scratch-cleanup

Scratch Cleanup

Find all leaked ad-hoc dev scratch files in /workspace, verify they are not legitimate WIP, move them into the gitignored .tmp/ folder, and verify .gitignore patterns cover future leaks.

When to use

• git status in /workspace shows 20+ untracked check-*, debug-*, test-*, probe-*, run-* files
• Starting a new session and inheriting leaked scratch from prior dev agents
• After an OOM or crash where dev worktrees may have spilled files into the main workspace
• Before running /compact or /session-wrapup to keep the committed state clean

Step 1: Verify /workspace/main

pwd && git branch --show-current

Must be /workspace on main.

Step 2: Survey untracked non-plan files

git status --short | grep '^??' | grep -vE '(plan/|\.claude/|test262$|components/)' | head -60

Patterns to sweep (all represent ad-hoc debug/probe scripts):

Root level:

• check-*.ts, check-*.mts
• debug-*.ts, debug-*.mts
• run-*.ts, run*.mjs, run-test*.mjs
• test-*-debug.ts, test-*-main.ts, test-on-main*.ts
• test-src*.ts, test-wat*.ts
• test-throws-*.ts, test-full-wat-*.ts, test-disposable-*.ts, test-pr-*.ts

Under tests/:

• tests/probe-*.test.ts
• tests/test-*-debug.test.ts, tests/test-*-probe.test.ts
• tests/scope-close-*-debug.test.ts
• tests/regression-check.test.ts
• tests/test-type-mismatch.test.ts
• tests/test-pr*-regressions.test.ts
• tests/*-debug*.test.ts

Preserve (do NOT move):

• tests/issue-NNNN*.test.ts — likely real WIP from a dev; check PR queue before moving
• plan/** — planning docs
• .claude/memory/** — team memory

Step 3: Check for false positives

Before moving anything, verify the file is NOT referenced by an open PR:

for f in <SUSPECT_FILES>; do
  if gh pr list --limit 20 --json files --jq ".[] | select(.files[]?.path==\"$f\") | .number"; then
    echo "  KEEP: $f referenced by open PR"
  else
    echo "  MOVE: $f"
  fi
done