file-organizer

name	file-organizer
description	Automated file management — sorts downloads folder by type, renames files with consistent patterns, generates structured folder hierarchy, with undo/restore capability. Use when: (1) Downloads folder is chaotic, (2) Need to organize files by category, (3) Want consistent naming conventions, (4) Need to restore files to original state, (5) Want to batch-rename files

File Organizer Skill

Automatically sort, rename, and organize files into structured folders. Reduces chaos in Downloads and any directory with scattered files.

Quick Start

# Install the skill
npx clawhub install file-organizer

# Organize your downloads folder
"Organize my Downloads folder"

# Organize a specific directory
"Organize ~/Documents/projects"

# Undo the last organization
"Undo the last file organization"

Core Features

1. Automatic Sorting

Files are categorized into standard folders:

• Images (images/) — JPG, PNG, GIF, SVG, WEBP, BMP, TIFF, ICO
• Documents (documents/) — PDF, DOC, DOCX, TXT, RTF, ODT, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, ODP
• Audio (audio/) — MP3, WAV, FLAC, OGG, AAC, M4A
• Video (video/) — MP4, MKV, AVI, MOV, WEBM, FLV
• Archives (archives/) — ZIP, TAR, GZ, 7Z, RAR, BZ2, XZ
• Code (code/) — PY, JS, TS, HTML, CSS, MD, JSON, YAML, SH, BAT
• Data (data/) — CSV, JSON, XML, SQL, DB, SQLITE, DAT
• Executables (installers/) — EXE, MSI, DMG, APP, PKG, DEB, RPM, APK
• Fonts (fonts/) — TTF, OTF, WOFF, WOFF2, FON
• Other (other/) — uncategorized files

2. Smart File Renaming

• Extracts dates from filenames (YYYY-MM-DD patterns) and places them in naming
• Converts spaces to underscores for consistency
• Strips special characters (preserving hyphens in compound names)
• Handles duplicate names by appending _2, _3, etc.
• Preserves original extension case (lowercased for consistency)

3. Undo / Restore

• Generates a ORGANIZE_LOG.json after each operation
• Stores original path, new path, and timestamp for every move
• undo command restores files to their exact original locations
• Safe: only restores if files haven't been modified since

4. Preview Mode

• --dry-run shows what would change without moving files
• Reports counts by category and renamed files
• No disk writes in dry-run mode

Configuration

Edit config.yaml to customize:

source_dirs:
  - ~/Downloads

target_base: ~/organized-files
auto_sort: true
rename_pattern: "{name}_{date}"  # or "none" to skip renaming
max_file_size_mb: 500  # skip files larger than this
exclude_patterns:
  - "*.tmp"
  - "*.swp"
  - ".DS_Store"
  - "Thumbs.db"
log_file: ORGANIZE_LOG.json

File Type Patterns

Full mapping is in references/file-patterns.md. You can add custom mappings:

custom_types:
  - name: "Design Assets"
    folders: "design/"
    extensions: [AI, PSD, SKETCH, FIG, INDD]

Safety

• Dry-run first: Always review changes before committing
• Undo-safe: Every move is logged; full restore possible
• Size limits: Skip large files to avoid moving heavy media
• Exclude patterns: Configurable file filters to skip unwanted types
• No data loss: Only moves files; never deletes

Integration

• Works with any directory (Downloads, Documents, Desktop, project roots)
• Integrates with cron-manager for periodic auto-organizing
• Compatible with file-sync workflows
• Output is compatible with cloud storage (consistent naming)