Claude skill model-cache-cleaner finds and safely removes local AI tool caches
A new Claude skill called model-cache-cleaner scans a Mac for storage used by local AI tools, shows what it finds, and moves only user-approved items to the Trash. The skill checks known locations such as ~/.cache/lm-studio, ~/.cache/huggingface, ~/.ollama, ~/.omlx, and ~/Library/Containers, plus the largest folders in the home directory. It groups suggested deletions by risk: safe caches,…
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- Scans known AI tool caches and largest home folders, shows results, and deletes only user-approved items to Trash
- On a 460 GB MacBook, cleanup raised free space from 3.7 GB to 112 GB, removing a 41 GB oMLX cache and 25 GB Hugging Face cache
- Installs via git clone into ~/.claude/skills/; runs with Python 3; Linux support untested
model-cache-cleaner: Claude skill that finds and safely cleans storage used by local AI tools
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