Public GitHub issues document Claude Code hitting 129 GB RAM (#11315), 500 MB/min idle RSS leaks (#67433), 47+ GB of untracked /private/tmp/claude-* logs, and 169+ orphaned stdio MCP processes. Install our Apple-Notarized macOS menu-bar HUD & reaper (with hard-coded herdr / tmux session protection) or run the 150ms Roaster below.
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Reclaims 50+ GB of untracked /private/tmp/claude-* runaway logs, orphaned iOS Simulator runtimes, and stale agent caches in 1 click without touching active sessions or SQLite databases.
Automatically sweeps orphaned PPID=1 stdio MCP servers (npx, uvx, node) and throttles runaway processes before macOS hits swap thrashβwhile hard-whitelisting herdr and tmux.
Compiled natively for Apple Silicon (NSVisualEffectView translucent HUD + menu-bar telemetry pill) with built-in MCP tools (bin/mac-yolo-mcp) for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
Run in terminal: git clone https://github.com/IgorGanapolsky/mac-yolo-safeguards && ./mac-yolo-safeguards/bin/yolo-roast β or paste your ps -axo pid,ppid,rss,%cpu,etime,command | head -n 40 output below to compute your Mac Agent Hygiene Grade locally in your browser (zero data leaves your Mac):
When our reaper killed an operator's active herdr session or buried Top Hogs in the HUD, we shipped deterministic fixes the same day. Pick a category, type 1 sentence, and submit in 1 click (zero legal checkboxes):
| Public Bug | Unprotected Mac | With Mac YOLO Safeguards |
|---|---|---|
claude-code#11315 (129GB RAM) | System freeze / hard reboot | Auto-throttled & reaped at threshold |
claude-code#67433 (500MB/m idle) | Silent multi-GB swap burn | Idle leak reaped; active session safe |
Orphaned PPID=1 MCP servers | 150+ zombie node/uvx procs | Orphan sweep reclaims RAM in <1s |
/private/tmp/claude-* bloat | 47+ GB hidden disk exhaustion | 1-Click 13-Category Clean AI Waste |
herdr / tmux sessions | Killed by naive OOM scripts | Hard-whitelisted (exit code 3 protected) |
| Tier | Price | Best For |
|---|---|---|
| Community DMG & CLI | $0 | Notarized macOS app + 150ms yolo-roast |
| Self-Serve Playbook | $9.99 | Solo dev threshold tuning & scripts |
| Mac YOLO Pro Guard | $19/mo | 1-Click Stripe: HUD + Reaper + MCP Guard |
| Corporate-Expense Kit | $49 | One-time team LaunchAgents & receipts (<$50 card) |
| Reliability Diagnostic | $499 | 48h root-cause trace + custom guardrails |
| Hardening Sprint | $1,500 | 7-day fleet rollout + CI/MCP circuit breakers |
| Capability | Mac YOLO Safeguards | CleanMyMac ($39β$89/yr) | tw93/Mole (CLI) | iStat Menus 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13-Category AI Coding Agent Waste Purge (/private/tmp/claude-*) |
Yes (+50 GB reclaimed safely) | No (misses agent temp & MCP logs) | Partial (general caches only) | No (telemetry only) |
Orphaned PPID=1 MCP Server & 129GB RAM Leak Reaper |
Yes (<1s auto-reap) | Manual GUI quit only | No daemon reaper | No |
Hard-Coded herdr / tmux Session Protection |
Yes (exit code 3 protected) | No | No | N/A |
Built-In MCP Server (bin/mac-yolo-mcp) for Claude & Cursor |
Yes (11 native MCP tools) | No | No | No |