cleanup
Clean workspace — build artifacts, dependencies, caches, Docker volumes, or temp files. Accepts arguments like build, deps, all, cache, docker, tasks, reinstall.
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GitHubCleanup Skill
Clean up workspace artifacts based on the requested scope.
Usage
/cleanup # Default: show what can be cleaned
/cleanup build # Remove build artifacts
/cleanup deps # Remove dependency directories (node_modules, venv, etc.)
/cleanup all # Full clean: deps + build artifacts
/cleanup cache # Clear build tool caches
/cleanup docker # docker system prune -f (no named volumes removed)
/cleanup tasks # Remove obsolete task files (lessons.md is NEVER deleted)
/cleanup reinstall # Full reinstall: clean deps → install
Instructions
Determine action from $ARGUMENTS:
| Argument | Action |
|---|---|
build or dist |
Remove all build artifacts (dist/, build/, .next/, target/) |
deps |
Remove dependency directories (node_modules/, venv/, .venv/, target/) |
all |
Full clean: deps + build artifacts, then reinstall |
cache |
Clear build tool caches (.turbo/, .cache/, __pycache__/, .mypy_cache/) |
docker |
docker system prune -f (does NOT remove named volumes) |
tasks |
Clean obsolete task files (see rules below) |
reinstall |
Full reinstall: clean deps → install |
Tasks file cleanup rules:
- NEVER delete
claude/tasks/lessons.md(accumulated wisdom) - NEVER delete
claude/tasks/CLAUDE_ERRORS.md(bug history) claude/tasks/todo.mdcan be archived if no active taskclaude/tasks/mr-description-*.mdcan be deleted after MR is mergedclaude/tasks/ticket-*.mdcan be deleted after ticket is created
Safety rules:
- NEVER run
rm -rf / - NEVER delete
.envor.env.*files - For
all: confirm before deleting dependencies ifpackage.json/pyproject.tomlshows install script hooks - For
docker: confirm before running prune in production-adjacent environments