[
  {
    "path": "docs/orphan.md",
    "category": { "class": "stale", "subtype": "orphaned" },
    "signals": [
      { "name": "broken_reference", "detail": "links to './gone.md' which does not exist" }
    ],
    "op": "Delete the orphaned reference block (lines 5-10) that points at a removed helper and describes a workflow that no longer exists.",
    "op_type": "deterministic",
    "exact_edit": {
      "kind": "delete-range",
      "anchor": { "start_line": 5, "end_line": 10 }
    },
    "gloss": "The only inbound/outbound link is dead and nothing references this doc; the block documents a step that can no longer run."
  }
]