Agent-Skills.md

Agent Skills: Rename Files

Analyze file content and propose intelligent renames using context-aware naming conventions. Date-prefixed for transactional/periodic documents, content-first for creative works. Use for organizing files, cleaning up downloads, or standardizing filenames.

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Skill Metadata

Name
file-naming
Description
"Analyze file content and propose intelligent renames using context-aware naming conventions. Date-prefixed for transactional/periodic documents, content-first for creative works. Use for organizing files, cleaning up downloads, or standardizing filenames."

Rename Files

Analyze files and propose intelligent renames based on content type and metadata. Provide: a single file path, list of file paths, or folder path.

Naming Conventions

Transactional/Periodic Documents

Repetitive transactions (orders, receipts, invoices, appointments):

  • Format: YYYY-MM-DD Category Type - Details.extension
  • Example: 2025-06-13 Amazon Order 123-456 - USB Cable.pdf
  • Include: dates, entity names, order/invoice numbers, item descriptions

Periodic documents (statements, bills, forms):

  • Format: YYYY-MM Type - Entity.extension
  • Example: 2025-06 Bank Statement - Chase Checking.pdf
  • Example: 2023-12 W2 - Acme Corp.pdf

Ongoing agreements (contracts, policies):

  • Format: YYYY-MM Type - Entity.extension
  • Example: 2025-01 Service Agreement - Internet Provider.pdf

Appointments/visits:

  • Format: YYYY-MM-DD Type - Provider/Location.extension
  • Example: 2025-06-13 Dental Visit - Dr Johnson.pdf

Creative/Project Files

Date as supplementary (photos, projects, creative work):

  • Format: Description - Date.extension or Description - Context Date.extension
  • Example: Vacation Photos - Hawaii 2025.jpg
  • Example: Website Redesign - Draft 2025-06.pdf
  • Example: Company Logo 2025.png

Evergreen content (manuals, references):

  • Format: Type - Name/Description.extension
  • Example: Product Manual - Widget Pro.pdf

Key Principles

  • ISO 8601 dates: YYYY-MM-DD (specific dates) or YYYY-MM (monthly/annual)
  • Date placement: Start for time-critical sorting; end for contextual info
  • Remove: Technical metadata (1080p, WEB-DL), problematic characters (:*?"<>|#%&)
  • Keep: Scannable and sortable filenames

Process

  1. Analyze files using OCR, text extraction, vision analysis, filename patterns
  2. Build the complete rename plan before taking any action
  3. Validate the plan: if any file cannot be mapped to a destination name, stop and report — do not proceed with partial results
  4. Validate the plan: confirm no two files share a destination name — if any collision exists, stop and report
  5. Present preview table: "Original Filename" | "New Filename" (show up to 15 files if many present; note any that couldn't be analyzed)
  6. Wait for confirmation before executing
  7. Execute using no-clobber semantics — never overwrite an existing file; if a collision occurs at execution time, halt immediately

If content unclear: make best guess from filename, clean up existing name, or leave unchanged with note.

For TV show files, see references/tv-episodes.md for Plex/media manager naming conventions.