Macos Cleanup

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Macos Cleanup 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. Macos Cleanup is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Engineering · Sub-category: devops · Last updated: 2026-06-19

Deep-clean macOS — user/system junk (caches, logs, trash, iOS backups), leftovers from deleted apps, dev-tool junk (brew, docker, Xcode, npm/pnpm/uv/cargo caches, stale node_modules), disk-space breakdown + login-items audit. Use when the user says "clean my mac", "free up disk space", "disk is full", "what's eating my storage", "remove app leftovers", "my mac is slow", or any macOS storage/cleanup complaint. Health checks, updates, tune-up ("optimize/maintain my mac") → macos-maintenance instead. Always scans read-only first, reports sizes, deletes only after explicit per-category confirmation.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Macos Cleanup is published as a SKILL.md file in this catalog. The SKILL.md runs to about 790 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

Source: ai.pivoshenko.dev
License: MIT
Original author: pivoshenko
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-19
Catalog position: Engineering · devops
Indexed related skills: 10

How Macos Cleanup fits the catalog

Macos Cleanup sits in the Engineering category under the devops sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

From the source SKILL.md

Deep-clean: junk + app leftovers + dev junk + space/startup audit. Destructive territory -> scan (read-only) -> sized report -> confirm -> delete -> verify freed. Never delete during scan.

What this skill does

Macos Cleanup is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the devops sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/macos-cleanup/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when the user says "clean my mac", "free up disk space", "disk is full", "what's eating my storage", "remove app leftovers", "my mac is slow", or any macOS storage/cleanup complaint. Health checks, updates, tune-up ("optimize/maintain my mac") → macos-maintenance instead.

Who uses this skill

The Macos Cleanup Claude Code skill is built for software engineers, backend developers, full-stack teams, and technical leads building and maintaining production systems. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 121,000+ 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/macos-cleanup
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/macos-cleanup/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/macos-cleanup/SKILL.md

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

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

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Macos Cleanup Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Macos Cleanup skill do?

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 Macos Cleanup skill?

Use Macos Cleanup when your Claude Code task falls under the Engineering category — specifically in the devops 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 Macos Cleanup" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/engineering/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Macos Cleanup 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. Macos Cleanup is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Engineering category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/pivoshenko/pivoshenko.ai/blob/HEAD/skills/macos-cleanup/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: pivoshenko
Website: https://ai.pivoshenko.dev

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APA

pivoshenko. (2026). Macos Cleanup [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/macos-cleanup/

BibTeX

@misc{macos-cleanup-2026,
  author    = {pivoshenko},
  title     = {Macos Cleanup [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/macos-cleanup/}
}

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