Can it help with high CPU usage?

Yes, it identifies top CPU consumers and offers options to terminate or manage resource-heavy applications, Homebrew services, and background agents.

Is it safe to run these optimizations?

Yes, the skill always asks for confirmation before killing processes or changing settings, and most actions—like Dock tweaks or service stops—are easily reversible.

Does this skill delete my files?

No, this skill focuses on system responsiveness and performance tuning (CPU and RAM) rather than disk cleanup or file deletion.

How does it track performance gains?

It runs a comprehensive diagnostic before and after applying changes to provide a clear comparison of metrics like memory pressure, swap used, and active processes.

Mac Performance Optimizer

Name: Mac Performance Optimizer
Author: maxirodr

bymaxirodr

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Productivity & Workflow

Diagnoses and resolves macOS performance bottlenecks by analyzing system metrics and applying targeted optimizations.

This skill transforms Claude into a specialized Mac optimization assistant designed to improve system responsiveness and speed. It performs deep diagnostics on memory pressure, CPU usage, and background processes to identify bottlenecks without deleting user data. By offering actionable recommendations and executing approved fixes—such as killing zombie processes, managing Homebrew services, and streamlining startup items—it provides a data-driven approach to system tuning that includes before-and-after performance comparisons.

Key Features

01Management of Homebrew services and macOS login items

02Deep system diagnostic reporting including memory pressure and swap usage

03Automated detection and termination of resource-draining zombie processes

040 GitHub stars

05Before-and-after performance benchmarking to verify optimization impact

06Identification of top CPU and memory consumers across app families

Use Cases

01Reducing high memory pressure and swap usage without a full system reboot

02Auditing and disabling unnecessary background services and launch agents

03Speeding up a sluggish Mac during intensive development sessions

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add maxirodr/mac-performance-analyzer mac-optimize

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

Key Features

01Management of Homebrew services and macOS login items

02Deep system diagnostic reporting including memory pressure and swap usage

03Automated detection and termination of resource-draining zombie processes

040 GitHub stars

05Before-and-after performance benchmarking to verify optimization impact

06Identification of top CPU and memory consumers across app families

Use Cases

01Reducing high memory pressure and swap usage without a full system reboot

02Auditing and disabling unnecessary background services and launch agents

03Speeding up a sluggish Mac during intensive development sessions

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add maxirodr/mac-performance-analyzer mac-optimize

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT