Knip Until Clean
Find and remove dead exports, unused files, and orphan dependencies — loop until knip reports clean.
Kickoff prompt
Start the "Knip Until Clean" loop.
Goal: knip reports no unused code or dependencies
Max iterations: 5
Between iterations run: npx knip
Exit when: knip exits 0
Step 1: Run knip. Remove dead exports and unused deps with minimal diffs; verify tests still pass.
Self-pace this loop. After each iteration, run the check command, read the output, and only continue if the exit condition is not met. Stop when the exit condition passes or max iterations is reached. Give a short status update each pass.Basic information
Category
Maintenance
Goal
knip reports no unused code or dependencies
Max iterations
5
Check command
npx knip
Exit when
knip exits 0
Supported agents
Cursor
Steps
- 1
Run knip
Run knip (or depcheck) and categorize unused files, exports, and dependencies.
npx knip - 2
Remove or justify
Delete confirmed dead code. For false positives, add knip ignore entries with a one-line reason.
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