Automation Dedup Guard#

Overview#

WorkBuddy 的自动化任务系统没有防重机制，每次新会话创建同名任务时不会检查是否已存在，导致同名任务不断累积。本 Skill 提供一个一键去重脚本，自动检测并清理重复的自动化任务，每组同名任务只保留最新创建的版本。

When to Use#

• 用户反馈自动化任务"重复出现"、"越来越多"、"一堆重复的"
• 需要检查或清理 WorkBuddy 自动化数据库中的冗余任务
• 想要配置定期自动去重守护

Core Script#

scripts/automation_dedup_guard.py is the main executable.

Usage#

bash

# Safe preview (dry-run, no deletions)
python scripts/automation_dedup_guard.py --dry-run

# Execute cleanup
python scripts/automation_dedup_guard.py

# Specify custom database path
python scripts/automation_dedup_guard.py --db /custom/path/automations.db

# Verbose mode for debugging
python scripts/automation_dedup_guard.py --dry-run -v

Exit Codes#

• 0 — No duplicates found, all clean
• 1 — Duplicates detected (after cleanup, still returns 1 if any were found)

Database Auto-Detection#

The script automatically locates the WorkBuddy automations database:

PrioritySourceNotes1--db CLI argumentManual override2WORKBUDDY_DB_PATH env varFor advanced users3OS default pathAuto-detected

Default paths by OS:

• Windows: %APPDATA%\WorkBuddy\automations\automations.db
• macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/WorkBuddy/automations\automations.db
• Linux: ~/.config/WorkBuddy\automations\automations.db

Dedup Strategy#

1. Group by name: Tasks with the same name field are considered duplicates
2. Keep newest: Within each group, the task with the latest created_at is preserved
3. Cascade delete: Associated automation_runs records are also cleaned up
4. No backup: Deletions are permanent (back up the DB file manually if needed)

Setup as Recurring Automation#

To run automatically, register it as a WorkBuddy automation:

• Name: Automation Dedup Guard

• Schedule: Weekly (e.g., FREQ=WEEKLY;BYDAY=MO;BYHOUR=8;BYMINUTE=55)

• Prompt: text

  Run the dedup guard script: python [path-to]/scripts/automation_dedup_guard.py
  If output contains "[OK]" — no action needed.
  If output contains "[!]" — duplicates were auto-cleaned, confirm the count.
  If script errors — log the error, no other action.
  
  

Requirements#

• Python 3.6+
• No third-party dependencies (stdlib only: sqlite3, sys, os, datetime, collections)