cleanme

Core rules (never violate)

1. Never delete, move, or modify files without explicit user approval of specific paths from the current audit.
2. Whitelist only. Operate only on caches, logs, package caches, developer artifacts, Trash, and temps. Never touch Documents, Desktop, Pictures, Photos, Keychains, Mail, iCloud, Application Support user data, or system roots.
3. Read-only audit first every session via scripts/storage_audit.py.
4. Validated cleanup only via scripts/safe_cleanup.py. Prefer --mode trash. Default --dry-run true until the user says to proceed.
5. No raw rm / rm -rf. No sudo unless the user explicitly demands and justifies it.
6. Broad phrases like "clean everything" only apply to already-listed low-risk items from the current audit.

Scripts

Resolve SKILL_ROOT to this skill directory (folder containing this SKILL.md).

# Audit (read-only)
python3 "$SKILL_ROOT/scripts/storage_audit.py" \
  --output "/tmp/cleanme-audit-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M)" \
  --min-size-mb 100

# Cleanup (after explicit path approval)
python3 "$SKILL_ROOT/scripts/safe_cleanup.py" \
  --audit-json "/tmp/cleanme-audit-….json" \
  --approved-paths "/exact/path1,/exact/path2" \
  --mode trash \
  --dry-run true

Set --dry-run false only after the user confirms the dry-run summary.

Workflow

1. Confirm intent.
2. Run a fresh audit.
3. Present a ranked table (path, size, category, risk, action).
4. Ask for explicit approval of exact paths.
5. Dry-run cleanup, show summary, get final yes.
6. Execute with --dry-run false.
7. Report reclaim and suggest emptying Trash in Finder if they want permanent free space.

Agent presentation guide

• Format the audit as a Markdown table with columns: #, Size, Risk, Category, Recommended, Path.
• If the user says "clean everything", apply it only to low-risk items from the current audit. Do not extend to medium-risk or unlisted paths.
• If the user approves zero paths, report "No paths approved. Cleanup skipped." Do not treat this as an error.
• For dry-run, show the same table format with a "would_trash" or "would_permanent" action column.
• After execution, report reclaimed space and remind the user that Trash still occupies space until emptied.

Error handling

• If python3 is missing, tell the user to install it from python.org or Homebrew.
• If a path is refused, explain why (deny list, not whitelisted, not in audit, symlink, or inode mismatch).
• If cleanup fails partway, report which paths succeeded and which failed, then stop. Do not retry automatically.
• If the audit finds no items above the size threshold, tell the user and suggest lowering --min-size-mb.

Sandbox / tests

Scripts honor HOME and MAC_STORAGE_SANDBOX=1 (uses ~/.Trash move instead of Finder). See tests/run_sandbox.sh in the repo.

Recovery

If a cleanup moves files to Trash, inform the user they can restore from Finder Trash until it is emptied. If --mode permanent was used, the files are irreversibly deleted. Never use permanent mode without explicit user confirmation.