Agent skill
readwise-prune
Clean up stale Readwise Reader documents. Use when the user wants to declutter their reading library, remove old unread articles, or manage Reader inbox. Triggers on "clean up readwise", "prune reader", "delete old articles", "declutter reading list".
Install this agent skill to your Project
npx add-skill https://github.com/majiayu000/claude-skill-registry/tree/main/skills/other/other/readwise-prune
SKILL.md
Readwise Reader Prune
Two-pass stale document removal with safe defaults.
IRON LAW: Dry Run First
NEVER pass --delete without showing the user the dry-run output first.
- Run without
--delete(dry run) - Show the user the candidate list and category breakdown
- Get explicit confirmation
- THEN run with
--delete
How It Works
Pass 1: Fetch all documents updated in the last N months (the "safe set" -- these have recent activity and are never pruned).
Pass 2: Fetch all documents matching filters. Remove from candidates any document that:
- Is in the safe set (recently active)
- Has highlights (num_highlights > 0)
- Has an excluded tag
Commands
# Dry run (always do this first)
readwise-custom prune
readwise-custom prune --months 6
readwise-custom prune --category rss --location new
readwise-custom prune --exclude-tag "keep" --exclude-tag "reference"
# Limit candidates shown
readwise-custom prune --months 3 --limit 20
# JSON output (for review)
readwise-custom prune --months 6 --json
# Actually delete (after reviewing dry run)
readwise-custom prune --months 3 --delete
readwise-custom prune --category rss --months 1 --delete
Flags
| Flag | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
--months <n> |
3 | Documents inactive for this many months are candidates |
--location <loc> |
all | Filter: new, later, shortlist, archive, feed |
--category <cat> |
all | Filter: article, email, rss, pdf, epub, tweet, video |
--exclude-tag <tag> |
none | Skip documents with this tag (repeatable) |
--limit <n> |
all | Cap number of candidates |
--delete |
false | Actually delete (default is dry run) |
--json |
false | Output as JSON |
Recommended Workflows
Weekly RSS cleanup
readwise-custom prune --category rss --months 1 --location new
# Review, then:
readwise-custom prune --category rss --months 1 --location new --delete
Quarterly deep clean
readwise-custom prune --months 6 --exclude-tag "reference"
# Review, then:
readwise-custom prune --months 6 --exclude-tag "reference" --delete
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