Retire old components from the design system safely — mark deprecated, migrate consumers to the replacement, and remove the component once nothing imports it.
Design-system maintainers keeping the component library lean.
Quick answer
The Component deprecation template is a ready-made workspace for Design-system maintainers keeping the component library lean.
Component deprecation template in short
Included when you apply it
Applying this template creates the 1 board below — with every list — and pre-loads 3 sample issues, all yours to edit. The automation rules further down are suggestions you can wire up next; they aren't created for you yet.
A preview of how this template lays out — the boards, their custom workflow states, and where the sample issues land. WIP caps show a badge.
Component sunsets
Deprecate the old Modal in favour of Dialog
23 import sites; codemod most, hand-migrate the edge cases.
Write the codemod from <Tag> to <Badge>
Add a deprecation notice to the Storybook entry
These rules aren't created when you apply the template — they're recipes you can wire up in Settings → Automations once your board exists.
When
Component is 'Marked deprecated'
Then
Add a lint warning at every import site and notify the owning teams
When
Component reaches 'Zero imports'
Then
Confirm it's safe and schedule removal from the library
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