zero-tech-debt

# Zero Tech Debt Rework the change from the intended end-state, not from the historical path that produced the current patch. The principles (no compat hacks, no abstractions you don't need, no dead branches) are in `AGENTS.md` — this skill is the workflow for applying them to a specific patch. ## When to invoke - A feature has accreted mode props, route aliases, or fallbacks across iterations - A migration left behind a compatibility shim that no current caller uses - You catch yourself preserving an old shape "just in case" with no concrete caller in mind - The diff is bigger than the change it represents because it's making the old structure better instead of removing it For restructuring code outside the current diff use `/refactor`. This skill is for the patch in front of you. (Claude Code 2.1.147 renamed `/simplify` to `/code-review` and removed the old cleanup-and-fix behavior; the native command is now a correctness reporter, not a code tightener.) ## Steps 1. **State the intended end-state.** One or two sentences. If you can't name it, stop and ask the user — you'll otherwise optimize toward the current shape. 2. **Search for real callers before preserving compatibility.** For each mode prop, route alias, fallback branch, or wrapper: grep for current callers. No caller → delete it, don't improve it. 3. **Reshape around the final product surface.** Prefer one clear component or flow over mode flags. Split only when there's an obvious boundary — state, layout, co...