Problem
Some repos are much more expensive per worktree than others. In the 2026-04-29 incident, homeboy@* worktrees were typically 2.5 GiB to 3.2 GiB each because Rust build artifacts live under target/. A few were larger than 6 GiB or 8 GiB.
Deleting old worktrees is the best cleanup, but DMC should also understand repo-specific build artifact profiles so it can explain and optionally reclaim large non-source directories safely.
Proposed solution
Add repo cleanup profiles to DMC workspace hygiene.
Examples:
- Rust/Homeboy:
target/, possibly benchmark output dirs.
- Node repos:
node_modules/, .next/, dist/, build caches when safe.
- WordPress/PHP repos:
vendor/ only if composer can restore it and the worktree is not active.
The MVP can be conservative: report artifact sizes first, then add opt-in cleanup actions.
CLI behavior
Examples:
wp datamachine-code workspace worktree artifacts --format=json
wp datamachine-code workspace worktree cleanup --dry-run --include-artifacts
wp datamachine-code workspace worktree cleanup-artifacts --repo=homeboy --older-than=7d
Safety requirements
- Do not delete source files.
- Do not delete artifacts in dirty worktrees unless explicitly requested.
- Do not touch active Studio plugin/theme symlink targets.
- Artifact cleanup should be separate from worktree removal in output and stats.
Acceptance criteria
- DMC can report artifact size by worktree and by repo.
- Rust
target/ directories are detected and summarized.
- Human output explains that removing the whole clean worktree is usually better than artifact-only cleanup.
- Any artifact deletion is opt-in and dry-run-able.
Problem
Some repos are much more expensive per worktree than others. In the 2026-04-29 incident,
homeboy@*worktrees were typically2.5 GiBto3.2 GiBeach because Rust build artifacts live undertarget/. A few were larger than6 GiBor8 GiB.Deleting old worktrees is the best cleanup, but DMC should also understand repo-specific build artifact profiles so it can explain and optionally reclaim large non-source directories safely.
Proposed solution
Add repo cleanup profiles to DMC workspace hygiene.
Examples:
target/, possibly benchmark output dirs.node_modules/,.next/,dist/, build caches when safe.vendor/only if composer can restore it and the worktree is not active.The MVP can be conservative: report artifact sizes first, then add opt-in cleanup actions.
CLI behavior
Examples:
Safety requirements
Acceptance criteria
target/directories are detected and summarized.