fallow-skills

Name: fallow-skills Review
Item: fallow-skills
Rating: 3.2
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Unused code, circular dependencies, and hidden complexity silently degrade JavaScript codebases.

Agent skills for the JavaScript codebase analyzer. Teaches AI agents how to find unused code, circular deps, duplication, and complexity with fallow. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, and 30+ agents.

Find unused code and dead exports across JavaScript projects
Detect circular dependencies before they cause build issues
Identify complexity hotspots that need refactoring attention

115 starsMIT (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Unused code, circular dependencies, and hidden complexity silently degrade JavaScript codebases. Fallow-skills teaches AI agents to detect these problems — bringing static analysis intelligence to Claude Code, Cursor, and 30+ agents.

Best for

JavaScript and TypeScript teams maintaining large codebases who want AI agents that can identify dead code, circular deps, and complexity hotspots.

Works in

Claude Code Claude Cowork Claude Chat

Source

https://github.com/fallow-rs/fallow-skills

By fallow-rs

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install fallow-rs/fallow-skills

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me find unused code and dead exports across JavaScript projects

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars115Contributors4Last updated2026-08-17LicenseMIT (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-18 · scanner vattempted-no-data

Community Pulse Growing

Discussed on Reddit

New skill unlocked (Fallow back riding) — Reddit · 38 pts
Has anyone seen a typical rack fallow GO bigger than this? (yes I botched it, sk — Reddit · 24 pts
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3 mentions across 1 sources

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 115 GitHub stars; 4 contributors; last commit 1d ago; license MIT.

Things to check

Recently discovered. Looks promising but has limited community feedback so far.

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

4/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.25 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedAug 2026

catalog_hygiene stale-eval refresh: Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 115 GitHub stars; 4 contributors; last commit 1d ago; license MIT.

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