archive-attachments

archive-attachments is a skill for Claude Code from DavidROliverBA/ArchitectKB. It costs 0 tokens per session (587 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A command that finds files in an Attachments folder that no Markdown or canvas note refers to, then archives them.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it during vault maintenance, after bulk document conversions, or before committing changes to a repository. It reports orphaned files and moves them to an archive while preserving their folders.
Why use it?
It removes unused files that consume storage and clutter a knowledge vault. A dry-run option lets you preview the changes first.

Skill for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: installed under .claude/.

Needs its repository: it runs a file that does not travel with it, so clone the repository first. The line is python3 .claude/scripts/archive-orphan-attachments.py [--dry-run] [--verbose].

Good fit Use it during vault maintenance, after bulk document conversions, or before committing changes to a repository. It reports orphaned files and moves them to an archive while preserving their folders.

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Install

Getting it into your agent

It runs from inside its repository, so the clone comes first β€” what it calls does not travel with the file alone.

Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/DavidROliverBA/ArchitectKB
agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/davidroliverba/architectkb/archive-attachments

Made for: Claude Code.

Wrote this? Show the measurements

A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.

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README.md
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Per session 0 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 587 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file β€” not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00000 $0.00587
Opus 5 $0.00000 $0.00293
Sonnet 5 $0.00000 $0.00117
Haiku 4.5 $0.00000 $0.00059

Measured 8d ago against content hash 2e7fd2001288, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-08, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

archive-attachments scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories β€” prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency β€” measured 8d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

.claude/skills/archive-attachments/SKILL.md Β· 102 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing β€” 102 lines β€” stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Skill: Archive Orphaned Attachments

Command: /archive-attachments [--dry-run] Model: 🟒 Haiku Agent: None (direct execution)

Purpose

Find and archive attachments that are not referenced in any vault note. Orphaned attachments waste storage and clutter the vault without adding value.

When to Use

  • During quarterly vault maintenance
  • After bulk PDF/PPTX conversions that leave unreferenced files
  • When Attachments folder grows unexpectedly
  • Before committing large changes to reduce repo size

Usage

# Preview what would be archived (recommended first step)
/archive-attachments --dry-run

# Archive orphaned files
/archive-attachments

What It Does

  1. Scans all markdown and canvas files for attachment references
  2. Identifies orphaned files in Attachments/ not referenced anywhere
  3. Moves orphans to Archive/Attachments/ preserving folder structure
  4. Updates manifest at Archive/Attachments/archive-manifest.json

Protected Files

These files are never archived:

  • .gitkeep
  • .DS_Store
  • README.md

Output

The script reports:

  • Total orphaned files and size
  • Breakdown by file type
  • Files moved (or would move in dry-run)

Implementation

Run the Python script:

python3 .claude/scripts/archive-orphan-attachments.py [--dry-run] [--verbose]

Flags

Flag Description
--dry-run Show what would be archived without moving files
--verbose Show detailed file list

Manifest Format

The manifest tracks all archive operations:

{
  "created": "2026-02-01T08:26:26",
  "last_updated": "2026-02-01T08:26:26",
  "archives": [
    {
      "date": "2026-02-01T08:26:26",
      "files_moved": 1176,
      "total_bytes": 826369700,
      "files": [
        {
          "filename": "example.png",
          "original_path": "subfolder/example.png",
          "size_bytes": 12345
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Restoring Files

If a file was archived by mistake:

Read the full file on GitHub Β· 102 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 8d ago First seen Β· 102 lines Β· 0 tokens per session scan A 2e7fd2001288

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archive-attachments is a skill published in the GitHub repository DavidROliverBA/ArchitectKB (52 stars, last pushed 6mo ago), licensed MIT. It costs nothing until one of its globs matches a file; then it loads 587 tokens. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.