# cleanup-workflows

Audits HubSpot workflows and flags the ones worth deleting: never enrolled, switched off for 90+ days, or left over from testing.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · ★ 78
- Author: tomgranot
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/cleanup-workflows/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-13
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/cleanup-workflows

## What it does

The skill walks through a HubSpot automation audit and clears out clutter. It pulls every workflow through the v4 Automation API and records the flow ID, name, enabled state, type, creation date and last update. From there it marks candidates: switched off for 90+ days, zero enrollments ever, names containing “test” or “copy of”, replaced by a newer version, or stuck in a failing error state.

Before anything gets deleted, the skill checks whether one workflow triggers another, whether it writes properties other workflows read, and whether docs point at it. You see the candidate list and nothing happens without your explicit go-ahead. The recommended path is archive-first: turn the workflow off, wait a week, then remove it with `DELETE /automation/v4/flows/{flowId}` or in the UI. Disabling through the API needs the current `revisionId`.

You need a HubSpot service key with the `automation` scope, stored as `HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN` in `.env`; a legacy private app token also works. Python 3.10+ with `uv` is required. Some plan tiers return 403 from the Automation API, so on those the audit has to happen by hand under Automation > Workflows. HubSpot does not restore deleted workflows, which is why the skill tells you to run `/workflows-as-code` first and keep the JSON export — that file lets you recreate a flow with `POST /automation/v4/flows`.

## Requirements
- Works with: HubSpot

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill cleanup-workflows -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/cleanup-workflows/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/cleanup-workflows/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill cleanup-workflows -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/cleanup-workflows/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill cleanup-workflows -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/cleanup-workflows/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills cleanup-workflows
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/cleanup-workflows/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill cleanup-workflows -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --path skills/cleanup-workflows
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/cleanup-workflows/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills --skill cleanup-workflows -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/TomGranot/hubspot-admin-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/cleanup-workflows/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- list every HubSpot workflow with its status and dates
- tell test workflows apart from live automations
- spot workflows disabled more than 90 days ago
- check whether another workflow depends on the one you delete
- keep a JSON export before removing automations

## Example prompts
- Audit my HubSpot workflows and show me what can go
- Turn off workflows that have been disabled for 90+ days and queue them for deletion
- Export every workflow with `/workflows-as-code` before the cleanup

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: cleanup-workflows
description: "Audit and remove inactive, test, or deprecated workflows from HubSpot. Identifies workflows that have never enrolled contacts, workflows turned off for 90+ days, and test workflows."
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metadata:
  author: tomgranot
  version: "1.1"
  category: ongoing-maintenance
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# Cleanup Workflows

Audit HubSpot workflows to remove dead weight. Unused workflows clutter the automation dashboard and make it harder to understand what is actually running.

## Prerequisites

- A HubSpot service key (`HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN` in `.env`; an existing legacy private app token also works) with the `automation` scope
- Python 3.10+ with [`uv`](https://github.com/astral-sh/uv)
- Note: The Automation API may return 403 on some plan tiers. If so, audit manually in HubSpot UI under Automation > Workflows.
- Strongly recommended: run `/workflows-as-code` first to export a JSON backup of every workflow — deleted workflows cannot be restored, but an export lets you recreate them via the API.

## Step-by-Step Instructions

### Stage 1: Plan

Confirm with the user before starting:

1. Archive-first policy: turn off, wait a week, then delete (recommended)?
2. Any workflows that must never be touched (compliance, integrations)?

### Stage 2: Before

Inventory all workflows via the v4 Automation API:

```python
import os, requests
from dotenv import load_dotenv

load_dotenv()
TOKEN = os.environ["HUBSPOT_ACCESS_TOKEN"]
BASE = "https://api.hubapi.com"
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {TOKEN}", "Content-Type": "application/json"}

flows, after = [], None
while True:
    params = {"limit": 100}
    if after:
        params["after"] = after
    resp = requests.get(f"{BASE}/automation/v4/flows", headers=HEADERS, params=params)
    resp.raise_for_status()
    data = resp.json()
    flows.extend(data.get("results", []))
    after = data.get("paging", {}).get("next", {}).get("after")
    if not after:
        break
```

For each workflow, record: flow ID, name, enabled status, type, created date, last updated date. Enrollment counts are visible in the UI (Automation > Workflows > Details).

### Stage 3: Execute

Flag workflows matching any of these criteria:
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