[Used LLM] A possible format for sharing how to clear space used by random common tools, generated by Gemini.

toolcaches.json

{
    "_comment_manifest": "DEVELOPER TOOL STORAGE MANIFEST: This JSON file lists common CLI tools, their cache/temporary directory paths across different Operating Systems, and official clear commands.",
    "schema_version": "1.0",
    "tools": [
        {
            "id": "uv",
            "name": "uv (Astral)",
            "description": "An extremely fast Python package installer and resolver, written in Rust.",
            "_comment_tool": "uv heavily relies on caching to achieve its performance. Its cache is content-addressed.",
            "storage": [
                {
                    "category": "cache",
                    "description": "Main content-addressed cache containing wheels, source distributions, and repository metadata.",
                    "default_paths": {
                        "linux": "~/.cache/uv",
                        "macos": "~/Library/Caches/uv",
                        "windows": "%LOCALAPPDATA%\\uv\\cache"
                    },
                    "environment_variables": [
                        {
                            "name": "UV_CACHE_DIR",
                            "description": "Overrides the default cache directory path."
                        }
                    ],
                    "cleanup": {
                        "official_commands": [
                            {
                                "command": "uv cache clean",
                                "description": "Removes all cached data from the uv cache directory.",
                                "risk_level": "low"
                            },
                            {
                                "command": "uv cache prune",
                                "description": "Removes only unused or outdated entries from the cache while keeping active wheels.",
                                "risk_level": "low"
                            }
                        ],
                        "manual_safe_deletion": true
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "pip",
            "name": "pip",
            "description": "The standard package installer for Python.",
            "storage": [
                {
                    "category": "cache",
                    "description": "Stores downloaded wheels and HTTP response caches.",
                    "default_paths": {
                        "linux": "~/.cache/pip",
                        "macos": "~/Library/Caches/pip",
                        "windows": "%LOCALAPPDATA%\\pip\\Cache"
                    },
                    "environment_variables": [
                        {
                            "name": "PIP_CACHE_DIR",
                            "description": "Overrides the default pip cache location."
                        }
                    ],
                    "cleanup": {
                        "official_commands": [
                            {
                                "command": "pip cache purge",
                                "description": "Removes all items from the local wheel cache.",
                                "risk_level": "low"
                            },
                            {
                                "command": "pip cache remove <pattern>",
                                "description": "Removes items matching a specific pattern from the cache.",
                                "risk_level": "low"
                            }
                        ],
                        "manual_safe_deletion": true
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "npm",
            "name": "npm",
            "description": "The default package manager for Node.js.",
            "_comment_tool": "npm uses a content-addressable cache where all data is fully verified on extraction.",
            "storage": [
                {
                    "category": "cache",
                    "description": "Stores tarballs, package manifests, and other network-fetched data.",
                    "default_paths": {
                        "linux": "~/.npm",
                        "macos": "~/.npm",
                        "windows": "%AppData%\\npm-cache"
                    },
                    "cleanup": {
                        "official_commands": [
                            {
                                "command": "npm cache clean --force",
                                "description": "Forces the clearance of the npm cache folder. Note that npm cache clean is disabled by default without --force.",
                                "risk_level": "low"
                            },
                            {
                                "command": "npm cache verify",
                                "description": "Verifies the contents of the cache folder, garbage collecting unneeded data and validating the index integrity.",
                                "risk_level": "low"
                            }
                        ],
                        "manual_safe_deletion": false
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}