diff --git a/.changeset/25915-retire-view-and-shimmer-skeleton.md b/.changeset/25915-retire-view-and-shimmer-skeleton.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3692abe2405
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/25915-retire-view-and-shimmer-skeleton.md
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+'@object-ui/components': patch
+---
+
+refactor(components)!: retire the unused `ViewSkeleton` dispatcher and `ShimmerSkeleton`
+
+Clause-②: no (narrowing)
+Metadata-protocol: none
+
+<!-- adr-0087: not-required (runtime-export-retired @object-ui/components#ViewSkeleton, @object-ui/components#ViewSkeletonVariant, @object-ui/components#ViewSkeletonDispatchProps, @object-ui/components#ShimmerSkeleton, @object-ui/components#ShimmerSkeletonProps) the retired operands are React components and their prop types in a published ui package's entry that nothing in the workspace imported; no packages/spec schema, no registered node type, no ADR-0087 conversion surface and no stored shape names them, so there is nothing for `objectstack migrate meta` to rewrite -->
+
+**BREAKING** for a host that imports either component from `@object-ui/components`. Both were published from the package entry and had no importer anywhere in the workspace, so the Console and every `@object-ui/*` package are unaffected. The other skeletons in `view-skeleton.tsx` stay exported unchanged: `GridSkeleton`, `KanbanSkeleton`, `FormSkeleton`, `ListSkeleton`, `ChartSkeleton` and the `ViewSkeletonProps`, `GridSkeletonProps` and `KanbanSkeletonProps` types.
+
+What leaves, and what to write instead:
+
+- FROM `ViewSkeleton` TO the skeleton for the variant you passed: `variant: "grid"` is `GridSkeleton`, `"kanban"` is `KanbanSkeleton`, `"form"` is `FormSkeleton`, `"list"` is `ListSkeleton`, `"chart"` is `ChartSkeleton`, each taking the same remaining props.
+- FROM `ViewSkeletonVariant` TO a local union of the variants you render, or no type at all once you call the skeleton components directly.
+- FROM `ViewSkeletonDispatchProps` TO `GridSkeletonProps` or `KanbanSkeletonProps` (which carry `columns`; `KanbanSkeletonProps` carries `cardsPerColumn`), or `ViewSkeletonProps` for the others.
+- FROM `ShimmerSkeleton` TO `Skeleton` from `@object-ui/components`, or a `div` carrying the `animate-shimmer` utility that `@object-ui/app-shell/styles.css` still declares.
+- FROM `ShimmerSkeletonProps` TO `React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>`, which it aliased.
diff --git a/ui/packages/app-shell/src/styles.css b/ui/packages/app-shell/src/styles.css
index 02726f39c72..5b75e2925da 100644
--- a/ui/packages/app-shell/src/styles.css
+++ b/ui/packages/app-shell/src/styles.css
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 
 /* Shimmer keyframe + utility for skeleton loading placeholders.
  *
- * Usage:   <div class="animate-shimmer ..."> or via ShimmerSkeleton
- *          from @object-ui/components.
+ * Usage:   <div class="animate-shimmer ...">
  *
  * The keyframe slides a 200%-wide gradient across an element's
  * background. Pair with `bg-[length:200%_100%]` and a gradient that
diff --git a/ui/packages/components/src/custom/index.ts b/ui/packages/components/src/custom/index.ts
index 57e2b345209..1593dabd2fc 100644
--- a/ui/packages/components/src/custom/index.ts
+++ b/ui/packages/components/src/custom/index.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export * from './spinner';
 export * from './sort-builder';
 export * from './grouping-editor';
 export * from './view-skeleton';
-export * from './shimmer-skeleton';
 export * from './RecordTitleChip';
 export * from './refresh-indicator';
 export * from './view-states';
diff --git a/ui/packages/components/src/custom/shimmer-skeleton.tsx b/ui/packages/components/src/custom/shimmer-skeleton.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 7c49686b67b..00000000000
--- a/ui/packages/components/src/custom/shimmer-skeleton.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * ObjectUI
- * Copyright (c) 2024-present ObjectStack Inc.
- *
- * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
- * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
- */
-
-import * as React from "react"
-import { cn } from "../lib/utils"
-
-/**
- * `ShimmerSkeleton` — drop-in replacement for `Skeleton` with a Linear /
- * Notion-style shimmer effect instead of the default pulse.
- *
- * Why: the canonical `Skeleton` from `ui/skeleton.tsx` uses
- * `animate-pulse`, which fades opacity uniformly. That reads as "this
- * page is loading" but doesn't suggest direction or progress. A
- * left-to-right shimmer is the modern enterprise-app convention and
- * subjectively feels faster.
- *
- * Requires the `@keyframes shimmer` + `@utility animate-shimmer`
- * declarations in `@object-ui/app-shell/styles.css` (already imported
- * by every host app).
- *
- * Respects `prefers-reduced-motion` automatically: the shimmer is
- * applied via `motion-safe:`, so reduced-motion users see a static
- * muted block that still communicates "loading" via shape.
- *
- * @example
- * <ShimmerSkeleton className="h-4 w-32 rounded-md" />
- */
-export type ShimmerSkeletonProps = React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>;
-
-export function ShimmerSkeleton({
-  className,
-  ...props
-}: ShimmerSkeletonProps) {
-  return (
-    <div
-      data-slot="shimmer-skeleton"
-      className={cn(
-        // Base block — same look as the canonical Skeleton when motion
-        // is off so reduced-motion users get a stable muted placeholder.
-        "rounded-md bg-muted",
-        // Motion-on: stretch a 200%-wide gradient and slide it via the
-        // shared `animate-shimmer` utility. The gradient uses the muted
-        // token + a translucent foreground for the highlight, so it
-        // adapts cleanly to light/dark themes.
-        "motion-safe:bg-[linear-gradient(90deg,hsl(var(--muted))_0%,hsl(var(--muted-foreground)/0.12)_50%,hsl(var(--muted))_100%)]",
-        "motion-safe:bg-[length:200%_100%] motion-safe:animate-shimmer",
-        className
-      )}
-      {...props}
-    />
-  )
-}
diff --git a/ui/packages/components/src/custom/view-skeleton.tsx b/ui/packages/components/src/custom/view-skeleton.tsx
index a6845436a2d..f7ac31f60e2 100644
--- a/ui/packages/components/src/custom/view-skeleton.tsx
+++ b/ui/packages/components/src/custom/view-skeleton.tsx
@@ -204,37 +204,7 @@ function ChartSkeleton({
   )
 }
 
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// ViewSkeleton – convenience wrapper that dispatches by variant
-// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-export type ViewSkeletonVariant = "grid" | "kanban" | "form" | "list" | "chart"
-
-export interface ViewSkeletonDispatchProps extends ViewSkeletonProps {
-  variant: ViewSkeletonVariant
-  /** Number of columns (grid / kanban) */
-  columns?: number
-  /** Cards per column (kanban only) */
-  cardsPerColumn?: number
-}
-
-function ViewSkeleton({ variant, ...props }: ViewSkeletonDispatchProps) {
-  switch (variant) {
-    case "grid":
-      return <GridSkeleton {...props} />
-    case "kanban":
-      return <KanbanSkeleton {...props} />
-    case "form":
-      return <FormSkeleton {...props} />
-    case "list":
-      return <ListSkeleton {...props} />
-    case "chart":
-      return <ChartSkeleton {...props} />
-  }
-}
-
 export {
-  ViewSkeleton,
   GridSkeleton,
   KanbanSkeleton,
   FormSkeleton,