Working in Scratch Areas

Overview

Helps Claude save one-off scripts and documents to persistent scratch areas instead of littering repositories with temporary files or using /tmp.

Core principles:

• Temporary work deserves permanent storage
• Scripts and documents should be documented, organized, and preserved
• Never use /tmp or project tmp/ directories for these files
• Files belong in .scratch/ subdirectories with context

Announce at start: "I'm using the working-in-scratch-areas skill."

When to Use

Use this skill when creating: