Optimize AI Workflows: Cleanup Artifacts Skill for Codex

Optimize AI Workflows: Cleanup Artifacts Skill for Codex

The Cleanup Artifacts Skill for Codex is designed to streamline AI workflow management by automatically removing transient planning and specification artifacts from the current feature branch. This process occurs at the draft-to-ready transition, preventing these temporary files from being included in the final pull request (PR).

What this skill does

• Identifies the current feature branch within the AI coding environment.
• Deletes the branch's temporary plan file, utilizing a naming convention that flattens branch names (`feat/foo` becomes `.claude/plans/feat-foo.md`).
• Removes any additional transient specification or scratch artifacts associated with the branch.
• Ensures that deletions occur prior to the `publish-pr` squash to avoid these artifacts appearing in the commit history.

Who it is for

• Developers working with AI coding agents such as Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor.
• Teams focused on maintaining clean and efficient project repositories.
• Software engineers tasked with the management of complex codebases using AI-driven tools.

Use cases

• Automating the removal of draft-phase artifacts to keep Git repositories organized.
• Preventing the accidental inclusion of transient files in production code commits.
• Supporting continuous integration processes by ensuring ready-for-production code is clean and devoid of unnecessary artifacts.

Technical details

• Integrates seamlessly with AI coding agents like Codex.
• Employs the `agentic-workflows` and `aiapplication` tools for automation and efficiency.
• Utilizes the `cleanup-artifacts` capability to manage and maintain project hygiene.
• Designed to work with the default `gitignored` plan location, ensuring deletions are pure housekeeping.

Source & Licence

This package is built on open-source work published by ethanaubuchon (ethanaubuchon/dossier-tradecraft) and distributed under MIT. The original licence text and copyright notice are included in your download.

Personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution are permitted, provided the original copyright and licence notice are retained.

Your purchase covers curation, licence verification, packaging, documentation and instant delivery. It does not grant exclusive rights to the underlying open-source code, which remains available under its original licence.

Delivery & Support

• Delivery: instant — a secure download link is emailed to you as soon as payment is confirmed.
• Format: ZIP archive containing the skill files, documentation and the original licence.
• Support: support@mcpcart.com — we aim to reply within 2 business days.
• Updates: updates are included only where stated on this page.

Refunds

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