By name: techdebt description: Scan recently changed files for tech debt — dead code, duplication, bloated abstractions, and stale comments. Run at the end of a session to catch agent-introduced bloat. context: fork allowed-tools: Read, Grep, Glob, Bash
Tech Debt Cleanup
Scan files changed in this session for common tech debt patterns. Report findings without auto-fixing.
What to Scan
Run git diff --name-only HEAD and git diff --name-only --cached to find changed files. If no commits were made this session, use git diff --name-only for unstaged changes.
Patterns to Detect
- Dead code — unused imports, unreachable branches, functions/variables that nothing calls
- Duplication — copy-pasted logic that should be extracted (3+ similar lines)
- Bloated abstractions — classes/functions doing too much, over-engineered patterns, unnecessary indirection
- Stale comments — comments that no longer match the code they describe
- TODO/FIXME/HACK — unresolved markers left behind
- Inconsistent naming — new code that doesn't match the file's existing conventions
Output
## Tech Debt Report
### <file>:<line> — <category>
<one-line description>
Suggestion: <how to fix>
---
Summary: X findings across Y files
If nothing found, say so. Do not invent problems.