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ai-dead-code
ai-dead-code/index.js

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Readme

ai-dead-code

Find unused exports, functions, and variables in your JavaScript/TypeScript codebase.

Install

npx ai-dead-code

What it does

Finds exports that are never imported elsewhere
Detects functions that are defined but never called
Identifies potentially dead code for cleanup
Works with JS, TS, JSX, and TSX files

Usage

# Scan current directory
npx ai-dead-code

# Scan specific directory
npx ai-dead-code -d ./src

# Only check exports (higher confidence)
npx ai-dead-code --exports-only

# Custom extensions
npx ai-dead-code -e js,mjs,cjs

# Ignore specific patterns
npx ai-dead-code --ignore "**/generated/**,**/vendor/**"

# Output JSON report
npx ai-dead-code -o dead-code.json

Example Output

🔍 Dead Code Finder

✔ Scanned 127 files

📊 Results

Total exports found: 234
Total functions found: 512

🚨 Potentially Unused Exports: 8

  src/utils/deprecated.ts
    → export formatLegacyDate
    → export parseLegacyFormat
  
  src/api/oldClient.ts
    → export default OldApiClient
  
  src/helpers/unused.ts
    → export helperThatNobodyUses

⚠️  Potentially Unused Functions: 14

  src/utils/helpers.ts
    → function internalHelper
    → const unusedCalculation
  
  src/components/Form.tsx
    → function validateLegacy

📋 Summary

  Dead code found: 22 items
  Unused exports: 8
  Unused functions: 14

⚠️  Note: Some "unused" code may be used dynamically or in entry points.
   Review before deleting. Run with --exports-only for higher confidence.

Options

Flag	Description	Default
`-d, --dir <path>`	Directory to scan	`.`
`-e, --extensions <ext>`	File extensions	`js,ts,jsx,tsx`
`--ignore <patterns>`	Patterns to ignore	-
`--exports-only`	Only check exports	false
`-o, --output <file>`	Save JSON report	-

What it skips

node_modules/
dist/ and build/
Test files (*.test.*, *.spec.*, __tests__/)
Type definitions (*.d.ts)
Index files (often re-export)

Confidence Levels

Finding	Confidence
Unused named export	High
Unused default export	High
Unused local function	Medium
Unused arrow function	Medium

Tips

Start with --exports-only for high-confidence cleanup
Review before deleting - some code may be used dynamically
Check entry points - main.ts, app.tsx are intentionally exported
Run regularly - prevents dead code accumulation

License

MIT

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