knip

Knip Reference

A skill covering all core pages of Knip's official documentation. Depending on the user's task, read the appropriate README.md and follow it to individual files.

Directory structure

skills/knip/
  SKILL.md
  references/
    overview/
      README.md
      configuration.md
      features.md
      first-cleanup.md
      getting-started.md
    explanations/
      README.md
      comparison-and-migration.md
      entry-files.md
      how-knip-works.md
      plugins.md
      why-use-knip.md
    features/
      README.md
      auto-fix.md
      catalogs.md
      compilers.md
      custom-elements.md
      integrated-monorepos.md
      monorepos-and-workspaces.md
      production-mode.md
      reporters.md
      rules-and-filters.md
      script-parser.md
      source-mapping.md
    guides/
      README.md
      configuring-project-files.md
      contributing.md
      handling-issues.md
      issue-reproduction.md
      namespace-imports.md
      performance.md
      troubleshooting.md
      using-knip-in-ci.md
      working-with-commonjs.md
    reference/
      README.md
      cli.md
      configuration.md
      configuration-hints.md
      dynamic-configuration.md
      faq.md
      integrations.md
      issue-types.md
      jsdoc-tsdoc-tags.md
      known-issues.md
      plugins.md
      related-tooling.md
    typescript/
      README.md
      unused-dependencies.md
      unused-exports.md
    writing-a-plugin/
      README.md
      argument-parsing.md
      inputs.md
      writing-a-plugin.md
  samples/
    README.md
    auto-fix.md
    basic-configuration.md
    ci-integration.md
    getting-started.md
    ignore-patterns.md
    jsdoc-tags.md
    monorepo-workspaces.md
    output-formats.md
    production-mode.md
    rules-and-filters.md
  scripts/
    README.md
    ci.md
    cli.md
    debug.md
    fix.md
    install.md
    lint.md

Exploration procedure

Derive the category from the task, and identify the target page in the category's README.md:

1. Find the category corresponding to the task in the mapping table below
2. For that category, references/{category}/README.md refer to it to identify the target page
3. Read the .md of the relevant page to check the details

Task → Category Mapping

Task	Category	Reference README
Want to know about installation, initial setup, and basic usage	overview	references/overview/README.md
Want to know about the feature list, the zero-config mechanism, and what to do after the first cleanup	overview	references/overview/README.md
Want to understand entry files, the plugin mechanism, and internal behavior	explanations	references/explanations/README.md
Want to know reasons for adoption, comparison with other tools, and migration steps	explanations	references/explanations/README.md
Want to use auto-fix, production mode, monorepo, and reporters	features	references/features/README.md
Want to configure rules / filters, compilers, and script parser	features	references/features/README.md
Project file configuration, troubleshooting, CI integration	guides	references/guides/README.md
Performance optimization, CommonJS support, namespace imports	guides	references/guides/README.md
CLI flags, configuration options, issue types, JSDoc tags	reference	references/reference/README.md
Want to look up FAQ, plugin list, integration tools, and known issues	reference	references/reference/README.md
Want to understand the details of detecting unused exports / dependencies	typescript	references/typescript/README.md
Want to create a custom plugin	writing-a-plugin	references/writing-a-plugin/README.md
Want to check typical usage and practical examples	samples	samples/README.md
Want to know about installation, CLI commands, and CI execution commands	scripts	scripts/README.md