Mac Optimizer

A Claude Code skill that analyzes macOS performance and provides actionable optimization recommendations.

What It Does

Collects and analyzes:

• CPU and memory usage, swap pressure, compressor state
• Browser process bloat (Chrome, Brave, Safari, Firefox, Arc, Edge)
• Claude Code session count and resource usage
• Docker / OrbStack container runtimes
• Launch daemons and agents from third-party apps
• Disk space, system uptime, power settings

Then provides prioritized recommendations (HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW impact) with copy-pasteable commands.

Installation

Option 1: npx skills (recommended)

npx skills add skalinets/mac_optimizer -g -y

The -g flag installs globally (available across all projects). The -y skips confirmation prompts.

Option 2: Symlink from cloned repo

git clone https://github.com/skalinets/mac_optimizer.git ~/work/mac_optimizer
ln -sfn ~/work/mac_optimizer ~/.claude/skills/mac-optimizer

Option 3: Copy into skills directory

git clone https://github.com/skalinets/mac_optimizer.git
cp -r mac_optimizer ~/.claude/skills/mac-optimizer

Note: After installation, restart Claude Code or start a new session for the skill to be available.

Usage

In any Claude Code session, type:

/mac-optimizer

Claude will run the analysis script and return a full performance report with recommendations.

You can also trigger it conversationally:

• "Check my Mac performance"
• "Why is my Mac slow?"
• "Optimize my system"

Running the Script Standalone

The analysis script can also be run directly in your terminal:

bash ~/.claude/skills/mac-optimizer/mac-optimize.sh

This prints raw system metrics without the AI-powered analysis.

Requirements

• macOS (tested on Apple Silicon only; Intel Macs have not been tested)
• Claude Code CLI installed
• No additional dependencies — uses only built-in macOS tools (ps, vm_stat, sysctl, df, pmset, etc.)