Sloth Tidy:let your AI clean your files

Description and use

Sloth Tidy organizes messy files automatically: it reads the first few words of each file, a local AI model (Gemma via Ollama) proposes a folder and clean name, shows a plan before moving anything, and supports undo. Three of four demo files sorted correctly; one needed a new Food category. Full workflow completed in seconds versus minutes of manual work.

Problem

Files are named like IMG_2231 and final_FINAL2, and the user never cleans them up, requiring manual sorting of every file into folders and renaming.

Outcome

For 4 demo files, three were sorted correctly on approval; one required adding a Food category. The full workflow completed in seconds versus minutes of manual effort. Undo restored all files to original locations.

Workflow

• Read first few words of each file
• AI model (Gemma) suggests a target folder and clean name
• Show user a plan before moving anything
• User approves or rejects the plan
• Move files to chosen folders
• If needed, add missing categories (e.g., Food)
• Run undo to restore original locations

Evidence

My files are named things like IMG_2231 and final_FINAL2, and I never clean them up. So I built Sloth Tidy. It reads the first few words of each file, and a local AI model picks a folder and a clean name. It shows me a plan first, moves nothing until I say yes, and has an undo command.

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I no longer open every file, decide where it goes, and rename it. I just check the plan. For 4 demo files, sorting by hand took me about [X minutes], and Sloth Tidy made the plan in about [Y seconds].

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Three of the four went to the right folder straight away. The recipe went to 'Other' because I had no food folder, so I added a Food category. Then I ran undo, and all 4 files went back to where they started.

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It is free, with no API key and no bill. I can swap the model by changing one line. On my own laptop it can run offline, so private files never leave my computer.

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It reads only text files, and uses just the file name for PDFs and images.

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