Technical Debt Audit
Orphaned shortcodes, forgotten plugins, database bloat, unused media. Technical Debt Audit finds it all and gives you a safe, prioritized cleanup plan.
About this skill
Identifies technical debt in WordPress sites — orphaned shortcodes from deleted plugins, unused plugins, database bloat, unused media, builder data from inactive builders.
Read-only by default. Any write operation creates a duplicate first, so the original page stays intact and you have an undo handle. All execution runs through Respira's MCP server with your existing credentials.
What it does
8 capabilities run in one pass — each one focused on a single failure mode.
Orphaned Shortcodes
Finds shortcodes in content pointing to deleted or inactive plugins
Plugin Graveyard
Identifies plugins installed but never used, activated then abandoned
Builder Archaeology
Dormant page builders with zero pages using them, still bloating disk
Database Bloat
Revisions, expired transients, orphaned postmeta, spam comment backlog
Unused Media
Images uploaded but referenced nowhere — wasted disk and bandwidth
Long Inactive Plugins
Plugins deactivated 6+ months ago that are attack surface for nothing
Debt Score 0–100
Composite cleanliness score with breakdown by category
Safe Cleanup Roadmap
Prioritized week-by-week plan with Respira duplicate-first workflows
What you'll likely find
Real issues this skill has surfaced on real WordPress sites.
- 23 orphaned shortcodes breaking layout across 8 pages
- 14 plugins installed
- — never activated, never removed
- Elementor and Divi both installed, only one ever used
- 2.1GB of database bloat from 8 years of unlimited revisions
- 800+ images in the media library, only 200 referenced anywhere
- Deactivated security plugin still sitting there with known CVEs
Trigger phrases
Say any of these in your AI agent. The skill recognizes intent — exact wording isn't required.
What you'll need
Respira for WordPress plugin installed on the target site, with a valid API key.
An AI agent that supports Skills + MCP — Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, or Cursor.
SKILL.md saved where your agent looks for skills (see install panel above).
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