Automation Scripts

A reusable kit of scripts that removes repetitive developer work: file operations, asset pipelines, report generation, log parsing, backups, and content workflows. Designed with safe defaults like dry-run and clear summaries.

What you get Quick start
  • 🧪 Dry-run by default
  • 🧾 Clear logs + summaries
  • 🧰 Templates (Node + Python)
  • 🔁 CI-friendly validators

Best for: teams, solo devs, content sites, and product repos that repeat the same tasks every week.

Goal: turn one-off scripts into a maintainable, shareable toolkit.

What you get

A practical set of script categories that show up in almost every codebase.

File operations

Batch rename, move, cleanup, find duplicates, enforce naming rules.

  • rename
  • cleanup
  • dedupe

Asset pipelines

Responsive image generation, format conversion (WebP/AVIF), SVG optimization, asset checks.

  • images
  • svg
  • pipelines

Reports

Build summaries, broken link audits, performance budgets, before/after diffs.

  • reports
  • budgets
  • diffs

Log parsing

Top errors, grouped exceptions, slow endpoints, trend snapshots.

  • logs
  • errors
  • latency

Backups & sync

Timestamped backups, rotation, safe sync to external storage.

  • backup
  • sync
  • rotate

Content workflows

Validate frontmatter, generate slugs, build RSS/sitemap, find broken markdown links.

  • content
  • rss
  • sitemap

Included patterns (the “safety baseline”)

  • --dry mode (default) to preview changes
  • Allow-lists for directories and file extensions
  • Non-destructive defaults (no delete unless explicitly enabled)
  • Clear logs + end summary (scanned/changed/errors)
  • README examples to make scripts usable by anyone

Related: Automation Scripts Every Developer Ends Up Writing

Quick start

How to adopt this kit without breaking anything.

  1. Start with a read-only script: list targets, validate metadata, or detect duplicates.
  2. Add dry-run previews for scripts that change files.
  3. Limit scope using allow-lists: --ext, --include, --exclude.
  4. Document 2–3 real examples your team will actually run.
  5. Move “quality gate” scripts into CI (validators, link checks, metadata checks).

Best practice: require a --force flag for destructive actions.

Common use cases

Real tasks teams automate again and again.

Bulk renaming assets

Normalize filenames, enforce conventions, and keep repo diffs clean.

Generate responsive images

Create 360/720/1080 variants and prevent oversized images affecting LCP.

Validate content metadata

Fail CI when posts miss required fields like title/description/date/slug.

Broken link audits

Scan markdown and internal routes to catch 404s before shipping.

Log summaries

Group errors, detect spikes, and find slow endpoints quickly.

Backup rotation

Automate timestamped backups and keep only the last N copies.

FAQ

Common questions about using scripts safely and at scale.

What is Automation Scripts?

A reusable kit of scripts for common dev tasks, built with dry-run safety and clear logging.

What language is it in?

It can include Node.js and/or Python templates. The best choice is what your repo can maintain.

How do I keep scripts safe?

Dry-run default, allow-lists, non-destructive defaults, and clear summaries before changes apply.

When should scripts become a CLI tool?

When they’re reused often or shared across repos—standardize args and version it.

Want the actual starter pack files?

If you want, I can generate a ready-to-commit structure: scripts/, README, and 3–5 starter scripts (rename, validate, report, link-check).

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