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Chisle Audit

A read-only skill that scans a diff, file, or repo for both over-engineered code and bloated prose, returning a ranked list of what to cut.

Dev & CodingBeginner★ 427⑂ 27AI score 9/10Last updated: Sep 16, 2026

What it does

  • Runs a single-pass efficiency audit over your git diff, a specific path, or the whole repo tree.
  • Code axis (YAGNI): flags hand-rolled stdlib (debounce, deep-clone, groupBy, retry loops), abstractions with a single implementation, unnecessary dependencies, config flags that never vary, and speculative scaffolding with no caller.
  • Prose axis: flags comments that restate the code, padded docstrings/READMEs, multi-paragraph explanations that could be one sentence, decorative tables/emoji, and dead TODO graveyards.
  • Changes nothing. Emits a ranked list in the form path:line [code|prose] bloat → lean replacement (~N lines) plus a two-line summary.
  • Deliberately skips input validation, error handling, security, accessibility, and comments that explain why.

Who it's for

  • Developers who want to self-review before opening a PR.
  • Teams managing verbose AI-generated code and docs.
  • Open-source maintainers whose READMEs keep growing.

Examples

  1. Type chisle audit before committing → get a ranked cut list for your staged changes.
  2. audit src/utils/ → surface hand-rolled helpers replaceable by the standard library.
  3. review this PR for over-engineering and verbosity → a combined report covering both code and documentation.

· · · Install guide · · ·

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Read the instructions in this file and follow them to help me:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JayPokale/Chisle/HEAD/skills/chisle-audit/SKILL.md

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Install in the Claude app (no terminal)
  1. Download the ZIP with the button below.
  2. In Claude, open Settings → Capabilities and turn on 'Code execution and file creation'. (one time)
  3. Go to Customize → Skills → + → 'Upload a skill' and upload the ZIP.
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Install in Claude Code

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Install the skill I found on Claude Skill Mart.
Copy the skills/chisle-audit folder from the GitHub repo JayPokale/Chisle into my ~/.claude/skills/chisle-audit/.
When it's done, tell me in one line what this skill can do.

Install with a command instead

git clone https://github.com/JayPokale/Chisle.git /tmp/Chisle && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r /tmp/Chisle/skills/chisle-audit ~/.claude/skills/

⚠ This is a third-party skill. Check the source repository before installing.

  1. Open your terminal.
  2. Clone the repo: git clone https://github.com/JayPokale/Chisle.git
  3. Create the skills folder: mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
  4. Copy the skill: cp -r Chisle/skills/chisle-audit ~/.claude/skills/
  5. Verify that ~/.claude/skills/chisle-audit/SKILL.md exists.
  6. Restart Claude Code and try saying chisle audit or what can I cut from this diff?
View source on GitHub ↗License: MIT