| name | dev-clean-up |
| description | Housekeeping — delete merged local and remote branches, prune stale tracking refs, close resolved GitHub issues, remove leftover worktrees. Use on "clean up", "prune branches", "remove merged branches", "close issues", "tidy up", "housekeeping". |
| argument-hint | [lite|full|ultra] |
Clean Up
Audit first, act second. Always show what will be removed before removing it.
Delivery Mode (lite | full | ultra, default lite)
Mode is the trailing argument when it is exactly lite, full, or ultra; everything else is the task/feature description. No mode given → lite.
lite (default) — branches only (§1 branch/ref audit, §2–§4). Skip worktrees and issues.full — everything, §1–§6.ultra — same as full; nothing to parallelize — this skill is what removes worktrees.
1. Audit
Run all before touching anything; present the audit; confirm before any destructive step.
git branch --merged main | grep -v '^\*\|main\|master\|develop'
git remote prune origin --dry-run
git worktree list
gh issue list --state open --label resolved 2>/dev/null || true
2. Merged Local Branches
git branch --merged main | grep -v '^\*\|main\|master\|develop' | xargs -r git branch -d
Never delete main/master/develop, the current branch, or anything the user wants kept.
3. Merged Remote Branches
git push origin --delete <branch> — one at a time, confirm each succeeds. No bulk deletes.
4. Prune Tracking Refs
git fetch --prune — removes stale origin/<branch> pointers only; local branches untouched.
5. Worktrees
For each worktree no longer needed (merged/abandoned): git worktree remove <path> && git branch -d <branch>. Uncommitted changes inside → warn, require explicit confirmation.
6. Resolved Issues
gh issue close <number> --comment "Resolved — closing." — only when resolution is clear: linked PR merged, labelled resolved/wontfix, or user says so. Never speculatively.
7. Report
Deferred work is the other kind of debris: if the tree carries TODO:/FIXME: markers, dev-ponytail-debt collects them into a ledger — this skill deletes branches, that one surfaces the shortcuts they left behind.
Local branches deleted · remote branches deleted · refs pruned · worktrees removed · issues closed (each: list or "none").
