Delete a file — AI Prompts for Visual Studio Code

3 ready prompts

Written for the moment this actually comes up.

Execute — do the immediate task

I need the stray legacy file deleted before it breaks the build. Remove src/utils/oldParser.js from…

I need the stray legacy file deleted before it breaks the build. Remove src/utils/oldParser.js from the repository, then run the project’s test suite and tell me which tests fail within five minutes so I can revert if necessary.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

I deleted src/utils/oldParser.js because it looked unused, but the CI now fails with…

I just tried to run tests and they failed referencing the deleted module

I deleted src/utils/oldParser.js because it looked unused, but the CI now fails with ModuleNotFoundError and I can’t tell which runtime import triggers it. The build log references a transpiled path and there’s a legacy import in a vendor file. What’s the most likely cause and the fastest safe rollback or fix so CI green returns?

Become — change the pattern

Over the last year I’ve twice removed files that seemed unused and both times CI or production…

We keep deleting files that unexpectedly break things

Over the last year I’ve twice removed files that seemed unused and both times CI or production broke. I want a habit that prevents this without slowing routine cleanup. Where am I losing context and what concrete change to my PR checklist or branch testing would stop these regressions most reliably?

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