# Removing A Feature Of A Microservice > Removes a configuration property, functional endpoint, event source, event sink, web handler endpoint, ticker or metric, from a microservice. Use when explicitly asked by the user to remove a feature of a microservice. Use when this capability is needed. - Skill: `tomevault-io/removing-a-feature-of-a-microservice` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/removing-a-feature-of-a-microservice` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/removing-a-feature-of-a-microservice/raw - Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS) - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/removing-a-feature-of-a-microservice --- **CRITICAL**: Read and analyze this microservice before starting. Do NOT explore or analyze other microservices. The instructions in this skill are self-contained to this microservice. ## Workflow Copy this checklist and track your progress: ``` Removing a feature of a microservice: - [ ] Step 1: Remove marked code - [ ] Step 2: Remove unused custom types - [ ] Step 3: Housekeeping ``` #### Step 1: Remove Marked Code Scan the files in the directory of the microservice and its subdirectories for `MARKER: FeatureName` to locate the code related to the feature. A marker comment following `{` or `(` suggests that the entire code block should be removed. ```go if example { // MARKER: FeatureName // ... } ``` Otherwise, the marker suggests that a single line should be removed. ```go var example // MARKER: FeatureName ``` #### Step 2: Remove Unused Custom Types If the deleted feature was using non-primitive custom types defined in `myserviceapi` directory, and those types are no longer used elsewhere by the microservice, remove their definition. #### Step 3: Housekeeping Follow the `microbus/housekeeping` skill. --- > Converted and distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io/claim/microbus-io) — claim your Tome and manage your conversions.