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Agent skill

Hard Cut

by udecode in udecode/plate

Remove a feature completely with no backward compatibility. An agent skill from udecode/plate.

Custom licenceAuto-check passed

Install Hard Cut

skills CLI
$ npx skills add udecode/plate --skill hard-cut -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install udecode/plate hard-cut --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/udecode/plate.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/hard-cut .claude/skills/hard-cut && 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
hard-cut
GitHub stars
17k
Token cost
~442 tokens
SKILL.md length
199 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
78
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Remove a feature completely with no backward compatibility. An agent skill from udecode/plate.

  • Works in 5 steps: Find the real surface area → Trace references with rg. → Delete the implementation and the glue → …
  • The user says hard cut
  • SKILL.md covers Rules, Sweep, Smells and Bias
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Hard Cut is an agent skill from udecode/plate. Remove a feature completely with no backward compatibility. Use when the user says "hard cut", "rip it out", "delete it", "unship", "kill this feature", or wants dead code removed instead of deprecated. Delete the surface, callers, tests, docs, comments, fallbacks, and stubs.

Its SKILL.md is about 440 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: Rich-text editor with AI and shadcn/ui.

When your agent uses it

  • The user says hard cut
  • Kill this feature
  • Wants dead code removed instead of deprecated

Example prompts

  • “hard cut”
  • “rip it out”
  • “delete it”
  • “/hard-cut”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Find the real surface area
  2. Trace references with rg.
  3. Delete the implementation and the glue
  4. Grep again for the removed name and obvious aliases.
  5. Run the narrowest honest verification for the surviving product.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6f3815d. 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

Hard Cut loads about 442 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 71 tokens; SKILL.md has 199 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~71
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~442

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 199 words (~442 tokens).

“Use this when a feature should die, not linger.”

— opening of SKILL.md by udecode, Custom licence
name
hard-cut

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/hard-cut of udecode/plate.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6f3815d

Used in 2 other repositories

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders. This page covers the copy in udecode/plate, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Hard Cut next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

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Cut the Curve Transitionsheygen-com/hyperframes59k1 repos~4.6kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Hard Callalirezarezvani/claude-skills28k—~1.8kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Hard Cut

What does Hard Cut do?

Remove a feature completely with no backward compatibility. An agent skill from udecode/plate. Hard Cut is an agent skill from udecode/plate. Remove a feature completely with no backward compatibility.

When should I use Hard Cut?

Hard Cut fits situations like: the user says hard cut; kill this feature; wants dead code removed instead of deprecated.

How do I install Hard Cut in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add udecode/plate --skill hard-cut -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/hard-cut in udecode/plate) into .claude/skills/hard-cut in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Hard Cut in Codex?

Run `npx skills add udecode/plate --skill hard-cut -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/hard-cut in udecode/plate) into .agents/skills/hard-cut in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Hard Cut 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 udecode/plate --skill hard-cut -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/hard-cut, .gemini/skills/hard-cut, .github/skills/hard-cut and .opencode/skills/hard-cut in your project.

What does Hard Cut need to run?

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

Does Hard Cut 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 Hard Cut 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 Hard Cut use?

Hard Cut 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 Hard Cut use?

About 442 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.8k 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 Hard Cut?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Hard Cut: Dead Code Remover (code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent, 70k stars), Cutting A Release (TriliumNext/Trilium, 38k stars), Verification Before Completion (foryourhealth111-pixel/Vibe-Skills, 3.6k stars) and Cut the Curve Transitions (heygen-com/hyperframes, 59k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Hard Cut?

udecode (a GitHub organization) maintains it in udecode/plate, which has 16,642 GitHub stars. The repository holds 78 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.

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