Clean Component Removal Skill

Clean Component Removal

Orderly teardown of TTS and Telegram bot components with proper sequencing to avoid orphaned processes and stale state.

Platform: macOS (Apple Silicon)

Self-Evolving Skill: This skill improves through use. If instructions are wrong, parameters drifted, or a workaround was needed — fix this file immediately, don't defer. Only update for real, reproducible issues.

When to Use This Skill

User wants to uninstall the Kokoro TTS engine
User wants to remove the Telegram bot
User wants to clean up all TTS-related files
User wants to do a full teardown before reinstallation
User wants to remove specific components selectively

Requirements

No special tools needed (removal uses only rm, pkill, and the install script)
User confirmation before destructive operations

Removal Order

The removal sequence matters. Components must be torn down in this order to avoid orphaned processes or lock contention.

| Step | Component | Command | Reversible? | | ---- | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------- | -------------------- | | 1 | Bot process | pkill -f 'bun.*src/main.ts' | Yes (restart bot) | | 2 | Kokoro venv | kokoro-install.sh --uninstall | Yes (reinstall) | | 3 | Shell symlinks | rm -f ~/.local/bin/tts_*.sh | Yes (re-symlink) | | 4 | Temp files | rm -f /tmp/kokoro-tts-*.wav /tmp/kokoro-tts.lock | N/A | | 5 | Secrets (optional) | rm -f ~/.claude/.secrets/ccterrybot-telegram | Requires re-creation |

What Is NOT Removed (Unless Explicitly Asked)

These are preserved by default to allow easy reinstallation:

| Resource | Path | Why Preserved | | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------- | | Model cache | ~/.cache/huggingface/hub/models--hexgrad--Kokoro-82M | ~400MB download, reusable | | Bot source code | ~/.claude/automation/claude-telegram-sync/ | Git-tracked, not ephemeral | | mise.toml config | ~/.claude/automation/claude-telegram-sync/mise.toml | Configuration SSoT | | Launchd logs | ~/.local/state/launchd-logs/telegram-bot/ | Rotated by log-rotation | | NDJSON audit | ~/.claude/automation/claude-telegram-sync/logs/audit/ | Self-rotating 14d |

Workflow Phases

Phase 1: Confirmation

Use AskUserQuestion to confirm which components to remove. Present options:

Full teardown -- Remove everything (steps 1-4, ask about secrets)
TTS only -- Remove Kokoro venv + symlinks + temp files (steps 2-4)
Bot only -- Stop bot process (step 1 only)
Selective -- Let user pick individual steps

Phase 2: Stop Bot Process

# Check if bot is running
pgrep -la 'bun.*src/main.ts'

# Stop it
pkill -f 'bun.*src/main.ts' || echo "Bot was not running"

Phase 3: Remove Kokoro Venv

# Uses kokoro-install.sh --uninstall (removes venv, keeps model cache)
~/eon/cc-skills/plugins/tts-tg-sync/scripts/kokoro-install.sh --uninstall

Phase 4: Remove Symlinks

# List existing symlinks first
ls -la ~/.local/bin/tts_*.sh 2>/dev/null

# Remove them
rm -f ~/.local/bin/tts_*.sh

Phase 5: Clean Temp Files

rm -f /tmp/kokoro-tts-*.wav
rm -f /tmp/kokoro-tts.lock

Phase 6: Optional Secret Removal

Only with explicit user confirmation:

# Show what would be removed
ls -la ~/.claude/.secrets/ccterrybot-telegram

# Remove (requires confirmation)
rm -f ~/.claude/.secrets/ccterrybot-telegram

TodoWrite Task Templates

1. [Confirm] Ask user which components to remove via AskUserQuestion
2. [Stop] Stop bot process
3. [Venv] Run kokoro-install.sh --uninstall
4. [Symlinks] Remove ~/.local/bin/ symlinks
5. [Temp] Clean /tmp/ TTS files
6. [Secrets] Optionally remove secrets (with confirmation)
7. [Verify] Confirm all selected components removed

Post-Change Checklist

[ ] Bot process is not running (pgrep -la 'bun.*src/main.ts' returns nothing)
[ ] Kokoro venv removed (ls ~/.local/share/kokoro/.venv returns "No such file")
[ ] Symlinks removed (ls ~/.local/bin/tts_*.sh returns "No such file")
[ ] No stale lock file (ls /tmp/kokoro-tts.lock returns "No such file")
[ ] No orphan audio processes (pgrep -x afplay returns nothing)

Troubleshooting

| Problem | Likely Cause | Fix | | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | Symlinks still exist after removal | Glob mismatch or permission | ls -la ~/.local/bin/tts_* then rm -f each one | | Stale lock after removal | Process died without cleanup | rm -f /tmp/kokoro-tts.lock | | Model cache taking space | ~400MB in HuggingFace cache | rm -rf ~/.cache/huggingface/hub/models--hexgrad--Kokoro-82M | | Bot respawns after kill | Launched with --watch from launchd | Check launchctl list for relevant agents | | Audio still playing after teardown | afplay process outlives bot | pkill -x afplay |

Reference Documentation

Evolution Log -- Change history for this skill

Post-Execution Reflection

After this skill completes, reflect before closing the task:

Locate yourself. — Find this SKILL.md's canonical path (Glob for this skill's name) before editing. All corrections target THIS file and its sibling references/ — never other documentation.
What failed? — Fix the instruction that caused it. If it could recur, add it as an anti-pattern.
What worked better than expected? — Promote it to recommended practice. Document why.
What drifted? — Any script, reference, or external dependency that no longer matches reality gets fixed now.
Log it. — Every change gets an evolution-log entry with trigger, fix, and evidence.

Do NOT defer. The next invocation inherits whatever you leave behind.

Agent Skills: Clean Component Removal

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