Unclog helps developers trim Claude Code context bloat
Unclog is a tool that scans your Claude Code configuration to identify and remove context-consuming MCPs, skills, hooks, and files, with reversible changes via snapshots.
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Developers using Claude Code with multiple MCPs and configuration files can now identify and eliminate unnecessary context consumption, freeing up tokens for actual coding work and improving response latency.
- 01The author was consuming 16k tokens of context before typing a single message in Claude Code
- 02Unclog scans the ~/.claude directory to identify context-consuming MCPs, skills, hooks, and CLAUDE.md files
- 03The tool allows selective removal of context-consuming items with full reversibility via automatic snapshots
Unclog addresses a practical problem for heavy Claude Code users: context window bloat from accumulated configuration. The author discovered they were burning 16k tokens of context before typing a single message, prompting the creation of this diagnostic and cleanup tool. Unclog scans the `~/.claude` directory to identify context-consuming elements like MCPs, skills, hooks, and CLAUDE.md files, displaying their individual impact on the context window. The tool provides a selective removal interface, allowing developers to prune unnecessary items while maintaining full reversibility through automatic snapshots taken before any changes. Installation is straightforward via `uv tool install unclog`.
Key facts
- 01The author was consuming 16k tokens of context before typing a single message in Claude Code
- 02Unclog scans the ~/.claude directory to identify context-consuming MCPs, skills, hooks, and CLAUDE.md files
- 03The tool allows selective removal of context-consuming items with full reversibility via automatic snapshots
- 04Installation is available via `uv tool install unclog`
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