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Use only when a developer explicitly asks to clean, prune, tidy, or organize DeepChat SDD documentation after implementation and validation. Scans docs/features, docs/issues, and docs/architecture; prefers multi-agent review when available; removes completed issue docs tied to closed GitHub issues, drops stale plan/tasks files from completed feature or architecture goals, and deletes obsolete feature or architecture docs.

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DeepChat SDD Cleanup

Rule

Run this skill only when the developer explicitly asks for SDD cleanup, documentation tidying, pruning, or removal of completed/stale SDD files. Do not run it as an automatic final step of ordinary feature, bug, architecture, or release work.

Workflow

  1. Inspect docs/spec-driven-dev.md, docs/README.md, and git status.
  2. Inventory docs/features, docs/issues, and docs/architecture with find or rg.
  3. Prefer parallel sub-agent review when available:
    • one pass for docs/features
    • one pass for docs/issues
    • one pass for docs/architecture
    • optional verifier pass over proposed deletes
  4. Apply only changes with clear evidence. Keep a concise keep/delete/update list for handoff.
  5. Validate references after edits.

Cleanup Rules

  • Completed feature or architecture goal: delete plan.md and tasks.md; keep spec.md only when it still defines a maintained contract, regression guard, platform policy, or architecture decision.
  • Completed issue goal: delete the issue folder when a linked GitHub issue is closed or the local code and tests prove the bug no longer exists.
  • Removed feature: delete its folder when the product/code path is gone and the spec has no reusable decision record.
  • Obsolete architecture: delete its folder when the module was fully replaced and the doc no longer describes a maintained boundary; otherwise update the spec.
  • Historical feature spec affected by an architecture refactor: update the retained spec instead of leaving contradictory docs.

GitHub Checks

Use gh only when it is installed and authenticated. For linked issue docs, verify closure with gh issue view <number> --json state,url,title when possible. If gh is unavailable, do not delete solely because a GitHub link looks old.

Never Delete

  • Active work with unchecked tasks.
  • Any document containing unresolved [NEEDS CLARIFICATION].
  • A document referenced by docs/README.md, docs/ARCHITECTURE.md, docs/FLOWS.md, or AGENTS instructions unless the reference is updated in the same change.
  • Runtime baselines or machine-read files unless the cleanup request explicitly covers them.

Validation

  • Run rg -n "plan.md|tasks.md|docs/archives|NEEDS CLARIFICATION" docs AGENTS.md .agents/skills and inspect any stale policy references.
  • Run git status --short.
  • For Markdown-only cleanup, formatting/lint commands are optional unless repository instructions or touched generated files require them.