Safe Cleanup
Use to safely clean up stale LOCAL feature branches left behind by the TDD harness once their slices have shipped — both merged branches and abandoned (closed-PR) branches. Phase 5 maintenance and the cleanup companion to safe-pr. It reports first, confirms before deleting, never force-deletes unmerged work, never touches the remote, and never deletes main, the current branch, or any branch with an open PR. Trigger on 'clean up merged branches', 'delete stale feature branches', 'tidy up branches', 'prune local branches', or after a PR merges. Records every deleted branch's SHA so anything is recoverable.
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From the source SKILL.md
Remove the per-slice feat/<feature>/<NN>-<slice> branches that pile up after slices ship — safely. Same posture as safe-pr: report first, confirm before deleting, never force away unmerged work, keep everything recoverable. Scope is LOCAL branches only by design; this skill never deletes anything on the remote.
What this skill does
Safe Cleanup is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the general-misc sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/safe-cleanup/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
Who uses this skill
The Safe Cleanup Claude Code skill is built for Claude Code users and developers across all disciplines looking for general-purpose AI assistance. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 196,000+ 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/safe-cleanup
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/safe-cleanup/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/safe-cleanup/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/safe-cleanup/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/safe-cleanup/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\safe-cleanup\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
Telegram
📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram
Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →
Pro
One-click install via the desktop app
The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.
Pro
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Safe Cleanup Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/safe-cleanup/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Safe Cleanup skill do?
Use to safely clean up stale LOCAL feature branches left behind by the TDD harness once their slices have shipped — both merged branches and abandoned (closed-PR) branches. Phase 5 maintenance and the cleanup companion to safe-pr. It reports first, confirms before deleting, never force-deletes unmerged work, never touches the remote, and never deletes main, the current branch, or any branch with an open PR. Trigger on 'clean up merged branches', 'delete stale feature branches', 'tidy up branches', 'prune local branches', or after a PR merges. Records every deleted branch's SHA so anything is recoverable.
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 Safe Cleanup skill?
Use Safe Cleanup when your Claude Code task falls under the General category — specifically in the general 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 Safe Cleanup" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/general/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Safe 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. Safe Cleanup is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the General category. Learn more at
/learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
Attribution & license
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
brainqub3. (2026). Safe Cleanup [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/safe-cleanup/
BibTeX
@misc{safe-cleanup-2026,
author = {brainqub3},
title = {Safe Cleanup [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/safe-cleanup/}
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Security scan
Grade A · scanned 2026-09-28 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.
No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›
- ✓ Prompt injection
- ✓ Data exfiltration
- ✓ Supply chain
- ✓ Reverse shell
- ✓ Credentials
- ✓ Execution
- ✓ Filesystem
- ✓ Persistence
- ✓ Obfuscation
- ✓ Network
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