Dustbringer skills remove weight without collapsing the building. Use them when simplification means less code, fewer layers, and fewer states, not a prettier explanation of the same mess.
deprecation-burn.md — retire old interfaces or features with telemetry, migration, and a removal threshold.
Usage contract
Prefer deletion to replacement when behavior is already covered elsewhere.
Prove non-use or preserve behavior with characterization tests before cutting.
Record what was removed and why, so the history is legible.
Escalate to Elsecaller if simplification becomes a boundary or architecture problem.
1---2name: skills-83description: Dustbringer Skills4---5# Dustbringer Skills67Dustbringer skills remove weight without collapsing the building. Use them when simplification means less code, fewer layers, and fewer states, not a prettier explanation of the same mess.89## Available skills1011- [`scorched-earth-refactor.md`](./scorched-earth-refactor.md) — delete dead or redundant structure while preserving observable behavior.12- [`deprecation-burn.md`](./deprecation-burn.md) — retire old interfaces or features with telemetry, migration, and a removal threshold.1314## Usage contract15161. Prefer deletion to replacement when behavior is already covered elsewhere.172. Prove non-use or preserve behavior with characterization tests before cutting.183. Record what was removed and why, so the history is legible.194. Escalate to Elsecaller if simplification becomes a boundary or architecture problem.
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