Distill Skill

Overview

Simplification skill for the axiom backend quality plugin. Covers DIM-5 (Hygiene) and DIM-1 (Topology) dimensions to strip code down to its essential form by identifying dead code, vestigial patterns, and unnecessary complexity.

Triggers

Activate this skill when:

• User says "simplify code", "find dead code", "clean up"
• User runs /axiom:distill
• Post-refactoring cleanup is needed
• Reducing cognitive load in a module

Do NOT activate when:

• Error handling improvements are needed — use axiom:harden instead
• Performance optimization is the goal — performance profiling is out of scope for axiom
• Security hardening is required — use axiom:harden instead