Weekly 70-Line Script Helps Developers Detect Claude Code Environment Decay

Developers who rely heavily on Claude Code can unknowingly accumulate broken MCP servers, unused plugins, and outdated auto-skills that degrade performance over time. Each failed MCP connection adds startup timeouts, and auto-skills loaded at launch consume valuable context window space even when no longer needed. One developer noticed sluggish responses after months of use and discovered seven failed MCP connections, five of which had been installed automatically via plugins. To address this, a 70-line shell script paired with a scheduled weekly job now snapshots the entire environment every Sunday and saves dated reports. Comparing weekly diffs lets developers pinpoint exactly when degradation began, replacing vague performance hunches with concrete, traceable data.