metabolism-tools/workspace-metabolism

Overview

Workspace governance tool for AI coding agents. Uses a single JSON policy file to control, audit, and clean files left by Claude Code, Codex, Aider, and OpenClaw. Provides rollback and a hash-chained audit trail.

Best for

Best for
Developers using multiple AI coding agents who want centralized workspace cleanup and audit.

Use cases

• Enforce cleanup policies for agent-generated files
• Audit workspace changes with a hash-chained trail
• Roll back unwanted files left by coding agents

How to use

Install

pip install workspace-metabolism

Tools exposed

• retention_days
• remote_authoritative
• review_after

Tested with

Claude Code, Cursor

Notes

Workspace governance tool for AI coding agents. Uses a single JSON policy file to control, audit, and clean files left by Claude Code, Codex, Aider, and OpenClaw. Provides rollback and a hash-chained audit trail.

2 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-09-21. Licensed MIT.

Use cases

• Enforce cleanup policies for agent-generated files
• Audit workspace changes with a hash-chained trail
• Roll back unwanted files left by coding agents

Pros

• Single JSON policy file covers multiple agents
• Includes audit and rollback capabilities
• Simple Python-based tooling

Cons

• Very low GitHub star count (2) suggests limited community traction
• Only supports the four listed agents
• Requires Python setup and manual policy configuration

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