photo-library-rescue
Rescue a photo library drowning in duplicates, screenshots, and 40,000 unsorted items — the triage order that shrinks first (screenshots, bursts, dupes), the album-vs-search philosophy that ends over-organizing, and the backup rule that comes before any deleting. Use when asked organize my photo library, 40k photos help, delete duplicate photos safely, or set up a photo system that lasts. Produces the backup-first step, the shrink passes in order, the light organizing layer, and the monthly habit.
Profile →npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill photo-library-rescue --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Photo Library Rescue Skill Photo libraries induce a special paralysis: 40,000 items, emotional stakes, and no obvious start. The rescue order matters — **backup before touching anything**, then shrink by *category* (screenshots, bursts, blur, duplicates — the low-sentiment bulk), and only then organize what remains, lightly, because modern search (dates, places, faces, content) does more than albums ever did. The goal isn't a curated museum; it's a library where the good photos are findable and the cruft stopped multiplying. ## What This Skill Produces - **The backup-first step** — verified, before any deletion; the rescue's non-negotiable opening - **The shrink passes** — ordered by volume-per-sentiment: screenshots → bursts/near-dupes → blur/pocket shots → true duplicates - **The light organizing layer** — favorites + a handful of albums for *purposes*, search trusted for the rest - **The monthly habit** — the ten-minute pass that keeps the library from re-growing the cruft ## Required Inputs Ask for these if not provided: - **The platform(s)** — one ecosystem or a split (phone + cloud + old hard drive); splits need a consolidation decision first, and the skill sequences it - *
- What This Skill Produces
- Required Inputs
- Framework: The Rescue Order
- Output Format
- Step 0 — Backup (verified)
- The Shrink Passes (in order)
- The Light Layer
- The Monthly Ten Minutes
- Quality Checks
- Anti-Patterns
What does the photo-library-rescue skill do?
Rescue a photo library drowning in duplicates, screenshots, and 40,000 unsorted items — the triage order that shrinks first (screenshots, bursts, dupes), the album-vs-search philosophy that ends over-organizing, and the backup rule that comes before any deleting. Use when asked organize my photo library, 40k photos help, delete duplicate photos safely, or set up a photo system that lasts. Produces the backup-first step, the shrink passes in order, the light organizing layer, and the monthly habit.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills --skill photo-library-rescue --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills, a repository with 1,255 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.