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Agent skill

Diff Remove

by davekilleen in davekilleen/Dex

Remove a previously adopted DexDiff workflow — deletes its generated skills and config, leaves your data untouched.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedAgent Workflows

Install Diff Remove

skills CLI
$ npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill diff-remove -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install davekilleen/Dex diff-remove --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davekilleen/Dex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/diff-remove .claude/skills/diff-remove && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
diff-remove
GitHub stars
493
Token cost
~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
400 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
91
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Remove a previously adopted DexDiff workflow — deletes its generated skills and config, leaves your data untouched.

  • Works in 8 steps: Find the Adoption Log → Parse the Log → Check What Still Exists → …
  • The user says remove that workflow
  • SKILL.md covers What This Command Does, Arguments, Process and Important Rules
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Diff Remove is an agent skill from davekilleen/Dex. Remove a previously adopted DexDiff workflow — deletes its generated skills and config, leaves your data untouched. Use when the user says 'remove that workflow', 'undo the adoption'. Not for listing what's installed; use diff-list.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Agent Workflows. The repository describes itself as: Your AI Chief of Staff — a personal operating system starter kit that adapts to your role. No coding required.

When your agent uses it

  • The user says remove that workflow
  • Undo the adoption

Example prompts

  • “remove that workflow”
  • “undo the adoption”
  • “/diff-remove”

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Find the Adoption Log
  2. Parse the Log
  3. Check What Still Exists
  4. Preview the Removal
  5. Remove Files
  6. Remove CLAUDE.md Sections
  7. Clean Up
  8. Confirm

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit ab5d6ad. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Diff Remove loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 62 tokens; SKILL.md has 400 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~62
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 400 words (~1,075 tokens).

“In plain English: Undo a DexDiff adoption. Removes the skills, CLAUDE.md sections, and templates that were created when you adopted a workflow. Your data (meeting notes, people pages, etc.) is never deleted.”

— opening of SKILL.md by davekilleen, Custom licence
name
diff-remove

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/diff-remove of davekilleen/Dex.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit ab5d6ad

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Categories

Questions about Diff Remove

What does Diff Remove do?

Remove a previously adopted DexDiff workflow — deletes its generated skills and config, leaves your data untouched. Diff Remove is an agent skill from davekilleen/Dex. Remove a previously adopted DexDiff workflow — deletes its generated skills and config, leaves your data untouched.

When should I use Diff Remove?

Diff Remove fits situations like: the user says remove that workflow; undo the adoption.

How do I install Diff Remove in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill diff-remove -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/diff-remove in davekilleen/Dex) into .claude/skills/diff-remove in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Diff Remove in Codex?

Run `npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill diff-remove -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/diff-remove in davekilleen/Dex) into .agents/skills/diff-remove in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Diff Remove in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add davekilleen/Dex --skill diff-remove -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/diff-remove, .gemini/skills/diff-remove, .github/skills/diff-remove and .opencode/skills/diff-remove in your project.

What does Diff Remove need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Diff Remove is instructions for the agent only.

Does Diff Remove access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Diff Remove safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Diff Remove use?

Diff Remove has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Diff Remove use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Diff Remove?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Diff Remove: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), Hook Development for Claude Code Plugins (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 37k stars), Using Superpowers (farm-fe/farm, 5.6k stars) and Executing Plans Inline (obra/superpowers, 296k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Diff Remove?

davekilleen (a GitHub user) maintains it in davekilleen/Dex, which has 493 GitHub stars. The repository holds 91 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 2, 2026.

Source: davekilleen/Dex on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.