--- name: pp-dropbox description: "Find duplicates, sync conflicts, and stale shared links across a whole Dropbox, then clean up with plans you preview first. Trigger phrases: `clean up my dropbox`, `find duplicate files in dropbox`, `what's taking up space in dropbox`, `organize my camera uploads`, `revoke dead or public dropbox shared links`, `use dropbox`, `run dropbox-pp-cli`." author: "Cathryn Lavery" license: "Apache-2.0" argument-hint: "overview | install cli|mcp" allowed-tools: "Read Bash" metadata: openclaw: requires: bins: - dropbox-pp-cli install: - kind: go bins: [dropbox-pp-cli] module: github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/productivity/dropbox/cmd/dropbox-pp-cli --- # Dropbox Printing Press CLI ## Prerequisites: Install the CLI This skill drives the `dropbox-pp-cli` binary. **You must verify the CLI is installed before invoking any command from this skill.** If it is missing, install it first: 1. Install via the Printing Press installer. It defaults binaries to `$HOME/.local/bin` on macOS/Linux and `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\PrintingPress\bin` on Windows: ```bash npx -y @mvanhorn/printing-press-library install dropbox --cli-only ``` 2. Verify: `dropbox-pp-cli --version` 3. Ensure the reported install directory is on `$PATH` for the agent/runtime that will invoke this skill. If the `npx` install fails (no Node, offline, etc.), fall back to a direct Go install (requires Go 1.26.6 or newer). This installs into `$GOPATH/bin` (default `$HOME/go/bin`), so add that directory to `$PATH` instead: ```bash go install github.com/mvanhorn/printing-press-library/library/productivity/dropbox/cmd/dropbox-pp-cli@latest ``` If `--version` reports "command not found" after install, the runtime cannot see the binary directory on `$PATH`. Do not proceed with skill commands until verification succeeds. dropbox-pp-cli copies the metadata of every file in your Dropbox into a local SQLite index, so finding where the space went or which files are byte-identical takes seconds and downloads nothing. The cleanup commands write plan files that you check and preview before anything changes; apply runs them in Dropbox batch jobs and records each change in a journal that undo can reverse. File deletes are Dropbox soft deletes that undo can restore, revoking a shared link is permanent, and code folders like node_modules and .git are skipped unless you opt in. ## When to Use This CLI Use this CLI when an agent needs to understand or reorganize a large Dropbox: where the space goes, duplicate and conflict cleanup, rule-based filing, and shared-link review. It fits bulk changes that should be checked, previewed, and reversible. ## Anti-triggers Do not use this CLI for: - Editing file contents or collaborating on documents - Syncing a local folder continuously (use the Dropbox desktop app) - Permanently deleting files or pruning revisions - Dropbox Business team administration (members, groups, audit logs) - Dropbox Sign e-signatures (use the dropbox-sign CLI) ## Unique Capabilities These capabilities aren't available in any other tool for this API. ### Find the mess - **`conflicts`**: Find Dropbox conflicted copies and Selective Sync Conflict folders, compare each one to its original file by file, and plan removal only for copies that add nothing. _Use after device syncs leave conflicted copies or Selective Sync Conflict folders. Only identical copies and copies whose files all exist in the original go into the plan._ ```bash dropbox-pp-cli conflicts --plan conflicts.json --agent ``` - **`links audit`**: List every shared link you own with its visibility and expiry, flag links to files that no longer exist, and plan bulk revokes. _Use for a privacy pass over old shared links. Nothing changes until apply runs with --yes, and revoked links cannot be restored._ ```bash dropbox-pp-cli links audit --agent ``` - **`overview`**: See quota, space by top-level folder, file type, and year, real duplicate totals, conflict copies, and how much space code folders like node_modules take. _Run it first in any cleanup session, after index, to decide where to look. Duplicate and conflict totals skip code folders; pass --include-dev-dirs to the finder commands to include them._ ```bash dropbox-pp-cli overview --agent ``` - **`mess`**: List empty folders, single-file folders, loose files at the root, 'Copy of' and '(1)' names, very deep paths, and near-duplicate folder names like Taxes and Taxes 2. _Use it to turn a vague 'clean this up' into a concrete list. Its plan only removes empty folders._ ```bash dropbox-pp-cli mess --agent ``` ### Change safely - **`organize`**: Turn a glob and a destination template like /Photos/{year}/{month} into a move plan, with missing folders and name collisions worked out before anything moves. _Use when someone describes a filing rule. It writes a plan for plan check and apply instead of moving files directly. Dates use local time unless you pass --tz._ ```bash dropbox-pp-cli organize --match '*.jpg' --under '/Camera Uploads' --to '/Photos/{year}/{month}' --plan photos.json ``` - **`apply`**: Preview a plan, then run it with --yes in Dropbox batch jobs of up to 1000 items that retry on lock contention and record every change in a local journal. _Run every cleanup plan through apply. Without --yes it only previews and lists any extra flags the plan needs (--allow-dev-dirs, --allow-cross-share, --allow-nonempty-delete, --allow-unshare). It refuses plans whose files changed since planning._ ```bash dropbox-pp-cli apply photos.json ``` - **`plan check`**: Check a plan against the index before it runs: files that changed since planning, name collisions, case-only renames, code folders, and moves that would change who can see a file. _Run it on every plan, especially plans an agent wrote by hand. Exit code 2 means the plan has errors._ ```bash dropbox-pp-cli plan check photos.json --agent ``` - **`undo`**: Reverse an applied batch: move files back and restore soft-deleted files from the revision recorded when they were deleted. _Use when an applied plan looks wrong. Restores work within Dropbox's restore window, at least 30 days on personal plans. Folders created by apply stay in place, and revoked links cannot be restored._ ```bash dropbox-pp-cli undo 20261006-153012-abcd --yes ``` - **`journal`**: List applied batches with their results and how many days remain to restore deleted files. _Check it after apply to confirm results and to get the batch ID for undo._ ```bash dropbox-pp-cli journal --agent ``` ## Command Reference **file-requests**: Inspect and manage file requests. - `dropbox-pp-cli file-requests count`: Return the total number of open and closed file requests. - `dropbox-pp-cli file-requests delete-all-closed`: Delete all closed file requests owned by the current user. - `dropbox-pp-cli file-requests get`: Return a specified file request. - `dropbox-pp-cli file-requests list`: Return file requests owned by the current user. - `dropbox-pp-cli file-requests list-continue`: Continue paginating file requests using a cursor. **files**: Inspect and manage Dropbox files and folders. - `dropbox-pp-cli files copy`: Copy a file or folder to another location in the user's Dropbox. - `dropbox-pp-cli files copy-batch`: Copy multiple files or folders to different locations in the user's Dropbox. - `dropbox-pp-cli files copy-batch-check`: Return the status and per-entry results of an asynchronous copy batch. - `dropbox-pp-cli files create-folder`: Create a folder at a given path. - `dropbox-pp-cli files create-folder-batch`: Create multiple folders at once. - `dropbox-pp-cli files create-folder-batch-check`: Return the status of an asynchronous create-folder batch. - `dropbox-pp-cli files delete`: Delete a file or folder at a given path. - `dropbox-pp-cli files delete-batch`: Delete multiple files or folders at once. - `dropbox-pp-cli files delete-batch-check`: Return the status and per-entry results of an asynchronous delete batch. - `dropbox-pp-cli files get-latest-cursor`: Get a cursor for the current folder state without returning entries. - `dropbox-pp-cli files get-metadata`: Return metadata for a file or folder. - `dropbox-pp-cli files get-temporary-link`: Get a temporary file content link that expires in four hours. - `dropbox-pp-cli files get-thumbnail-batch`: Get thumbnails for up to 25 images. - `dropbox-pp-cli files list-folder`: Start returning the contents of a folder. - `dropbox-pp-cli files list-folder-continue`: Continue listing a folder or retrieve changes using its cursor. - `dropbox-pp-cli files list-revisions`: Return revisions for a file path or file ID. - `dropbox-pp-cli files move`: Move a file or folder to another location in the user's Dropbox. - `dropbox-pp-cli files move-batch`: Move multiple files or folders to different locations in the user's Dropbox. - `dropbox-pp-cli files move-batch-check`: Return the status and per-entry results of an asynchronous move batch. - `dropbox-pp-cli files restore`: Restore a specific revision of a file to the given path. - `dropbox-pp-cli files search`: Search for files and folders. - `dropbox-pp-cli files search-continue`: Fetch the next page of search results. - `dropbox-pp-cli files tags-add`: Add a tag to an item. - `dropbox-pp-cli files tags-get`: Get tags assigned to items. - `dropbox-pp-cli files tags-remove`: Remove a tag from an item. **sharing**: Inspect and manage shared links and shared folders. - `dropbox-pp-cli sharing create-shared-link`: Create a shared link with custom settings. - `dropbox-pp-cli sharing get-shared-link-metadata`: Get metadata for a shared link. - `dropbox-pp-cli sharing list-folder-members`: Return shared folder membership by folder ID. - `dropbox-pp-cli sharing list-folders`: Return shared folders accessible to the current user. - `dropbox-pp-cli sharing list-folders-continue`: Continue paginating shared folders using a cursor. - `dropbox-pp-cli sharing list-received-files`: Return files shared with the current user. - `dropbox-pp-cli sharing list-shared-links`: List shared links owned by the current user. - `dropbox-pp-cli sharing modify-shared-link-settings`: Modify the settings of an existing shared link. - `dropbox-pp-cli sharing revoke-shared-link`: Revoke a shared link. **users**: Read account and space information. - `dropbox-pp-cli users get-current-account`: Get information about the current user's account. - `dropbox-pp-cli users get-space-usage`: Get space usage for the current user's account. ### Finding the right command When you know what you want to do but not which command does it, ask the CLI directly: ```bash dropbox-pp-cli which "find duplicate files" --json ``` `which` resolves a natural-language capability query to the best matching command from this CLI's curated feature index. Exit code `0` means at least one match; exit code `2` means no confident match: fall back to `--help` or use a narrower query. `--json` (and other machine formats) keep that exit-2 contract and write `{"matches":[]}` on stdout so agents can inspect the envelope without treating a miss as success. ## Hand-written Extensions These hand-written commands ship in the CLI: - `dropbox-pp-cli index`: Build or refresh the local metadata index. - `dropbox-pp-cli overview`: Show space by folder, file type, and year. - `dropbox-pp-cli tree [path]`: Show indexed folder sizes as a tree. - `dropbox-pp-cli dupes`: Find byte-identical files and optionally write a cleanup plan. - `dropbox-pp-cli conflicts`: Find conflict copies and optionally write a cleanup plan. - `dropbox-pp-cli mess`: Find structural clutter and optionally write an empty-folder plan. - `dropbox-pp-cli organize`: Build a rule-based move plan. - `dropbox-pp-cli search `: Search indexed names and paths offline. - `dropbox-pp-cli plan check `: Validate a plan against the index. - `dropbox-pp-cli apply `: Preview a plan; add `--yes` to execute it and journal results. - `dropbox-pp-cli undo `: Preview an undo; add `--yes` to execute it. - `dropbox-pp-cli journal [batch-id]`: List batches or inspect one batch. - `dropbox-pp-cli links audit`: Audit shared links and optionally write a revoke plan. - `dropbox-pp-cli files download --output `: Download to a local file or stdout. - `dropbox-pp-cli files upload `: Upload a file up to 150 MiB. Upload sessions are unavailable. ## Safety model - Run `index` before cleanup. In testing, a few million entries took close to an hour; interrupted runs resume, later runs fetch changes, and the local index can reach a few GB on very large accounts. - Cleanup finders can write plans, and `plan check` validates them. `apply` and `undo` preview without `--yes`; executing either requires `--yes`. - Finders skip development folders such as `node_modules`, `.git`, and virtual environments unless `--include-dev-dirs` is set. Applying changes there requires `--allow-dev-dirs`. - In apply plans, cross-share moves require `--allow-cross-share`; deleting nonempty or shared folders requires `--allow-nonempty-delete` or `--allow-unshare`, respectively. - `apply` and `undo` refuse to execute under the Printing Press test harness. - File deletes are soft deletes. `undo` can restore them within Dropbox's restore window, at least 30 days on personal plans. - Link revokes and `file-requests delete-all-closed` are permanent. ## Recipes ### Find where the space goes ```bash dropbox-pp-cli overview --agent --select top_folders,by_type,dev_dirs ``` Folder, file type, and code-folder breakdowns from the local index. ### Clean up sync conflict copies ```bash dropbox-pp-cli conflicts --plan conflicts.json ``` Plans removal only for copies identical to their original or fully contained in it; everything else is listed for review. ### File Camera Uploads by month ```bash dropbox-pp-cli organize --match '*.jpg' --under '/Camera Uploads' --to '/Photos/{year}/{month}' --plan photos.json ``` Builds a move plan from each file's client_modified date for plan check and apply. ### Review shared links ```bash dropbox-pp-cli links audit --plan revoke.json --agent ``` Lists every shared link with visibility and expiry and plans revokes for links whose files are gone. ### Undo the last change ```bash dropbox-pp-cli journal --agent --select batches.id,batches.created_at ``` Find the batch ID, then pass it to undo. ## Auth Setup Run `dropbox-pp-cli auth setup` for the registration URL and steps (add `--launch` to open the URL). Then authenticate: ```bash dropbox-pp-cli auth login ``` Tokens are stored locally and refreshed automatically. Without `--client-id`, `DROPBOX_CLIENT_ID`, or a saved client ID, `auth login` prompts for the app key. `--no-input` and `--agent` disable that prompt. Run `dropbox-pp-cli doctor` to verify setup. ## Agent Mode Add `--agent` to any command. Expands to: `--json --compact --no-input --no-color`. Global format flags apply to generated endpoint and hand-written commands: - `--json`: one JSON document on stdout - `--compact`: keep identity/status/timestamp fields; does not change the document vs stream shape - `--csv` / `--plain`: tabular rows (collection envelopes unwrap to the row array) - `--quiet`: one identity value per row, no envelope - **Pipeable**: JSON on stdout, errors on stderr - **Filterable**: `--select` keeps a subset of fields. Dotted paths descend into nested structures; arrays traverse element-wise. Critical for keeping context small on verbose APIs: ```bash dropbox-pp-cli overview --agent --select top_folders,by_type ``` - **Previewable**: `--dry-run` shows the HTTP request for endpoint commands; run `apply` or `undo` without `--yes` to preview its operations - **Prompt control**: `--no-input` and `--agent` disable prompts. `auth login` can prompt for a missing client ID in interactive mode - **Explicit confirmation**: `--agent` does not imply `--yes`; pass `--yes` separately only after the target, arguments, and side effects are clear - **Explicit retries**: use `--idempotent` only when an already-existing create should count as success ## Paths and state Agents should treat the CLI's path resolver as part of the runtime contract: - Use `--home ` for one invocation, or set `DROPBOX_HOME=` to relocate all four path kinds under one root. - Use per-kind env vars only when a specific kind must diverge: `DROPBOX_CONFIG_DIR`, `DROPBOX_DATA_DIR`, `DROPBOX_STATE_DIR`, `DROPBOX_CACHE_DIR`. - Resolution order is per-kind env var, `--home`, `DROPBOX_HOME`, XDG (`XDG_CONFIG_HOME`, `XDG_DATA_HOME`, `XDG_STATE_HOME`, `XDG_CACHE_HOME`), then platform defaults. - `config` contains `config.json` and profiles. `data` contains `credentials.toml`, `data.db`, and `feedback.jsonl`. `state` contains local invocation records and `teach.log`. `cache` contains regenerable HTTP/cache files. - Stored secrets live in `credentials.toml` under the data dir. Existing legacy `config.json` secrets are read for compatibility and leave `config.json` on the first auth write. - Run `dropbox-pp-cli doctor --fail-on warn` to surface path and credential-location warnings. `agent-context` exposes a schema v4 `paths` block for agents that need the resolved dirs. - For MCP, pass relocation through the MCP host config. The MCP binary does not inherit CLI flags: ```json { "mcpServers": { "dropbox": { "command": "dropbox-pp-mcp", "env": { "DROPBOX_HOME": "/srv/dropbox" } } } } ``` Fleet precedence: an inherited per-kind env var overrides an explicit `--home` for that kind. Use `DROPBOX_HOME` or per-kind vars as durable fleet levers, and use `--home` only for a single invocation. Relocation is not reversible by unsetting env vars; move files manually before clearing `DROPBOX_HOME`, or `doctor` will not find credentials left under the former root. ## Automatic learning This CLI ships a self-capturing learning loop. The CLI does its own bookkeeping: every invocation is journaled locally, a failed flag followed by a corrected retry auto-derives a `flag_alias` candidate, and a `teach` on a query family without a playbook auto-synthesizes a `playbook_candidate` from the session's journal. Your job is judgment only: `recall` first, act on surfaced candidates, `teach` the final answer, `playbook amend` when you observe a correction. You never record failures by hand. ### Step 1: `recall` before any discovery Before list/search/drill commands on a new user question, pass the question as an argv or MCP tool argument to `recall --agent`. Do not interpolate user-controlled text into a shell command line. Quoted `recall ""` breaks on an apostrophe, which is ordinary English. A quoted heredoc breaks when a body line equals the delimiter, and that delimiter is published in these docs. Write the question with a non-shell file-writing tool, then read it back as data: ```bash # Write the question verbatim with your file-writing tool (no shell involved). # Command substitution on a file only ever yields data. The shell never # parses the file's bytes as syntax. QUERY=$(cat /path/to/question.txt) dropbox-pp-cli recall "$QUERY" --agent ``` Prefer MCP: pass the question as the tool's query argument. `"$QUERY"` after a file read is argv-safe; putting the question itself in the command text is not. The response envelope: ```json { "query": "...", "normalized": "