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Remove Helix-owned local containers, networks, disk-mode volumes, and per-instance workspace state. helix prune only touches resources the CLI manages:
  • The container named helix-<project>-<instance>.
  • The disk-mode MinIO sidecar, network, and persistent volume when present.
  • The per-instance directory under .helix/.
It never runs a broad docker system prune or podman system prune.

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Usage

helix prune [INSTANCE] [OPTIONS]

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Arguments

ArgumentDescription
INSTANCELocal instance to prune. If omitted, the CLI prompts in a TTY or requires --all.

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Available flags

FlagTypeDescription
-a, --allBooleanPrune every local instance in the project.
-y, --yesBooleanSkip confirmation prompts. Required with --all in non-TTY environments.

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Confirmation behavior

  • helix prune <instance> removes resources without confirmation, including persisted disk-mode data.
  • helix prune --all prints a warning and asks for confirmation in a TTY. In non-TTY environments, it refuses to run without --yes: 
    Refusing to prune all instances non-interactively. Re-run with --yes to confirm.
If nothing was found to prune for an instance, the CLI prints No local runtime resources found for '<instance>' and exits successfully.

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Examples

# Prune a specific instance
helix prune dev

# Interactive selection (TTY)
helix prune

# Prune everything Helix-owned for every local instance
helix prune --all

# Same, non-interactively
helix prune --all --yes