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    How to Find Dead Code in Your Repository

    Find dead code with Knip, vulture, Go deadcode and cargo-machete, or one repowise pass across every language, then delete the strongest findings first.

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    Code Hotspots: Find High-Churn, Complex Files with git

    Find git hotspots with one git log command, then rank them by churn, bug fixes and complexity. Includes a repowise workflow and what to do with the list.

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    How to Generate a CLAUDE.md File for Your Repository

    Generate a CLAUDE.md with Claude Code's /init or with repowise, which builds it from the dependency graph and git history, and keep it current on every commit.

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    Stale Documentation: How to Detect and Fix Docs That Drift From Code

    Stale docs mislead more than missing ones. Catch broken paths, links, anchors, commands and renamed symbols in CI with repowise doc-drift and keep docs current.

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    repowise init: Index Your Codebase in One Command

    Run repowise init to index a repository with no API key: dependency graph, git history, code health and a wiki, then connect your coding agent over MCP.

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