dermestes
Finds abstractions in Python code that have not earned their keep, and reports them as deletion candidates an agent can act on.
Status: phase 5.
one-impl,const-param,pass-throughanddead-codework. Seedocs/plans/CONSTITUTION.md.
Checks
| Phase | id | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | one-impl |
ABC or Protocol with exactly one production implementation |
| 2 | const-param |
Parameter whose default is never overridden, or that receives the same literal, at every call site |
| 3 | pass-through |
Function whose body only forwards its arguments to another repo function, or a private one-line helper with one production call site |
| 4 | dead-code |
Function or method no production code mentions: only tests (test-only) or nothing (unused) |
Usage
uvx dermestes@latest # findings introduced by staged + unstaged changes vs HEAD
uvx dermestes@latest --base main # findings introduced since main
uvx dermestes@latest --all # full audit
uvx dermestes@latest guide # agent-oriented instructions
Exit codes: 0 no findings (and no output), 1 findings, 2 usage or
internal error.
For your CLAUDE.md
### `dermestes` — over-abstraction
- `dermestes` lists abstractions your change introduced that have a single
user (an ABC with one implementation, a function with one caller).
- Each finding ends in a `suggest:` line. Apply it and run the tests, or keep
it with `# dermestes: keep <reason>` in the definition's header.
Development
make review-quick # fmt, clippy, tests
make review # plus cargo-audit and cargo-deny
make wheel # build a wheel via maturin
make docs # build the mdBook site + llms.txt
License
MIT
1 maintainer
Metadata
1 maintainer
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