Install and configure Knip for dead code detection. An agent skill from maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit.

Custom licenceAuto-check: notesDevelopment

Install Setup Knip

skills CLI
$ npx skills add maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit --skill setup-knip -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit setup-knip --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/maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/setup-knip .claude/skills/setup-knip && 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
setup-knip
GitHub stars
260
Token cost
~2.2k tokens
SKILL.md length
636 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
29
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Install and configure Knip for dead code detection. An agent skill from maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit.

  • Works in 7 steps: Check if Knip is Installed → Install Knip if Missing → Check for Knip Configuration → …
  • Development work in your project
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Instructions, Error Handling and Examples, plus 4 more sections
  • Calls npx, npm and pnpm; reaches unpkg.com

What it does

Setup Knip is an agent skill from maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit. Install and configure Knip for dead code detection. Use before running dead-code-hunter or dependency-auditor to ensure Knip is available. Handles installation, configuration creation, and validation.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.2k 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 Development. It works with npm. The repository describes itself as: 🎼 Turn Claude Code into a production powerhouse. 33+ AI agents automate bug fixing, security scanning, and dependency management. 19 slash commands, 6 MCP configs (600-5000…

When your agent uses it

  • Development work in your project

Example prompts

  • “/setup-knip”

Requirements

  • Node.js
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read, Write, Glob

Workflow steps

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

  1. Check if Knip is Installed
  2. Install Knip if Missing
  3. Check for Knip Configuration
  4. Create Default Configuration if Missing
  5. Add npm Scripts if Missing
  6. Validate Installation
  7. Return Result

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8c3b576. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash
    • Read
    • Write
    • Glob

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • npx
    • npm
    • pnpm
    • yarn
    • bun

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • unpkg.com

    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

Setup Knip loads about 2.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 53 tokens; SKILL.md has 636 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~53
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2.2k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:210
    ission denied**: Return error suggesting sudo or permission fix
  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Glob

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 636 words (~2,248 tokens).

“Install and configure Knip - the tool for finding unused files, dependencies, and exports in JavaScript/TypeScript projects.”

— opening of SKILL.md by maslennikov-ig, Custom licence
name
setup-knip
allowed-tools
Bash, Read, Write, Glob

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/setup-knip of maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8c3b576

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Questions about Setup Knip

What does Setup Knip do?

Install and configure Knip for dead code detection. An agent skill from maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit. Setup Knip is an agent skill from maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit. Install and configure Knip for dead code detection.

When should I use Setup Knip?

Setup Knip fits situations like: development work in your project.

How do I install Setup Knip in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit --skill setup-knip -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/setup-knip in maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit) into .claude/skills/setup-knip in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Setup Knip in Codex?

Run `npx skills add maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit --skill setup-knip -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/setup-knip in maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit) into .agents/skills/setup-knip in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Setup Knip 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 maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit --skill setup-knip -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/setup-knip, .gemini/skills/setup-knip, .github/skills/setup-knip and .opencode/skills/setup-knip in your project.

What does Setup Knip need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Setup Knip needs the command-line tools its instructions call (npx, npm, pnpm, yarn and bun). Our summary lists: Node.js. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read, Write, Glob.

Does Setup Knip access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: unpkg.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Setup Knip safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo; pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Setup Knip use?

Setup Knip 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 Setup Knip use?

About 2.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9k 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 Setup Knip?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Setup Knip: Nx Run Tasks (nomcopter/react-mosaic, 4.8k stars), Migrate Internal Package into Ghost (TryGhost/Ghost, 56k stars), Open Code Review CLI (alibaba/open-code-review, 46k stars) and Cutting A Release (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Setup Knip?

maslennikov-ig (a GitHub user) maintains it in maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit, which has 260 GitHub stars. The repository holds 29 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 5, 2026.

Source: maslennikov-ig/claude-code-orchestrator-kit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.