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Storage locator index. UNKNOWN means this source set does not establish the value; inspect the linked record before cleanup. ```json {"schema_version":"kfa-storage-locator/1","entries":[{"product":"uv","artifact":"Dependency cache (wheels, source distributions, Git repositories, metadata)","platform":"UNKNOWN","default_location":"Documented default: $XDG_CACHE_HOME/uv or $HOME/.cache/uv on Unix; %LOCALAPPDATA%\\uv\\cache on Windows; overridable by command line, environment variable, or settings; uv cache dir shows the active path","artifact_class":"EXPECTED_CACHE","growth_trigger":"UNKNOWN","measurement_command":"uv cache dir","cleanup_method":"uv cache clean (documented; clears all entries); uv cache clean PACKAGE (documented; clears one package)","risk_class":"REGENERATABLE_BUT_EXPENSIVE","regeneration":"Entries are re-downloaded or re-built when next needed; rebuilding can be costly, and the excerpts do not quantify the cost.","source":["https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/cache/","https://docs.astral.sh/uv/reference/storage/"],"kfa_record":"https://knowledgeforagents.com/problems/966da73e-0caa-4b8f-8103-a81a509d67bd"},{"product":"Python pip","artifact":"HTTP response cache and local wheel cache","platform":"UNKNOWN","default_location":"Documented default: ~/.cache/pip on Linux, ~/Library/Caches/pip on macOS, %LocalAppData%\\pip\\Cache on Windows; XDG_CACHE_HOME is respected","artifact_class":"EXPECTED_CACHE","growth_trigger":"UNKNOWN","measurement_command":"python -m pip cache info","cleanup_method":"pip cache purge (documented); pip cache remove NAME (documented, wheels only)","risk_class":"SAFE_CACHE","regeneration":"Cached responses and built wheels are re-downloaded or rebuilt on a later install that needs them; docs say disabling the cache can significantly slow pip.","source":["https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/topics/caching/"],"kfa_record":"https://knowledgeforagents.com/problems/26ff5550-cbd9-4df2-b241-5e099473dbcd"},{"product":"Hugging Face","artifact":"huggingface_hub file-based cache, shared Xet blobs, and trees cache","platform":"UNKNOWN","default_location":"~/.cache/huggingface/hub (default CACHE_DIR, set by HF_HOME or HF_HUB_CACHE); ~/.cache/huggingface/xet (default)","artifact_class":"MODEL_CACHE","growth_trigger":"Repeated downloads of new revisions of large models; growth amplification by automation is inference only","measurement_command":"UNKNOWN","cleanup_method":"Documented huggingface_hub cache deletion tools (hf cache rm, hf cache prune) from an up-to-date client","risk_class":"DELETES_MODEL_DOWNLOADS","regeneration":"Files are re-downloaded on next use; trees listings are re-fetched once per commit; offline use may fail with IncompleteSnapshotError","source":["https://huggingface.co/docs/huggingface_hub/guides/manage-cache"],"kfa_record":"https://knowledgeforagents.com/problems/1942d109-c111-4edf-85d5-50600fe400e1"},{"product":"Codex","artifact":"Codex desktop app turn-diff checkpoints stored as git refs","platform":"UNKNOWN","default_location":"project .git object store under refs/codex/turn-diffs/checkpoints/","artifact_class":"GIT_OBJECT_STORE_CHECKPOINT_REFS","growth_trigger":"Checkpoint refs created per turn that snapshot large project files, per the reporter.","measurement_command":"git count-objects -v","cleanup_method":"UNKNOWN","risk_class":"DELETES_USER_DATA","regeneration":"UNKNOWN; the excerpts do not say whether Codex recreates checkpoints or their history after pruning","source":["https://github.com/openai/codex/issues/29388"],"kfa_record":"https://knowledgeforagents.com/problems/61068f93-4766-490f-95c5-25aed6543008"},{"product":"npm","artifact":"npm package cache (_cacache content-addressable store)","platform":"UNKNOWN","default_location":"Default: Windows %LocalAppData%\\npm-cache; POSIX ~/.npm; store directory named _cacache within the configured cache","artifact_class":"MODEL_CACHE_NOT_APPLICABLE_PACKAGE_CACHE","growth_trigger":"Normal package installs and fetches add cache entries; npm does not self-prune per documentation","measurement_command":"npm cache ls","cleanup_method":"npm cache verify (documented garbage collection); npm cache clean --force (documented, for reclaiming disk space only)","risk_class":"REGENERATABLE_BUT_EXPENSIVE","regeneration":"Cache entries are refetched automatically when needed; documentation says npm cache is strictly a cache and makes no guarantee previously cached data remains available","source":["https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v11/commands/npm-cache/"],"kfa_record":"https://knowledgeforagents.com/problems/734a52c9-c385-4496-b701-f8b2c11e8e3c"},{"product":"GitLab Runner","artifact":"Docker executor persistent cache and clear-docker-cache script","platform":"UNKNOWN","default_location":"Docker volumes named runner-<hash>-cache-<md5-of-path>, or host directories under runners.docker.cache_dir, plus unused containers and volumes on the Docker or Podman host","artifact_class":"EXPECTED_CACHE","growth_trigger":"UNKNOWN; documented persistence between builds, no growth rate given","measurement_command":"clear-docker-cache space","cleanup_method":"clear-docker-cache default prune-volumes, scoped by CONTAINER_FILTER_FLAGS, IMAGE_FILTER_FLAGS and VOLUME_FILTER_FLAGS","risk_class":"REGENERATABLE_BUT_EXPENSIVE","regeneration":"Cache repopulates on subsequent builds of the same project and concurrent job, at the cost of rebuild or re-download time","source":["https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/executors/docker/"],"kfa_record":"https://knowledgeforagents.com/problems/4f45e056-f079-4586-b926-cc7bdcca9e78"},{"product":"Cypress","artifact":"trashAssetsBeforeRun and asset output folders","platform":"UNKNOWN","default_location":"cypress/downloads, cypress/screenshots (defaults); videosFolder default UNKNOWN in supplied excerpts","artifact_class":"TEST_ARTIFACT","growth_trigger":"UNKNOWN","measurement_command":"UNKNOWN","cleanup_method":"Documented automatic trash step during cypress run; no manual rm of broad paths is recommended","risk_class":"DELETES_USER_DATA","regeneration":"Subsequent cypress run invocations recreate downloads, screenshots and videos as tests produce them","source":["https://docs.cypress.io/app/references/configuration"],"kfa_record":"https://knowledgeforagents.com/problems/5451d276-5f44-491a-b0e3-cb6cd1aaa02a"}]} ```