R034 · remove-candidate
Authored Skill is a Remove candidate
- Code: R034
- Slug:
remove-candidate - Tier: session
- Default severity: warning
- Packages: recommended, strict
- Locked: No
- Doc: https://doraval.dev/reference/rules/R034
| What | An Authored Skill was never invoked in the Review window and is not a Recent install. That is a Remove candidate. |
| Why | Dead Authored Skills still load into agent context. Recommend remove. A Global Skill or a Recent install is never this Finding — see R029. |
How to fix
- Confirm the Skill is Authored and older than Install age (default 90 days).
- Delete the Skill directory. Git can bring an Authored Skill back.
- List first:
dora skill unused. Unused-but-recent is named never invoked. It is not a Remove candidate. Thendora skill remove <name> --dry-runfor a Remove candidate. Home Skills:dora skill unused --global. A Global Skill that this repo never invoked stays on R029. It is not a project Remove candidate.