Can I control how long the grace period is before archival?

Yes, you can use the --days argument to set a custom grace period, though the skill enforces a minimum of 7 days for safety.

Does it work with any file type?

The skill determines the document type (SPEC, REF, HOWTO, RUNBOOK, ADR) based on filename suffixes to apply the appropriate deprecation logic and grace periods.

How are Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) handled?

ADRs are protected by a manual-only policy. The skill can mark them as deprecated but will never schedule them for automatic archival to preserve project history.

What changes does this skill make to a document?

It adds a mandatory warning banner at the top, updates frontmatter fields including status and archive date, and appends '[DEPRECATED]' markers to all documents that link to the file.

Document Deprecation Manager

Name: Document Deprecation Manager
Author: murillodutt

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Content Management

Manages the technical documentation lifecycle by marking files for deprecation, scheduling archival, and updating all internal cross-references.

The Document Deprecation Manager (docops) is a specialized skill for Claude Code designed to automate the maintenance and sunsetting of project documentation. It streamlines the deprecation process by adding standard warning banners and metadata, calculating grace periods based on document types like specifications or runbooks, and ensuring historical records like ADRs are never auto-archived. By automatically scanning the repository to mark links in other documents as deprecated, it prevents team members from relying on outdated information and ensures a clean, reliable knowledge base.

Key Features

01Smart grace period calculation tailored to document types (SPEC, HOWTO, RUNBOOK)

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03Automatic warning banner injection and frontmatter metadata updates

04Preflight safety checks to protect documentation referenced by active directives

05Configurable archival scheduling with manual override support

06Global reference updates to mark all inbound links as [DEPRECATED]

Use Cases

01Marking outdated HOWTO guides for archival after a major system migration

02Flagging deprecated runbooks to prevent operational errors during on-call shifts

03Sunsetting legacy technical specifications while providing a replacement path

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add murillodutt/cellm deprecate

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT