# Skills

> Dustbringer Skills

- Skill: `hmbown/skills-8` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add hmbown/skills-8`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/hmbown/skills-8/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: Hmbown (https://skillmd.com/u/hmbown)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/hmbown/skills-8

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# Dustbringer Skills

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.

## Available skills

- [`scorched-earth-refactor.md`](./scorched-earth-refactor.md) — delete dead or redundant structure while preserving observable behavior.
- [`deprecation-burn.md`](./deprecation-burn.md) — retire old interfaces or features with telemetry, migration, and a removal threshold.

## Usage contract

1. Prefer deletion to replacement when behavior is already covered elsewhere.
2. Prove non-use or preserve behavior with characterization tests before cutting.
3. Record what was removed and why, so the history is legible.
4. Escalate to Elsecaller if simplification becomes a boundary or architecture problem.