Macbook optimizer

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name: macbook-optimizer description: Complete MacBook optimization suite: monitoring, troubleshooting, cleanup, and performance tuning. Works on all Macs (Intel & Apple Silicon). No extra tools required. homepage: https://github.com/T4btc/macbook-optimizer metadata: { "openclaw": { "emoji": "💻", "os": ["darwin"], "requires": { "bins": ["system_profiler", "top", "ps", "df", "du"] }, }, }

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💻 MacBook Optimizer

_Complete MacBook health & performance suite - No installation required_

A comprehensive, user-friendly skill for monitoring, optimizing, and troubleshooting MacBook performance. Works on all Macs (Intel & Apple Silicon) using built-in macOS tools. Unlike specialized tools, this provides actionable recommendations and automated fixes.

Why This Skill is Better

✅ No installation required - Uses built-in macOS tools ✅ Works on all Macs - Intel & Apple Silicon ✅ Actionable recommendations - Not just metrics, but solutions ✅ Automated fixes - Can clean up and optimize automatically ✅ User-friendly - Plain language, not technical jargon ✅ Complete suite - Monitoring + troubleshooting + optimization ✅ GUI-first - Opens visual tools automatically for non-technical users ✅ Visual reports - Charts, graphs, and emoji indicators for easy understanding

Capabilities

🔍 System Monitoring

CPU Analysis: Real-time CPU usage, temperature (via powermetrics), load averages, per-process breakdown

Memory Health: RAM usage, memory pressure, swap usage, identify memory leaks

Disk Intelligence: Space analysis, find large files/folders, duplicate detection, cache locations

Battery Diagnostics: Health percentage, cycle count, capacity, charging status, power consumption

Thermal Monitoring: System temperature, thermal state, identify overheating causes

Network Activity: Bandwidth usage, active connections, identify bandwidth hogs

⚡ Optimization Tools

Smart Cleanup: Automatically find and remove caches, logs, temp files, downloads, duplicates

Process Management: Identify resource hogs, suggest optimizations, safe process termination

Startup Optimization: Manage login items, background apps, reduce boot time

Storage Optimization: Find large files, suggest deletions, empty trash, clear caches

Performance Tuning: System settings recommendations, disable unnecessary services

🛠 Troubleshooting

Slowdown Diagnosis: Identify bottlenecks (CPU/memory/disk/network), root cause analysis

Overheating Solutions: Find hot processes, suggest cooling strategies, thermal management

Memory Issues: Detect leaks, suggest app restarts, memory optimization

Disk Problems: Full disk analysis, permission issues, disk health checks

Battery Issues: Health degradation, charging problems, power management

Usage Examples

Complete system check (with GUI):

Run a full system health check, show me the results visually, and fix any issues

Performance optimization (GUI mode):

My MacBook is slow. Open Activity Monitor and show me what's using resources

Overheating issue:

My MacBook is overheating. Show me the hot processes in Activity Monitor

Disk cleanup (visual):

Show me my disk usage visually and clean up automatically

Memory problems (GUI):

My Mac is using too much memory. Open Activity Monitor and highlight the memory hogs

Battery health (visual):

Show me my battery health in System Settings and optimize power settings

Startup optimization:

What's slowing down my Mac startup? Show me login items in System Settings

Find large files (visual):

Find all files larger than 1GB, show them in Finder, and suggest what I can delete

GUI-first requests:

Show me everything in Activity Monitor
Open System Settings to battery settings
Show me disk usage in a visual way

Advanced Commands Available

The agent intelligently uses these macOS tools:

System Info:

system_profiler - Complete hardware/software information

sysctl - System parameters and kernel settings

sw_vers - macOS version information

Process Monitoring:

top / htop - Real-time process monitoring

ps - Process status and details

lsof - List open files and network connections

launchctl list - Background services and daemons

Resource Monitoring:

vm_stat - Virtual memory statistics

iostat - Disk I/O statistics

netstat / lsof -i - Network connections

powermetrics - CPU/GPU power and temperature (Apple Silicon)

pmset -g therm - Thermal state (Intel Macs)

Disk Management:

df - Disk space usage

du - Directory size analysis

find - Locate large files

mdutil - Spotlight index management

Power & Battery:

pmset - Power management settings

ioreg - I/O registry (battery info)

system_profiler SPPowerDataType - Battery details

Cleanup:

rm - Safe file removal (with confirmation)

purge - Memory purge

Cache locations: ~/Library/Caches, /Library/Caches, /var/folders

GUI Tools (Visual Interface):

open -a "Activity Monitor" - Launch Activity Monitor (CPU, Memory, Energy, Disk, Network)

open -a "System Settings" - Open System Settings (all system preferences)

open -a "System Settings" && open "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.battery" - Battery settings

open -a "System Settings" && open "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.storage" - Storage management

open -a "System Settings" && open "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.LoginItems-Settings.extension" - Login items

open -a "Finder" - Open Finder for file browsing

open ~/Library/Caches - Open Caches folder in Finder

open ~/Downloads - Open Downloads folder

open "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_AllFiles" - Privacy settings

open "x-apple.systempreferences:com.apple.preference.security?Privacy_Accessibility" - Accessibility permissions

Visual Reports:

Generate HTML reports with charts (CPU, Memory, Disk usage over time)

Create visual summaries with emoji indicators (🟢 Good, 🟡 Warning, 🔴 Critical)

Open relevant System Settings panels automatically based on findings

🎨 GUI-First Experience

For users who prefer visual interfaces, the agent can:

📊 Open Activity Monitor automatically when showing system stats

⚙️ Navigate System Settings to relevant panels (Battery, Storage, Privacy)

📁 Open Finder to specific folders (Caches, Downloads, Large files)

📈 Generate visual reports with charts and graphs (HTML format)

🎯 Highlight issues in GUI apps with clear indicators

🔍 Show step-by-step with screenshots or GUI navigation

Example GUI Workflow: 1. User: "My Mac is slow" 2. Agent opens Activity Monitor → highlights CPU/Memory hogs 3. Agent opens System Settings → shows relevant optimization settings 4. Agent provides visual summary with emoji status indicators

Intelligent Automation

The agent can:

✅ Automatically clean safe caches and temp files (with user confirmation)

✅ Suggest optimizations based on system analysis

✅ Provide step-by-step fixes for common issues (with GUI navigation)

✅ Monitor continuously if requested (via cron jobs)

✅ Generate visual reports with charts, graphs, and actionable recommendations

✅ Open GUI tools automatically when showing system information

Safety & Privacy

🔒 Always asks before deleting files or killing processes

🔒 Protects system files and critical processes

🔒 Reviews before action - shows what will be deleted

🔒 No data collection - everything runs locally

🔒 Respects privacy - never sends data externally

Requirements

✅ macOS only (Intel & Apple Silicon)

✅ No installation needed - uses built-in tools

✅ Optional: htop for prettier process view (brew install htop)

✅ Optional: mactop for Apple Silicon detailed metrics (brew install mactop)

How to Use GUI Tools

When the user asks for visual information or mentions they're not technical:

1. Always open Activity Monitor when showing CPU/Memory/Process info 2. Navigate to relevant System Settings panels automatically 3. Open Finder to specific folders when discussing files 4. Generate visual summaries with emoji indicators (🟢🟡🔴) 5. Provide step-by-step GUI navigation instructions

GUI Navigation Commands:

CPU issues → Open Activity Monitor, sort by CPU

Memory issues → Open Activity Monitor, sort by Memory

Battery → Open System Settings → Battery

Storage → Open System Settings → General → Storage

Login items → Open System Settings → General → Login Items

Large files → Open Finder, navigate to location, sort by size

Comparison with Other Tools

| Feature | macbook-optimizer | mactop | |---------|------------------|--------| | Installation required | ❌ No | ✅ Yes (brew) | | Works on Intel Macs | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (Apple Silicon only) | | Actionable recommendations | ✅ Yes | ❌ No (metrics only) | | Automated cleanup | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | | Troubleshooting | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | | User-friendly | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Technical | | Complete suite | ✅ Yes | ⚠️ Monitoring only | | GUI-first experience | ✅ Yes | ❌ CLI only | | Visual reports | ✅ Yes | ❌ Text only |