# Disable Caretaker

> Switch off the weekly Caretaker. Use when the user asks to turn off, pause, or get rid of the Caretaker.

- Skill: `imbue-ai/disable-caretaker` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add imbue-ai/disable-caretaker`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/imbue-ai/disable-caretaker/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: imbue-ai (https://skillmd.com/u/imbue-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/imbue-ai/disable-caretaker

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# Disable the Caretaker

To switch the Caretaker off, remove its schedule entry -- both the durable
copy and the live one:

    rm -f /home/user/workspace/data/.state/cron.d/minds-caretaker /etc/cron.d/minds-caretaker

That is the whole switch: cron drops the entry within a minute, nothing runs
anymore, and the agent is never woken again. Its notes and permissions file
(under `data/.state/caretaker/`) stay put, so re-enabling later (the
enable-caretaker skill) picks up where it left off.

If the user also wants its state gone, additionally remove
`data/.state/caretaker/` -- but confirm first, since that deletes the Caretaker's
run history and their recorded permissions.