ClaudSkills / Engineering / architecture

Dead Features

Quality score: 80/100  ·  Category: Engineering  ·  Sub-category: architecture
type:audit
Feature audit: finds implemented but user-unreachable functionality in any project. Discovers tech stack and architecture automatically, then checks connectivity between layers (endpoints ↔ UI, components ↔ router, services ↔ controllers, exports ↔ imports). Outputs a table report of dead features. Use when: cleaning up codebase, auditing feature completeness, or checking if all code is wired to the UI.

What this skill does

Dead Features is a well-rated Claude Code skill (quality score 80/100) in the architecture sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/dead-features/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when: cleaning up codebase, auditing feature completeness, or checking if all code is wired to the UI.

Who uses this skill

The Dead Features skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It is part of the open ClaudSkills registry, a community-curated catalog of 15,000+ capabilities you can install for Claude Code — the Claude CLI agent.

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/dead-features
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/dead-features/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/dead-features/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/dead-features/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/dead-features/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\dead-features\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

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