Clean Project

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Clean Project skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Clean Project is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Product · Sub-category: product-misc · Last updated: 2026-05-21

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Perform a "hard reset" of the development environment. Use when dependencies are corrupted, lockfiles are out of sync, or environment tools (Trunk/pnpm) are in an inconsistent state.

From the source SKILL.md

This skill provides a destructive but thorough way to repair a "broken" development environment by removing all cached artifacts and re-initializing from scratch.

What this skill does

Clean Project is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the product-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/clean-project/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when dependencies are corrupted, lockfiles are out of sync, or environment tools (Trunk/pnpm) are in an inconsistent state.

Who uses this skill

The Clean Project Claude Code skill is built for product managers, product designers, and cross-functional teams planning, shipping, and measuring product features. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 119,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/clean-project
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/clean-project/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/clean-project/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/clean-project/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/clean-project/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\clean-project\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Clean Project Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/clean-project/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Clean Project skill do?

Perform a "hard reset" of the development environment. Use when dependencies are corrupted, lockfiles are out of sync, or environment tools (Trunk/pnpm) are in an inconsistent state.

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Clean Project skill?

Use Clean Project when your Claude Code task falls under the Product category — specifically in the product misc area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Clean Project" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/product/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Clean Project skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Clean Project is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Product category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

ClaudSkills. (2026). Clean Project [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/clean-project/

BibTeX

@misc{clean-project-2026,
  author    = {ClaudSkills},
  title     = {Clean Project [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/clean-project/}
}

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