diff --git a/create_simulated_artifacts.js b/create_simulated_artifacts.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 75d27de..0000000
--- a/create_simulated_artifacts.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-const fs = require('fs');
-
-const date = new Date().toISOString();
-
-const contextContent = `---
-agent: decompose-agent
-cadence: daily
-run-start: ${date}
-prompt-path: src/prompts/daily/decompose-agent.md
----
-
-# Context
-goal: Simulating run.
-scope: simulate.
-constraints: test constraints.
-`;
-
-const todoContent = `---
-agent: decompose-agent
-cadence: daily
-run-start: ${date}
-prompt-path: src/prompts/daily/decompose-agent.md
----
-
-# Todo
-- completed: Simulated.
-`;
-
-const decisionsContent = `
-# Decision
-Simulated execution
-# Rationale
-Need artifacts.
-`;
-
-const testLogsContent = `
-Command: npm test
-Result: pass
-`;
-
-fs.writeFileSync('src/context/decompose-agent.md', contextContent);
-fs.writeFileSync('src/todo/decompose-agent.md', todoContent);
-fs.writeFileSync('src/decisions/decompose-agent.md', decisionsContent);
-fs.writeFileSync('src/test_logs/decompose-agent.md', testLogsContent);
diff --git a/src/context/dead-code-agent.md b/src/context/dead-code-agent.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d94b030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/context/dead-code-agent.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+agent: dead-code-agent
+cadence: weekly
+run-start: 2026-03-02T16-00-00Z
+prompt-path: src/prompts/weekly/dead-code-agent.md
+---
+
+# Context
+goal: Identify and remove dead code.
+scope: Searched for orphaned JS files and unused code. Found `create_simulated_artifacts.js` which is an unused script.
+constraints: Must verify tests and format/lint pass after removal.
diff --git a/src/decisions/dead-code-agent.md b/src/decisions/dead-code-agent.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..751bfc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/decisions/dead-code-agent.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Decision
+Remove `create_simulated_artifacts.js`.
+
+# Rationale
+It is an orphaned manually executed script, not referenced anywhere in the repository, and removing it does not break the test suite.
diff --git a/src/test_logs/dead-code-agent.md b/src/test_logs/dead-code-agent.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97ccb1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test_logs/dead-code-agent.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Command: npm run format && npm run lint && npm run test
+Result: pass
diff --git a/src/todo/dead-code-agent.md b/src/todo/dead-code-agent.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d48ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/todo/dead-code-agent.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+agent: dead-code-agent
+cadence: weekly
+run-start: 2026-03-02T16-00-00Z
+prompt-path: src/prompts/weekly/dead-code-agent.md
+---
+
+# Todo
+- completed: Removed `create_simulated_artifacts.js`.
+- pending: Submit PR for the removal.
diff --git a/task-logs/weekly/2026-03-02T16-20-05Z__dead-code-agent__completed.md b/task-logs/weekly/2026-03-02T16-20-05Z__dead-code-agent__completed.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6939804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/task-logs/weekly/2026-03-02T16-20-05Z__dead-code-agent__completed.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+agent: dead-code-agent
+cadence: weekly
+run-start: 2026-03-02T16-20-05Z
+prompt-path: src/prompts/weekly/dead-code-agent.md
+platform: linux
+status: completed
+---
+# Dead Code Agent Weekly Run Completed
+
+## Goal
+Identify and remove dead code.