | Fix analyzer warnings | MCP `get_diagnostics` → triage by category | `chore: fix analyzer warnings` |
| 4 | Remove dead code | MCP `find_dead_code` + **safety check** (reflection/DI/serialization grep) | `chore: remove dead code` |
| 5 | Resolve TODOs | grep TODO/HACK/FIXME → fix, file issue, or delete | `chore: resolve TODO comments` |
```
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